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Seth Matthews

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Seth Matthews

Birth
Death
24 Jan 1912 (aged 79–80)
Burial
Brooklyn, Morgan County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 128 W, #3
Memorial ID
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Civil War Mason
MATTHEWS Seth 1st Lt. 1 Ind. Heavy Artillery Civil Brown
Matthews First Name: Seth Name: Date of Death: 01/24/1912 Birth Date: 00/00/1832 Spouse: Ann Stewart Survived By: Other: Age 80. Son of Judge Hiram D. and Louisa Stafford Matthews. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21 Ind. Masonic emblem at grave. Married on Dec. 30, 1869 in Morgan Co., Ind. Father of Maude and Morton. [From the Mooresville Guide for Sept. 20, 1895: "Seth Matthews, a farmer and old resident of this vicinity, is missing since last Saturday and some fear foul play. Before he was married, he disappeared for 6 years, and some think he has done it again. He leaves a wife and 2 children, a boy and a girl."] [Martinsville Republican, Oct. 17, 1895: "From Brooklyn -- Seth Matthews returned home Monday. His mind seems to have left him, and he remembers waking up on the river bank near St. Louis, Missouri."] [Moooresville Guide, Oct. 18, 1895: "Found: Seth Matthews, who disappeared 4 weeks ago, was found and brought back home, He was found in East St. Louis, Illinois."] [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for Sept. 16, 1895: "Seth Matthews disappeared Saturday night and has not been found." Same Diary, Oct. 14, 1895: "Seth Matthews came home this morning having been gone 28 days. He knows nothing that took place during that time."] Cemetery: Brooklyn Obituary Source: Source Information: Cemetery index/Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans
Civil War Mason
MATTHEWS Seth 1st Lt. 1 Ind. Heavy Artillery Civil Brown
Matthews First Name: Seth Name: Date of Death: 01/24/1912 Birth Date: 00/00/1832 Spouse: Ann Stewart Survived By: Other: Age 80. Son of Judge Hiram D. and Louisa Stafford Matthews. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21 Ind. Masonic emblem at grave. Married on Dec. 30, 1869 in Morgan Co., Ind. Father of Maude and Morton. [From the Mooresville Guide for Sept. 20, 1895: "Seth Matthews, a farmer and old resident of this vicinity, is missing since last Saturday and some fear foul play. Before he was married, he disappeared for 6 years, and some think he has done it again. He leaves a wife and 2 children, a boy and a girl."] [Martinsville Republican, Oct. 17, 1895: "From Brooklyn -- Seth Matthews returned home Monday. His mind seems to have left him, and he remembers waking up on the river bank near St. Louis, Missouri."] [Moooresville Guide, Oct. 18, 1895: "Found: Seth Matthews, who disappeared 4 weeks ago, was found and brought back home, He was found in East St. Louis, Illinois."] [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for Sept. 16, 1895: "Seth Matthews disappeared Saturday night and has not been found." Same Diary, Oct. 14, 1895: "Seth Matthews came home this morning having been gone 28 days. He knows nothing that took place during that time."] Cemetery: Brooklyn Obituary Source: Source Information: Cemetery index/Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans


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