William McTeer

Notes:

According to the statement of John Lowrie Mateer, William McTeer married second
"a widow who had two husbands, James Grimes or Graham and Thomas Robinson."
Research in Carlisle has produced no deeds or probate for a Thomas Robinson nor
for an appropriate James Graham with a wife Jane. One Thomas Robinson, born
about 1725, son of Philip Robinson, a miller of Hanover Twp., Lancaster Co.,
died childless in 1780 leaving a wife Jane. Thomas' will, written 25 Nov 1780,
probated 4 Jan. 1781, bequeathed one-half his personal property and all the
produce of his plantation to the widow during her widowhood; other bequests
mention three brothers Samuel, George and John Robinson, a brother-in-law
Robert Thompson, a niece Mary Robinson, three nephews named Thomas, and
indentured servant Ann Belson, "to finish out her time with my wife at her
disposing." But there is nothing here to say who this Jane Robinson was before
her marriage nor what became of her after Thomas' death.

On 21 December 1770 James McTeer of Allen Twp., Cumberland Co., conveyed to his
son William McTeer of Allen Twp., yeoman, for "natural love and affection" and
"also for the better support, livelihood and preferment of the said William",
and for 6 pounds, a tract of land bounded by the lands of Antony McQue, John
McTeer and James McTeer, containing 100 acres, part of a larger tract patented
by James Mcteer on 11 Nov. 1760. Witnesses: Jonathan Hoge, Antony Macue, John
McTeer.

During the Revolutionary War William McTeer, like his brothers James, John, and
Samuel, served in the Third Battalion, Cumberland Co. Militia. In September
1777 he was listed as a private in 2nd Class in Capt. John Trindle's Co.; in
August 1780 he was a private in the 6th class in the 3rd Co., under Capt. John
McCormick; and in May 1782 in the 2nd Class in the 5th Co.

In addition a William Mateer, fifer, served under Capt. Thomas L. Moore in the
Third Pennsylvania Regiment; in a list dated 10 Aug. 1778 he was "in hospital".
This man, or another of the same name was a drummer in Capt. Josiah Harmer's
Co. But there is no clear evidence that this musician was, or was not, James'
son.

On 1 April 1779 William Byers (or Buyers) and wife Jean of Cumberland Co., for
334 pounds, conveyed to William McTeer 37 acres in Allen Twp. adjoining lands
of Anthony McQueen, William McTeer, Rowland Chambers, Frederick Swizer.
Witnesses: John McMen, Thomas Laird. On 25 April 1786 Rowland Chambers of
Allen Twp., for 182 pounds 12 shillings, deeded to William McTeer of Allen
Twp., 91 acres 48 perches in Allen Twp., bounded by William McTeer and James
McTeer's line near Lisburn Road (land patented to Chambers on 1 Feb. 1786).
Witnesses: Hugh Laird, Jas. Laird.

According to the records of the Pennsylvania Direct Tax of 1798 for Allen Twp.,
Cumberland Co., William McTeer then owned two one-story frame houses; he lived
in the larger, measuring 25 by 25 feet with four windows containing 14 lights,
with a separate one-story frame kitchen 18 by 16 feet; son Jas. McTeer, lived
in the second house which was 23 by 16 feet with two windows and 18 lights.
Each house with two acres of land adjoining was valued at $300.

William McTeer remained throughout his life a resident of Allen Twp., Cumberland
Co. In 1790 his household there had two males over sixteen years, two males
under sixteen and two females. In 1800 there was one male, one female over 45
years; one male, one female 16-26; and one male aged 10-16 years. In 1810
William Mateer Sr., one male, one female over 45 years, was living next to
William Mateer Jr. In 1820 Jane Mateer aged over 45 years was listed alone in
a separate household next after John Mateer and William Mateer.

On 2 June 1819 William Mateer Sr. and wife Jane (or Jean) of Allen Twp.,
conveyed to James Dunlap and Paul Gehr as Trustees, a lot "on the Great Road
from Lisburn to Silver Springs Meeting House" (part of the land conveyed by
Rowland Chambers on 25 April 1786), consideration $1.00 and "a benevolent wish
to do good, encourage learning and promote religion." Witnesses: John Snyder,
James Mateer. When this deed was filed on 19 April 1838, it was accompanied by
an assignation from the School Trustees to the Directors of Common Schools, and
the property was further described as a schoolhouse in Allen Twp., "known as
Mateer's schoolhouse."

