Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Samuel Mathews and Catherine Gay




Husband Samuel Mathews 1

           Born: 3 Oct 1818 - Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1901 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Robert Mathews (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Catherine Crawford (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Catherine Gay 1

           Born: Dec 1817 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jan 1888 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Peter Gay (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Peter G. Mathews 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA 2
         Buried: 



2 M Robert Mathews 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Elizabeth Mathews 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 F Satirah Mathews 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 M Lemuel Mathews 1

            AKA: Lemon Matthews 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Feb 1901 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Wissinger (      -      ) 1 3


6 M James Mathews 1

           Born: 2 Dec 1851 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susanna Mowry (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 30 Apr 1878 1


7 F Annie Mathews 1

            AKA: Anna Matthews 4
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1939
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Newill (      -Bef 1939) 4



General Notes: Husband - Samuel Mathews


He followed agricultural pursuits all his active working life. He affiliated with the Democratic party, and was a regular and consistent member of the Union Presbyterian Church.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 152.

2 Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Vol. IV (Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870), Pg 472.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1190.

4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 111.


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