Other Events and Attributes:

• 1870 Federal Census: 15 Aug 1870, English, Iowa, Iowa, USA; Benjamin Black household
• 1880 Federal Census: 7 Jun 1880, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Edwin Rosecrans household
• 1900 Federal Census: 21 Jun 1900, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; E. A. Frazier household
• 1910 Federal Census: 26 Apr 1910, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Edward A. Frasier household
• 1910 Federal Census: 9 Jan 1920, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Edward A. Frasier household
• 1930 Federal Census: 21 Apr 1930, Green, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; Edward A. Frasier household

Notes:

Her marriage license says she was born in Marion County, Indiana

Ida was the eighth child of Benjamin and Louisa Black. She was born in Fairfield, IN on May 1, 1864. The family moved to North English, IA by covered wagon when she was a year old. Her mother died when she was two years old. In 1879 she came to Nebraska (she was 15) with Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Rosecrans and lived on the farm west of Ashland with them. She joined the New Hope Christian Church when she was 16 years old. She married Edward Frasier in 1886. They lived on several different farms before ending up back on the Rosecrans farm where she lived with Edward until his death in 1938. She then moved to Havelock, NE and lived with her son Clarence until her death in 1949. Further information regarding the Rosecrans' is not known, other than they bought their land from the railroad.



From MaryAnn Hrubesky:



The Black Siblings - In 1880



The death of their mother, Louisa Matthews Black, in 1866 was a life changing event for these children. A number of them were still quite young. Ida, born in 1864, was only two years old and was raised by her older sisters, a step-mother, and a very kind young couple, the Rosencrans, living nearby.



Their father had remarried in 1870. His second wife was Sarah Dennis who had also been trying to raise six young children since the death of her husband in 1863 while he had been a soldier in the Civil War. It would seem to be an excellent idea for both Sarah and Benjamin. In fact, it wasn't. They would produce two children together but at some point before 1880, they would separate and divorce.



Benjami n had six living children by Louisa left in the home area at this point. (Samuel is absent and cannot be found and Joseph has already left for the West.) Together, the children would plan to move west themselves and resettle, startinnng new lives. Only Edwin Howard would remain in Iowa, having married a neighboring girl in 1878. The five other children would move to Saunders County, Nebraska. They are present there at the 1880 census. (William would remain in Iowa, living with his newly married brother, for a short time but would soon also be in Saunders County.)

Ida, the youngest and 17 years of age, would be with the family of Edwin Rosencrans to whom she had been close in Iowa. In the 1880 census in Saunders County, NE, the Rosencrans would list her as "adopted." Her regard for the Rosencrans woulululd remain very high through the remainder of their lives. It is on the Rosencrans' farm that she would become acquainted and later married to their "hired man," Edward Frasier. When Edwin Rosencrans retired from farming, the Frasiers would buy his farm and live and work the property for the remainder of their own lives.

Benjamin's children with Sarah Dennis were John and Berton Earnest. Berton Earnest remains in this area with his mother. He grew to adulthood, married and lived the remainder of his life in this area. John soon disappears from the records.



As the marriage between their father, Benjamin Black, and Sarah Dennis had failed, it would seem likely that he would also have accompanied his children to Nebraska. But he did not. Whether he ever visited them is unknown. In the 1880 census he is boarding with a neighboring farmer in Iowa. Soon he would decide to return to the area in which he was raised, Boone and Kenton Counties in northern Kentucky. He may have had relatives still present in the area and/or perhaps he was just "going home." In this location in 1885 he would meet Cynthia Jones who would become his third wife. He lived until 1894. It is not known whether he and his children had any further contact. One would certainly hope so.

1870 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black is in a household with his second wife Sarah and his children Ruth, Jane, Edwin, Perry, William, and Addie (Ida). Also in the household are four Cole chidlren, presumably from Sarah's first marriage. They are Julia, Sarah, William and Henrietta.

Black, Benjamin (M, age 47, )
Black, Sarah (F, age 39, )
Black, Ruth (F, age 19, )
Black, Jane (F, age 15, )
Black, Edwin (M, age 13, )
Black, Perry (M, age 10, )
Black, Perry (M, age 7, )
Black, Addie (F, age 6, )
Cole, Julia (F, age 17, )
Cole, Sarah (F, age 14, )
Cole, William (, age )
Cole, Henrietta (F, age 9, )

1880 Federal Census:
Ida Black, 16, is listed as the adopted daughter of Edwin and Belle Rosecrans, both 42. Also living in the household is the Resecrans' biological son Willie.