The will of William McTeer of Allen Twp., "being reduced to a weak state of
body", written 23 July 1810, probated 13 Sept. 1819, directs son William to
"Fulfil the covenants and agreements made before my marriage with wife Jane"
out of her share and provide her maintenance; "she shall have full power to
dispose of her wearing apparel as she may think proper"; to son James, the land
he now lives on beginning at the great road from Lisburn village to Silver
Spring, at the east corner of Plumbtree meadow, also 18 acres of the old tract
"whereon I now live", and 234 acres in Harrison Co., Va.; to William, all
residue of the old tract "where I now live", except two fields as above, also
Plumbtree meadow; to son-in-law William Ross and wife Alice, notes worth $300
and 50 pounds; to daughter Jane, 250 pounds in case she marries and has lawful
issue, but only the interest on this sum if she remains single, James to provide
her a home, bed and bedding, case of drawers, dining table and cow. The
Testator left his cane to son James, his watch to son William. Witnesses:
Benjamin Anderson, Andrew Mateer (Major Andrew Mateer in the acknowledgment).
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 33-34.

William — Margaret Carothers. Margaret (daughter of William Carothers and Jean) was born 1702; died 20 Aug 1794; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

William — Jane. Jane died 1830. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1800 census of Allen Township, Cumberland County, this man was listed as
James Mateer Jr.; he and his wife were aged 26-45 years; they were listed with
four children, three boys and a girl under ten years. In 1810 still in Allen
Township, James was over 45 years; his household had four boys, 16-26, two
10-16 and one under ten; two females one over 45 years and a girl 10-16 years.

The will of James Mateer of Allen Township, written 22 May 1832, probated 11
August 1834, directed that his wearing apparel be divided equally between his
sons John and Bailey, and that his copy of Henry's Commentary should go to his
son William; all other personal property to be appraised and sold and real
estate to be disposed of by public sale; the proceeds after payments for debts,
expenses, gravestones and the like to be distributed as follows: to sons
William, James and Robert, $200 each; to daughter Margaret, wife of James
Dunlap, $200; to daughter Eliza, $400; of the remainder two-thirds to son John
and one-third to son Bailey. Executors: son John Mateer and nephew John
Mateer (of William). Witnesses: Andrew Mateer, Jesse W. Cooke. The estate
was inventoried at $2000.

Buried in Silver Spring Church Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 52.

James — Elizabeth Ross. Elizabeth (daughter of William Ross and Jean Nesbit) was born 22 Apr 1769, Tipperary, York, Pennsylvania; died 25 Sep 1804; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

James married Agnes Bailey Bef 1810. Agnes died 7 Jul 1830. [Group Sheet]

Alice — William Ross. William (son of William Ross and Jean Nesbit) was born May 1760, , Chester, Pennsylvania; died 1821, Rossville. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Unmarried.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 35.

Notes:

William Mateer lived and died on the farm in Allen Township which his father
William had inherited from the original James McTeer. He was a faithful member
of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, where he was known as "Singing Billy"
because he led the music with a "sonorous voice and a wonderful facility" for
adapting words to familiar tunes.

A legal release on 28 October 1828 stated that William Mateer is an "habitual
drunkard."

On 3 September 1829 John Mateer Jr. was appointed Administrator of the Estate
of William Mateer of Allen Township; bond was set for $400 with Robert Mateer
and John Mateer as sureties.

On 12 August 1834 John Mateer, eldest son of William Mateer, late of Allen
Township, deceased, stated in court that his father had died intestate leaving
a widow Rebecca and six children, namely, the petitioner, William, Henry
Wilson, Margaret Jane who married William Wise, Mary and Elizabeth. Three of
these children were minors: Daniel Mohler was guardian for Henry and AndrewChapman for Mary and Elizabeth. William Mateer died seized of 120 acres in
Allen Township, bounded by lands of John Mateer the Elder, David Hurst, Henry
Longnecker, Henry Myers and John Mateer of James; and now John Mateer the
petitioner requests an Inquest of Partition. On 2 September 1834 the Inquest
reported that this property, which was appraised at $25 per acre, could not be
conveniently divided; and on 10 December 1834 John Mateer, the eldest son,
elected to accept the real estate at valuation. Then on 2 April 1836 William
Mateer, Andrew Chapman as Guardian for Mary and Elizabeth Mateer, Daniel Mohler
as Guardian for Henry Wilson Mateer, and William Wise in the right of his wife
Margaret Jane acknowledged receipt of $344.05.5 for each share, with interest
on one-third to the widow for her lifetime.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 54.

William married Rebecca Black 8 Feb 1807. Rebecca (daughter of John Black and Mary Robinson) was born May 1785, Raccoon Valley, Pennsylvania; died May 1841, Hogestown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The identity of William Mateer's first wife is established by the records of
her father's estate. On 7 May 1793 Moses Wallace of Allen Township was
appointed guardian of Isabella and Jane Wilson, minor orphans over 14 years,
daughters of Alexander Wilson deceased; on 5 August 1793 Robert Whitehill of
East Pennsboro Township was appointed guardian of Hugh and Richard Wilson,
minor orphans under 14 years, sons of Alexander Wilson deceased, also of Mary
Wilson aged about seven years; on 8 May 1793 Grizzle Wilson, William Wilson and
Richard Fulton, Administrators of the Estate of Alexander Wilson, reported a
balance of 59.01.01 pounds, including 16 pounds owed to Hugh Wilson.

