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Benjamin Franklin Mathews

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Benjamin Franklin Mathews

Birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
18 Aug 1888 (aged 69)
Devil Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Son of Thomas and Jane(McDavid)Mathews.
Husband to Mahala A.(Williams) 1866,
Married to Temperence(Weeks) Marion,Alabama.

Picture and information from San Bernardino Mary Lewis Collection.

From Chatanooga, TN, He came west with the Mississippi Mormons, the group arrived in Salt Lake in 1847. In 1850 he came to California and kept a hotel between Sacramento and Auburn. On March 30, 1852 Mathews arrived in San Bernardino. He was a teamster, miller, Justice of the Peace and sheriff, winning the election of September 1863 for sheriff. The first sheriff to die (from an accident in 1888 in Devil's Canyon). He was liked and considered to be very brave and honest.
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Father of with Mahala;
Robert Lee Mathews(1868-1923)
John David Mathews(1870-1944)
Reuben Alexander Mathews(1872-1937)
William Jesse Mathews(1876-1876)
Anna L.Mathews Robinson(1878-1917)
Alma Ethel Bloom Rundall(1885-)

Father of with Temperance;
Sarah Jane Mathews Robey Hewitt(1840-1934)
Mary Elizabeth Mathews Allen(1842-1912)
Sallie E.Mathews Sparks(1845-1887)
Thomas Jeptha Mathews(1847-1904)
Celeta Adeline Mathews(Ormsby Baker(1849-1918)
Elvina Mathews(1851-1860)
Ellen Martha(
Son of Thomas and Jane(McDavid)Mathews.
Husband to Mahala A.(Williams) 1866,
Married to Temperence(Weeks) Marion,Alabama.

Picture and information from San Bernardino Mary Lewis Collection.

From Chatanooga, TN, He came west with the Mississippi Mormons, the group arrived in Salt Lake in 1847. In 1850 he came to California and kept a hotel between Sacramento and Auburn. On March 30, 1852 Mathews arrived in San Bernardino. He was a teamster, miller, Justice of the Peace and sheriff, winning the election of September 1863 for sheriff. The first sheriff to die (from an accident in 1888 in Devil's Canyon). He was liked and considered to be very brave and honest.
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Father of with Mahala;
Robert Lee Mathews(1868-1923)
John David Mathews(1870-1944)
Reuben Alexander Mathews(1872-1937)
William Jesse Mathews(1876-1876)
Anna L.Mathews Robinson(1878-1917)
Alma Ethel Bloom Rundall(1885-)

Father of with Temperance;
Sarah Jane Mathews Robey Hewitt(1840-1934)
Mary Elizabeth Mathews Allen(1842-1912)
Sallie E.Mathews Sparks(1845-1887)
Thomas Jeptha Mathews(1847-1904)
Celeta Adeline Mathews(Ormsby Baker(1849-1918)
Elvina Mathews(1851-1860)
Ellen Martha(

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San Bernardino Pioneer plaque

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