1900 Federal Census:
Frazier, E.A., Head (M, age 42, Married)
Frazier, Ida, Wife (F, age 36, Married)
Frazier, Chester A., son (M, age 13, Single)
Frazier, Roscoe E., son (M, age 11, Single)
Frazier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 9, Single)
Frazier, Mabel, daughter (F, age 3, Single)
Frazier, Clarence, son (M, age 1, Single)
Gilchrist, Bertha, neice (F, age 16, Single)

1910 Federal Census:
Frasier, Chester A., son (M, age 23, Single)
Frasier, Myrtle R., daughter (F, age 5, Single)
Gilchrist, Daniel D., Servant (M, age 22, Single)
Frasier, Edward A., Head (M, age 52, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife (F, age 45, )
Frasier, Roscoe E., son (M, age 21, Single)
Frasier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 19, )
Frasier, Maybel M., daughter (F, age 13, Single)
Frasier, Clarence D., son (M, age 11, Single)

1910 Federal Census:
Frasier, Edward A., Head (M, age 61, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife (F, age 55, Married)
Frasier, Nellie I., daughter (F, age 29, Single)
Frasier, Clarence D., son (M, age 20, Single)
Frasier, Myrtle, daughter (F, age 15, Single)

1930 Federal Census:
Frasier, Edward, Head (M, age 72, Married)
Frasier, Ida, Wife-H (F, age 68, Married)
Frasier, Nellie, daughter (F, age 37, Single)

Ida married Edward Alexander Frasier on 1 Apr 1886. Edward (son of Andrew Fraser and Ann Campbell) was born on 21 Jan 1858 in Buffalo, Marquette, Wisconsin, USA; died on 10 Dec 1938 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Chester Andrew Frasier was born on 5 Jan 1887 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; died on 29 Jan 1955 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
2. Roscoe Edwin Frasier was born on 20 Aug 1888 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; died on 15 Apr 1966 in Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA.
3. Nellie Irene Frasier was born on 20 Jul 1890; died on 22 Aug 1951.
4. Maud Belle Frasier was born on 27 Feb 1894; died on 16 Oct 1895.
5. Mabel May Frasier was born on 1 Mar 1897 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; died on 11 Nov 1977 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.
6. Clarence Dwight Frasier was born on 20 Apr 1899 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA; died on 7 Feb 1977 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 9 Feb 1977 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.
7. Myrtle Ruth Frasier was born on 28 Apr 1904 in Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA; died on 19 Apr 1973 in Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 21 Apr 1973.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1860 Federal Census: 16 Jun 1860, Sugarcreek Township, Shelby, Indiana, USA
• 1850 Federal Census: 21 Oct 1860, Moral, Shelby, Indiana, USA
• 1870 Federal Census: 15 Aug 1870, English, Iowa, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Benjamin is shown to be farming in the 1870 census in the English Twp of Iowa Co., IA. His wife is shown as Sarah, who apparently is the widow of a Mr. Coles since there are three Cole children in the household. Black children living in the ho household in 1870 include: Ruth (19), Jane (15), Edwin (13), Perry (10), William (8) and Addie (6). Benjamin was active in the early North English Christian Church. He was named as chairman of a meeting discussing the church's finances in 1868. Apparently, he was a justice of the peace or minister as B.F. Black officiated at the marriage of John Gilchrist and Rachel Goodridge in 1870. That John Gilchrist was a founding member of the North English Christian Church, and was the grandfather of John Dirom Gilchrist, who would become Benjamin Black's son-in-law. (DN)



Benjamin died of lung and kidney trouble at his home 1½ miles east of Walton, Kenton Co., KY. (LTF)



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(from a geocities.com research; ca 2001)



Benjamin is still farming in English township of Iowa Co., Iowa in the 1870 census. He has remarried Sarah, who apparently is the widow of a Mr. Cole since there are three Cole children living in their household. The Black children in the 1870 census are Ruth 19, Jane 15, Edwin 13, Perry 10, William 8, and Addie 6.



I believe Benjamin's second wife Sarah might be the widow of a Samuel S. Cole. Samuel S. Cole is a 20-year-old farmer in the 1850 census of Iowa Co., Iowa in English twp. He is married to Sarah D. Cole, age 19, born in Ohio. that age and birthplace fit Benjamin Black's wife in 1870.



We can guess Benjamin and Louisa came to Iowa about 1865 since they had a child Addie (Ida) born in Indiana about 1864 and Louisa died in Iowa in 1866.



Benjamin was active in the early North English Christian Church. He was named as a chairman of a meeting discussing the church's finances in 1868.



Apparently he was a justice of the peace or minister as B.F. Black officiated the marriage of John Gilchrist and Rachel Goodridge in 1870. That John Gilchrist was a founding member of the North English Christian Church, and was the grandfather of John Dirom Gilchrist, who would become Benjamin Black's son-in-law.



Benjamin and much of this family came to Saunders Co., Nebraska and he is thought to have died there [not true - karen]. I gues it was the late 1870's or about 1880 when they came to Nebraska from Iowa. His daughter Ellen and her husband John D. Gilchrist moved there in 1880, and maybe that's when the rest of the Black family moved there also.



There was a large Cole family (some related to the Stone family) in Shelby C., Indiana. Perhaps some of those also came to Iowa and that's the Cole family Benjamin's second wife came from?