On 28 May 1822 William Mateer of Allen Township and wife Jane for $10 deeded
Robert Mateer of Cumberland County, 107 acres 10 perches in Allen Township,
"the plantation on which William and Jane now live", bounded by lands of Felty
Fayman, John Black, Layman and Alexander Wills (late of Moses Wallace
deceased), being half a tract belonging to Alexander Wilson, late of Allen
Township, deceased, which was amicably divided (as per agreement of 30 Jaunary
1819) between his heirs, viz., his daughter said Jane Mateer and Isabella wife
of David Sterritt of Mifflin Township. On the same date Robert Mateer of
Cumberland County, for $10, reconveyed to William and Jane Mateer of Cumberland
County, a life interest in this same tract of 107 acres 10 perches, Jane's
inheritance from her father Alexander Wilson, with the proviso that after the
death of both William and Jane the property should go to "the right heirs of
the said William Mateer." Witnesses to both instruments: George W. Harris, A.
Wills. Both deeds acknowledged 28 May 1822, recorded 4 April 1823.

The land referred to in these deeds was a part of Lot 5 of the Manor of
Louthar, taken up by John wilson in 1770; it was near New Cumberland in Lower
Allen Township, and at least a part of the tract was laid out in village lots
after it was sold by William Mateer's heirs.

On 4 July 1834 James Dunlap was appointed Administrator of the Estate of
William Mateer of Allen Township; bond was set at $6000 with Martin Dunlap as
surety.

On 13 August 1834 Mary Ann Mateer, widow, mother and next friend, petitioned
for a guardian for Eliza, Margaret Caroline and Mary Jane, minors under 14
years, children of William Mateer, late of Allen Township deceased. Francis
Porter and William Harkness were so appointed. On 8 August 1842 Ann Eliza
Mateer, minor daughter of William Mateer of Allen Township, who died intestate
in August 1834, petitioned for a new guardian for herself and sisters because
she is now foruteen years old and also because her former guardian Francis
Porter is now deceased. On this petition George H. Bucher was appointed
guardian.

In the 1840 census of Dillsburg, Carrol Township, York County, Pennsylvania,
the household of Daniel Bailey farmer aged 59 years included his wife Mary A.
Bailey aged 56, Ann E. Mateer aged 22, Caroline Mateer aged 20, Mary J. Mateer
aged 14, Sarah Porter aged 40 and Barney Connor aged 14; all were born in
Pennsylvania.

Administration on the Estate of Daniel Bailey of Dillsburg was granted on 9
October 1868 to Samuel A. Bailey and J. Bailey Mumper.

The will of Mary A. Bailey of Lower Allen Township, writeen 2 June 1871,
probated 27 January, 1882, bequeathed to her daughter Ann Eliza, a bed of her
choice and six silver tablespoons; to daughter Mary Jane, a gold watch; to
daughter Ann Elizabeth, the rockaway and harness at their appraised value; $100
each to six grandchildren, Lulu, George B., Samuel and Mary Mumber, Mary and
Arthur Brandt. All remaining estate to be divided between three daughters, Ann
Eliza, Mary Jane and Margaret Caroline. Executor: William R. Gorgas Esquire.
Witnesses: R. Wilson, Joseph Leas.

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 71-72.

William married Jane Wilson 9 Jun 1834, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Jane (daughter of Alexander Wilson and Grizzel Fulton) was born Abt 1776; died 9 Aug 1823; was buried , Dauphin. [Group Sheet]

William married Mary Ann Porter 30 Aug 1825. Mary was born 15 Aug 1800; died 15 Jan 1882; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Born near Lisburn.

Married at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church.

James Mateer's wife had been previously married and was the mother of three
daughters by her first husband Spangler. One of these girls was mentioned in
the will of William Mateer, as his "half-sister Susan Zeigler"; Nancy Ann Teel
mentioned there as another residual legatee may have had a similar status,
though no such relationship is specifically indicated. the Crawford County,
Ohio, Death Records lists Sarah Mateer, who died 12 March 1882 aged 65 years
one month 7 days, born in Pennsylvania; this woman born about 1817, could
possibly have been another Spangler daughter who went by the name Mateer after
her mother's remarriage and removal to Ohio.

In 1850 James Mateer aged 56 was a "farmer" living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
his houshold included Elizabeth aged 56, Nancy aged 22, Margaret aged 18, Mary
aged 17, Robert aged 16, Daniel aged 14 and Sarah aged 11. The eldest son
William Matteer aged 26 was living nearby with wife Catherine aged 25 and
daughter Mary E. aged 3 years.

