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Edward

Mathews
Birth Date:

August 20, 1839

Birth Location:

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Death Date:

Not known.

Death Location:

Not known.

Burial:

Not known.

Parents
Father
Adam Mathews
(1812-1892)
Mother
Harriet A. David
(1818-1888)
Siblings (in birth order)
1
Edward
Mathews

1839-?
2
Nancy E.
 Mathews

1841-1871
3
Charlotte
 Mathews
1844-?
4
Julia Ann
 Mathews
1844-?
5
Rebecca
 Mathews
1846-?
         
6
Euphemia
 Mathews
1849-?
7
Sarah J.
 Mathews
1851-?
8
Maria
 Mathews
1854-?
9
John W.
 Mathews
1858-?
10
Ezeria
 Mathews
1863-?
         
Marriage

Edward Mathews married Mary Knox
in December 1861 in Ontario, Canada.

After Mary died, Edward married the widow Maria Sammons Jones
on October 31, 1866 in Iroquois County, Illinois.

After Maria died, he married Sabra Mae Cegal
on May 8, 1880, in Kankakee County, Illinois.

One Child with Maria Sammons Jones
1
Maxwell
Mathews

1873-1891
       
Four Children with Sophia Cegal
1
Edward E.
Mathews
1884-?
2
Ethel Mae
Mathews
1887-?
3
Elmer S.
Mathews
1887-?
4
?
Mathews
?-?
       
Notes

In 1870, Edward and Maria Mathews are living in Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.  They have one child living with them, Henry C. Jones, age 13, Maria's son from her previous marriage.

After Maria's death, Edward married Sabra Mae Cegal.

In 1880, Edward and Sabra Mathews are living in Papineau Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.  They have one child living with them, Maxwell, age 6, from Edward's previous marriage.

In the time between 1880 and 1900 Edward and Sabra moved to
Minnesota and then South Dakota; they had four children together.

In 1900, Edward and Sabra Mathews are living in McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois.  They have three children living with them, Edward, Ethel, and Elmer.

This biography appeared in the Iroquois County history that was printed in 1880.

 

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