MATHER ANNEX
Eunice Emerson (Mather) Pelton
Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
Special
thanks to:
1. Mather
Family Trees, which was the source for information on the early
generations.
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 1 February 2018
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Origin of
the surname "Mather:"
Generation
12
11 Reverend Richard Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died .
2. Wife: Katharine Hoult
Born . Died .
3. Children:
a. Reverend Samuel Mather.
b. Timothy Mather: See generation 10, below.
c.
Reverend Nathaniel Mather.
d.
Joseph Mather.
e.
Reverend Eleazer Mather.
f.
Reverend Dr. Increase Mather.
10 Timothy Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1628 at Liverpool, England. Died 14
January 1685, age 57, at Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
2. Wife: Catherine
Atherton
Born 28 September 1628 at Warwick, England. Died 14
January 1684, age 55, at Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Married Timothy Mather
about 1650 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a.
9 Atherton Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born 4 October 1663 in Dorchester Township, Suffolk
County, Massachusetts. Died 9 November 1734, age
71.
2. Wife #1: Rebecca
Stoughton
a. Biographical notes:
Born 19 June 1673 in Windsor Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 1704, age 30, in Hartford Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Married Atherton Mather on 20 September 1694.
b. Children:
(1. William Mather: See generation 8, below.
(2. Jerusha Mather: Born 18 July 1700 in Windsor Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 5 November 1789 in Sharon Township, Litchfield County,
Connecticut.
3. Wife #2: Mary Lamb
a. Biographical notes:
Born 7 March 1681 in Roxbury Township, Suffolk
County, Massachusetts. Died 3 July 1755, age 74 in Suffield
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married Atherton Mather on 24 October 1705 in Roxbury Township,
Massachusetts.
b. Children:
(1.
Joshua Mather: Born 26 November 1706 in Windsor Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died
there 16 May 1777, age 70.
(2.
Richard Mather: Born 21 November 1708 in Windsor Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died
Suffield Township, Hartford County, Connecticut.
(3.
Mary Mather: Born 2 March 1711 in Windsor Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut.
(4.
Dr. Thomas Mather: Born 5 April 1713 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died 7
May 1764, age 51.
(5. Eliakim Mather: Born 10 July 1715 in Suffield Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut.
(6.
Catherine Mather: Born 5 January 1717 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died
there 20 January 1732, age 15.
8 William Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born 2 March 1698 in Windsor Township, Hartford
County, Connecticut. Died about 1747 in Suffield
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut.
2. Wife: Silence Buttolph
Born 21 February 1701 in Suffield Township, Hartford
County, Connecticut. Died 11 March 1765, age 64, in Simsbury
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married William Mather on 7 November 1721 in Suffield Township,
Connecticut.
3. Children:
a. Timothy Mather: See generation 7, below.
b.
Increase Mather: Born 12 August 1725 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died 7
May 1799, age 73.
c.
Rebecca Mather: Born 8 September 1727 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died 29
September 1794, age 67.
d.
Apphia Mather: Born 5 August 1730 in Suffield
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died there 12 June 1811, age 80.
e.
Eusebius Mather: Born 10 December 1732 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut.
f.
William Mather: Born 25 April 1735 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died 22
May 1810, age 75.
g.
Benoni Mather: Born 5 June 1737 in Suffield Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut.
7 Timothy Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born 4 August 1722 in Greenwich Township, Cumberland
County, New Jersey. Died 28 October 1802, age 80, in Marlboro
Township, Windham County, Vermont.
2. Wife #1: Hannah Fuller
a. Biographical notes:
Born about 1727 in Suffield
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died there 7
April 1757, age 30. Married Timothy Mather, Sr. on 25 October 1748 in Suffield
Township, Connecticut.
b. Children:
(1.
Sarah Mather: Born Aug 1749 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died 5
September 1826, about age 77.
(2.
Sgt Phinehas Mather: Born 15 January 1751 in Suffield
Township, Hartford County, Connecticut.
Died 30 March 1838, age 87, in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont.
(3.
Hannah Mather: Born June 1756 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died
October 1758, about age 2.
(4. Major Timothy Mather: See generation 6, below.
3. Wife #2: Lucy
Kellogg
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1739 in Suffield Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut.
b. Children:
(1.
Erastus Mather: Born 14 October 1760 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died September 1822, age
61, in Huron County, Ohio.
(2.
Eusebius Mather: Born 28 November 1763 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut.
(3.
Samuel Mather: Born 30 October 1767 in Suffield Township, Hartford County,
Connecticut.
6 Major Timothy Mather, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born 2 March 1757 in Suffield Township, Hartford
County, Connecticut. Died 8 March 1818, age 61, in Marlboro
Township, Windham County, Vermont. Served with the Green Mountain Boys.
2. Wife: Hannah Church
Born 26 November 1756. Died 13
October 1827, age 70, in Marlboro Township, Windham County, Vermont. Married Timothy Mather on
16 September 1779 in Suffield Township, Hartford County, Connecticut.
3. Children:
a.
Lucy Mather: Born 26 February 1780 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died there 30
March 1860. Married Captain Simeon
Adams (b. 8 Jun 1776 in Suffield Twp, Hartford Co., CT, d. 13 Dec 1846, age 70,
in Marlboro Twp, Windham Co., VT), son of Capt Simeon Rowe and Susanna
(Underwood) Adams, in August 1797 in Marlboro Township, Vermont and had 11 children.
b.
Hannah Mather: Born 24 June 1781 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died 9 March
1860 in Leyden Township, Albany County, New York. Married Ruel
Kimball (b. 20 Dec 1778 in MA, d. 1 Oct 1847, age 68, in Hampshire Co., MA) on
20 June 1800 in Marlboro Township, Windham County, Vermont, and had 11
children.
c.
David Mather: Born 6 August 1783 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died there 28
February 1860. Married Olive
Smith (b. 13 Jun 1783 in VT, d. 10 Jan 1857, age 73, in Marlboro Twp, VT) and
had at least 7 children.
d.
