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| 701 | Wallace Augustine Trued, Tribune, Kansas is among the KU faculty, students and staff whose names are inscribed on the University of Kansas World War II Memorial Campanile and Carillon. "These who died in World War II live forever on Mt. Oread." THE TRUED FAMILY IN THE U.S.A. WALLACE AUGUSTINE: born July 23, 1918. Graduated from high school at Tribune. Worked on farm with other boys. He enlisted in the Marines at the beginning of WW2 and trained as an air cadet in California and Arizona. He graduated as a lieutenant and as combat pilot of twin-engine aircraft. He was tragically killed in a crash during maneuvers about the time he was to be shipped overseas. He married Lila Harrington of Tribune, Kansas shortly before he was killed. Belonged to Lutheran church. S. Clarence Trued, Author - Published 1953 | Trued, Wallace Augustine (I0400)
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| 702 | Was married previously, in about 1892. Children from this marriage were duaghter Curtine A. (b. 1894), son Louis R. (b. 1896), and daughter Edna S. (b. 1898). | Wilson, Rudolph (I5935)
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| 703 | Was pastor at Guardian Angels Church in Mead, CO in mid-1990's | Gaines, Timothy (I6072)
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| 704 | Well-known honorary professor of Numismatics in Uppsala. | Ziervogel, Evald (I47)
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| 705 | Went abroad as an apprentice October 2, 1772; became City and University Surgeon in Uppsala and Assessor in Bergskollegium. | Hultman, Carl Niklas (I40)
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| 706 | WHO'S WHO IN NEBRASKA, 1940 PEARSON, OLOF: Retired; b Ucerod, Sweden Feb 23, 1867; s of Per Nelson-Anna Nelson: ed HS in Sweden; Luther Coll; m Betsey Bengtson May 13, 1893 Swedeburg; s Hilding; d Olive (Mrs Oscar Strand), Vendla (Mrs C Bertrand Swanson), Euphemia (Mrsrry Harding, dec 1927), Laura (Mrs Victor Soder), Rosalind; 1884 came to US, settled near Swedeburg, 1913 became US citizen; 1884-1924 farmer, Saunders Co; 1924- ret; owner & mgr farm ints in Saunders Co & Ore; past mbr Saunders Co sch bds; 1925- trustee Luther Coll; org & pres Union State Bank, Ceresco; dir Farmers Union Co-op, Ceresco; secy Scandia Mutual Ins Co, Saunders Co, bd mbr 40 years; Luth Ch, past bd mbr 16 years, SS supt 4 years, del to various confs; hobby, reading; res Wahoo. THE LINCOLN STATE JOURNAL - SEPTEMBER 10, 1923 GRAVEL STREETS OF CERESCO CERESCO, Neb., Sept. 9 - A few weeks ago, the citizens of Ceresco turned out and gravelled the streets thru the village. The gravel was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Pearson, from their farm near Ceresco. Eleven trucks, thirty-one wagon teamsd about 150 men and boys helped. Two hundred and sixty-seven loads of gravel were dumped and levelled on three blocks to a depth of two inches. Mr. Pearson lives two miles north of Ceresco where the gravel was mined. The ladies and school children served dinner to the workers. The gravel is being well packed now, and in a few weeks the streets will be in splendid condition. WAHOO WASP - JULY 30, 1942 OLOF PEARSON, WAHOO FARMER, KILLED IN FALL Funeral services were conducted last Sunday afternoon in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church for Mr. Olaf Pearson, who died early Friday morning as result of an accident the previous day. A brief service was held at the home consisting of music bys Mildred Oshlund and devotionals by Rev. J. Edor Larson. At the church, Rev. Floyd Lauersen had scripture reading and prayer, Dr. C.O. Gulleen of Genoa, Nebr., delivered the sermon and Rev. J. Edor Larson spoke in Swedish and read the obituary. Mr. Carroll Nygren sang two solos, "Jag ar en Framlungnd "The Lord's Prayer". Internment was made at the Swedeburg Lutheran Cemetery where Rev. Elmer J. Holt read the committal. Pallbearers were: C.E. Larson, A.P. Olson, Aug. Brodd, Percy Olson, Hilding Oshlund, and Emil Martinson. Olof Pearson was born in Huarod, Brannestad parish, Kristianstads lan, Sweden on February 23, 1867. He came to America in 1884 as a young man of 17 years, and settled near Ceresco, Nebraska, where he remained until 1924. When he moved to Wa, Mr. Pearson was married to Betsey Bengtson in 1893. Had he lived until May 13, 1943, they would have celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. Pearson was engaged in farming near Ceresco. He also was interested in other business enterprises until his retirement in 1924. For the last 27 years, he has been Secretary of the Scandia Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Before coming to Wahoo, Mr. Pearson had been a member of the Swedeburg Lutheran Church and had served as a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent for many years. Since joining the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wahoo in 1926, he has been veryive. He has taught a Swedish Bible class for many years and he has been intensely interested in the work of the Lutheran Brotherhood. He was for many years, a member of the Luther College Board of Directors. Mr. Pearson was a church man, his interests were ecumenical in scope. He was a man of keen insight and intellect, a great reader, student and thinker. He was sympathetic and understanding, a kind husband and father. His death came as a result of a