1860 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black Household



Benjamin F. Black, 37, m, farmer, $150 personal, Boone Co., KY

Louisa, 30, f, housekeeper, Shelby Co, IN

Samuel, 10, m, Shelby Co, IN

Ruth E., 8, f, Carroll Co, IN

Joseph A., 6, m, Howard Co., IN

Eleanor J., 4, f, Shelby Co., IN

Edwin, 2, m, Shelby Co., IN

Perry H., 9/12, m, Shelby Co., IN

1850 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black household



Benjamin Black, 26, m, blacksmith, KY

Louisa, 20, f, IN

Samuel, 9/12, m

1870 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black household



Benjamin Black is in a household with his second wife Sarah and his children Ruth, Jane, Edwin, Perry, William, and Addie (Ida). Also in the household are four Cole chidlren, presumably from Sarah's first marriage. They are Julia, Sarah, William and Henrietta.



Black, Benjamin (M, age 47, )

Black, Sarah (F, age 39, )

Black, Ruth (F, age 19, )

Black, Jane (F, age 15, )

Black, Edwin (M, age 13, )

Black, Perry (M, age 10, )

Black, Perry (M, age 7, )

Black, Addie (F, age 6, )

Cole, Julia (F, age 17, )

Cole, Sarah (F, age 14, )

Cole, William (, age )

Cole, Henrietta (F, age 9, )

Benjamin married Louisa Matthews on 11 Mar 1849. Louisa (daughter of Tunstal Quarles Matthews and Jane Chlo Morgan) was born on 15 Oct 1829 in Shelby, Indiana, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1860 Federal Census: 16 Jun 1860, Sugarcreek Township, Shelby, Indiana, USA; Benjamin Black household
• 1850 Federal Census: 21 Oct 1860, Moral, Shelby, Indiana, USA; Benjamin Black household

Notes:

(notes from a geocities.com researcher)



Louisa's middle name o f Matilda is reported from a descendant of her son Perry. Matilda is listed as Louisa's middle name on the marriage certificate of her son Perry Hall Black. It is also recorded in a notebook started by Louisa's granddaughter, Perry's daughter, Blanche Olive (Black) Grewell.



However, it might have been a mistake on the marriage certificate: a case of the clerk confusing the bride's name with Perry's mother's first name.

1860 Federal Census:
Benjamin F. Black, 37, m, farmer, $150 personal, Boone Co., KY
Louisa, 30, f, housekeeper, Shelby Co, IN
Samuel, 10, m, Shelby Co, IN
Ruth E., 8, f, Carroll Co, IN
Joseph A., 6, m, Howard Co., IN
Eleanor J., 4, f, Shelby Co., IN
Edwin, 2, m, Shelby Co., IN
Perry H., 9/12, m, Shelby Co., IN

1850 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black, 26, m, blacksmith, KY
Louisa, 20, f, IN
Samuel, 9/12, m

Notes:

Married:
Louisa died 23 days after the birth of twins, near North English, IA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 8 Feb 1847, Boone, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

[All of this "minister" business is unproven and seems doubtful]Samuel Black was a minister of the Linville Creek Baptist Church in Rockingham Co., VA (in the Shenandoah Valley). He also founded a church at Alderson, Greenbriar Co., VA (now Monroe Co., WV). [Note - it was a different "Sam Black" associated with the Alderson church. That Sam Black died in 1899, much later than our Samuel Black]

There is speculation that Samuel may be descended from Samuel Black (b. 1700 Ireland, d. 1770). This Samuel Black, although born in Ireland, was of Scotch extraction. He was educated in Edinburg, and licensed to preach in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a minister in the Presbyterian Church (the church of Scotland.) He came to America in 1735. He was a missionary to Mountain Plains Church from 1743-1747 in Montgomery, VA. Samuel and his wife had 3 sons: (1) John m. June Alexander. They had at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. Two of the sons were in the war of 1812 (one son, Matthew, died during service); five sons went to Ohio; Susan went to Missouri; Mary went to the Pacific coast; Alexander stayed in Blacksburg, VA (2) William, who gave land for the town of Blacksburg, VA, incorporated in 1748. He moved to Albermarle Co. in 1800 (3) Samuel, who is surmised to be the father of "our" Samuel. Is not documented.

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Boone County, Kentucky Court Orders Book 1836-1848 page 278
(transcription obtained from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Black-303 - unverified)
On the motion of the Heirs of Samuel Black, deceased, it is ordered that on the Motion of Enoch White & Dulcina his wife, Harrison Boggess and Catharine his wife, Robert Grubbs and Elizabeth his wife, Margaret Black, Joseph Black, Benjamin Black and Mary Black who are of age and Isabella R. Black & Emily Black by their Guardian Robert Grubbs, heirs of Samuel Black, deceased. It is ordered that Moses Rice, James Rice & James Marshall be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to make partitions among said children and heirs of all the real estate of said Samuel Black, deceased, descended among them being first duly sworn ?? and with all conscience dispatch to perform their said duty and make report to court.
I.G. Hamilton, Clk.