Timothy Mather, III: Born 24 July 1785 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died there 28
February 1858. Married (1st)
Harriet Adams (b. 3 May 1787 in Monson Twp, Hampden Co., MA, d.
15 Jul 1828 in Marlboro Twp, VT) on 6 February 1812 in Colrain
Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts and had at least 5 children. Married (2nd) Harriet Winslow (b. 22 Jun 1802
in Colrain Twp, Franklin Co., MA, d.
29 Aug 1877 in Brattleboro Twp, Windham Co., VT) on 28 September 1828 in
Marlboro Township, Vermont and had at least 4 children.
e.
Lois Mather: Born 10 June 1787 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died 17
February 1873 in Windham County, Vermont. Married Artemas
Houghton (b. 6 Dec 1786 in Worcester Co., MA, d. 15 Nov 1853, age 66, in
Marlboro Twp, VT) on 7 October 1810 in Marlboro Township, Vermont.
f. William Mather: See generation 5, below.
g.
Cotton Mather: Born 25 March 1791 in Marlboro Township, Windham County,
Vermont. Died there 18
September 1862. Married Betsey
Carpenter (b. 28 May 1807, d. 27 Jan 1895 in Marlboro Twp, VT) on 7 June 1827
in West Brattleboro Township, Windham County, Vermont and had at least 11
children.
h.
Enos Mather: Born 15 March 1793 in Marlboro Township,
Windham County, Vermont. Died 20 March 1868 in Niagara County, New York. Married Tamar Houghton (b. 4 Apr 1795 in
Marlboro Twp, VT, d. age 76, in Niagara Co., NY) on 31 December 1818 in
Marlboro Township, Vermont and had at least 9 children.
i. Captain Dan Mather: Born 6 May 1795 in
Marlboro Township, Windham County, Vermont.
Died there 1 February 1878. Married (1st) Almira
Miller (b. 10 Mar 1800 in Marlboro Twp, VT, d. there 12 Jun 1848, age 48) on 19
January 1819 in Marlboro Township, Vermont and had at least 9 children. Married (2nd) Lucy Ingraham
(b. 30 Nov 1818 in Marlboro Twp, VT, d. there 6 Feb 1869, age 73) on 6 December
1858 in Marlboro Township, Vermont.
j.
Philena Mather: Born 23 June 1797 in Marlboro
Township, Windham County, Vermont. Died 1 June 1871 in Windham County, Vermont. Married Samuel Brown (b. 29 Nov 1795 in West
Brattleboro, VT, d. 6 Sep 1863, age 67, in Wilmington Twp, Windham Co., VT) on 28 January 1819 in West Brattleboro, Windham County,
Vermont.
5 William Mather
1. Biographical notes:
Born 15 August 1789 in Marlboro Township, Windham
County, Vermont. Died 6 June 1859, age 69 in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred there in Evergreen (Roberts
Corners) Cemetery.
1820 US Census: William Mather was heading a household
in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household included 2 males age 16 to 26 (both engaged in
agriculture); and 1 female age 16 to 26.
1850 US Census: William Mather, age 61 (b. VT) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York. His real estate was
valued at $3,500. The household also
included his wife, Polly Mather, age 53 (b. ME); son, George Mather, age 25 (b.
ME) and employed as a farmer; daughter, Eliza Mather, age 20 (b. ME); daughter,
Malvina Mather, age 18 (b. ME); and son, William
Mather, Jr., age 16 (b. ME) and employed as a farmer.
1855 NYS Census: William Mather, age 65 (b. VT) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York. He lived in a stone
house valued at $700 and had resided in Adams Township 41 years. The household also included his wife, Mary
Mather, age 58 (b. MA), who had resided in Adams Township for 35 years; son,
Geo Mather, age 30 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer; daughter, Malvina Mather, age 22 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); and son,
William Mather, Jr., age 20 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer.
2. Wife: Mary "Polly" Dudley
Born 4 August 1796 in Maine. Died 25
August 1861, age 65, in Jefferson County, New York; interred with William. Married William Mather, Sr.
on 20 February 1820 in Jefferson County, New York.
1860 US Census: Polly Mathers,
age 64 (b. MA) and widowed, resided in the household headed by her son, George Mathers, in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
3. Children:
a.
Eunice Mather: (perhaps) Died 13 August 1818; interred Adams Rural Cemetery,
Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
b.
Milo S. Mather: Born 28 January 1821 in Jefferson County, New York. Died there 2 July 1894, age 73; interred
Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Employed
as a farmer.
1855
NYS Census: Milo Mather, age 34 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. He had resided in Henderson
Township for 5 years. The household also
included his wife, Adelia S. Mather, age 30 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY), who had resided in Henderson for 18 years; daughter,
Frances E. Mather, age 5 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); boarder William P. Davis, age
29 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); boarder, Holland W. Davis, age 17 (b. Jefferson Co.,
NY) and employed as a farmer, who had resided in Henderson for 3 months;
laborer, Legrand B. Safford, age 22 (b. Lewis Co.,
NY); and laborer, Diana Morton, age 16 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), who had resided
in Henderson for 5 years.
1860
US Census: Milo Mather, age 39 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $10,450, and
his personal property was valued at $2,700.
The household also included his wife, Adlade
Mather, age 35 (b. NYS); daughter, Frances Mather, age 10 (b. NYS); son, Jean
Mather, age 4 (b. NYS); daughter, Ada M. Mather, age
1 (b. NYS); Arvilla Green, age 23 (b. NYS) and
employed as a dairy maid; and Heny Hurd, age 19 (b. NYS) and employed as a farm laborer.
1865
NYS Census: Milow S. Mather, age 44 (b. Jefferson
Co., NY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York. He
had been married once. The household
also included his wife, Adelia S. Mather, age 40 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY), who had been married once; daughter, Frances E. Mather, age
15 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); son, Jean J. Mather, age 9 (b. Jefferson Co., NY);
daughter, May Mather, age 6 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); son, John S. Mather, age 1
(b. Jefferson Co., NY); and servant, Henry H. Heanel,
age 24 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), single, and employed as a farmer.