fall from the roof of the barn on the home farm two miles north of Ceresco. He was assisting with the shingling of the barn when the scaffold broke on which he was kneeling. He died early Friday morning at thee of 75 years, five months and one day. Survivors are his wife, Betsey; four daughters, Mrs. Olive Strand, Manmouth, Ill.; Mrs. Vendla Swanson, Elgin, Ill.; Mrs. Laura Soder, Ceresco; Miss Roseline Pearson, Wahoo; a son, Hilding O. Pearson, Ord, Nebraska; a brother, P.M. Pearson, Csco; two sisters, Mrs. J.O. Johnson, Ceresco; Mrs. Andrew Nelson, Swedeburg; six grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. WAHOO WASP - JULY 30, 1942 COUNTY COURT NOTES Estate of Olof Pearson, deceased filed for probate. Petition filed by Hilding O. Pearson and Roseline C. Pearson, son and daughter, asked appointment of Betsey Pearson as administratix. Hearing is set for August 20th. Hendricks & Kokjer, attoys. | Pearson, Olof (I1184)
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| 707 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Living / Living (F111)
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| 708 | William lived on a farm with his brother Laban and family for a time after the War. He also lived with his brother Thornton in 1870 Census. | Timmons, William F. (I814)
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| 709 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Ottilia (I2065)
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| 710 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Annie (I2542)
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| 711 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Joseph (I2095)
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| 712 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Grospitch, Ernestine (I2096)
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| 713 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Matilda (I2098)
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| 714 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Alois (I2103)
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| 715 | Winkler, Joseph age 49, farmer ("Disease of B...") Winkler, Ernestina, age 56, keeping house Winkler, John, age 27, laborer Winkler, Ottilia, age 21, servant Winkler, Anna, age 20, at home Winkler, Matilda, age 15, servant Winkler, Louis, age 15, servant | Winkler, Joseph (I2104)
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| 725 | I interviewed Irene in her home in Valley NE in about 1986. Her father, John, was alive at the time. She was very helpful with information about John and all her siblings. Irene Wiese WIESE-Irene, age 93, of Elkhorn, NE. Survived by sons, Raymond, of Valley and Richard of Montgomery, TX; 7 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Muriel Pelc of Salida, CO. No Visitation. Memorial Service Thursday 1pm at the Funeral Home. Inurnment Hillcrest Westlawn. REICHMUTH FUNERAL HOME 21901 West Maple 289-2222 | Martinson, Irene Edna (I598)
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| 726 | In Sweden, his name was Sven Svensson. He came to America in 1890 (1930 census). Upon his arrival he changed his name to Sam S Johnson. He settled in the Swedeburg NE area where he had two sisters and their families living. He was employed as a bookkeeper in grain elevators in the aea. 1900 census ceresco saunders ne Sam Johnson 33 Seigrid Johnson 23 In 1910 they lived in Richland precinct, Saunders, NE , and he went by Samuel. 1910 census Samuel Johnson 43 Sigrid Johnson 33 Lawrence Johnson 8 Vendella Johnson 7 Estrid Johnson 5 Alva Johnson 3 Nolan Johnson 1 Sam and family moved to MN. in early 1912 due to three years of poor crops, dry weather and grasshoppers. 1920 census Dairyland, douglas, WI Sam S Johnson 53 Sigrid Johnson 43 Lawrence F Johnson 18 Vendella C Johnson 16 Estrid M Johnson 14 Alva S I Johnson 13 Nolan I Johnson 10 Ellan E Johnson 6 Einar D Johnson 3 In 1930 they lived in Dairyland township, Douglas, WI. 1930 census Sam S Johnson 63 Sigrid Johnson 53 Lawrence Johnson 28 Nolan Johnson 21 Alva Johnson 23 Ellen Johnson 16 Einar Johnson 13 | Johnson, Sam S (I2819)
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| 727 | In the 1930 census he was working in a greenhouse. The SSDI has his birth as Oct 30 1911? | Ladd, Le Roy Herbert (I3157)
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| 728 | In the 1930 census she said both her parents were from Sweden. | Carlson, Minnie Josephine (I2840)
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| 729 | Arthur was a brother of Minnie (2907) and Roy (15). He was a railway mail clerk living in Omaha. He died in the flu (influenza) epidemic of 1918. Most of the Anderson family (Arthurs folks) were unable to attend the funeral, as they also had the flu. Only Roy and brother Raymond were there. Roy later married Mamie Martinson. Minnie md Charles Edgar Carlson. In September 1918 on his WWI card he was a mail clerk at the Omaha NE post office. | Anderson, Arthur Leonard (I2914)
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| 730 | In 1920 she said her parents were both from Denmark. The CA DI shows Mar 21 1889 as birth. fag | Petersen, Lena Christina (I3214)
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| 731 | Mary came to America in 1892 (1900 census) | Olson, Maria (I2937)