Probate:
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
Volume #, 1846-1852
p. 51

In obedience to an order of the Boone County Court made at the February Term 1847 appointing us commissioners to make partition of all the real estate of Samuel Black deceased amongst his children and heirs, we the undersigned James Rice, James Marshall and Moses S. Rice. We proceeded? upon the premises of the s'd dec'd on the 5th of Feb. 1847 and were sworn by James Cordiers Esq. to perform the duty required by said order impartially without favor or affection to the best of our skiill and judgment. We proceeded first to ascertain by survey the quantity of land in possession fo the dec'd at the time of his death which we found to be 165 acres. We then after laying off dower of 55 acres for the widow of said dec'd out of the said 165 acres proceeded to make partition of the remaining 110 acres into the nine following described lots to wit:

[map] followed by detailed legal descriptions of each of the nine parcels.

Having thus made the divisions as aforesaid and believing them to be of equal value we proceeded by ballot to assign to each heir his or her particular lot which resulted as follows:

Enoch White and wife obtained Lot No. 9
Boggess and wife " " 1
Grubbs and wife " " 6
Margaret Black " " 4
Joseph Black " " 7
Benjamin Black " " 8
Mary Black " " 5
Isabella Black " " 2
Emily Black " " 3

All of which is respectfully reported to the Boone County Court given under our hands this 8th day of February 1847.

James Marshall
James Rice
M.L. Rice

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone Count Court
April Term 1847

With respect to James Marshall & other commissioners appointed to make partition and division of the lands of Sam'l Black dec'd of this County amongst his heirs was produced in Court and no exceptions being made or sustained to same it is approved confirmed and ordered to be recorded which is done.

J.G. Hamilton, clk.


Mrs. Ellen Black's Dower

In compliance with an order of the Boone County Court made at the February Term 1847 requiring us to lay off, allot and assign to Mrs. Ellen Black her dower in the lands of her deceased husband Samuel Black, we the undersigned James Rice, Jamees Marhsall, William Utterback and Moses Rice met upon the premises of the s'd deceased on the 5th of Feb'y 1847 and were sworn by James Corlein Esq. to perform the duty required by the s'd order without partiality, favor or affection to the best of our skill and judgment, we proceeded in the first place to ascertain by survey the quantity of land in possession of the deceased at the time of his death which we found to be 165 acres. Out of the said 165 acres we then proceeded to lay off and set apart for dower as aforeseaid 55 acres which is recorded as follows to wit:

[map]
[detailed legal description]

The said dower includes the dwelling house and other buildings, a large proportion of improved and tillable land, fencing, and woodland enough to supply it with fire wood and rail timbers; and is in our opinion equ[..]ive in value to one third of the value of the aforesaid 165 acres.

All of which is respectfully reported to the Boone County Court, Given under our hands this 6th of February 1847.

James Rice
James Marshall
Wm. Utterback
J.S. Rise

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Court
March Term 1847

This report of the Commissioners appointed to lay off, assign and set aport to Ellen Black her dower in the lands of her deceased husband Samuel Black in this County whereof he died seized & possessed was this day produced in Court approved confirmed and ordered to be recorded which is done.

J.G. Hamilton, Clk.

Samuel married Elinor Howard on 13 Oct 1812 in Madison, Kentucky, USA. Elinor (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 30 Jan 1792; died in 1862 in Madison, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27S3-TYQ
• Probate: 8 Feb 1847, Boone, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Probate:
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
Volume #, 1846-1852
p. 51

In obedience to an order of the Boone County Court made at the February Term 1847 appointing us commissioners to make partition of all the real estate of Samuel Black deceased amongst his children and heirs, we the undersigned James Rice, James Marshall and Moses S. Rice. We proceeded? upon the premises of the s'd dec'd on the 5th of Feb. 1847 and were sworn by James Cordiers Esq. to perform the duty required by said order impartially without favor or affection to the best of our skiill and judgment. We proceeded first to ascertain by survey the quantity of land in possession fo the dec'd at the time of his death which we found to be 165 acres. We then after laying off dower of 55 acres for the widow of said dec'd out of the said 165 acres proceeded to make partition of the remaining 110 acres into the nine following described lots to wit:

[map] followed by detailed legal descriptions of each of the nine parcels.

Having thus made the divisions as aforesaid and believing them to be of equal value we proceeded by ballot to assign to each heir his or her particular lot which resulted as follows:

Enoch White and wife obtained Lot No. 9
Boggess and wife " " 1
Grubbs and wife " " 6
Margaret Black " " 4
Joseph Black " " 7
Benjamin Black " " 8
Mary Black " " 5
Isabella Black " " 2
Emily Black " " 3

All of which is respectfully reported to the Boone County Court given under our hands this 8th day of February 1847.

James Marshall
James Rice
M.L. Rice

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone Count Court
April Term 1847

With respect to James Marshall & other commissioners appointed to make partition and division of the lands of Sam'l Black dec'd of this County amongst his heirs was produced in Court and no exceptions being made or sustained to same it is approved confirmed and ordered to be recorded which is done.

J.G. Hamilton, clk.