1870
US Census: Milo Mather, age 49 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $16,000 and his
personal property was valued at $5,000.
The household also included his wife, Adelia
E. Mather, age 45 (b. NYS) and employed keeping house; daughter, Frances E.
Mather, age 20 (b. NYS) and at home; son, Jean J. Mather, age 14 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farm laborer; daughter, May Mather, age 11 (b. NYS); son, John S.
Mather, age 6 (b. NYS); and domestic servant, Lucy Van Winckel,
age 18 (b. NYS).
1875
NYS Census: Milo S. Mather, age 54 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household also included his
wife, Adelia S. Mather, age 50 (b. Jefferson Co.,
NY); son, J. J. Mather, age 19 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and single; daughter, Ida
May Mather, age 16 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and single; and son, Sedgwick Mather,
age 11 (b. Jefferson Co., NY).
1880
US Census: Milo Mather, age 59 (b. NYS; father b. VT; mother b. ME) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Addie S. Mather, age 55 (b. NYS; parents b. NH); son, Jean
J. Mather, age 24 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single and at home; daughter, Ida
M. Mather, age 21 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and single, who suffered from
scrofula (mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis caused
by tuberculosis); son, Sedgwick Mather, age 16 (b. NYS); servant, Sarah
Switzer, age 30 (b. Canada; parents b. Canada); and servant, Minnie Worden, age
15 (b. Canada; parents b. Canada).
Milo S. Mather
married Adelia S. Hunting (b. 1824, d. 21 Dec 1895,
age 71, in Jefferson Co., NY; interred with Milo) on 4 March 1849 in Henderson
Township, New York and had the following children:
(1.
Frances E. Mather: Born 26 May 1850 in Henderson Township, Jefferson County,
New York. Died there 1924, age 73. Married Henry Collins (b. 1847, d. 1916, age
69, in Henderson Twp, NY) on 12 December 1872 in Jefferson County, New York.
(2. Jean J. Mather: (male) Born 8 May 1860 (gravestone says 1856) in
Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 27 June 1912, age 56, in Jefferson
County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York. Employed as a school teacher and farmer. Never married.
1900
US Census: Jean J. Mather, age 40 (b. May 1860 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single,
and employed as farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household also included his brother, Sedgwick Mather, age 36 (b. Mar 1864 in
NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a book salesman; sister, Ida M.
Mather, age 41 (b. Apr 1859 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and single; servant, Myra
F. Barrett, age 36 (b. 1864 in NYS), widowed and employed as a housekeeper, who
had had 3 children, all still alive; and boarder, Edwin Barrett, age 5 (b. 1895
in NYS).
1905
NYS Census: Jean J. Mather, age 49, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1910
US Census: Jean J. Mather, age 54 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and living
on his own income, was heading a single-person household in Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
(3.
Ida May Mather "May": Born 26 April 1859 in Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Died there
1901, age 41, in Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery
(Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. Never married.
(4.
John Sedgwick Mather "Sedgwick": Born 11 March 1864 in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Died 1915, age 50, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; remains
cremated and spread over Chesapeake Bay, Maryland; gravestone Evergreen
Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Employed as a
school teacher.
c.
Simeon Mather: Born 10 June 1822 in Jefferson County, New York. Died there 24 April 1904, age 81; interred
Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
1855
NYS Census: Simeon Mather, age 33 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. He had resided in Henderson
Township for 8 years. The household also
included his wife, Mary Mather, age 27 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), who had resided
in Henderson for 8 years; son, Adelbert Mather, age 7
(b. Jefferson Co., NY); son, Foster Mather, age 10 months (b. Jefferson Co.,
NY); and laborer, Sarah Campbell, age 13 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), who had
resided in Henderson for 2 months.
1860
US Census: Simeon Mather, age 38 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading
a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $10,450 and his
personal property was valued at $2,700.
The household also included his wife, Mary Mather, age 33 (b. NYS); son,
Adelbert Mather, age 10 (b. NYS); son, Foster Mather,
age 5 (b. NYS); daughter, Eliza Mather, age 3 months (b. NYS); and Sarah
Campbell, age 18 (b. NYS), employed doing house work.
1865
NYS Census: Simeon Mather, age 43 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. He had been married once. The household also included his wife, Mary
Mather, age 38 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), who had been married once; son, Adelbert Mather, age 17 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed
as a farmer; son, Foster Mather, age 11 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Alida Mather, age 5 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); servant, Onnaldo Lamkens, age 17 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer; servant, Walter Yank, age 17 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer; and servant, Nancy Hufstaten, age 17 (b. Jefferson Co., NY).
1870
US Census: Simeon Mather, age 48 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading
a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. His real estate was valued at $16,500 and his
personal property was valued at $4,500.
The household also included his wife, Mary E. Mather, age 43 (b. NYS);
son, Adelbert Mather, age 22 (b. NYS) and employed as
a farm laborer; son, Foster Mather, age 15 (b. NYS) and employed as a farm
laborer; daughter, Lidie Mather, age 10 (b. NYS) and
in school; and domestic servant, Helen Hatheop, age
17 (b. Canada). Of interest, his
brother, William was heading a household (which included their sister, Melvina) that was enumerated on the same page.
1875
NYS Census: Simeon Mather, age 53 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. His dwelling was valued at
$6,000. The household also included his
wife, Mary Mather, age 47 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); son, F. D. Mather, age 20 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY) and single, with no occupation given; and daughter, Lida Mather, age 15 (b. Jefferson Co., NY). The household headed by his son, Adelbert, was enumerated beside him.
1880
US Census: Simeon Mather, age 57 (b. NYS; father b. VT; mother b. ME) and employed
as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Mary E. Mather, age 53 (b. NYS, parents b. VT); son, Foster D.