On 2 February 1856 John Johnson and wife Susanna of Crawford County, Ohio,
conveyed to James, Robert and Samuel Mateer of Crawford County, for $1000 paid
one-half by James Mateer and the other half by Robert and Samuel, 70 acres in
the E 1/2 NW1/4 Sec. 28 T 2 R 16 (in Holmes Township one mile south of Spore).
On 27 February 1858 these three, James MAteer, Robert Mateer and Samuel Mateer,
along with Elizabeth Mateer wife of James, all of Crawford County, deeded this
same land back to John Johnson. On 1 April 1858 Ashley Momsser and wife Julia
A. of Crawford County, conveyed to James Mateer, 80 acres in the NE part of
Sec. 16 T 3 R 16 (in Bucyrus Township about three miles southwest of the town
of Bucyrus).

While these deeds make it reasonably ceartain that James and Elizabeth Mateer
went to Ohio in 1854 with their son William, and that James died there in 1864,
no estate settlement for James Sr. is indexed in the Crawford County Probate
Records, nor does he appear in the 1860 census there.

On 31 December 1864 William Mateer was appointed Administrator of the Estate of
John S. Mateer deceased (third son of James); James Moore and Samuel Peterman
signed the administrator's bond (no amount stated). Inventory filed 27 January
1865 listed in 42 acres at $38 per acre, total value $1596 plus $275 in cash.
Since debts totaled some $1300, the Administrator petitioned the Court on 22
February 1865 for authority to sell the real estate located in the southeast
part of the southwest quarter of Sec. 9 T 3 R 18 on the Sandusky River in
Crawford County, Ohio, (about three miesl southwest of Bucyrus). This petition
listed the heirs-at-law of John S. Mateer as James R. Mateer of Tennessee,
Samuel Mateer, Sarah Mateer, Mary Mateer and William Mateer the petitioner.
These heirs were the decendent's brothers and sisters; so it is presumed that
his parents had already died.

This petition stated that Samuel, Mary, Sarah M. and William Mateer had
consented to the sale. Public notice was then directed toward James R. Mateer,
the absent heir whose consent was missing, and toward John Mateer and Margaret
Dunlap, who appear to have held notes secured by a lien against John S.
Mateer's land. On 2 March 1867 John Mateer and Jno. L. Dunlap "for Margaret
Dunlap" receipted for $112.50 each against notes for $200. These creditors,
John Mateer and Margaret (Mateer) Dunlap of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
were respectively uncle and aunt to John S. Mateer of Crawford Count, Ohio, and
both were well-off, amply able to lend a few hundred dollars to an aspiring (or
needy) young nephew.

The real estate was sold for much less than its inventory value, and on 1 May
1869 the Administrator reported a final balance for distribution of just 29.90.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 73-74.

James married Elizabeth Shrum 19 Dec 1822, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born 5 Dec 1793, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married at Silver Spring Church.

On 9 May 1829 Dan Shelly and wife deeded to Robert Mateer of Allen Township 17
acres "being part of David Martin deceased's land."

In the 1850 census of Southhampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
Robert Mateer, farmer aged 53 years, was listed with wife Mary aged 46, sons
William aged 23 and John aged 20 years. There were three other members of this
household, Sarah Robinson aged 17, Mrs. Sarah Ohail aged 40 and Samuel Mateer
aged 16, "laborer". All were born in Pennsylvania.

On 20 March 1857 Robert Mateer of Southhampton Township, Cumberland County, and
wife, for $8400, conveyed to George Bushey of Franklin Township, Adams County,
Pennsylvania, two pieces of land in Southhampton Township, one containing 113
acres 98 perches, bounded by Alexander M. Duncan, Robert McCure, William A.
Davidson, the heirs of Edward Golden deceased, and Ann Highland deceased (this
tract deeded to Robert 30 March 1835 by John Benedict and wife Margaret); the
other containing two acres, bounded by Ann Highland deceased and the heirs of
Edward Golden deceased (this tract deeded to Robert 22 April 1845 by Jacob
Gulden and wife Elizabeth). Acknowledged 20 March 1857, recorded 9 April 1861.

In the 1880 census schedule Robert Mateer, a retired farmer aged 83 years was
living in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Mary aged 75 years.

On 10 April 1884 Robert Mateer of Shippensburg entered into an agreement with
the Trustees of the Church of God to submit to arbitration their differences
regarding the boundaries of a lot on the southeast side of King Street in
Shippensburg.

