Descendants of William Mathews (1795-1868)

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM¹ MATHEWS was born in 1795 or 1796 in Pennsylvania or Ireland, and died November 1868 in Brown County, OH.  He married ELIZABETH D. EVANS Abt. 1821.  She was born 1799 in Mason County, KY, and died Aft. 1868 in Brown County, OH or Mason County, KY.

Children of WILLIAM MATHEWS and ELIZABETH EVANS are:

                   i.    ELIZABETH² MATHEWS, b. Bet. 1827 - 1837, Ohio; d. Aft. 1917, Pueblo, CO; m. GEORGE PARKER.

                  ii.    GIRL MATHEWS, m. MR. CUMBERLAND.

2.              iii.    GEORGE E MATHEWS, b. 1823, Ohio.

3.              iv.    WILLIAM B. MATHEWS, b. January 12, 1837, Ohio; d. April 28, 1917, Mason County, Kentucky.

4.               v.    PHILENA L. MATHEWS, b. 1840, OH; d. Aft. 1917, Illinois or North Platte, Nebraska.

 Generation No. 2

2.  GEORGE E² MATHEWS (WILLIAM¹) was born 1823 in Ohio.  He married ASENA Abt. 1845.  She was born 1825 in Ohio.

 Children of GEORGE MATHEWS and ASENA are:

                   i.    MARY E³ MATHEWS, b. 1847, Brown County, OH.

                  ii.    ALMIRA MATHEWS, b. 1848, Brown County, OH.

                 iii.    SARAH A MATHEWS, b. 1850, Brown County, OH.

                 iv.    JULIAN P MATHEWS, b. 1853, Brown County, OH.

 3.  WILLIAM B.² MATHEWS (WILLIAM¹) was born January 12, 1837 in Ohio, and died April 28, 1917 in Mason County, Kentucky.  He married MARGARET SALISBURY 1858 in Ohio, daughter of JOHN SALISBURY and MARY BOWLES.  She was born Abt. 1833 in Brown County, Ohio, and died October 22, 1901 in Maysville, Mason County, OH.

  WILLIAM B. MATHEWS ran a lumber mill in/near Maysville, KY

MARGARET SALISBURY MATHEWS: is buried in Maysville Cemetery, Mason County, OH

 Children of WILLIAM MATHEWS and MARGARET SALISBURY are:

                   i.    JOHN J³ MATHEWS, b. 1859; d. Bef. 1917.

5.               ii.    ELLA LEE MATHEWS, b. December 8, 1860; d. Bef. 1930, Ripley, Ohio.

6.              iii.    WILLIAM BURGESS MATHEWS, b. March 1, 1865, Georgetown, Brown County, OH; d. December 9, 1931, Los Angeles, California.

7.              iv.    CLARENCE MATHEWS, b. October 23, 1867, Maysville, KY; d. January 6, 1958, Maysville, KY.

 4.  PHILENA L.² MATHEWS (WILLIAM¹) was born 1840 in OH, and died Aft. 1917 in Illinois or North Platte, Nebraska.  She married WILLIAM N. SALISBURY, son of JOHN SALISBURY and MARY BOWLES.  He was born March 3, 1835 in Pleasant Township, Brown County, OH, and died August 1902 in IL.

 Children of PHILENA MATHEWS and WILLIAM SALISBURY are:

                   i.    EDWIN³ SALISBURY, b. 1860.

                  ii.    ADA SALISBURY, b. 1862.

                 iii.    WILLIAM SALISBURY, b. 1867.

                 iv.    MARY SALISBURY, b. 1870.

                                                                         Generation No. 3

5.  ELLA LEE³ MATHEWS (WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born December 8, 1860, and died Bef. 1930 in Ripley, Ohio.  She married JAMES C. NEWCOMB January 18, 1882 in Brown County, OH, son of JAMES NEWCOMB and NANCY MANNON.  He was born March 12, 1851 in Dover, Mason County, KY, and died Bet. 1930 - 1943.