Mather, age 25 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and at home; daughter, Alida Mather, age 20 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), with no
occupation given; and Rena Wheeler, age 23 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and single.
1900
US Census: Simeon Mather, age 77 (b. Jun 1822 in NYS; father b. VT; mother b.
ME), with no occupation given, was heading a household in Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household also included his wife of 53 years, Mary E. Mather, age 73 (b. Nov
1827 in NYS; parents b. VT), who had had 3 children, all still alive; son,
Foster D. Mather, age 46 (b. Jul 1854 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and
employed as a farmer; son-in-law, Frank Wright, age 38 (b. Jun 1861 in NYS;
parents b. NYS), married, and employed as a homemaker [must be transcription
error, meant for Lida]; daughter, Lida
E. Wright, age 40 (b. Apr 1860 in NYS; parents b. NYS), who had been married 2
years and had had 1 child, still alive; son, Simeon M. Wright, age 1 months (b.
Oct 1899 in NYS); and house servant, Alva Shear, age 15 (b. 1855 in NYS;
parents b. NYS) and single. Of interest,
his next door neighbor was the household headed by Albert G. Mather.
Simeon Mather
married Mary E. Green (b. 18 Nov 1827 in Jefferson Co., NY, d. 3 May 1901, age
73, at Belleville, Adams Twp, Jefferson Co., NY; interred with Simeon) on 3 June
1847 in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the following
children:
(1. Adelbert "Albert" Green Mather: Born 25 May 1848
in Henderson/Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died there 7 March 1922, age 73, in Jefferson
County, New York; interred there in Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners
Cem.). In 1918 owned and operated the
300-acre "Crystal Lake Stock Farm" at RD 3, Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1875
NYS Census: Adelbert G. Mather, age 27 (b. Jefferson
Co., NY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Libbie
Mather, age 24 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); farm laborer, Charles E. Bennoe, age 23 (b. Canada) and single; and domestic
servant, Sarah Switzer, age 23 (b. Canada) and single.
1880
US Census: A G Mather, age 31 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Elizabeth Mather, age 29 (b. NYS); son, Clarence L./S.
Mather, age 1 (b. NYS); and mother, Rhoda Parson, age 49 (b. NYS) and
widowed. Of interest, his next door
neighbors were the households headed by William Mather, age 45, and Simeon
Mather, age 57.
1900
US Census: Albert G. Mather, age 52 (b. May 1848 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York. The household also
included his wife of 27 years, Elizabeth Mather, age 49 (b. Aug 1851 in NYS),
who had had 1 child, still alive; son, Clarence S. Mather, age 22 (b. Jun 1878
in NYS), single, and employed as a stenographer; mother-in-law, Rhoda Parsons,
age 68 (b. May 1832 in NYS) and widowed, who had had 1 child, still alive;
servant, John Edwards, age 30 (b. 1870 in England; parents b. England), single,
and employed as a farm laborer; and servant, Leon Guzewrich,
age 36 (b. 1874 in Russia; parents b. Russia), single, and employed as a farm
laborer, who immigrated to the US in 1894.
Of interest, his next door neighbor was the household headed by Simeon
Mather.
1905
NYS Census: Adelbert G. Mather, age 57, was heading a
household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Elizabeth Mather, age 53.
1910
US Census: Adelbert G. Mather, age 61 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a dairy farmer, was heading a household in
Henderson Township, Jefferson County New York.
The household also included his wife of 33 years, Elizabeth Mather, age
58 (b. NYS; father b. Eng. Canada; mother b. NYS); and his mother-in-law, Rhoda
Parsons, age 79 (b. NYS; parents b. US) and widowed, who had had 1 child, still
alive. Of interest, his next door
neighbor was the household headed by his sister, Alida's
husband, Frank Wright.
1915
NYS Census: Adelbert G. Mather, age 68, was heading a
household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Elizabeth Mather, age 63.
1920
US Census: Adelbert G. Mather, age 71 (b. NYS; parents
b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Elizabeth Mather, age 68 (b. NYS;
father b. Canada; mother b. NYS).
1925
NYS Census: Elizabeth Mather, age 73, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included her son, Clarence Mather, age 46;
daughter-in-law, Grace Mather, age 37; and grandson, Frederick Mather, age 10.
Adelbert Mather married Elizabeth Arlow (b. 28 Aug 1851
in Antwerp Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. 7 Oct 1934, age 83, at Roberts Corners,
Jefferson Co., NY; interred with Adelbert), only
child of Rhoda (?) (Arlow) Parson/Parsons (photos), on 31 December 1872 in
Jefferson County, New York and had the following son:
(a. Clarence Simeon Mather: Born November 1878 (death record
said b. 16/17 Jun 1878) in Henderson/Adams Township, Jefferson County, New
York. Died there 14 December 1930, age
52, in Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners
Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1900
US Census: Clarence Mather, age 21 (b. Nov 1878 in NY; parents b. NY), single,
and employed as a stenographer, was boarding in the household headed by Gilbert
L. Gardner in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. Appears to also be
enumerated with his parents in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York,
though birth month is different.
1905
NYS Census: Clarence S. Mather, age 26, was boarding at 24 A State Street in
the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
1910
US Census: no record found for Clarence.
1910
US Census: James O. Royal, age 57 (b. NYS; father b. Canada; mother b. ?) and employed as a painter, was heading a household in
Canton Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
The household also included his 2nd wife of 16 years, Abbie R. T. Royal, age 43 (b. NY), who had been married
once and had had 2 children, both still alive; daughter, Grace M. Royal, age 22 (b. IL; parents
b. NYS), single, and employed as a public school teacher; son, Neil H. Royal,
age 11 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and daughter, Doris R. Royal, age 10 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS).
1915
NYS Census: Clarence S. Mather, age 37, was heading a household in Ward 4 of
the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Grace
R. Mather, age 28; and son, Frederick Mather, age 3, who had resided in the US
for 94 days.