Mrs. Ellen Black's Dower

In compliance with an order of the Boone County Court made at the February Term 1847 requiring us to lay off, allot and assign to Mrs. Ellen Black her dower in the lands of her deceased husband Samuel Black, we the undersigned James Rice, Jamees Marhsall, William Utterback and Moses Rice met upon the premises of the s'd deceased on the 5th of Feb'y 1847 and were sworn by James Corlein Esq. to perform the duty required by the s'd order without partiality, favor or affection to the best of our skill and judgment, we proceeded in the first place to ascertain by survey the quantity of land in possession of the deceased at the time of his death which we found to be 165 acres. Out of the said 165 acres we then proceeded to lay off and set apart for dower as aforeseaid 55 acres which is recorded as follows to wit:

[map]
[detailed legal description]

The said dower includes the dwelling house and other buildings, a large proportion of improved and tillable land, fencing, and woodland enough to supply it with fire wood and rail timbers; and is in our opinion equ[..]ive in value to one third of the value of the aforesaid 165 acres.

All of which is respectfully reported to the Boone County Court, Given under our hands this 6th of February 1847.

James Rice
James Marshall
Wm. Utterback
J.S. Rise

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Court
March Term 1847

This report of the Commissioners appointed to lay off, assign and set aport to Ellen Black her dower in the lands of her deceased husband Samuel Black in this County whereof he died seized & possessed was this day produced in Court approved confirmed and ordered to be recorded which is done.

J.G. Hamilton, Clk.

Notes:

Married:
Read https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2012/01/25/the-ties-that-bond/ for more information about the meaning of "marriage bonds"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: minister, shoemaker, farmer, blacksmith and postmaster
• Will: 6 Jun 1875, Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA
• Probate: 23 Dec 1878, Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

(from Dennis Nicklaus)



Tunstal Quarles (or TQ) Matthews is probably the most interesting person I have encountered in assembling my family history. We have been fortunate to piece together much of his life through various writings. The starting point for a lot of what we know about the Matthews family is a letter that TQ Matthews wrote to his daughter Ruth listing several of his aunts, uncles, places of residence, how his first wife died, and other details. This letter was handed down through Ruth's granddaughter Ida Scott (daughter of Avesta).



TQ was apparently named after Tunstal Quarles, a leading citizen of early Pulaski County, Kentucky. Quarles was an officer in the war of 1812, founded the first bank, etc.



TQ Matthews moved with his family from Pulaski County to Ross County, Ohio, in about 1815 and then on to Fayette County, Indiana, where Jane Chlo's family already lived. About three years after marriage, TQ and Jane Chlo moved to Shelby County where they assisted in organizing the Church of Christ Brandywine and TQ was chosen one of the Deacons.



Records of the Little Flat Rock Church in Fayette Co. confirm TQ's recollections in his letter. The church records show TQ joined the church on May 22, 1830 and that he left that parish September 24, 1832 (which would be when they moved to Shelby Co.) The same records show John P. Thompson was the founder of that church April 16, 1830.



After Jane Chlo's death, TQ remarried and then moved to South English, Iowa in about 1853 and finally to Sterling, Nebraska in 1871.



We know even more about TQ from the book



A Ram in the Thicket'' which was written by TQ's grandson, Frank Robertson, who never met TQ and would have only known him through stories from TQ's daughter Mary.



According to a photo described (but not shown) in



A Ram in the Thicket'', TQ was tall and thin with a kindly benevolent face. He had a long flowing white beard and a clean-shaven upper lip. This book further describes him as a man of peace, but with the courage of his convictions. He belonged to the sons of temperance.



For many years, he had helped slaves escape to Canada over the underground railroad, because of his hatred of slavery.



On one occasion during the Civil War a large body of Southern sympathizers called



copperheads,'' led by a man named Tally, invaded South English. As they paraded up the street three wagons abreast, Tally, a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, shouted,



Cowards! Cowards!'' The Union men rushed to a blacksmith shop where their guns were stored and a battle seemed imminent. Grandfather Matthews walked out unarmed between the two factions urging them to avoid trouble. As he turned his back on the copperheads to address his own people he heard a shot fired by Tally, then another fired by a disabled Union soldier, and Tally fell dead. The copperheads fled and the battle was over, but Grandfather had risked his life trying to prevent bloodshed.



There are more details about this Copperheads incident in the South English Bicentennial history, but it doesn't mention TQ's role.



South English wasn't yet a town when TQ moved to Iowa. It was just the name of a post office located in a farm house west of the present village. The town was platted in 1855. At the time, there were only buildings there: a general store run by a man name Post, and a tavern run by Hugh Rodman. A school house was built in South English in 1855. T.Q. preached there once a month, the Baptists, Methodists and Dunkards using the house the other Sundays. A union Sunday School was started in which he was prominent as leader and teacher, and where he made his influence felt to such an extent that a Christian church was established. T.Q. Matthews had a great influence on the community and helped transform it into a very moral and christian neighborhood.