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| 732 | Cecelia was called Sadie. She came to America in 1896 (1930 census). | Hanson, Cecelia (Sadie) (I209)
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| 733 | Nathaniel was the 6th of 8 children born to Daniel and Ann. They were Elizabeth, Daniel, Lyd ia, Mary, Samuel, Nathaniel, Ezekiel and Sarah. He died of wounds received during a Indian at tack. He was part of a expedition to protect the more Easern settlements. The attack took pl ace near Cape Elizabeth, ME, and he died a few days later at his home in Exeter, NH. | Ladd, Nathaniel (I3728)
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| 734 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I8755)
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| 735 | "My mother had two brothers in Sweden named Sven and Johan. Sven disappeared altogether while he was comparatively young and neither mother or Uncle Johan were ever able to find any trace of him. Their names and mother's maiden name was Kinman and Johan had a job or position somewhat similar to our Forestry Division and the head-office from which he worked and was connected was undoubtedly at Stockholm, Sweden. Johan was married and had two children, Sten and Lisa (pronounced Leesa) whwhen my mother made a trip to Sweden in the early 1900's. Her brother's address then, as near as I can remember was Jagmastare Herr J.E. Kinman, Lindkoping, Sweden. This was some small town or village evidently not too far from Stockholm. Another place often mentioned was Eksjo. My cousin Sten came to the U.S. sometime around 1913 and landed at Johnstown Penn. and got married there and settled down and was there when we were with Glenn at Falls Church in 1951, and I had most surely planned and hoped to go see him when we were that near, but Glenn's hurried call to go back to Japan (and we getting his boys on our hands) cancelled those hopes and plans, and a few years later Sten passed away". This from a letter to my father, Fred Martinson dated March 13, 1963 from George M. Nelson. Sara came to America in 1878. Sara arrived in the port of N.Y. on September 9, 1878 aboard the steamship S.S. The Queen. | Kinman, Sara Maria Amalia (I1260)
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| 736 | "Tillie" never married | Holmquist, Ottilia (I5979)
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| 737 | #TODO 2024-11-10 Need to sort out heirs and further analyze his estate inventory. Seems to have quite a large amount of loans outstanding. Where did his wealth come from? | Persson, Måns (I1546)
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| 738 | #ToDo Birth record for Johan Pettersson (Skott) needs transcribing and translation. | Pettersson, Johan (I11839)
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| 739 | #ToDo Emma needs more research, something was wrong with her (see note in 1876-1880 HER). Cursory review suggests she never married and may have been in the hospital from time to time. | Karlsdotter, Emma Christina (I11825)
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| 740 | #ToDo find marriage record for Carl Magnus Magnusson in Marbäck | Family: Carl Magnus Magnusson / Maria Christina Andersdotter (F3843)
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| 741 | #ToDo need to transcribe and translate birth record for Maria Persdotter (see bottom of right-side page Marbäck (F) C:4 (1789-1820) Image 21 / Page 27 (AID: v35412.b21.s27, NAD: SE/VALA/00244)) | Persdotter, Maria (I1502)
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| 742 | #ToDo need to transcribe and translate Lisken Mathisdotter's baptism record Flisby (F) C:2 (1700-1765) Image 205 / Page 391 (AID: v33689.b205.s391, NAD: SE/VALA/00079) | Matthisdotter, Elisabeth "Lisken" (I11829)
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| 743 | #ToDo Need to verify this - if correct, transcribe and translate. | Nilsson, Elaias (I11817)
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| 744 | $300 to Myrtle and $500 to Nellie. | Frasier, Edward Alexander (I1084)
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| 745 | $300 to Myrtle and $500 to Nellie. | Frasier, Nellie Irene (I1087)
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| 746 | $300 to Myrtle and $500 to Nellie. | Frasier, Myrtle Ruth (I1091)
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| 747 | $87.80 paid. | Frasier, Roscoe Edwin (I19)
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| 748 | (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? | Black, Benjamin F. (I1153)
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| 749 | (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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 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 | Matthews, Tunstal Quarles (I1704)
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| 750 | (from Geocities.com researcher) Ellen and John moved to Nebraska in 1880. Ellen had suffered from consumption (tuberculosis) for one year and spent her last summer in the mountains of Colorado to try to improve her health. She apparently knew her time was short as her obituary says she was trying to get her estate settled as soon as possible and sell off her personal property since all their children were under 16. She was a member of the Christian church, having officially joined at age 16. | Black, Elinor Jane (I1158)
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