Carey MATTHEWS

1820 - 1871  (51 years)

• Name	Carey MATTHEWS
  Born	18 Oct 1820	Highland Co., Ohio
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CAA135BB4F8C4B74AC0D9926C9846DFD24C4
  Died	20 Dec 1871	Iowa
  Buried	Oakland Cem., Denison, Crawford Co., Iowa
  Person ID	I125440	Branch 018 James Stafford 1779
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Hiram D. MATTHEWS,   b. 15 Dec 1797, North Carolina ,   d. 18 Aug 1876  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Levica STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1801, Ohio ,   d. 14 Jun 1837, Morgan Co., Indiana  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1819
  Family ID	F27426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Jeanette VANWINKLE,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Mar 1844
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F40639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The firstborn son of Hiram and Louisa Stafford Matthews. Named for the Cary family who lived nearby and were dear friends of his parents. Spent his boyhood in Morgan County, Indiana. Married on March 10, 1844 to Hannah Van Winkle, the daughter of Hartness and Sarah King Van Winkle. Moved to Lafayette Co., Wisconsin in 1846. Father of five children. Daughter Elmyra was born in 1845; they then had four sons: Hiram (born June 6, 1847), Albert Edward (born Dec. 31, 1849), Ward (born Dec. 20, 1853), and Walter Clarence (born March 26, 1857). Family links: Parents: Hiram D Matthews (1797 - 1876) Levica Stafford Matthews (1801 - 1837) Spouse: Hannah Jeanette VanWinkle Matthews Children: Hiram Matthews (1847 - 1937)* Ward Matthews (1853 - 1900)* Walter Clarence Matthews (1857 - 1891)*