The will of Robert Mateer of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
written 5 December 1881, probated 16 November 1885, bequeathed to Calvin
Mateer, missionary in China, $300; to the Board of Home Missions, Presbyterian
Church $300; to wife Mary, the house and lot "where I live", also 30 shares in
the National Bank of Shippensburg and one-third of the income from the Franklin
County farm; to grandson Robert Mateer, son of John "who is crippled for life,"
$500 at aged 25 and gold-headed cane; to grandson Alfred Mateer, son of John,
five shares of stock in Spring Hill Cemetery; to son John B. Mateer, one
undivided half part of the farm in Southhampton Township, Franklin County, with
the privilege of taking the other half at $80 per acre, also his choice of two
pieces of mountain land, one in Southampton Township, Franklin County, and the
other in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, and ten shares of stock in
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; to grandchildren Bella Mateer, William N.
Mateer, and Mary Mateer, of son William, share and share alike, the remaining
half of the farm (with reversion to the family in case of death). If all three
die without issue, the farm is to go to son John. W. N. Mateer owes $833; in
case of his death this amount should go to Bella and Mary. Executors: wife
Mary, son John B. Mateer and J. Boyd Morrow. Witnesses: J. W. Kenyon, John
Bridges. A Codicil dated 19 August 1884: In case of the death of grandson W.
N. Mateer, his interest in the estate is to go to his sisters; if all die
without issue, then their interest is to go to John B. Mateer or his heirs.

The will of Mary Mateer of Shippensburg, written 18 September 1885, requested
that she be buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, bequeathed to son John B. Mateer, a
brick dwelling on East Main Street in Shippensburg in trust his lifetime then
to his heirs, this property to be security for obligations to the Shippensburg
Presbyterian Church and for lots in Spring Hill Cemetery; to granddaughter
Nannie, wife of J. Boyd Morrow, $700 in United States bonds in trust, with the
interest to Nannie or her daughter Mabel "if living", but at Nannie's death
thest bonds were to go to son John B. Mateer; to son John B. Mateer, 30 shares
in the First National Bank of Shippensburg. Executor: Son John B. Mateer.
Witnesses: John I. Cox, E. J. McCune. A codicil dated 13 October 1887 revoked
the bequest to granddaughter Nannie in favor of son John B. Mateer. Witnesses:
M. E. Mateer, E. J. McCune.

Buried in Springhill Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 75-76.

Robert married Mary Bailey 16 Aug 1825, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Mary was born 25 Nov 1803; died 5 Aug 1891; was buried Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married at Silver Spring Church.

In 1805 James Dunlap purchased the original James McTeer homestead from the
heirs of Samuel Mateer, and his daughter Ellen (Dunlap) Saxton was still owner
of the place in 1898 when Major McTeer visited her and obtained his picture of
the old stone house built in the 1760s.

In the 1850 census of Lower Allen Township the household of James Dunlap aged
75 years included Margaret Dunlap aged 50, John C. Dunlap aged 32, Margaret
Dunlap aged 21, Robert D. Dunlap aged 17 and Mary A. Dunlap aged 12.

Administration on the Estate of James Dunlap of Lower Allen Township, was
granted on 16 August 1859 to John C. Dunlap; bond was for $6000.
Administration on the Estate of Margaret Dunlap was granted on 22 February 1882
to J. O. Saxton; bond was for $20,000 with J. M. Ralston as surety.

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Margaret married James Dunlap 5 Mar 1823, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. James was born Abt 1775; died 24 Jul 1859; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 2 April 1835 John Mateer of James and John Mateer of William, Executors
of the will of James Mateer late of Allen Township, Cumberland County,
deceased, conveyed to Robert Bryson of Allen Township, a tract of land in
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, containing 111 acres 12 perches
and abutting on lands of John Wilson, James Torbet, and William Ross. this
property had been warranted to Mary Torbet, relict of Alin Torbet, and sold by
her to James Mateer on 8 April 1829. Witnesses: Jacob Gehr, Andrew Mateer.

The paternity of John Mateer's first wife and the identity of her children is
indicated in the following records: On 21 February 1855 John Armstrong was
appointed Administrator of the intestate estate of Samuel Martin of Monroe
Township; Bond was for $300 with John Mateer and H. W. Mateer as sureties. On
9 April 1855 Robert Mateer was appointed guardian for Mary. E. Mateer and Jane
E. Mateer, minor children of John Mateer of Franklin county, since by
inheritance from their grandfather Samuel Martin of Cumberland County they hold
an interest in a tract of land. On 14 August 1855 William R. Mateer of full
age and Robert Mateer as guardian for Mary E. Mateer and Jane E. Mateer, all
three "children of Mary Ann Mateer", petition for a division of their mother's
interest, an undivided one-half of 58 acres 33 perches located in Monroe
Township with a log house and a frame barn. This petition for division was
rejected, a sale was held, and on 6 November 1855 the land was confirmed to
Jacob Newcomber for $71 per acre.

On 23 September 1842 John Mateer was appointed Administrator of the Estate of
Mary Mateer of Silver Spring Township; bond was for $2000 with John J. Myers
and M. Holcomb as sureties. This Decendent was probably John's second wife
Mary Irvine Mateer; the record of their marriage in 1841 gives the groom's
residence as Hogestown and the bride's as Silver Spring Township; moreover,
family tradition says that this second wife "lived but a short time and had no
children."