Children of ELLA MATHEWS and JAMES NEWCOMB are:

                   i.    MARGARET⁴ NEWCOMB, b. September 9, 1883; d. August 5, 1884.

                  ii.    JAMES BURGESS NEWCOMB, b. March 2, 1885, Ripley, Ohio; d. January 4, 1961, Indianapolis, IN; m. CLARA "TAT" BROOKS, July 2, 1910; b. Columbus, Ohio; d. Aft. 1961. No children were born to this family.

8.              iii.    ROBERT LEE NEWCOMB, b. November 10, 1886, Ripley, Ohio; d. April 13, 1943, Portland, Oregon.

9.              iv.    MARY LOUISE NEWCOMB, b. August 26, 1889; d. January 4, 1972, Ripley, Brown County, OH.

                  v.    WILLIAM DOUGLAS NEWCOMB, b. August 18, 1893, Ripley, Ohio; d. March 25, 1916, Ripley, Brown County, OH.

6.  WILLIAM BURGESS³ MATHEWS (WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born March 1, 1865 in Georgetown, Brown County, OH, and died December 9, 1931 in Los Angeles, California.  He married SUSAN AVERY HAYS January 1, 1891 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN HAYS and FRANCES DICKEY.  She was born November 12, 1868 in Louisville, Kentucky, and died December 23, 1946 in Los Angeles, California.

Children of WILLIAM MATHEWS and SUSAN HAYS are:

10.              i.    MARGARET BARBOUR⁴ MATHEWS, b. December 5, 1891, Los Angeles, California; d. October 1986.

11.             ii.    JOHN HAYS MATHEWS, b. August 12, 1893, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky; d. October 4, 1976, Newport Beach, California.

12.            iii.    WILLIAM WADSWORTH MATHEWS, b. August 20, 1895, Los Angeles, California; d. September 27, 1948, Los Angeles, California.

13.            iv.    SAMUEL SALISBURY MATHEWS, b. February 12, 1897, Los Angeles, California; d. September 1980, Los Angeles, California.

                  v.    CAROLINE KINNAIRD MATHEWS, b. September 16, 1906, Los Angeles, California; d. December 13, 1989, Los Angeles, California; m. (1) JOSEPH ROLLAND KELLY, May 8, 1937, Los Angeles, California; m. (2) RENWICK MCNIECE, Abt. 1980; d. 1983, Los Angeles.

 7.  CLARENCE³ MATHEWS (WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born October 23, 1867 in Maysville, KY, and died January 6, 1958 in Maysville, KY.  He married LUCY ANN WATSON November 16, 1892 in Maysville, KY, daughter of JOHN WATSON and MARIA PEPPER.  She was born October 16, 1869 in Covington, KY, and died January 25, 1960 in Maysville, KY.

 CLARENCE MATHEWS owned and published the Daily Public Ledger from 1915 to 1958. He and Lucy are buried in Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, KY.

 Children of CLARENCE MATHEWS and LUCY WATSON are:

                   i.    JOHN WATSON⁴ MATHEWS, b. 1898; d. May 5, 1961. He was a cashier for RJ Reynolds Co. in Lousville; transferred to Lexington in 1958. Married.

14.             ii.    WILLIAM BURGESS MATHEWS, b. March 30, 1903, Mason County, Kentucky; d. February 21, 1986, Ripley, Brown County, OH.

Generation No. 4

8.  ROBERT LEE⁴ NEWCOMB (ELLA LEE³ MATHEWS, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born November 10, 1886 in Ripley, Ohio, and died April 13, 1943 in Portland, Oregon.  He married NELL SWART October 25, 1917.  She was born in Portland, Oregon.

ROBERT LEE NEWCOMB lived his last 25 years in Portland, OR.. He was engaged in a linoleum  manufacturing business (Cork Floor Products, Co.). His wife died about 10 years before he did.

He left two daughters, Dawn Newcomb and Gail Newcomb Drynan (Mrs. F.A. Drynan of Portland.)

