Sophronia Matthews

born: 7 Dec 1833, Shelby Co.,Indiana
died: 8 Aug 1865, South English,Keokuk Co.,Iowa
occu: teacher
spouse: William F. MCCARTNEY
marr: 8 Aug 1855, Keokuk Co.,Iowa
born: Mar 1830, Indiana
died: Aft 1900
occu: engineer
Children:
Albert E. McCartney
Ella L. McCartney
Mary Emma McCartney

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------Joel MATTHEWS (1755, (probably) Virginia - 1834, OH)
                      |
           |---------James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
           |          |
           |          |--------Patty (1757, (probably) Virginia - )
           |
  |------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Margaret REED (1784 - 1824, Ohio)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------
  |
Sophronia MATTHEWS (1833, Indiana - 1865, Iowa)
  |
  |                   |--------Lewis MORGAN (1727, Pennsylvania - 1814, Kentucky)
  |                   |
  |        |---------Adonijah MORGAN (1755, VA - 1827, Indiana)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------Christine Ann WHITE (1726, Pennsylvania - 1816, Kentucky)
  |        |
  |------Jane Chlo MORGAN (1807, Kentucky - 1837, Indiana)
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------Isabelle Jean MCMAHON (1765, Scotland - 1829, Indiana)
                      |
                      |--------
Shortly after 1853, Sophronia taught the South English school. It was held in the log cabin home of Mercy Fasold. ``Aunt Mercy'' would take her baby and stay at the neighbors during school hours. For this she got her fuel and tuition for her three children.

After the death of Sophronia, her children Albert, Ella, and Emma are listed with their grandfather TQ Matthews in the 1870 census in S. English.

We guessed that Sophronia is possibly buried in South English. There is just one lot between Ruth Scott and Louisa Black, but in the Cemetery Index, that in-between lot is called ``Cook's plot''.

Sources for this individual: @S366@ @S405@ @S146@ @S1153@

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