Doddridge County Roots

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Mary MATHEW

Mary MATHEW

Female 1832 - Bef 1909  (~ 77 years)

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  • Name Mary MATHEW 
    Born Jan 1832  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef Feb 1909  [3
    Person ID I327  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Humphrey MATHEW,   b. CA 1801, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Ann ___,   b. CA 1802 
    Family ID F11880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josiah HART, Jr.,   b. May 1829, Baltimore County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Sarah J. HART,   b. Jun 1854,   d. 3 Apr 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)
    +2. Mary Catherine "Kate" HART,   b. Jan 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age ~ 63 years)
     3. William HART,   b. Jul 1860
    +4. Clara (Clarissa) HART,   b. Nov 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1902 and 1910  (Age ~ 36 years)
     5. Nimrod HART,   b. CA 1868
     6. Arabel HART,   b. CA 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Josiah HART,   b. Dec 1873
     8. Joseph HART,   b. 1881, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1921, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record, Doddridge Co Va, 25Aug1853
    Marriage Record, Doddridge Co Va, 25Aug1853

  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1620] Death record of husband.
      He was identified as a widower at the time of his death in Feb 1909.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
      There are two entries for this marriage, MR Bk 1, pp. 33-34, and MR Bk 1-B, p. 17, the latter giving Aug 24 1853 as the date the marriage license was issued. The ceremony itself was held Aug 25 1853. Groom identified as Josiah Hart, age 24, born in Baltimore MD. Bride identified as Mary Mathew, age 18, b. Preston County. Her given age would put birth in about 1835, but 1900 Census gives her age as 68 and states her birthdate as Jan 1832. MR Bk 1 listed bride's parents as Humphrey & Sarah Ann Mathew, but MR Bk 1-B identified her father as Overfield Matthews.