Children of ROBERT NEWCOMB and NELL SWART are:

15.              i.    GAIL ELIZABETH⁵ NEWCOMB, b. January 13, 1919; d. December 8, 1952.

                  ii.    DAWN NEWCOMB, b. January 4, 1923; d. November 1, 1947; m. LESLIE E. PUGH, November 1944.

9.  MARY LOUISE⁴ NEWCOMB (ELLA LEE³ MATHEWS, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born August 26, 1889, and died January 4, 1972 in Ripley, Brown County, OH.  She married WALTER LAIDLAW RUSSELL August 3, 1918.  He was born 1880 in Innerleithen, Scotland, and died May 1934.

WALTER LAIDLAW RUSSELL was President of the Ripley Foundry and Machine Company

Children of MARY NEWCOMB and WALTER RUSSELL are:

                   i.    JAMES NEWCOMB⁵ RUSSELL, b. June 17, 1919; d. November 24, 1990.

                  ii.    NANCY LEE RUSSELL

                 iii.    DONALD RUSSELL

10.  MARGARET BARBOUR⁴ MATHEWS (WILLIAM BURGESS³, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born December 5, 1891 in Los Angeles, California, and died October 1986.  She married LEROY CHARLES ABBOTT December 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California.  He was born June 12, 1890 in Madelia, MN, and died December 19, 1965 in Coronado, CA.

Children of MARGARET MATHEWS and LEROY ABBOTT are:

                   i.    SUE ANN⁵ ABBOTT

                  ii.    MARGARET MITCHELL ABBOTT

11.  JOHN HAYS⁴ MATHEWS (WILLIAM BURGESS³, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born August 12, 1893 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, and died October 4, 1976 in Newport Beach, California.  He married GRACE LOGIE March 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, daughter of WILLIAM LOGIE and ANNOT RINTOUL.  She was born December 15, 1896 in Oakland, California, and died July 16, 2000 in Balboa Island, California.

Children of JOHN MATHEWS and GRACE LOGIE are:

                   i.    JON⁵ MATHEWS.

                  ii.    ANNOT MATHEWS

12.  WILLIAM WADSWORTH⁴ MATHEWS (WILLIAM BURGESS³, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born August 20, 1895 in Los Angeles, California, and died September 27, 1948 in Los Angeles, California.  He married LINA GENEVIEVE PARKER November 26, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, daughter of MORRIS PARKER and OLIVE MCCOURT.  She was born August 22, 1897 in White Oaks, NM, and died December 27, 1983 in Torrance, California.

Children of WILLIAM MATHEWS and LINA PARKER are:

                   i.    WILLIAM BURGESS⁵ MATHEWS,

                  ii.    MORRIS PARKER MATHEWS

13.  SAMUEL SALISBURY⁴ MATHEWS (WILLIAM BURGESS³, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born February 12, 1897 in Los Angeles, California, and died September 1980 in Los Angeles, California.  He married ISABELLA GIVENS July 6, 1929 in Covington, KY.  She was born November 20, 1899 in Lincoln County, KY, and died February 9, 1993 in South Pasadena, California.

Children of SAMUEL MATHEWS and ISABELLA GIVENS are:

                   i.    CAROLINE IRVING⁵ MATHEWS, b. April 26, 1930, Los Angeles, California; d. November 20, 1967, Pasadena, California.

                  ii.    MARGARET DENNY MATHEWS

                 iii.    AMELIA LUCY MATHEWS

14.  WILLIAM BURGESS⁴ MATHEWS (CLARENCE³, WILLIAM B.², WILLIAM¹) was born March 30, 1903 in Mason County, Kentucky, and died February 21, 1986 in Ripley, Brown County, OH.  He married MARY SHRIVER DONALD February 20, 1926 in Newport, Campbell County, KY, daughter of WILLIAM DONALD and CORA SNYDER.  She was born December 25, 1905 in Ripley, Brown County, OH, and died Bet. 1951 - 1986.

WILLIAM BURGESS MATHEWS was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944. He lived and died in Maysville and edited the Daily Public Ledger with wife Mary.

Child of WILLIAM MATHEWS and MARY DONALD is:

                   i.    DONALD⁵ MATHEWS.