1920
US Census: Clarence S. Mather, age 41 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a
purchasing agent for a wholesale plumbing company, was heading a household in
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Grace R. Mather, age 32 (b. MI;
parents b. NYS); and son, Frederick R. Mather, age 4.
1930
US Census: Clarence S. Mather, age 51 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as
a billing clerk for the City of Watertown, was heading a household at 530
Curtis Street in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. He rented his dwelling and was married 1st at
age 33. The household also included his
wife, Grace R. Mather, age 42 (b. MI; parents b. NYS), who was married 1st at
age 24; mother, Elizabeth Mather, age 78 (b. NYS; father b. Canada; mother b.
NYS) and widowed; and son, Frederick Mather, age 15 (b. NYS) and single.
1940
US Census: Grace Mather, age 52 (b. MI), widowed, and employed as a high school
teacher, was heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New
York. She resided in the same house in
April 1935 and had completed 3 years of college. The household also included her son,
Frederick Mather, age 25 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, who completed 4
years of high school; and mother, Abbie Royal, age 73
(b. NYS) and widowed, who had completed 3 years of high school. Of interest, her household was enumerated on
the same page as the Florence Mather household.
Clarence
Mather married Grace M. Royal (b. 3 Jul 1887 at Detroit, MI, d. 28 Mar 1975,
age 87, at Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, age 87; interred with Clarence),
daughter of James O. Royal, about 1911 in Jefferson County, New York and had
the following son:
(1)
Frederick R. Mather: Born 26 February 1915 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New
York. Died 25 October 1993, age 78, in
Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery
(Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. Never married.
(2.
Foster D. Mather: Born 25 July 1854 in Henderson/Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died
1913 in Jefferson County, New York.
Resided with his parents or siblings throughout his
life.
1905
NYS Census: Foster D. Mather, age 51, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
(3. Alida "Aida" "Lida"/"Lidie" Eliza Mather: (more info) Born 15 April 1860 in
Henderson/Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. Died 1911 in Jefferson County, New York;
interred Evergreen Cemetery, Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1910
US Census: Frank E. Wright, age 48 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a
retail merchant in a general store, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife of 12 years, Lida
M. Wright, age 49 (b. NYS), who had had 1 child, still alive; son, Mather S.
Wright, age 10 (b. NYS); and brother-in-law, Foster D. Mather, age 55 (b. NYS),
single, and employed as a dairy farmer.
Of interest, he resided next door to the household headed by Adelbert G. Mather, age 55.
Alida Mather married Frank E. Wright (more info) (b. Jun 1861 at
Belleville, Adams Twp, Jefferson Co., NY, d. there at home 8 Jan 1918, age 56 in
Jefferson Co., NY), son of Chester and Almira
(Butcher) Wright, on 7 October 1897 in Jefferson County, New York and had the
following son:
(a. Simeon Mather Wright "Mather": (more info) Born October 1899 in
Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Resided at 521 Franklin Street, Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York before marriage.
Married Vera
Belle Rathbun (b. Gouverneur, St. Lawrence
Co., NY) of 402 Stone Street, Watertown, New York, daughter of Herbert M. and
Mae (Klock) Rathbun, on 5
September 1925 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
d. George Mather: Born 4 October 1825/24 in
Maine. Died 12 November 1899, age 75, in
Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery, Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
1860 US Census: George Mathers,
age 35 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $5,000, and his personal property was
valued at $2,000. The household also
included William Mathers, age 25 (b. NYS) and
employed as a CS teacher; Malvina Mathers,
age 27; and Polly Mathers, age 64 (b. MA) and
widowed.
1865 NYS Census: George Mather, age 40 (b. Jefferson
Co., NY), single, and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
His house was valued at $1,000.
The household also included housekeeper, widow Taggart, age 55 (b.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada); and laborer, George Bell, age 22 (b. Jefferson
Co., NY) and employed as a laborer.
1870 US Census: George Mather, age 45 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York. His real estate was
valued at $9,430 and his personal property was valued at $12,410. The household also included Jane Mather, age
27 (b. Canada) and employed keeping house, whose parents were of foreign birth;
farm laborer, Clarence Sampson, age 19 (b. NYS); and domestic servant, Mary Hurd, age 45 (b. NYS).
1875 NYS Census: George Mathers,
age 50 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household
in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Martha E. Mathers,
age 32 (b. Ontario, Canada); daughter, Jenie Mathers, age 4 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); farm laborer, Orris Larkins, age 25 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY) and single; and domestic servant, Inez Hammond, 16 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY), marital status not provided.
1880 US Census: Geo
Mather, age 55 (b. NYS; father b. VT; mother b. NH) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Jane E.
Mather, age 37 (b. Canada; father b. Scotland; mother b. England); daughter,
Jennie Mather, age 9 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. Canada); servant, David
Mahoney, age 20 (b. Canada; parents b. Ireland) and employed as a farm laborer;
and servant, Bedett Frawley,
age 19 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS).
1900 US Census: Jane
Mather, age 56 (b. Jan 1844 in Canada; father b. Scotland; mother b. England)
widowed, and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York. She immigrated
to the US in 1850 and had had 1 child, still alive,. The household also included her daughter,
Jennie Mather, age 29 (b. Sep 1870 in NY; father b. NY; mother b. Canada) and
single; and farm laborer, Frank Studley, age 23 (b.
Aug 1876 in England; parents b. England) and single.
1905 NYS Census: Jane E.
Mather, age 62, was heading a household on Henderson Road in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household also included her daughter, Jennie E. Mather, age 34.
1910 US Census: Jane E. Mather,
age 67 (b. Canada; father b. Scotland; mother b. England) and widowed, who had
had 1 child, still alive, was heading a household on the Henderson Road in
Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included her daughter, Jennie E. Mather, age 39 (b.
NYS) and single. No occupation recorded
for either.
1915 NYS Census: Jane E.
Mather, age 72, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
her daughter, Jenie E. Mather, age 44.
1925 NYS Census: Jennie E.
Mather, age 54, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson County,
New York.
