DESCENDANTS OF JOHN MATHERS I
CIRCA 1760-2000
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This family genealogy shows, principally, the direct descendants of John Mathers and Jane McKeever who were from Londonderry County, Ulster, North Ireland, and came to the United States about the year 1794 with their twelve year old son, James. John Mathers and his family landed in Chester, Pennsylvania, which at the time was a port and had docks serving Philadelphia. Other Mathers's, presumably relatives, had lived there since 1743. Other children may have accompanied them, but it is certain that most of the remainder of their children were born in the United States. After living in the Chester area for a period of less than 10 years, the family moved to Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and settled west of Wellsboro, near Ansonia. Land was bought from the Wharton Land holders of Philadelphia and the family engaged in farming. Later they erected a small saw mill and were involved in the milling business. James left the family shortly after the move to Tioga, married Mary Walton of Bucks County, PA (near Philadelphia) and established his family in the Luzerne County area (northeastern PA), also pursuing the milling business.
Research on this genealogy was done by Mr. Howard Mathers, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania; Mr. Harry Mathers I, Lockport, IL, and Mrs. James Benjamin (Marilyn Mathers), Indianapolis, IN. Some sections were completed by Mr. Harry Mathers I shortly before his death. It was originally compiled by Mrs. James Benjamin of Indianapolis, Indiana about 1963.
This was dedicated to Mr. Harry Mathers I, 1902-1963, who lost his battle for life Dec. 14, 1963, shortly before completion of this work.
The following shows the family structure for the first six generations, counting that of John I. The youngest children of the family are currently in the ninth generation. For security reasons only data on the first six generations are listed for internet posting. Those interested in available data for subsequent generations, and anyone who can fill in dates or provide further information should contact Bill by E-Mail below or by telephone 610-258-8484.
Submitted by William G. Mathers E-Mail
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OUR MATHERS FAMILY TREE
1..John Mathers I b: 1750-1760/ Londonderry Co., Ulster, Ireland d: PA m: Jane McKeever, Ireland b: Ireland d: PA
2..Charles Mathers (deceased)
2..James Mathers b:1782/ Ireland, d: 1843/ PA m: Mary Walton/PA b:1792 d:1843/PA
3..Charles Mathers b: 1812 d:1880 m: Sirenda Raub b: 1814 d: 1886
4..Andrew Raub Mathers d:1901
4..Francis Marion Mathers (deceased)
4..Elisha Corey Mathers d: 1917
4..Samuel Fell Mathers b: 1830 d:1855
4..James Orlando Mathers b: 1839/PA d:1894/PA m:Emma George 1869 b:1851 D:1926/NY bur:PA
5..Jesse Sirenda Mathers b:1870/PA d:1923/PA m:William Agnew 1909
5..Charles H. Mathers b:1873/PA d:1938/PA m:Majorie Hahn 1906 b:1883/NY d:1958/PA
6..Alice Elizabeth Mathers b:1907/PA d:1999/PA m:Theron Lamoreux 1928 b:1906 d:1976
6..Marjorie Mathers b:Living/NC m:Harold E. Seiple1939 b:1917 d:1987
5..Howard G. Mathers b:1881/PA d:1954/PA m: Ella Mae Montross /NY b:1885/PA d:1962/PA
6..Clyde S. Mathers b:1906/PA d:1979/PA m:Beula Hendershot b:1909/PA d:1975/PA
6..James Orlando Mathers b:1909/PA d:/NY m:Nelda Eagan b:/PA d:/NY