This town history and some further description of T.Q. Matthews comes from H. H. Seerley, who grew up around South English and later became president of Iowa State Teachers' College (now UNI). T.Q. had a large influence on Mr. Seerley and encourraged him to go to college. Mr. Seerley remembers, "One half-mile east of the new village of South English there was a large farm house built of logs, with an old-fashioned brick fireplace at each end, large enough to burn cordwood. This dwelling consisted of two large rooms and on this account became the center of all activities of this pioneer community. The proprietor was a man past middle age whose name was Moses Hall. He was a generous, Christian man and welcomed the people who asassembled there each week for mid-week prayer meetings, Sunday School and preaching services. It was here that I first learned to know T.Q. Matthews, who was the volunteer pastor of this flock of Christians, made up of all kinds of denominations. He was active in the service and was the central figure in organized Christianity in that community. He was a man a little past middle age, was independent in his thinking, liberal in his views and decided in his standards. The men and women he met from Sunday to Sunday were all God-fearing people and they cooperated with him in a very cordial manner. There was an organization of those who were members of the Christian church, but all others were accorded a consideration that made them recognize the effort and organization as a community affair."



"T.Q. Matthews has a pleasing personality; he was a didactic, inspirational preacher of the Gospel and felt his true responsibility as a servant of his master. He was of medium stature, very spare in flesh, nervous in temperment and methodical in management. His sermons were simple enough for as a child to understand, yet they were of a progressive kind and character that appealed to the conscience and the intelligence of the conscience of the congregation."



"So far as I know, T.Q. Matthews received no remuneration as a pastor of this early congregation, as the people were all beginners in occupation and had very little incomes. He farmed on a small scale, followed the trade of a shoemaker and made boots for the men and boys of the community, having quite a fine patronage for that early day. He was justice of the peace, post-master and general legal adviser and servant of all the people, drafting their legal papers, such as deeds, mortgages and contracts as the business needs of the community required. He was trusted, appreciated and honored by everybody, because he believed in doing nobly and ably every duty that came as an opportunity."



The above article was written after its author was inspired to find out more about TQ from a speech Seerley gave Dec 5. 1920 at the dedication of the Christian Church in Cedar Falls. The speech was described in the "Christian Standard".



Here are some other passages from the speech description: "...Mathews was not only a good preacher, but that he was a man deeply interested in humanity, and greatly encouraged the youth publicly and privately to noble and lofty ideals. He was greatly beloved by the people, and, without financial compensation, he constantly and faithfully served the community. Seerley said he, could not speak too highly of the great and good influence this man of God had upon the life of the people, andthough long ago dead, he yet lives in the lives of others."



This same Homer (H.H.) Seerley wrote a letter which was published in a South English Bicentennial book in 1976. It contained much the same sentiments about TQ.



TQ was appointed as the seventh postmaster of South English on Sept. 23, 1863.



In 1861



T. Q. Mathes, South English'' was recorded as one of the preachers at the state convention of the Disciples of Christ church.



Trudy (Morrison) Heiman said that Ida (Scott) Medlin could remember her dad (Avesta Scott) having a picture of TQ's blacksmith shop which doubled as a church on Sunday.



As a minister in the Christian Church, there are a few mentions of TQ in early Church publications. These include



- A January, 1839 letter to the "Millennial Harbinger signed by T.Q. Matthews, Wm. Slaughter, Adonijah Morgan, and others, dated Nov. 22, 1838 from Brandywine, Shelby County, Indiana. This letter is a notification that one Dr. Spencer K. Milton has left town owing several hundred dollars and a horse, and abandoned his wife. The letter says,



we believe him to be a common liar, hypocrite, and impostor,'' and that they want his real character to be known to the public. In a letter published in the August, 1839 (p. 283) issue of the same publication, TQ writes again about this Spencer Milton to give a physical description of Milton since he has suppposedly changed his name. The reply by editor Alexander Campbell states that Spencer Milton is a



disguised Universalist'' who started some



Universalian controversy.''



- The Sept. 1839 "Millennial Harbinger" (p. 431) contains a



Query from T. J. Matthews'' (who I'm sure is T.Q. Matthews) as follows:



Should a brother be retained in the church who keeps a tippling house, or deals in ardent spirits?''



- In the "Christian Record" of June 1845 in an article titled Notes on a tour to Eastern Indiana the author mentions meeting



T.Q. Mathews of

Pleasant View''' at a Church meeting where the author lectured, on



Blue River, five miles southwest of Shelbyville'' March 26, 1845.



- The "Christian Record" of May 1855 which mentions TQ and the S. English congregation:

Keokuck Co., Iowa, March 19, 1855:

"Brother Mathes:/footnote{All the letters in the publication were addressed to Brother Mathes} We wish to inform you and the brotherhood, that we have a small congregation here, (South English,) numbering 24 members. We meet as often as we can to break the loaf, and are trying to live as becometh Christ's children. We organized about 11 months ago, with ten members, and under rather unfavorable circumstances. We have the labors of brother T.Q. Matthews, and would be glad if our brethren moving to Iowa would look at our Prairie, and if pleased, settle among us. We have good soil, and other advantages. J. Cain."



- The "Christian Record" of June 1855 has a letter from TQ talking about their new congregation as follows:

"South English, Iowa, May 10, 1855.

Brother Mathes:

The Church of Christ here numbers 23 and was organized Feb. 1854. Thirteen of the number formerly belonged to the Christian Church eight to the Free-Will Baptists, and we have immersed five. Brethren John Cain, and W. Harding, are our Deacons, and T. Q. Matthews, Elder. We are living in peace and love. It may be truly said here,



The harvest is great, and the laborers are few.''