George Mather
married Jane E. Murray (b. 28 Jan 1843 in Canada, d. 24/12 Jan 1917, age 73 at
Roberts Corners, Henderson Twp, Jefferson Co., NY; interred with George) on 11
December 1867 in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York and had the
following daughter:
(1.
Jennie E. Mather: Born 3/6 September 1870 in Adams Township, Jefferson County,
New York. Died there 31 May 1956, age
85; interred Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Owned and
operated her parents' farm after their death; in 1918 she owned 119 acres at RD
3, Adams, New York on which she operated a dairy farm. Never married.
1920
US Census: Jennie Mather, age 49 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. Canada),
single, and employed as a farmer, was heading a household on Henderson Road in
Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included her housekeeper, Charlotte Phillips, age 59
(b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and single.
1930
US Census: Jennie E. Mather, age 59 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. Canada),
single, and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The household
also included domestic servant, Lula M. Brigham, age 54 (b. NYS; parents b.
NYS) and widowed.
1940
US Census: Jennie Mather, age 69 (b. NYS), single, and employed operating a
dairy farm, was heading a household on State Route Adams in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York. She had
completed 8th grade and had resided in the same house in April 1935. The household also included her housekeeper,
Florence Johnson, age 64 (b. NYS) and single, who had also completed 8th grade.
e. Betsey Mather: Born 21 June 1827 in Maine. Died 23 May 1850, age 22, in Jefferson
County, New York. Married Michael B.
Hunting (b. 9 Feb 1794 in MA, d. 1855, age 60, in Jefferson Co., NY) on 15
February 1849 in Jefferson County, New York.
f. Eliza Mather: Born 9 March 1830 in Maine. Died 15 September 1853 in
Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married James E. Green (b. 3 Apr 1830 in
Jefferson Co., NY, d. 28 Aug 1913, age 83, in Henderson Twp, Jefferson Co., NY) on 22 August 1852 in Jefferson County, New York.
1850
US Census: Eliza Mather, age 20, resided in the household headed by John Sargent, age 61 and employed as a shoemaker, in Ellisburg
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
g. Melvina/Malvina Mather: Born 9 June 1832 in Maine. Died 12/13 December 1875, age 44, in
Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts Corners Cem.),
Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Never married.
1860 US Census: Malvina Mathers, age 27 (b. NYS), resided in the household headed
by her brother, George Mathers, in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
1870 US Census: Melvina
Mather, age 38, resided with her brother, William, in Henderson Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
h. William Mather, Jr.: See generation 4,
below.
4 William Mather, Jr. (more info)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 20 August 1834 in Maine. Died 17
April 1900, age 65, in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred
there in Evergreen (Roberts Corners) Cemetery.
Graduated from Belleville Union Academy, Belleville, Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York and taught school for many
years. Also grew and sold seeds
wholesale from his (roughly) 550-acre farm.
1860 US Census: William Mathers,
age 25 (b. NYS) and employed as a CS teacher, resided in the household headed
by his brother, George Mathers, in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
1870 US Census: William Mather, age 25 [should be 35]
(b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $18,000 and his personal property was
valued at $3,500. The household also
included Melvina Mather, age 38 (b. NYS), who
personal property was valued at $6,000; Roselle Streeter [male], age 23 (b.
NYS) and employed as a farm laborer; and Emily Streeter, age 18 (b. Canada) and
employed as a domestic servant. Of
interest, his brother, Simeon, was heading a household that was enumerated on
the same page.
1875 NYS Census: William Mather, age 40 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
He resided in a frame dwelling valued at $500. The household also included his sister, Melvina Mather, age 42 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); and servant,
Fanney Babbett, age 42 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY).
1880 US Census: William Mather, age 45 (b. NYS;
father b. VT; mother b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household
in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife, Eunice
S. Mather, age 42 (b. NYS; parents b. VT); son, William A. Mather, age 8 months
(b. Oct NYS; parents b. NYS); servant, Ellen Frawley,
age 23 (b. Canada; parents b. Ireland); Alice Wall, age 12 (b. England; parents
b. England); and laborer, Fred Gilbert, age 18 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS). His next door neighbors were the households
headed by A. G. Mather, age 31, and Simeon Mather, age 57.
2. Wife: Eunice S.
Bull
Born 7 February 1838 in Ellisburg Township, Jefferson County, New York;
daughter of Alvah and Louise
(Packer) Bull, both born in
Vermont. Died 22 February 1929, age 91,
in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred Evergreen Cemetery
(Roberts Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. Married William Mather, Jr.
in 1876 in Jefferson County, New York.
1900 US Census: Eunice B. Mather, age 62 (b. Feb
1838 in NYS; parents b. VT), widowed, and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in the Village of Henderson, Henderson Township, Jefferson County,
New York. She had had 1 child, still
alive. The household also included her
son, William A. Mather, age 20 (b. Oct 1879 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and
employed as a farmer; servant, Michael Guzavich, age
37 (b. Apr 1863 in Russia; parents b. Russia) and employed as a farm laborer,
who immigrated to the US in 1892 and was subsequently naturalized; and
Michael's wife of 4 years, Alice Guzavich, age 26 (b.
England; parents b. England) and employed as a house servant, who had
immigrated to the US in 1894 and had had no children.
1905 NYS Census: Eunice B. Mather, age 67, resided
with her son, William, in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1910 US Census: Eunice B. Mather, age 72, resided in
the household headed by her son, William, in Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
1915 NYS Census: No record found.
1920 US Census: Eunice B. Mather, age 81 (b. NYS;
parents b. VT), was heading a household on Academy Street in the Village of
Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included boarder, Belle M. Moses, age 40 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS), single, and employed as a high school teacher; and boarder,
Marian E. Bruister, age 28 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS),
single, and employed as a high school teacher.
1925 NYS Census: Eunice Mather, age 87 and widowed,
was heading a household in Ellisburg Township, Jefferson County, New York. (pg
5)
3. Child:
a. William Alvah
Mather: See generation 3, below.