6..Harold Mathers b:1910/PA d:/CN m:Doris Rippon b:/PA d:/CN
6.. George Mathers b:1913/PA d:1939/PA killed in coal mine accident
6..Marshall Mathers b:/PA Living m: Clara Schwartz b:/PA Living
5..Pearl May Mathers b:1884/PA d:/FL m:Llewellyn Gay b: d:/FL
6..Charles Gay b:1906/PA d:/FL m:
6..Emma Gay b:1914/NY d: m: Harold Zenger b: d:/NY
5..Frank Mathers b:abt 1889/PA d: age 4/PA diphtheria
5..Alice (stillborn)
4..Charles Mathers b:1846/PA d:1846/PA twin
4..Sterling Mathers b:1846/PA d:1857/PA twin
4..Daniel F. Mathers b:1847/PA d:1848/PA
4.. Gaylord Judson Mathers b:1857/PA d:1917
3..John Mathers b:1813 d:1890 m:Ann Stroh b:1820 d:1890
4..William P. Mathers b:1841 d:1911
4..Samantha Mathers b:1843 d:1929 m:Jabez Jackson b: d:
4..James H. Mathers b:1845 d:1847
4..Mary Mathers b:1848 d:1927
4..John D. Mathers b:1851 d:1854
4..Charles Mathers b:1853 d:1907
4..Martha Louise Mathers b1856 d:1928 m:George A. Boughton b:1854 d:1923
4..Ziba Mathers b:1858 d:1888
4..Frank Mathers b:1863 d:1902
4:Stella Mathers b:1866 d:1941
3..Jane Mathers b: d: m:Thomas Haynes b: d:
3..Solomon Mathers b: d:
3..Emily Mathers b:1823 d:1904
3..Mary Mathers b:1823 d:1883 m:George Courtwright b:1818 d:1903
3..Ziba Mathers b:1825 d:1898 m:Alvira Blakeslee 1849 b:1830 d:1889
4..Isabel Mathers b:1850 d:1915 m:Charles Learn b:1847 d:1926
5..Henry Learn b: d:abt 1922
5..George Learn b: d:
5..Nona b: d: m:Dr.____Richards
4..James Mathers b:1851 d:1926 m:Lucy Avery b:1864 d:1950
5..Pearl Mathers b:1883 d:1937 m:Charles Norwood b: d:
5..Homer Ray Mathers b:1885 d:
5..Bessie Mathers b:1886 d:
5..Emma Mathers b:1888 d: m:Fred Evans b:1870 d:1952
5..Gertrude Mathers b:1889 d: m:Arthur Stone b: d:
5.. Albert Mathers b:1891 d: m:Gertrude Bishop b: d:
5.. Bruce Mathers b:1893 d:1960 m: Mary Miller b: d: m: Ann Fedorchak b:1912 d:
5..Esther Mathers b:1895 d: m:Thomas Rees b:1880 d:1947
5..Charles Mathers b:1903 d: m:Lillian Wegelin b: d:
4..Libby Mathers b:1852 d:1932 m:Jeff Fuller b:1849 d:1933 m:Edgar Hudson b: d:
5..Nettie Fuller b: d:age 13
4..Jerome Mathers b:1856 d:1930 m:Addie Dodson b:1859 d:1958
5..Nellie Mathers b:1881 d:1898
5..Ziba Mathers b:1884 d: m:Maud (unknown) b: d:
6..Margaret Mathers b: d: m: E.R. Miller b: d:
5..Frank Mathers I b:1886 d: m:Bertha Crawford b:1887 d:1943 m:Myrtle Kratzer b: d:
6..Frank Mathers II b:1910 d: m:Charlotte Morgan b:1908 d:
6..Wm. Richard Mathers b:1912 d: m:Eliza Heltzel b:1915 d:
6..Walter Mathers b:1913 d:
6..Ruth Elizabeth b:1915 d: m:John Nyland b: d:
6..Robert K. Mathers b:1923 m:Mary Thersin
6..David W. Mathers b:1930 m:Betty Bottons
5..Fred Mathers b: 1891 d: m:Jennie Jones b:1893 d:1944
4..Emma Mathers b:1857 d:1940 m:Albert Crewell b: d:1901
5..daughter b: d:age 6
4..John Mathers b:1858 d:1909 m:Rose Whitney 1878 b:1859 d:1922
5..Grace Mathers b:1879 d:1923 m:Arthur Ransom b:1879 d:1959
6..Mabel Ransom b:1905 d:1922
6..Arthur Ransom b:1908 d: m:Edna Andre
6..Margurite Ransom b: 1909 d:1910
6..Frances Ransom b:1910 d:1912
6..Chester Ransom b:1912 d: m:Evelyn Rudy
6..Daniel Ransom b:1915 d: m:Mary Gilpin
6..Robert Ransom b: 1918 d:1918
6..Marjorie Ransom b:1921 d: m:George Brennen
5..Vira Mathers b:1881 d:1901
5..Minnie Mathers b:1883 d:1960 m:Harry Coolbaugh b:1882 d:1950
6..Ruth Coolbaugh b:1912 d: m:Wm. Thomas b:1913 d
5..Mary Mathers b:1886 d:1886
5..Howard Mathers b:1889 d: m:Ruth Alpaugh b:1892 d
6..Helen Mathers b:1914 d: m:Simone Clark b:1909 d:
6..Doris Mathers b:1919 d:
6..Jane Mathers b:1926 d: m:Sheldon Patton b:1924
6..Carol Mathers b:1933 m:Lewis Compton
4..Benjamin Mathers b:1860 d:1902 m: Nellie (unknown)
5..Blair Mathers b: d:
5..Helen Mathers b: d: m:___ McCarthy
5..Grace Mathers b: d:
4..Elisha Corey Mathers b:1865 d:1928 m:Parma C. Clark b:1866 d:1935
5..Lewis Clark Mathers b:1867 d:1946 m:Eva Carlin b: d:
6..John Mathers (A) b: d:
5..Edith Belle Mathers b:1869 d: m:Chas. Goss b: d:
6..Eleanor Goss b:1908 m:Eric Roberts
6..Willa Goss b:1910 m:Wm. Allison I
6..Robert Goss b:1920 m:Margaret Ronson
5..Archie Lee Mathers b:1891 d:1950 m:Margaret Luan m: Lela ____
6..Parma Mathers b:1908 m: Ed Lutz
6..Ruth Mathers b:1910 d: 1918
5..Harry Mathers I b:1902 d:1963 m: Ruth E. States 1928 b:1901
6..Jay Mathers b:1933 d: 1933
6..Another son and two daughters were born after 1929.
5..Ralph Corey Mathers b:1911 d:1938 m:Leone Daly
6..Two daughters were born after 1932.
4..Louise Mathers b:1886 d: 1908 m: Stanley Shaver d:1914
6..Harold Mathers
6..Helen Mathers m:___ Veitch
4..Sterling Mathers b:1867 d:1926
Moved to Michigan early in his life and married a girl from Michigan. No records were available.
2..William Mathers
2..Robert Mathers
2..John Mathers II b:1790 d:1871 m: Elizabeth Jane Beecher b:1806 d:1887
3..Sarah Jane Mathers b: d: m: Charles Herrington b:1821 d:1908
4..Charles Herrington II b:1854 d:1880
3..William T. Mathers b:1832 d:1903 m: Mary Rose Merick b: 1831 d:1901
4..George Beecher Mathers b:1857 d:1915 m:
4..William John Mathers b: d: m:
4..Horace Main Mathers b: d: m:
4..Mary Beulah b:1855 d:1944 m:
3..Mary Chlorinda b: d: m: Dr. Luther Johnson b: 1833 d:1896
4..Mary C. Johnson b:1964 d:1909 m:
3..Happylonia Mathers b:1836 d:1883 m: H. H. Gibson b: d:
3..Emily B. Mathers b: d: m: George Sullivan b: d:
3..Helen Mathers b: d: m: Lewis Tomkins b: d:
3..Abigail B. Mathers b:1843 d:1931 m:
3..John Mathers III b: d: m:Moved to New Orleans
3..Phoebe Mathers b: 1846 d:1879 m: B. F. Werline b: d:
3..Charles Coolidge Mathers b:1846 d:1894 m:Mary Bryden b: d:
4..George R. Mathers b:1877 d:1953 m:Lou Landrous (?) b: 1877 d:1960
3..Marion H. Mathers b:1849 d: 1872 m:
2..Jane Mathers b: d: m: Gaylord Judd b: d:
2..Eliza Mathers b: d: m: Benjamin Gitchell b: d:
2..Rebaccah Mathers b: d: m: Frank Wetherbee b: d:
2..(daughter) b: d: m: Daniel Kelsey
Code: (A) adopted
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
John Mathers I
John was born in Londonderry County, North Ireland, about 1755-1760, and married Jane McKeever in Ireland. He immigrated with his family to Chester County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia about 1794. He entered into contract with Thomas Eachus, merchant at Wagontown, Chester Co., PA, between 1794 and 1807. He moved his family to Tioga Co., PA, between 1800 and 1810 and settled in Broughton Hollow, about five miles west of Wellsboro, PA. Later they moved about a mile west of Wellsboro where he lived the remainder of his life on the homestead farm. Search of court house and library records as well as cemetery records in Wellsboro as well as cemetery searching in West Branch and Ansonia failed to reveal accurate birth and death dates. This search was made in 1963 and further investigation around Broughton Hollow might prove useful. Children of John and Jane were Charles, James, William, Robert, John, Jane, Eliza, Mary and Rebeccah.
James Mathers 1782-1843
James was born in Londonderry County, North Ireland, and came the USA with his parents, John Mathers I and Jane McKeever, at the age of twelve. He lived in Chester Co. near Philadelphia with his family for awhile and moved with them to Wellsboro, Tioga Co., where they settled. He later moved back near Philadelphia where he married Mary Walton (1792-1843) about 1810 or 1811. They moved to Mill Hollow (currently Luzerne) in Luzerne County, northeastern PA, and engaged in the manufacture of paper. Burial is assumed to be at the Forty-Fort, PA, cemetery, but the grave location has not been determined (1963). In 1972 a major flood of the nearby Susquehanna river caused by the effects of Hurricane Agnes destroyed much of the cemetery and there is little chance his grave site will ever be found. Their children were Charles, John, Jane, Solomon, Mary, Emily, and Ziba.
Ziba Mathers 1825-1898
The son of James Mathers and Mary Walton, Ziba was born in the Borough of Luzerne, Luzerne Co., PA. He married Alvira Blakeslee (1830-1889) in 1849. He learned the Millers and Millwrights trades from his father and older brothers. He resided in the vicinity of Luzerne most of his life operating a grist mill at Huntsville and at the outlet of Harvey's Lake. He lived at Beaumont for a time and upon retiring, built a home at Idetown. He is buried in the Idetown cemetery near Dallas. Their children were Isabel, James, Libby, Jerome, Emma, John, Ben, Elisha Corey, Louise, and Sterling.
James Mathers 1851-1926
James was born in the Borough of Luzerne, Luzerne Co., northeast PA, and married Lucy Avery (1860-1945) who was a native of Bloomsburg, PA. He engaged in the Millwright and Carpenter trades in the vicinity of the Wyoming Valley most of his life. He later moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he was employed by the American Machine and Foundry Co. He is buried in Idetown, PA, cemetery. Their children were Pearl, Bessie, Ray(Homer), Emma, Gertrude, Albert, Bruce, Esther, and Charles.
Jerome Mathers 1856-1930
Jerome was born in the Borough of Luzerne, Luzerne Co., northeast PA, and married Addie Dodson (1859-1957). He worked in the Berwick shops of American Car and Foundry Co., and acted as caretaker for a group of cottages in the Pocono Mountains. He is buried in the Idetown cemetery. Their children were Ziba, Frank, Nellie and Fred.
John Mathers 1858-1909
John was born in Centermoreland, Luzerne Co., northeast PA, and was married to Rose Whitney (1859-1922) in 1878 by Nathan Whitney, father of the bride. He was taught the Millers trade by his father and operated a grist mill at Hunlocks Creek, PA. This burned in 1892. He entered the University of Pennsylvania and studied Dentistry. Upon completion of his studies, he established a lucrative practice in Forty Fort, PA, where he became a councilman and mayor. He was also a member of the Masonic order and the Knights Templar. John met with an accidental death in 1909. Their children were Grace, Vira, Minnie, Mary, and Howard.
Benjamin Mathers 1860-1902
Ben was born at Huntsville, PA. He married Nellie (?) from Canada. He operated a newspaper agency and insurance business in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he was also a policeman for a period of time. He is buried in the Idetown Cemetery. Their children were Blair, Helen and Grace.
Elisha Corey Mathers 1868-1928
Elisha was born at Huntsville, PA, Luzerne Co., near the town of Luzerne. As a young man he entered into apprenticeship and learned the wire drawer trade at the Hazard Wire Rope Works at Wilkes-Barre, PA. He completed the training, but did not pursue the trade. About 1892 he moved to the outlet of Harvey's Lake where he started in the milling business, learning the Millers trade from his father. About 1896 he moved to Beaumont, PA, where he married Parma Clark, daughter of John M. Clark, a Civil War veteran and a direct descendent of Philomen D. Clark, an early settler of Beaumont and Plaines, PA. He then operated mills at Beaumont, PA; Buttermilk Falls, PA; Webster, SD; Minneapolis, MN; Lockport, IL; New Prague, MN; and Peoria, IL He returned to the outlet at Harvey's Lake in 1913. He rented the mill near Dallas, PA, where he learned his trade and operated as the Outlet Milling Co. In the fall of 1922 he returned to Lockport, IL, and worked for the Illinois Steel Co. until his death in 1928. Burial is at the Lockport, IL, city cemetery where his wife and two sons are also interred. Their children were Lewis, Archie, Edith, Harry, and Ralph.
Sterling Mathers 1867-1926
Sterling was born at Huntsville, PA, and moved to Michigan early in life where he married a girl from Michigan. He followed the Butcher's trade. He worked as supervisor at Swift's and Armour's stockyards in Chicago, IL.
Homer Ray Mather*1885-(?)
Homer was born in Luzerne Co., northeast PA, and worked in Wilkes-Barre for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. as a stenographer in about 1901 and 1902. He went to Philadelphia in 1906, married Carie Landis, and entered the Temple University Medical School. He graduated as a medical doctor in 1913 and went on to N.Y. Post Graduate hospital, specializing in the treatment of the eye, nose, and throat. His early practice was established in Derry, PA. In 1918 he settled in Latrobe, western PA, where he continued his practice. In 1920 he married Mary McWerter Dill. He retired in 1953. Homer, Jr. was the only child from his first marriage. The children from his second marriage were Robert Wayne, and Jane Louise.
Albert Mather* 1891-(?)
Albert was born in Luzerne County, PA, and engaged in the electrical contracting business in Brooklyn, NY prior to World War I. He later studied for the Methodist ministry at Drew University, Madison, NJ. He ministered in various churches in NY state, and also did some prison ministry. He married Gertrude Bishop. Retirement was in 1959.
Bruce Mathers 1893-1960
Born in Luzerne Co., PA, Bruce, early in life, moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he learned the machinist trade with American Machine and Foundry Co. He became shop foreman and production manager for the Lidgewood Mfg. Co. He also followed construction work as superintendent of various construction companies. Bruce married Mary Miller who died in 1947. Their children were Bruce, Elizabeth, Ruth and Norwood. His second marriage was to Ann Fedorchak, born in 1912. Carol was the only child of the second marriage. Before retirement he returned to Idetown and remained there until his retirement and death. Burial is in the Idetown cemetery.
Charles Mather*1903-(?)
Charles was born in Luzerne Co., PA, and moved to Brooklyn at an early age where he worked for the Fire Insurance companies and Underwriting offices in New York for 16 years. He later entered the ship building and became a ship fitter and boilermaker at which occupation he was still engaged in the mid '60's. He married Lillian Wegelin, born 1903, and they had one child, Lillian.
Frank Mathers I (1886-(?)
Frank was born in Luzerne Co., PA, where he engaged in carpentry and general building contracting around Trucksville until his retirement in 1953. He married Bertha Crawford (1887-1943), a native of Berwick, PA. Their children were Frank II, William Richard, Ruth Elizabeth, Robert K., David W., and Walter. Myrtle Kratzer, an ordained minister in the Free Methodist church, became his second wife. They had no children.
Grace Mathers Ransom 1879-1923
Grace graduated from Forty Fort High School in 1898 and taught in elementary schools of Forty Fort for three years before marrying Arthur Ransom. They resided in Harrisburg, PA, until their deaths. Their children were Mabel, Arthur, Margurite, Frances, Chester, Daniel, Robert, and Majorie. Grace and Arthur were buried in the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown, PA.
Vira Mathers 1881-1901
Vira graduated from Forty-Fort High School in 1900. She contracted Typhoid Fever and was sick for five months until her death on July 31, 1901. She was buried in Idetown Cemetery (Dallas Road).
Minnie Mathers Coolbaugh 1883-1960
Minnie graduated from Forty-Fort High School in 1902 and East Stroudsburg Teachers College in 1904. She taught school in Jackson Township where she met and married Harry Coolbaugh, born in Jackson Township, PA. He was employed by the Wilkes-Barre transit Co. for thirty-five years. Both were buried in Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas, PA. Their only child is Ruth.
Howard Mathers 1889-(?)
Howard was born in Huntsville, PA, and graduated from Forty Fort High School in 1907. He worked as a draftsman, and lumber and building estimator. From 1909-1915 he was an Old Time baseball pitcher. He is a former city councilman of Forty Fort, PA, and a member of the Masonic order. In Nov. 20, 1913 he married Ruth Alpaugh, who graduated from Wyoming High School, Wyoming, PA. He retired in 1959. Their children are Helen, Doris, Jane and Carol.
Edith Belle Mathers Goss 1889-(?)
She attended Lockport High School, Lockport, IL, and married Charles Goss. Lockport has been their residence since their marriage. Their children are Eleanor, Willa, and Robert.
Lewis Clark Mathers 1887-1946
Lewis was born in Buttermilk Falls(currently known as Falls, in Wyoming Co.), PA, and moved to Webster, SD, with his parents. He attended schools in Minneapolis, MN, Webster, SD, and Lockport, IL. He worked in flour mills at Lockport and was also employed in electric street cars. After returning to Minneapolis he learned the wholesale fruit and produce business and married Eva Carlin in 1911. He managed wholesale fruit and produce businesses in Hibbing, MN. He moved to Fergus Falls, MN, where he managed a fruit company until his death. He is buried in a cemetery on the south side of Minneapolis, MN. They adopted a son, John.
Archie Lee Mathers 1891-1950
Archie was born in Beaumont, Wyoming Co., PA, and moved to Webster, SD, with his parents about 1900. He also lived in Minneapolis, MN, and Lockport, IL, where he went to high school, as his parents moved for business reasons. He married Margaret Laun at Lockport in 1908 and worked at the building of Dellwood Park, learning the cement finishers trade which he pursued later at the Chicago stock yards. About 1910 he learned the flour milling trade from his father at Davenport, IA. He worked at Minneapolis, Kansas and Enid, Oklahoma. In Kansas, about 1916, he was a member of Isus Temple A.A.N.O.M.S. He was remarried in Enid to Lela (unknown) and worked as night superintendent for Pillsbury Mills. Upon retirement, he moved to Long Beach, CA, where he died in 1950. He is buried at Lockport City Cemetery, Lockport, IL. Children of the first marriage are Parma and Ruth.
Harry John Mathers I 1902-1963
Harry was born in Webster, SD, and attended schools in New Prague, MN, Peoria, IL, and Outlet at Harvey's Lake, PA. He graduated from Lake Township High School in 1918, and attended Wharton School of Finance and Accounts at Wilkes-Barre, PA. He taught country school at Outlet in PA. He moved to Lockport, IL, where he married Ruth E. States in 1928. She was the daughter of John States, a farmer at Elwood, IL. Harry was engaged in general insurance and casualty business. He was employed by Illinois Steel Co. and American Steel and Wire Co. of Joliet, Il., for 39 years, retiring on disability in 1962. He served as a profit forecaster and Budgetary Central Accountant for management, He was treasurer for the city of Lockport and president of the Taft school board, as well as owner and operator of extensive farmlands in Wheatland Twp., IL, and secretary of State's Farm's Inc. Harry was also a member of Will County Farm Bureau, Illinois Society of Farm Managers, the Methodist Church, Medinah Temple of Chicago, IL, and A.A.O.N.M.S. Their children are Kathleen, Jay, Marilyn, and Harry. His burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery at Elwood, IL.
Ralph Corey Mathers 1911-1938
Ralph was born in New Prague, MN, and moved to the outlet of Harvey's Lake in 1914 with his parents and family. He attended the Outlet and Laketon schools before moving to Lockport, IL, in 1922 where he graduated from Lockport High School. He was employed by the Texas Empire Pipeline Co. as a gauger. Ralph was also engaged in the insurance business and was treasurer of the city of Lockport. He suffered a serious injury from a fall in 1936 which indirectly contributed to his death. He was married to Leone F. Daly and they had two children, Ardith and Marjorie. He was buried with his parents in the Lockport City Cemetery.
*The name Mathers changed to Mather early in life