Yours truly,

T. Q. Matthews"



- The "Christian Record" of March 1856 contains a letter from TQ dated South English, Iowa, March 4, 1856 telling of the death of a parish member Sarah E. Harding, wife of Wm. Harding.



- A history of early Christian Churches has a paragraph about the "Sterling, NE parish: Sterling, NE -- The first to preach the plea of the disciples of Christ for the restoration of the Apostolic church, in doctrine, life and fruits, at Sterling in Johnson County was T. Q. Matthews, who came from Iowa in 1871 and settled in that community. The next year in June, Mr. Barrows held a meeting and organized a church with T. Q. Matthews as elder and T. C. Lee as deacon. Mr. Matthews continued to preach every two weeks thereafter for some time."



The above correspondence firmly establishes the date when the S. English Christian Church was organized. The 1880 Keokuk Co. history said it was organized in 1856, with T.Q. Matthews as pastor and that the church building was erected in 1875.



In his will, T.Q. Matthews left half of his estate to his wife and half to his daughter Mary, who still lived with him at the time. According to his Johnson County estate papers, he still had his shoemakers tools, which were sold for $7.00 as part of his estate.



In 1996, Shirley (Anderson) Reed looked through the Fayette and Shelby county land records and found the following entries for TQ Matthews and his wives. (The following abbreviations are used here: S=Section, T=Township, R=Range, Q = Quarter.)



-Tunstal Matthews E. half SE Q. S 34, T 14, R 6E, 80 acres, 12-12-1831. This is in the very SE corner of Moral Twp.

- TQ Matthews recorded a mortgage to school comm. 12-29-1834. part of E. half of SE Q, S 10, T 13N, R6E Book E, pp 173-174 Brandywine Twp.

- TQ Matthews bought for $300 on 9-20-1836, Book F, page 620. 80 acres: W half NW Q, S 26, T 14, R 6E in Van Buren Twp. 40 acres: NE Q of NE Q, S 27, T 14, R 6E in Moral Twp. 40 acres: SE Q of NE Q, S 27, T 14, R 6E in Moral Twp.

- Harriet Stone bought 40 acres on 2-23-1836 in Hanover Twp., SE Q of SE Q, S 9, T 14, R 8, page 80.

- TQ and Jane Chloe Matthews sold for $237.50 on 10-13-1836 E. half NE Q, S 27, T 14, R6E. Book G, p. 401, Moral Twp.

- TQ Matthews bought from Adonijah Morgan for $250 on 10-13-1836 South Half of W. half of SW Q, S 9, T 13, R 6E, 40 acres Brandywine Twp. Book F, p. 619

- TQ Matthews sold for $237.50 on 1-19-1838 Book H, pages 386-7 W. half NW Q, S 26, T 14, R 6e, 80 acres, Van Buren Twp.

- TQ and Harriet Matthews recorded a mortgage to the school comm. on 9-6-1839. SE Q of SW Q, S 17, T 14, R 8 E 40 acres. Book I, p. 90, Hanover Twp.

- TQ Matthews sold for $262.50 on 11-21-1839, Book I, page 590 S half of W half of SW Q, S 9, T 13, R 6E, 40 acres, Brandywine Twp

- Adonijah Morgan bought from TQ Matthews for $150 on 1-19-1838 20 acres, part of E half SE Q, S 10, T 13, R 6 E in Brandywine Twp. Book H, p. 28.

- TQ Matthews sold for $350 on 2-6-1856, Book AA, p. 475, NE Q of SE Q, S 2, T 14 N, R 5E, 40 acres in Moral Twp.



TQ was issued a patent from the US Land Office in Indianapolis on 2 Sept. 1833 for the E. half of SE Q, Sect. 34, T 14N, R6E, 80 acres, in Shelby Co., Indiana You can find an image of this land patent on the WWW at % http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/IN/0610/379.tif. % That matches the 1831 land record found for TQ also.



Harriet Stone's family mostly lived in Hanover Township, so it looks like TQ may have moved to that part of the county when he married her.



From these transactions, we can see that TQ must have been primarily a farmer for his living in Indiana. This is in contrast to Keokuk County, Iowa, where he only owned 8 acres of land, as far as we know. So he may have depended more on his other trades such as shoemaking and blacksmithing in Iowa. Of course, he may have rented other farm land in Iowa, too. TQ's land in Keokuk County was in English River Township as follows:



"commencing at the S W corner of the S W 1/4 of the N E 1/4 quarter of Section Twenty three (23) in Township Seventy Seven, 77, North of Range Eleven (11) West and run North thirty five (35) rods and nine (9) links, then East thirty six (36) and five links, then South thirty (35) Rods and five links thence West thirty Six (36) rods and five links containing eight acres "



The courthouse record is sort of unclear, but apparently TQ acquired this land August 8, 1862, after he had already been living in Iowa for several years.



According to a newspaper index in Johnson Co., Nebraska, TQ bought the W one-half of the NW quarter of Section 36 and the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 36, Sterling township, in Johnson Co. That makes 120 acres.



