Matheny, William 1814

 Family Group Sheet

Name:   William Matheny

Birth:  28 Sep 1814

Place:  Virginia

Death:  22 Mar 1906

Place:  Trafton, Snohomish County, Washington

Burial:  

Father:  

Mother:  

Spouse:  Elizabeth Everhart

Marriage:  18 Aug 1842

Place:  Coshocton County, Ohio

Children:

Name:  Mary Jane Matheny

Birth:  22 Dec 1843

Place:  Ohio

Death:  26 Jan 1926

Place:  Seattle, King County, Washington

Spouse:  George W. Bronson

Name:  George Leander Matheny

Birth:  23 Nov 1845

Place:  Indiana

Death:  19 Apr 1928

Place:  Seattle, King County, Washington

Spouse:  (never married)

Name:  Hiram King Matheny

Birth:  24 Dec 1847

Place:  Queensville, Jennings County, Indiana

Death:  21 May 1936

Place:  Stearns County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Aletha Zorade Smith

Name:  Simon Peter Matheny

Birth:  21 Aug 1849

Place:  Jackson County, Indiana

Death:  24 Sep 1901

Place:  Eden Valley, Minnesota

Spouse:  Martha (Mattie) Elizabeth Smith

Name:  Hannah Ann Matheny

Birth:  11 Feb 1853

Place:  Indiana

Death:  10 Mar 1883

Place:  Ottawa Township, Meeker County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Charles Young

Name:  Jesse Newton Matheny

Birth:  12 Jan 1854

Place:  Indiana

Death:  12 May 1928

Place:  Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington

Spouse:  Lavina Parson

Name:  William Andrew Matheny

Birth:  27 Dec 1856

Place:  Hardinsburg, Washington County, Indiana

Death:  27 Mar 1952

Place:  Lilliwaup, Mason County, Washington

Spouse:  Grace I Garner

Name:  Elizabeth Sarah Matheny

Birth:  14 Feb 1861

Place:  Pleasant Grove, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Death:  1 Jul 1950

Place:  Sedro Wooley, Skagit County, Washington

Spouse:  Edmond Lawrence Meeker

Name:  Minnie Orrilla Matheny

Birth:  20 Nov 1867

Place:  Minnesota

Death:  24 Jul 1947

Place:  Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California

Spouse: James Wilbur Kinsey 

Notes:

Obituary

From a publication "Our Hope"  (possibly a church publication)

"The subject was well known to many of our readers who will be sorry to learn of his death". -Ed.

Matheny - At Trafton, Washington

March 22, 1906

William Matheny, aged 92 yrs, 5 mos and 24 days.  

Our aged brother was born in Virginia, September 28, 1814.  He married Elizabeth Everhart sixty-four years ago in Ohio, soon after moving to Indiana.  After sixteen years residence there, they moved to Minnesota, where they resided until last September, when their daughter, Mrs. E. L. Meeker, brought them to her home in Trafton, for care and comfort in their old age.  This venerable pilgrim's death was very peaceful, in strong faith and bright hope, the result of a long and loyal Christian service. 

Nine children graced his home, three of whom were present at his obsequies.  All grew to maturity, but two now sleep;  the son, the late Simon Peter Matheny, well known and lamented in the Middle West.  Forty-nine grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren had he, and his death was but the fifth in the four generations, covering nearly a century of time.  His stay among the dust dwellers will be brief, and his song sweet, when he wakes up in the morning of the eternal day.  A faith like his, and the Grace of God well proven, sustains his lonley companion in her sorrow.