Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Mathew, David ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 1:21 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 David Mathew is one of the leading agriculturists of Mt. Pleasant Township, and a resident on section 1. He was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, June 3, 1824, and was a resident of his native country until he was 24 years of age. He emigrated thence in 1848 and landed at New York. He spent six months in the State of Maryland, going thence to West Virginia, where he continued his stay 12 years. He came from that State to Illinois in 1860, and located in Whiteside County. His estate includes 572 acres, lying in the townships of Mt. Pleasant and Hopkins. It is chiefly under cultivation. The parents of Mr. Mathew, William and Jeannette (Wylie) Mathews, were natives of Scotland, who about 1851 came to the United States, first locating in Tucker Co., W. Va.; and six years later they made a change of their residence to Whiteside County, settling in Hopkins Township. The death of the mother took place in that township and the father died in Mt. Pleasant Township. Their children were named Thomas, David, William, Jeannette, Andrew, Margaret, Ann, Jane, Robert and Alexander. The marriage of Mr. Mathew to Ann Wolf took place in November, 1857, in West Virginia. Mrs. Mathew is the daughter of George and Catharine (Barb) Wolf, and they were natives of Virginia. Their seven children were named: Isaac, George A., Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Catharine and Israel. Mrs. Mathew was born July 4, 1830, in West Virginia. To her and her husband have been born 13 children, named as follows: William B., Jeannette and George (twins), Catharine, Robert, Mary, Anna, David W. and George W. (twins), James A., Ezra, Simon and Samuel (twins.) One child is deceased, George, twin brother of Jeannette. Mrs. Mathew belongs to the family from which the celebrated hero of Quebec descended. Mr. M. is an adherent of the Republican party and belongs to the Presbyterian Church. He has held several offices. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/mathew2141nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb