Butler Mathews: The birth of Butler in unknown. He was born in Edgerton, Williams County, Ohio. He died of typhoid fever in 1863 and is buried in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska. His parents were John Alexander and Rebecca Mathews. His known siblings are Miriam James that died and is buried in Ohio, Amanda is buried in the North Platte Cemetery, Lincoln County, North Platte, Nebraska, and James, David, and George Alexander are all buried in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska along with their parents and grandparents.
Special Note: Many years ago, while searching for the oldest graves in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska, there were several small flat gravestones found that were all in a line. These were likely the six members of the Mathews family who died from July-December in1863 of typhoid fever. Since these individuals were buried about 160 years ago and are likely the first known burials in Bedford Cemetery, these stones haven't yet been found again in recent years. This is common in old cemeteries when the graves are so old that they have been hard to locate because they have been buried by decades of dirt, sod, grass clippings, lost records, and time. Their burials may be in the areas where other Mathews family members were buried in Plots #43 and # 129.
Butler Mathews: The birth of Butler in unknown. He was born in Edgerton, Williams County, Ohio. He died of typhoid fever in 1863 and is buried in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska. His parents were John Alexander and Rebecca Mathews. His known siblings are Miriam James that died and is buried in Ohio, Amanda is buried in the North Platte Cemetery, Lincoln County, North Platte, Nebraska, and James, David, and George Alexander are all buried in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska along with their parents and grandparents.
Special Note: Many years ago, while searching for the oldest graves in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska, there were several small flat gravestones found that were all in a line. These were likely the six members of the Mathews family who died from July-December in1863 of typhoid fever. Since these individuals were buried about 160 years ago and are likely the first known burials in Bedford Cemetery, these stones haven't yet been found again in recent years. This is common in old cemeteries when the graves are so old that they have been hard to locate because they have been buried by decades of dirt, sod, grass clippings, lost records, and time. Their burials may be in the areas where other Mathews family members were buried in Plots #43 and # 129.
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