Person Page - 1957

     Delphine Elizabeth Mathey was also known as Constance E. Mathey per marriage record. She was born in December 1844 at France.¹ She married Henry H. Alexander in March 1867.¹

     Abraham Mathias married Mary Jane Polling.

     Benjamin K. Mathias was born in 1887. He married Hazel Fern Arnold, daughter of Henry Stitzel Arnold and Hannah A. Senseman. Benjamin K. Mathias died on 3 March 1940. He was buried in March 1940 at Lanark City Cemetery, Lanark, Carroll Co., IL, Findagrave #11577583.

     Blanche A. Mathias was born in January 1887 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Bryant Arthur Mathias was born on 25 June 1882 at Woosung, Ogle Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹ Bryant Arthur Mathias married Della Adams, daughter of Jacob Adams and Amanda Caroline Nettz, circa 1905. Bryant Arthur Mathias lived in 1942 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL. He died on 28 January 1951 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL, at age 68

Newspaper Article - The Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois, Monday, 29 JAN 1951, p.1 (via Ancestry.com):

Find Farmer Dead in Car Here Sunday

Believe Bryant Mathias Had Heart Attack

The body of Bryant A. Mathias, 68, retired Pine Creek township farmer for 30 years, wsa found in his auto at the southeast edge of Dixon Sunday morning.

Local police and Sheriff Charles H. Redebaugh investigated and found that the car ignition was on and theiorized that he probably died of a heart attack. A check with his wife showed he left home about 7:30 a.m. Mr. Mathias evidently bought a Sunday paper and was on his way home at the time of his death.

His wife said he had been taking treatments for a heart ailment. An inquest was held at Buckley-Staples funeral home this morning. He had been residing in Woosung since his retirement.

He is survived by his widow, Della; a son, Pearl, Dixon; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Schrock, Rockford; a brother, George, Dixon; four sisters, Mrs. Ray Brooks, Pine Creek, Mrs. Peter Bovey, Grand Detour, Mrs. Ed Henskie, St. Louis, and Mrs. Virgil O'Dair, Dixon, and two grandchildren.

Services will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the Burkley-Staples funeral home, the Rev. H. E. Trimble of the Christian church officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Coroner Robert Preston told The Telegraph the inquest revealed Mr. Mathias died of coronary thrombosis.
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     Clinton Mathias was born on 15 June 1879.¹ He married Lizzie B. Landes, daughter of Jacob C. Landes and Ellen M. Bergey.¹

     Darlene May Mathias was born on 5 February 1931. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Frederick Mathias and Samantha Faye Perry. Darlene May Mathias died in February 1977.

     Dora-Faye Mathias was born on 3 October 1951 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. She was the daughter of John Stratton Mathias. Dora-Faye Mathias died on 10 July 2016 at Coshocton Co., OH, at age 64.

     Dorothy Althea Mathias was born circa 1911 at Illinois. She was the daughter of Bryant Arthur Mathias and Della Adams. Dorothy Althea Mathias married (?) Lefevre. Dorothy Althea Mathias married Cloide Leroy Schock, son of Samuel Schock and Jane Sellars, on 24 June 1939 at Dubuque Co., IA. Dorothy Althea Mathias lived on 8 April 1940 at Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL.

     Ella Elizabeth Mathias was born on 10 August 1912 at Souderton, Montgomery Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Clinton Mathias and Lizzie B. Landes.¹

     Emma M. Mathias was born in November 1892 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Florence A. Mathias was born circa 1877 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹ Florence A. Mathias married Adam H. Jones on 21 November 1899 at Ogle Co., IL, Adam remarried to Daisy May Green in 1908 at Chicago, and again to Mary J. Evans at Chicago in 1919.

     Frederick Mathias was born in November 1848 at Mecklenberg, Germany.^2,3 He was the son of John Mathias and Maria (?)^1,2 Frederick Mathias married Susan Miller, daughter of Daniel Miller and Mary Lambert, on 6 April 1875 at Ogle Co., IL, Ten children, per Wanger book and 1900 census info -- nine living as of 1900.^1,3 Frederick Mathias lived in 1926 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL.¹ He died on 3 February 1936 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL, at age 87. He was buried in February 1936 at Pine Creek Brethren Cemetery, Pine Creek Twp., Ogle Co., IL, Findagrave #94462895.