3 William Alvah/Alva
Mather (photos) (more info)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 23 October 1879 in Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died 11 June 1939, age 59, from complications
of a massive stroke in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York; interred
there in Evergreen (Roberts Corners) Cemetery.
Employed as a farmer. In 1918 owned a 350-acre farm at RD 3, Adams,
where he operated a dairy farm and raised sheep.
1880 US Census: William A. Mather, age 8 months, resided
with his parents in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1900 US Census: William A. Mather, age 20 (b. Oct
1879 in NYS), single, and employed as a farmer, resided in the household headed
by his mother in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1905 NYS Census: William A. Mather, age 25, was
heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Florence N. Mather, age 24; and mother, Eunice B. Mather, age 67.
1910 US Census: William A. Mather, age 30 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife of 8 years, Florence N. Mather, age
29 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who had had no children; mother, Eunice B. Mather,
age 72 (b. NYS; parents b. VT) and widowed, who had had 1 child, still living
and who had her own income; and boarder, Lottie A. Parker, age 20 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS), single, and not employed.
Of interest, close neighbors included Adelbert
G. Mather, age 61, and Foster D. Mather, age 55.
1915 NYS Census: William C. Mather, age 35, was
heading a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Florence Mather, age 34; daughter, Bernard? Mather, age 4; and daughter, Eunice
Mather, age 2. (pg 18)
1920 US Census: William A. Mather, age 40 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also include his wife, Floranse
N. Mather, age 38 (b. NYS); daughter, Barbara G. Mather, age 9 (b. NYS; parents
b. NYS); daughter, Eunise E. Mather, age 7 (b. NYS);
mother-in-law, Laura E. Newcomb, age 62 (b. NYS; father b. VT; mother b. NYS)
and widowed; and boarder, Lurecetta Newcomb, age 72
(b. NYS; father b. Canada; mother b. NYS) and single.
1925 NYS Census: Will A. Mather, age 45, was heading
a household in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Florence Mather, age 44; daughter, Barbara Mather, age 14; and daughter, Eunice
Mather, age 12. (pg 10)
1930 US Census: William A. Mather, age 50 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a dairy farmer, was heading a household on the
Adams to Henderson Road in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York. He was married 1st at age 22. The household also included his wife,
Florence Mather, age 49 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who was married 1st at age
20; daughter, Barbara Mather, age 19 (b. NYS) and single; daughter, Eunice
Mather, age 17 (b. NYS) and single; mother-in-law, Laura E. Newcomb, age 73 (b.
NYS; father b. VT; mother b. NYS) and widowed; and aunt, Lucretia Newcomb, age
84 (b. NYS; father b. English speaking Canada; mother b. NYS) and single.
2. Wife: Florence M. (Hinman)
Newcomb (photos) (more
info)
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Born 17 March 1881 at Taylor Settlement, Adams Township, Jefferson
County, New York; daughter of Albert D. and Laura Estell (Emerson)
Hinman. Died 9 October 1976, age 95, at Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York; funeral officiated by Reverend Charles Austin;
interred with William. Took her
step-father's surname, Newcomb, while she was in grade school, though there was
probably no formal adoption, since she was recorded in the 1900 US Census,
while a student at Smith College and residing with her parents in Northampton,
Massachusetts, as Florence Hinman. Completed 1 year of study
(1899-1900) at Smith College.
Married high school friend William Alvah
Mather on 25 December 1901 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at which time her
name was recorded as Florence Newcomb.
1940 US Census: Florence Mather, age 59 (b. NYS) and
widowed, was heading a household on the Henderson to Adams Road in Henderson
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Her home was valued at $5,000, and she had completed 1 year of
college. She lived in the same house in
April 1935. The household also included
her daughter, Eunice Pelton, age 27 (b. NYS), who had completed 4 years of
college; son-in-law, George Pelton, age 27 (b. MA) and employed managing the
Mather farm, who had completed 1 year of college and resided in the same house
in April 1935; granddaughter, Patricia Pelton, age 4 (b. NYS); granddaughter,
Penelope Pelton, age 2 (b. NYS); mother, Laura Newcomb, age 83 (b. NYS) and
widowed, who had completed 2 years of high school; and farm laborer, Francis
Kelleher, age 27 (b. MA) and single, who had completed 4 years of high school
and in April 1935 resided at Manchester, Massachusetts.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Bernard Mather: Born about 1911. Perhaps died young.
b. Barbara Gail Mather: (photos) (more info) Born 3 July 1910 in Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died there 13
September 1938, age 28 (apparently murdered by her husband, who then took his
own life); initially interred with her husband in Schenectady County, New York,
but subsequently moved to her parents' plot in Evergreen Cemetery (Roberts
Corners Cem.), Henderson Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1910 US Census: Edward A. Flynn, age 40 (b. England;
parents b. England) and employed as a locomotive machinist, was heading a
household at 528 Lenox Road in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, New
York. He immigrated to the US in 1885
and was subsequently naturalized. The
household also included his wife of 10 years, Margaret Flynn, age 37 (b. NYS;
father b. NYS; mother b. England), who had had 3 children, all still alive;
daughter, Mary Flynn, age 9 (b. NYS); daughter, Phyllis Flynn, age 5 (b. NYS);
son, Arthur Flynn, age 1 year and 9 months (b. NYS); and sister-in-law,
Katherine Walsh, age 24 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. England) and employed
as a hair dresser.
1915 NYS Census: Arthur E. Flynn, age 6, resided
with his parents.
1925 NYS Census: Arthur E. Flynn, age 16, resided
with his parents in the Cith of Schenectady,
Schenectady County, New York.
1930 US Census: Edward Flynn, age 54 (b. England;
parents b. Ireland) and employed as a locomotive machinist, was heading a
household at 314 Lenox Road in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, New
York. His home was valued at $9,000; he
immigrated to the US in 1884; and he was married 1st at age 24. The household also included his wife,
Margaret L. Flynn, age 52 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. England), who was
married 1st at age 22; and son, Arthur E. Flynn, age 21 (b. NYS), single, and
employed as a clerk for the electric company.
