Biographical Sketch of A.R. Matheny, De Kalb County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888,
				Goodspeed Publishing Company

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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A. R. Matheny was born in Adams County, Ohio, on August 19, 1839.  He
was the second of six children, four sons and two daughters, born to
J.W.L. and Mary (Wikoff) Matheny, both natives of the above named
county.  The father was born in 1816, and is the son of Charles Matheny.
He removed to Illinois in 1852, and located in McLean County, near the
town of Lexington, where he resides at present.  The mother was born on
August 1, 1817, and is the daughter of William Wikoff.  On June 22, 1887
the parents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a golden
wedding, which was attended by all their children, including Sarah, now
Mrs. M. Strosnider, who resides in Nebraska; A.R.; Charles, who also
resides in Nebraska; William, who resides in Illinois; Rosalie, now
Mrs. William Hanks, of Illinois, and Alva, of Nebraska.  A.R. was rear-
ed on the farm, and acquired a liberal education in the district schools.
He remained on the farm with his parents until August 1, 1861, when he
enlisted for three years in Company K, of the Eighth Regiment of 
Illinois Volunteer Infantry.  He was wounded in the left shoulder by a
gun-shot at the battle of Raymond, Miss., on May 24, 1863, and being 
left in the hospital, on the field, was taken prisoner, and carried to
Richmond, VA., where he was held for two weeks, and then paroled.  He
went from City Point on a flag-of-truce boat to Annapolis, MD., where
he remained two weeks, and was then sent to St. Louis, from which place
he went to his home in Illinois.  He was afterward exchanged, and joined
his regiment at Vicksburg, Miss., the last of October, 1863.  He was 
mustered out of service at Vicksburg on August 1, 1864, when he returned
to his home.  In 1880 he removed to Fairport, De Kalb County, MO., where
he has since resided, operating a general blacksmithing establishment.
In 1862 he wedded Miss Esther Arnold, who was born in Illinois in 1842.
She died on June 25, 1869.  On February 11, 1872, he chose for his 
second wife Mrs. Sarah Young, who was born in Missouri in 1850.  She is
the daughter of James Etherton, of Greene County, MO.  They have had
four children, one of whom is living.

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