Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph Mathews and Susan Trauger




Husband Joseph Mathews 1

           Born: 4 Sep 1795 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Apr 1870 2
         Buried: 


         Father: John Mathews (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth G. Countryman (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: [Unk] Ankney (      -      ) 1



Wife Susan Trauger 1

           Born: 1819 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Trauger (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Esther A. Mathews 1

           Born: 2 Jul 1837 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Amos Caven (      -      ) 1


2 F Catharine T. Mathews 1

           Born: 1 Oct 1839 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Henry Boucher (      -      ) 1


3 M Israel Brown Mathews 1

           Born: 15 Sep 1841 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah L. Hoover (1853-      ) 2


4 F Mary L. Mathews 2

           Born: 16 Nov 1845 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ernest Gillpatrick (      -      ) 2


5 F Bathilda Mathews 2

           Born: 5 Feb 1848 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1868
         Buried: 



6 F Laura S. Mathews 2

           Born: 25 Dec 1853 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Charles Greer (      -      ) 2


7 F Anna J. Mathews 2

           Born: 7 Apr 1858 2
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           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Mathews


He was a farmer, distiller and drover, and enjoyed in a high degree the confidence of his neighbors, being chosen to settle several estates. He was one of the foremost in the temperance movement and in politics was a staunch Republican. He was a member of the Lutheran 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 455.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 456.


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