Matthews/Mathews/Spencers/Dabbs of Canada and NY
Hello to all the Matthews family...I am in need of serious help with this line! This is what I know from speaking with a living relative and from census documentation:
Samuel Jarvis MATHEWS (MATTHEWS) (b 25 Jun 1878 Ontario)
married 1st wife Unknown (may have been a DAABS?) had 3 children: Ralph, Edwin, and Robert. First wife died shortly after giving birth to the youngest child Robert of consumption (according to living relative).
Married Mildred Margarete SPENCER (b 18 May 1895 Clayton Ny, d 29 Sep 1974 Jefferson Ny)in 1922, Samuel and Mildred had 4 Children: Jarvis, Paul, Jenny, and Lois.
Samuel and Mildred divorced and Mildred remarried Bert BRADY in 1957 (there were no children born to this marriage)
Samuel's parents are ADAM and JOHANNA, this information was found in the 1881 Canadian Census:
Adam MATHEWS (b abt 1846 Ontario) Head of Household, Occupation: Teamster, Ethnic: Irish, Religion: Wesleyen Methodist.
Johanna (b abt 1849 Ontario) Spouse, Ethnic: Irish, Religion: Catholic. This could also be Joanna/Johannah and was spelled “Joehanna” in the 1881 census
John (b abt 1869 Ontario) Occupation: Scholar, Religion: Catholic.
George (b abt 1874 Ontario) Occupation: Scholar, Religion: Catholic.
Samuel Religion: Catholic
Thomas (b abt 1880 Ontario) Religion: Catholic.
What I'm looking for is information on this Matthews line, Johanna's maiden name, names of spouses, children to the children of Adam, and parent’s names for Adam.
According to what I was told, Adam stayed in Canada but traveled back and forth to NY to visit Thomas (I believe that he had a brother named Thomas) who lived in a boarding house and worked for the railroad, Thomas married late in life and it is believed that there were no children to this marriage. I also have reason to believe that Adam may have had a sister named Margarete who married and had 4 children (3 boy's 1 girl).
Any help that anyone out there can provide me is greatly appreciated... I'm afraid that at this time Adam is my brick wall to the Matthews line.
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Re: Matthews/Mathews/Spencers/Dabbs of Canada and NY
Sheryll Matthews 9/11/03