Barbara Mather married Arthur Edward Flynn (b. abt
1909, d. 13 Sep 1938 from a self inflicted gunshot wound; interred with family
in Schenectady County, NY) of Malone, New York and son of Edward E. and Margarette S. (Walch) Flynn, on
20/26 November 1934 in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. They both died about 4 years later in what
appeared to be a murder-suicide perpetrated by Arthur, who, reportedly, had
some mental problems after receiving head injuries in a fall and undergoing two
subsequent brain surgeries.
c. Eunice Emerson Mather: See generation 2,
below.
2 Eunice Emerson Mather:
Born 23 October 1912 in Henderson Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died 14
January 2008, age 95, at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. Married George Kitfield
Pelton, generation 2
of the Pelton Annex on 31 May 1934 at Roberts
Corners, Adams Township, Jefferson County, New
York. See Pelton Annex for Eunice's descendants.
See Pelton Annex
for More Info
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Other, still unidentified,
Mather names:
1. Seth
Mather: Born October 1838 in New York; parents born New York. In 1900 resided in Orleans
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
2.
Austin B. Mather:
1915
NYS Census: Austin B. Mather, age 66, was heading a household in Ellisburg
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Emily E. Mather, age 66.
3.
Thomas Mather:
1830
US Census: Thomas Mather was heading a household in Ellisburg Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household included 1 male age 5 to 10; 1 male age 15 to 20; 1 male age 50 to
60; 1 female age 15 to 20; and 1 female age 50 to 60.
4.
Gad Mather:
1820
US Census: Gad Mather was heading a household in Ellisburg Township, Jefferson
County, New York. The household included
1 male age 16 to 18; 1 male age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45; 1 female age 16
to 26. Two were engaged in agriculture.
5.
Luther P. Mather: Born Bennington, Vermont.
Died 4 May 1854. Employed as a farmer.
1820
US Census: Luther Mather was heading a household in Ellisburg Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household included 1 male age 26 to 45; 1 female under at 10; and 1 female age
16 to 26. One was engaged in
manufacturing.
1830
US Census: Luther Mather was heading a household in Ellisburg Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household included 1 male under age 5; 1 male age 5 to 10; 1 male age 15 to 20;
1 male age 30 to 40; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 5 to 10; 1 female age
10 to 15; and 1 female age 30 to 40.
Luther Mather
married Gabrielle B. Balmat (b. 2 Aug 1791 at Paris,
France, d. 15 Jan 1881) in 1811 in Wilna Township, Jefferson County, New York
and in 1825 settled in Columbus Borough, Pennsylvania. Gabrielle immigrated to the US in 1797. Luther and Gabrielle had 6 children,
including:
a.
Harriet Mather.
b.
Jedediah P. Mather.
c.
Joseph V. Mather.
d.
Eliza M. Mather: Born 1823 in Jefferson County, New York. Married Loren Pearce (b.
1815 in Madison Co., NY) in 1842.
e.
Arvilla Mather.
6.
Susan S. Mather: Born about 1849.
1865
NYS Census: Susan S. Mather, age 16 (b. Jefferson Co., NY), was employed as a
hired girl in the household headed by Samuel H. Chamberlin in Adams Township,
Jefferson County, New York.
7. John B. Mather: Born
about 1813 in New York.
1850
US Census: John Mather, age 37 (b. NYS), was heading a household in Hounsfield
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Married Harriet Mather, age 35 (b. NYS); Mary A. Mather, age 13 (b.
NYS); James Mather, age 15 (b. NYS); Harriet Mather, age 10 (b. NYS); John
Mather, age 8 (b. NYS); David Mather, age 3 (b. NYS); and Walter Mather, age 1
(b. NYS).
1875
NYS Census: John B. Mather, age 63 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
laborer, was heading a household in the 3rd Ward of Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Harriet Mather, age 60 (b. Jefferson Co., NY). Of interest, Walter B. Mather was enumerated
beside him.
John
B. Mather married Harriet (?) and had the following children:
a.
James W. Mather: Born about 1835 in New York.
1875
NYS Census: James W. Mather, age 40 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) was in prison. Before incarceration he had been employed as
a sailor. His wife, Jane Mather, age 38
(b. Canada) was heading a household in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County,
New York, enumerated beside James' brother, David.
b.
Mary A. Mather: Born about 1837 in New York.
c.
Harriet Mather: Born about 1840 in New York.
d.
John Mather, Jr.: Born about 1842 in New York.
e.
David Mather: Born about 1847 in New York.
1875
NYS Census: David Mather, age 28 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as
laborer, was heading a household in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included his
wife, Cornelia Mather, age 26 (b. CT); daughter, Della Mather, age 7 (b.
Jefferson Co., NY); daughter, Martha Jane Mather, age 5 (b. Jefferson Co., NY);
and son, David L. Mather, age 2 years and 5 months (b. Jefferson Co., NY).
f.
Walter B. Mather: Born about 1849 in New York.
1875
NYS Census: Walter B. Mather, age 26 (b. Jefferson Co., NY) and employed as a
laborer, was heading a household in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Delia Ann Mather, age 26 (b. Jefferson Co., NY); and son, Frank
Mather, age 3 years and 6 months (b. Jefferson Co., NY).
1880
US Census: Walter B. Mather, age 30 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and married,
resided in the household headed by Michle H. Byrns in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New York. Of interest, enumerated on the same page as
Amelia Mather, see directly below.
1880
US Census: Amelia Mather, age 40 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), married, and keeping
house, was heading a household in Adams Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household also included her
son, Frank J. Mather, age 8 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS). Of interest, enumerated on the same page as
Walter B. Mather, see directly above.
Walter B.
Mather married Delia Ann "Amelia" (?) (b.
abt 1840 in NY) in 1877 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York and had the
following son:
(1.
Frank J. Mather: Born about 1872 in New York.
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