The



Footprints'' family history WWW site is also maintaining an online research center on TQ Matthews % to act as a central gathering point for family researchers, documentation, etc.

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Census: 1830, Fayette Co.,Indiana

Census: 1840, Hanover Twp,Shelby Co.,Indiana

Census: 1850, Moral Twp, Shelby Co., Indiana

Census: 1860, English River Twp, Keokuk Co.,Iowa

Tunstal married Jane Chlo Morgan on 25 Dec 1828 in Fayette, Indiana, USA. Jane (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 10 May 1807 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA; died on 7 Apr 1837 in Shelby, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jane Chlo was described as "a cultured woman who wrote poetry".

Jane Chlo belonged to the Baptist church as a young woman, but after a Reformation of the church, she went with the branch which became the Church of Christ (Disciples), then known as Campbellites. She was well informed in the Scriptures, zealous and a good talker, pleasant but firm.

TQ's letter gives several details about Jane Chlo's death. She wasn't as healthy as some girls, but had generally good health for a number of years. Before Nancy Jane was born, Jane Chlo's health started going worse, starting with scrofula beinnng shown by swelling of the glands on the neck. These were removed, but she did not recover her usual health, and before Nancy Jane was born she was scarcely able to be about. After she was born she appeared quite smart. But a fatal accident took away all hope for recovery. She was given an opium overdose by mistaking a strong medicine for a much weaker one. Between the effects of this and the scrofula, she suffered greatly for nearly a year, and her only constant desire was for her husband by her side.

«u»Notes from a defunct web site«/u» - unverified, might be some good clues here for follow-up

Adonijah {The name comes from the Bible (1st Kings 1 and 2) -- Adonijah was a son of King David and elder brother of Solomon who tried to make himself king while King David was on his death bed. He was forgiven by King Solomon but later killed at King Solomon's command because of suspicion.} came with his parents and brother Thomas to what was then western North Carolina, but later became Greene County, Tennessee. Adonijah is in Greene Co., Tennessee (then North Carolina) on its 1783 census (when Greene Co. was created). He bought 200 acres of land there in 1793, and sold the same amount in 1798.
Adonijah served in the Revolutionary War while in western North Carolina. No pension or details of his service record have been found, but the places he served would likely be similar to that of his brother. On June 12, 1783, Adonijah was paid 5 pounds, 1 shilling and 6 pence for his service by the auditors responsible for paying claims in western North Carolina. Adonijah's pay was a relatively small amount compared to others. They were paid in specie which could be exchanged for western frontier North Carolina land.

Adonijah left Greene Co. for Pulaski Co., Kentucky about the beginning of 1800. (He is on a jury in Greene Co. as late as Nov 1799.) Maybe he left because he kept getting stuck with jury duty in Tennessee. He's on Greene Co. juries in Feb., MayAug., and Nov. of 1797, and Jan., Apr., July, and Oct. of 1799. He moved to Pulaski Co., Kentucky along with his father. Adonijah first appears on the Pulaski Co. Tax lists in 1800. He is last listed on them in 1817.

While in Pulaski Co., Adonijah was a court commissioner in 1805, at least.

Appleton Morgan said Adonijah was a member of the State Legislature of Kentucky, but proof has not been found.

According to the 1880 biography of his son William F., Adonijah and some of his children moved to Indiana in 1818.

One biography of Adonijah's son Lewis says that Lewis came to Shelby Co. in 1816.

Some of Adonijah's other children moved to Ross Co., Ohio. I don't know if Adonijah ever settled there or not. It appears that he never did, though, since he's in the Fayette Co., Indiana census by 1820. The NGSQ article notes that while some of his sons stayed in Ross Co., he continued on to Indiana with his wife and son Amaziah.

Adonijah was appointed county assessor for Fayette Co., Indiana in February, 1819 when Fayette Co. was organized. He is also named as a ``lister'' (responsible for property valuation) in 1819.

The first record of land purchased by this Adonijah in Indiana that we have located so far was in 1823. On August 28, 1823, Adonijah Morgan, Sr. bought for $186, 57 acres in Fayette Co., part of E. side of NW Quarter of Section 10, Twp 13, Range 12E.

This land is two miles south of Connersville and one mile west of the White Water River, on Fall Creek in Columbia Twp. The above parcel passed around Adonijah's children. On March 31, 1827, Adonijah Morgan sold the above property to William F. Morgan for $60?.

Adonijah (Jr.) and Betsy Morgan sold the above property for $400 on Nov. 26, 1831. It finally passed out of the family since they sold it to a James Lawson.

Shirley (Anderson) Reed researched all these land records in 1996.

Notes:

Samuel Black was, like his son, a minister of the Linville Creek Baptish Church in Rockingham Co., VA (in the Shenandoah Valley). He also founded a church at Alderson, Greenbriar Co., VA (now Monroe Co., WV). May have had other children.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCYT-DP3

James married Margaret Reed. Margaret (daughter of George Reed and Living) was born in 1784 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA; died in Dec 1824 in Ross, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]