     George N. Mathias was born in March 1895 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Jeremiah Frederick Mathias was born on 6 July 1891 at Hocking Hills, Logan Co., OH. He was the son of Abraham Mathias and Mary Jane Polling. Jeremiah Frederick Mathias married Samantha Faye Perry, daughter of James Perry and Mary Catherine Saum, on 14 August 1915. Jeremiah Frederick Mathias died on 8 June 1979 at Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., OH, at age 87.

     John Mathias was born circa 1818 at Mecklenberg, Germany.² He married Maria (?).²

     John Stratton Mathias was born on 9 August 1927 at Whitehall, Franklin Co., OH. He was the son of Jeremiah Frederick Mathias and Samantha Faye Perry.

     Lloyd Mathias was born on 2 June 1903 at Souderton, Montgomery Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Clinton Mathias and Lizzie B. Landes.¹

     Mary Ellen Mathias was born on 18 May 1876 at Ogle Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹ Mary Ellen Mathias married Peter James Bovey, son of William Bovey and Anna Jones, on 21 November 1899 at Ogle Co., IL. Mary Ellen Mathias died on 19 October 1967 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL, at age 91. She was buried in October 1967 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon, Lee Co., IL, Findagrave #95438578.

     Mary Pauline Mathias was born in 1921. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Frederick Mathias and Samantha Faye Perry.

     Mina C. Mathias was born in August 1890 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Pearl Mathias was also known as Pete Arthur Mathias This is the name used in Wilma's first suit for divorce, filed in July 1949. He was born on 1 August 1908. He was the son of Bryant Arthur Mathias and Della Adams. Pearl Mathias married Wilma Burhart on 28 February 1948 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL, Wilma was previously married to Alvin Naffziger in 1939 and had a son, Ronald Eugene Naffziger (1940-1999).

Pearl Mathias and Wilma Burhart were divorced in June 1953 at Lee Co., IL;

Newspaper Article -- the Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, IL, 15 JUN 1953, p.6 (via ancestry.com):

"Dixon Woman Seeks Divorce

A complaint for divorce was filed Saturday in the office of John O. Shaulis, circuit court clerk, by Mrs. Wilma R. Mathias, of 908 Jackson av., charging her husband, Pearl, with excessive use of intoxicating liquors.

An injunction was issued by the court restraining the husband from bothering his wife or her minor chid and from coming on the premises at 908 Jackson av.

In the complaint for divorce, Mrs. Mathias said that they were married on Feb. 28, 1949 in Dixon and lived together until June 12, 1953. There were no children born to this marriage.

She requested that her husband be ordered to pay alimony and attorney's fees and that she be allowed to resume her former name, Wilma R. Naffziger."

NOTE: Wilma previously filed a suit for divorce, via her attorney Albert N. Kennedy, in July, 1949, which states the marriage date was 28 FEB 1948. Apparently there was a reconciliation that lasted the following five years. DLB 2019.


Pearl Mathias died in July 1978 at Dixon, Lee Co., IL, at age 69.

     Robert Mathias was born on 20 September 1923. He was the son of Jeremiah Frederick Mathias and Samantha Faye Perry.

     Robert Mathias was born on 23 March 1906 at Souderton, Montgomery Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Clinton Mathias and Lizzie B. Landes.¹

     Robert Lee Mathias was born in August 1886 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Ruth Mathias was born in September 1899 at Ogle Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Mathias and Susan Miller.¹

     Susannah Mathias was born on 21 May 1825 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married George Washington Price circa 1852.¹ Susannah Mathias died on 19 August 1894 at Fulton Co., PA, at age 69.

     Anna Marie Mathies was born on 16 October 1884 at Germany.¹ She married Henry Ruder. Anna Marie Mathies and Henry Ruder were divorced. Anna Marie Mathies married Otto Triem, son of Jacob Triem and Margarette Ammann, circa 1911 at Will County, IL.¹ Anna Marie Mathies died in July 1977 at Chicago Heights, Cook Co., IL, at age 92 dates per SSDI.

     Rona P. Mathieson was born on 17 August 1913 at Oamaru, New Zealand. She married Ralph William McClure, son of Charles Wirt McClure and Mary Josephine Tobin, on 14 December 1931 at Douglas Co., CO, Rona remarried to Paul Dwight Beery in 1936 and had a daughter, Sallie M. Beery. Rona P. Mathieson died on 21 February 2002 at Harris Co. (probably), TX, at age 88 per SSDI, last residence Houston.

     (?) Mathis married Eileen Moseley, daughter of Adolphus W. Moseley and Adeline Hale, after April 1940.