On 2 January 1868 Robert Mateer was appointed Administrator of the Estate of
John Mateer; bond was for $40,000 with J. C. Dunlap and N. J. Lusk sureties.

On 31 March 1871 Robert B. Mateer of Mechanicsburg, for $622.22, conveyed to
William R. Mateer of St. Louis, Mo., and Mary Ellen Mateer of Mechanicsburg,
an undivided one-third interest in a brick house and three lots in
Mechanicsburg New Addition on Silver Spring Road; this property was conveyed on
20 March 1866 to John Mateer who has since died intestate leaving three
children, viz., William R., Robert B. and Mary Ellen Mateer; the transfer was
subject to a dower of $933.33 one-third for the widow. Signed R. B. Mateer,
Kate H. Mateer. Witness: Josepth Lens.

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 52, 77.

John married Mary Ann Martin , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Samuel Martin) was born Abt 1807; died 5 Aug 1839; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

John married Mary Irvine 14 Sep 1841. Mary died Bef 23 Sep 1842. [Group Sheet]

John — Sarah Brooks. Sarah was born 21 Jul 1808; died 14 Sep 1880; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 26 August 1832 Baily Mateer and Eliza Jane Mateer, son and daughter of James
Mateer late of Allen Township deceased, both minors over 14 years, petitioned
to have Levi Markel appointed their guardian; the court so agreed.

The 1850 census lists a Bayley Mateer, preacher, living in Lower Allen
Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; his houshold included his wife Mary
A. and three children: Sarah J. aged 10, Albert aged 7, and James A. aged two
years. Bayley's age is given as 27, and his wife's age as 25. This man was
almost certainly Bailey, but with a very considerable discrepancy for his and
his wife's ages.

In 1860 in Lower Allen Township, B. Mateer, laborer, aged 48 was listed with
wife M. aged 47, and children S. F. (female) aged 20 and J. D. (male) aged 12.

Buried in St. Johns "Peach Church", near Shiremanstown, Hampden Township.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 52, 78.

Bailey married Mary A. Steigleman 20 Dec 1839. Mary was born Abt 1813; died 16 Jan 1889; was buried Hampden Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.

On 26 August 1832 Baily Mateer and Eliza Jane Mateer, son and daughter of James
Mateer late of Allen Township deceased, both minors over 14 years, petitioned
to have Levi Markel appointed their guardian; the court so agreed.

The will of Eliza Jane Mateer of Mechanicsburg, written 7 December 1882,
probated 16 February 1883, bequeathed her entire estate to her niece, Miss
Mary Ellen Mateer, she to be executrix. Witnesses: E. B. Brandt, J. M.
Ralston.

Elizaeth Jane never married.

Jan Krulack lists tombstone "Elizabeth Jane daughter of James and Nancy
1815-1883."
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 52.
Jan Krulack letter, 16 August 1994.

James — Margaret Ewing. (daughter of William Ewing and Ann McConaughy) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died in infancy.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 53.

Notes:

Died in infancy.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 53.

Notes:

At the time of his father's death John Mateer, the eldist son aged 22 years,
"bought the home farm at the appraisement and kept the family together for
about four years." In 1833 the widow Rebecca and her two younger daughters
rented a house in Mechanicsburg; but after John sold the home place and moved
to a farm near Shiremantown, his mother and sister Mary went there to keep
house for him until his marriage in 1835, when they moved again to part of a
house belonging to Uncle John Mateer.

William Diven, John Mateer's father-in-law, "was born 3 November 1787 in a
small stone house which is still standing (1893) on the west bank of the
Susquehanna River, just south of the Cumberland Valley Railway bridge close to
the river. His father had charge of the ferry, was a stone mason by trade, and
is said to have built the second stone house in Harrisburg and the stone wall
enclosing Silver Springs Graveyard." William Diven's wife Rebecca, daughter of
Samuel and Mary (McMullen) Nelson, was born in Monaghan Township, York County,
Pennsylvania, 31 August 1789.

On 1 April 1835 John Mateer Jr. and wife Mary, for $4259.13, conveyed to
Christian Musselman of Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, a parcel
of land in Allen Township, Cumberland County 125 acres 43 perches, "neat
measure", bounded by property of John Mateer Sr., James Mateer, Henry Myers,
Henry Lonecker, Nancy McCue and Abraham Hensh. This tract in his lifetime and
at the time of his death property of William Mateer, grandfather of the present
grantor, passed by his will dated 23 July 1810 to his son William, father of
the present grantor; the second William died intestate and title to the land
passed by Orphans Court decree dated 10 November 1834 to the aforesaid John
Mateer, eldest son of the decedent. Musselman, the present grantee, agreed to
pay $2882.91 1/2 in cash, also annual interest on $1032.16, "her thirds" to
Rebecca Mateer widow her lifetime, and to post bond for the payment to William
Wise and Margarete Jane his wife, for $344.05.5 "their distributory share of
her father's estate." Witnesses: John Mateer, Andrew Mateer.

