Willard E MATTHEWS b. 4 May 1878 Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, d. 25 Feb 1945 Concord,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,: Ancestral Grove

1878 - 1945 (66 years)

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Name	Willard E MATTHEWS
Born	4 May 1878	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [4]
	US Federal
		1900 US Census - Henniker NH - Joseph H Matthews.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
Post mortem	Willard Matthews Willard Matthews died Sunday night, Feb 25, at Margaret Pillsbury hospital, Concord, He was born in Henniker May 4, 1878, the son of Joseph and Adeline (Adams) Matthews. He is survived by his wife and nephews. The funeral was held Wednesday Feb 28, at the funeral home of H.L Holmes and Son with Rev. Woodbury S Stowell officiating. Bearers were members of the family. The body was placed in the tomb to await burial in the spring.
		1945 O - Williard Matthews.jpg
Residence	1908	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [2]
	Name: Joseph Morris Matthews Place of Death: Keene NH 305 Main Street, Ward 5 How Long a Resident: [blank] Previous Residence: [blank] Institution: Elliot City Hospital How long aninmate: 1 week Where from: 145 Church St Keene Date of death: Year: 1908, Month: Dec Day: 27 Age: 3 years, [blank] months, 29 days Place of Birth: Keene NH Date of Birth: Year: [blank] Month: [blank] Day: [blank] Sex: M Color: W Single Occuptation: [blank] Cause of death: Lobar Pneumonia Duration: 3 days Contributing cause: La Grippe Duration: 13 days Name of father: Willard Matthews Maiden name of mother: Ella F Morris Birthplace of Father: Henniker NH Birthplace of Mother: Biddeford ME Occupation of Father: Fireman Deceased was wife of: [blank] Deceased was widow of: [blank] Physician: Charles S Walker MD PO: Keene NH Place of interment: Keene NH Date of interment: Dec 30, 1908 Name of cemetery: Woodland Tomb Undertaker: C E Watkins PO Address: Keene NH Physician: F P Claggett Newport NH Place of Interment: Hillsboro NH Date o Interment: Dec 27, 1919 Undertaker: Disi C Newton PO Newport NH
Occupation	Fireman
_FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
Died	25 Feb 1945	Concord,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [3]
Buried	28 Feb 1945 [3]
	? Henniker?
Person ID	96	Matthews/Johnson
Last Modified	19 Oct 2014

Father	Joseph H MATTHEWS, b. 30 Nov 1830, Richmond,,,QUEBEC,CANADA,Shipton , d. 20 Oct 1900, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 69 years)
Mother	Adaline M ADAMS, b. 26 Aug 1840, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, , d. 11 Feb 1920, Keene,,Cheshire,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,son George W Matthews' House (Age 79 years)
Married	26 Aug 1855	Methuen,,Essex,MASSACHUSETTS,USA, [6, 7]
	Date: Aug 26 1855 Name: Joseph H Matthews Adaline M Adams Residence: Methuen Age: 24 [g] 15 [b] Occupation: Farmer Birthplace [g]: Canada [b]: Henniker, NH Parents [g]: Zenas & Ruth [b]: John & Lorinda Adams Marriage # [g]: Second [b]: first Officient: John Davis, Justice of the Peace
		1855 M - Joseph Matthews+Adaline Adams.jpg
		Cogswell - Henniker History p645.jpg
Residence	Between 1856 and 1900	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [8]
Census	21 Jun 1860	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [9]
	w/ Wife Adaline (20) Daughter lizzie A (2) Son Lewis A (9/12 mo) Value of property $3000 Personal estate: $1000 Born in Canada
		1860 US Census - Henniker NH - Joseph Matthews.jpg
Census	1870	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [10]
	with Family: Joseph H - age 39 Adaline M - age 29 Lizzie A - age 12 Louisa A - age 10 John H - age 7 George W - age 6 Herman W - age 3 Grant E - age 2
		1870 US Census - Henniker NH - Matthews.jpg
Census	12 Jun 1880	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [11]
	w/ family: Joseph Matthews age 49 Adaline Matthews age 39 John H Matthews age 17 George W Matthews age 15 Herman W Matthews age 13 Grant E Matthews age 11 Williard E Matthews age 2
		1880 US Census - Henniker NH - Joseph Matthews.jpg
Census	Jun 1900	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, [4]
	w/ family Joseph Matthews (head) age 69 Adaline Matthews (wife) age 59 Willard E Matthews (son) age 22
		1900 US Census - Henniker NH - Joseph H Matthews.jpg (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
_UST	MARRIED
Family ID	899	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ella F MORRIS, b. Biddeford,,York,MAINE,USA,

_UST MARRIED

Children

	1. Joseph Morris MATTHEWS, b. Cal 1905, d. 27 Dec 1908, Keene,,Cheshire,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, (Age 3 years)
	2. Harold W MATTHEWS

Last Modified 27 Feb 2021

Family ID 841 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

2011 Apr
Found in 1880 & 1900 US Census - with parents.
Note that he is the youngest - 10 years younger than the next oldest and 20 years from the oldest!
2011-Mar
Obit from 1945 - from Henniker Historical Society files. There was also one for a Jennie Matthews - who I believe was his second wife?
2007-Oct
Updated sources to properly cite Cogswell.
Found birth place from son's death record (son Joseph Morris was age 3 at death)
Listed in 1908 as living in Henniker in henniker census - maybe this was done in 1907? Because by dec 1908 he was a fireman in Keene when his son died?

Sources

[2054] Book - Town History - Henniker NH, Leander W. Cogswell, Page 645 (Reliability: 3).
[2089] Death Records - NH - 1901-1937, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics., Joseph Morris Matthews (Reliability: 3).
[2152] Henniker Obituary File, M10 (Reliability: 3).
[2110] 1900 U.S. Census [Population Schedule], United States of America, Bureau of the Census, New Hampshire, Merrimack Country, Henniker Town. Enum Distr: #166, Sheet #: 3A, line 10-12, Joseph H Matthews family. (Reliability: 3).
[2152] Henniker Obituary File, M10 - Willard E Matthews (Reliability: 3).
[2054] Book - Town History - Henniker NH, Leander W. Cogswell, p 645 (Reliability: 3).
[2060] Marriage Records - MA, State of Massachusetts, Methuen, 1855 - Vol.87: Pg.202. (Reliability: 3).
[2148] Death Records - NH - Early to 1900, Henniker - Joseph H. Matthews - 20 Oct 1900 (Reliability: 3).

1798 B - Lucinda Adams.jpg
[2092] 1860 U.S. Census [Population], United States of America, Bureau of the Census, New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Henniker. Joseph Matthews Family - Henniker - Page #44 (Reliability: 3).
[2091] 1870 U.S. Census [Population Schedule], United States of America, Bureau of Census, M593, RG29., New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Henniker. Page 32. Joseph H. Matthews Family (Reliability: 3).
[2085] 1880 U.S. Census [Population], United States of America, Bureau of the Census, New Hampshire, Merrimack County, Henniker. Enumeration District: 180; p11; lines 44 - 50 (Reliability: 3).