Moses Matheny and Hannah Nye

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Husband Moses Matheny ^{1 2}

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           Born: 13 Aug 1780 - Shenandoah Valley, VA 3
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           Died: 1841 or 1845 - ? Lawrence Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: Joseph Matheny (      -1837) 1 3
         Mother: Nancy Bradley (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 1806 3

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Wife Hannah Nye ^{2 5}

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           Born: 21 Jul 1787 6
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           Died: 19 Aug 1854 3
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         Father: Andrew Rose Nye (1750-1821) 6 7
         Mother: Rachel McDonald (1760-1847) 6 7

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Children

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1 M Joseph Matheny ³

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           Born: 15 Oct 1808 3
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           Died: 18 Apr 1838 3
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         Spouse: Mary McGregor (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Jane Sterrit (      -      ) 3

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2 F Nancy Matheny ³

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           Born: 19 May 1810 3
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           Died: 19 Sep 1872 3
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Aaron Matheny ³

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           Born: 31 Oct 1812 3
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           Died: 26 Apr 1855 3
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Hickman (      -      ) 3

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4 F Rachel Matheny ³

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           Born: 2 Aug 1813 3
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           Died: Bef 1897 - Scioto, OH
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         Spouse: Michael Nye (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Jackson Deevers (      -      ) 3

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5 F Elizabeth Matheny ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1897
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6 M George Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 2 Feb 1817 7
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           Died: 1878 7
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         Spouse: Rebecca Biddle (      -      ) 7

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7 F Mahala Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 22 Oct 1818 7
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           Died: 10 Jun 1838 7
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8 M Elijah Gad Matheny ^{1 7}

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            AKA: Elijah G. Matheney 8
           Born: 30 Mar 1821 - Wayne Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1 7
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           Died: 9 Feb 1904 7
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         Spouse: Sarah Ann Nye (1824-Aft 1908) 4 7
           Marr: 12 Feb 1846 4 7

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9 F Amanda Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 8 Feb 1823 7
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           Died: 10 Jul 1838 7
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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10 M James Parker Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 19 Apr 1825 7
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           Died: 2 Oct 1899 7
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         Spouse: Nancy Bannon (      -      ) 7

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11 F Hannah Lenora Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 25 Jul 1827 7
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           Died: 3 Mar 1860 - Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI 7
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         Spouse: [Unk] Reynolds (      -      ) 7

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12 M Moses Erskine Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 3 Jul 1829 7
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           Died: Oct 1864 - St. Louis, MO 7
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13 M John Deemer Matheny ⁷

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           Born: 11 Jul 1832 7
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           Died: 28 Aug 1906 7
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         Spouse: Caroline Shoemaker (      -      ) 7

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General Notes: Husband - Moses Matheny

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He was young when he accompanied the family to Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. In his youth he learned the trade of a cabinetmaker. He married and moved to a farm which he had purchased near the old Nye home place. In 1817 he moved to near Wooster, Ohio, but after a short stay there returned to Lawrence County, purchasing a farm in Wayne Township. It was but slightly improved and for a number of years his labors were directed toward clearing the land. In this, his trade proved of great assistance, exchanging furniture which he made for his neighbors' assistance in the woods. In 1820, in company with Judge Hemphill, he purchased a 300-acre tract on what became the site of Wurtemburg. There were indications of salt on the place, and as that was a very valuable commodity in those days and none being obtainable within a distance of hundreds of miles, he and his partner drilled to a depth of 586 feet. A small amount of water was all there was to reward their efforts, producing one barrel of salt in twelve hours, it being at that time worth $4.00 per barrel. As on this place was the only salt lick in the community, cattle strayed to the place from many miles distant. Moses Matheny built and operated a mill near Wurtemburg, which he subsequently traded for the farm which Elijah G. Matheny inherited. At that time it contained 373 acres of valuable land. He also was the owner of what is known as the Blanchard farm, and was a very prosperous man of his time. In 1839 he built a stone house at Rock Point, which was used as a hotel for the canal. [TCHNCLC, 813]

He was a Whig in his political allegiance, and in religious matters favored the M. E. Church.
He was the first man in the United States that struck oil in a well in 1828, there being another man in Kentucky who struck oil in 1829.

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General Notes: Wife - Hannah Nye

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from Wayne Twp, Lawrence Co, PA

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 285.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 813, 357.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 813.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 286.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 285, 293.

6 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 293.

7 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 814.

8 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 651.