John and Mary (Diven) Mateer first went to housekeeping on a farm described as
the Clovermill property, located near Shiremanstown, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. Their son, John Lowrie Mateer takes up the story there: "In the
spring of 1840 they sold the Clovermill property for $3000.00. They rented a
house in Dillsburg and lived there one year. During this year father bought a
farm in Adams County, two miles from Petersburg towards Gettysburg. They moved
onto this farm in the spring of 1841."

In 1850 this family was listed as living in Huntington Township, Adams County,
Pennsylvania.; John aged 42 was a farmer with real estate valued at $4500.
Other members of the family were Mary aged 34, Calvin aged 14, Jane aged 12,
William aged 7 and John aged two years.

Continuing with John L. Mateer's account, this Adams County farm "contained 120
acres with a good brick house and barn. Father paid $3000.00 for it. They
lived there until 1857 when they sold the farm for $6000.00 cash. Father went
at once to Mercer County Pennsylvania and bought from Samuel Park (mother's
cousin) for $6000.00 cash. This farm contains 209 acres and is located one
mile west of Pine Grove, now 'Grove City'. The family went out in the spring
of 1857 on the Pennsylvania Railway to Pittsburg, thence by stage. Father and
brother Will drove three hourses to a wagon loaded with household goods over
the mountain. In spring 1865 they sold this farm for $15,000.00 and removed to
Henry, Illinois.

In the summer of 1872 John Mateer moved again to Monmouth, Warren County,
Illinois; so that his younger children might have greater educational
opportunities at the college there.

Mr. Mateer was a devoted and upright Christian man, an Elder in the
presbyterian Church at Monmouth. He took special interest in foreign missions,
to which cause he gave two sons.

The will of John Mateer of the Town of Henry and County of Marshall, Illinois,
now the City of Monmouth, Illinois, "of the age of 65 years", written 13
January 1874, bequeathed to wife Mary N. Mateer, "that part of my estate which
the law provides"; to son Calvin W. Mateer and to Jennie Henderson, $500 each;
to son John Lowrie Mateer, $1000; to son Horace N. Mateer, $625; to son Robert
M. Mateer and to daughter Lillie E. Mateer, $500 each; also $150 to Nettie
Henderson my granddaughter; all of the balance of the estate to be divided
equally amongst seven children, namely, Calvin W., Jennie Henderson, William
D., John L., Robert M. Horace N. and Lillie E. Mateer; their mother his wife
Mary N. Mateer to be guardian for Horace N. and Lillie E. Mateer, minors.
Witnesses; J. R. W...ter, William F. Smith.

In the 1880 census of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, First Ward, Mary N. Mateer
aged 62 years was head of a household which included three of her children:
Robert M., minister aged 27, Horace N. aged 24 "at school", and Lillian E.,
teacher aged 22 years.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 54, 78-79.

John married Mary Nelson Diven 11 Mar 1835, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of William Diven and Rebecca Nelson) was born 9 Aug 1816, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1896, Wooster, Ohio; was buried Wooster, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Information on this family is very sketchy -- a list of children, without
dates, from John Lowrie Mateer's notes: William, Elizabeth, Ann Jane and
Rebecca who married a Bock. Major McTeer's compilation adds a son John midway
of the list and gives Rebecca's married name as Book.

Census searching has provided a little possible Wise data in Cumberland County,
but nothing hereafter can be asserted without equivocation.

The 1860 census of Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, lists W. Wise,
shoemaker aged 51 years, living with M. Wise aged 49, William Wise aged 25 and
R. Wise aged 14 years.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 80.

Margaret married William Wise 24 Oct 1829. William was born Abt 1809, , Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850 Dr. William Mateer aged 37 years, with real property worth $7000 was
listed in Upper Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; other
members of his household were his wife Margaret aged 27 and children George
aged 3 and John aged one year.

In the 1860 census of Lower Allen Township, Dr. W. Mateer, a physician aged 48
years, was living next door to A. Mateer, female aged 75 years (his
mother-in-law). Dr. Mateer's household included his wife M. I. Mateer aged 38
and three children, G. W. aged 13, J. A. aged 10 and A. H. aged 9 years.

Letters of Administration on the Estate of William Mateer were granted on 9
January 1866 to Margaret Mateer; bond was for $600 with John Sprenkle and J. K.
Leiter as sureties.

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 80.

William married Margaretta Isabella Mateer 26 May 1846, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Margaretta (daughter of Andrew Mateer and Ann Huston) was born 14 Aug 1823; died 6 Sep 1904, , Virginia; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 3 October 1850 John D. Becker and Charles W. Becker were appointed
Administrators of the Estate of Simon Becker. Settlement was continued until
12 August 1857, but no listing of heirs is available in the microfilmed probate
records of Adams County, Pennsylvania.

In the record of his second marriage the groom was identified as Captain Henry
W. Mateer, merchant of Hogestown; and the 1850 census of Silver Spring Township
shows H. W. Mateer, merchant age 34 with real property worth $1200. His
household included E. S. Mateer aged 27, Alfrete Mateer aged 9, Mary A. Mateer
aged 22, Jane Salberto aged 42 and Mary A. Salberto aged 20 years.

On 1 November 1850 Jacob Leiby and wife Sarah Ann of Carlisle, for $6526.53,
deeded to Henry Wilson Mateer of the Village of Hogestown land in North
Middleton Township, Cumberland County, 93 acres 69 perches on Conodoquinnett
Creek along Waggoner's Gap Road, with dower payments to John Myers and his wife
Catherine, formerly widow of Philip Baker deceased. On 1 April 1851 Henry
Wilson Mateer of Hogestown and his wife Elizabeth S. Mateer, for $1000,
conveyed to George Leiby of Hogestown, Lot No. 42 in Hogestown adjoining Poplar
Alley, which lot had been deeded to Mateer on 1 September 1843 by A. WillsEsquire and John Coyle. Witnesses: F. A. Mateer, Edward Porter.

Between 1856 and 1858 Henry W. Mateer moved to Marshall County, Illinois. In
the 1860 census H. W. Mateer, merchant aged 44 was living in Henry Illinois;
his household then included his wife Elizabeth aged 37, children Charles aged
7, Mary aged 4 (these four born in Pennsylvania), Lucy aged two born in
Illinois, along with two servants and a clerk. In 1870 still in Henry,
Illinois, H. Wilson Mateer aged 53 had "no business"; his family was wife
Elizabeth aged 48, daughters Mary aged 13, Lucy aged 11 and Hettie aged 9. In
1880 Henry Matteer aged 64 was a grocer in Henry; his wife Elizabeth S. aged 57
reported that both her parents were born in Germany; children at home were MAry
G. aged 22, Lucy J. aged 20 and Hettie R. aged 18. One Ellen Sully, born in
Pennsylvania about 1827, continued in this family as a domestic servant for
over twenty years.

On 6 February 1888 Louis M. Lincoln, a son-in-law, petitioned for
Administration on the intestate estate of Henry W. Mateer who had died on 15
Janurary 1888; property of the deceased included household goods, horse,
harness, buggies, notes and accounts, as well as three lots, a house lot, a
vacant lot and five acre lot; total value was estimated at $300; survivors were
listed as Alfred Mateer, Mary Grace Lincoln, Lucy Jane Mateer and Henrietta R.
Mateer.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 81.

Henry married Mary Ann Davidson 17 Oct 1839. Mary was born Abt 1817; died 21 Mar 1846; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Elizabeth S. Becker 23 Oct 1849. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Becker) was born Abt 1823; died Bef 15 Jan 1888. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

All information on this family comes from John Lowrie Mateer's notes and/or
Major McTeer's family history. Further, the names of the daughters Emma and
Anna seem to have been confused in some of these records; so it is not entirely
clear who married whom or when.

Married at the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church near Mechanicsburg.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 54, 82.

Mary married M. Kirk Haines 5 Sep 1844, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 1 April 1856 and again on 8 October 1857 David McGarry, a carpenter of
Shiremanstown, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, with his wife Elizabeth
sold lots in Shiremanstown.

In the 1860 census of Shiremanstown David McGary, carpenter aged 41 years was
living with E. McGary aged 35, M. R. McGary aged 9, H. W. McGary aged 9, H. W.
McGary aged 7 and R. M. McGary aged one year.

On 20 January 1862 David McGary of Lower Allen Township deeded into the
"separate estate of his wife Elizabeth" a house and lot in Shiremanstown, which
the couple had bought on 29 March 1856.

The will of David McGary of Shiremanstown, written 2 May 1874, probated 13 July
1874, bequeathed to his wife Elizabeth all property, including 40 by 200 foot
lot bounded by Jeremiah Kohler, Oak Alley and John Freese's heirs. Witnesses:
G. S. Bruckart, M. D., and Henry Learing.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82-83.

Elizabeth — David McGary. David (son of John McGary) was born 18 Sep 1818; died 5 Jul 1874, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 13 August 1834 Mary Ann Mateer, widow, mother and next friend, petitioned
for a guardian for Eliza, Margaret Caroline and Mary Jane, minors under 14
years, children of William Mateer, late of Allen Township deceased. Francis
Porter and William Harkness were so appointed. On 8 August 1842 Ann Eliza
Mateer, minor daughter of William Mateer of Allen Township, who died intestate
in August 1834, petitioned for a new guardian for herself and sisters because
she is now foruteen years old and also because her former guardian Francis
Porter is now deceased. On this petition George H. Bucher was appointed
guardian.

In the 1840 census of Dillsburg, Carrol Township, York County, Pennsylvania,
the household of Daniel Bailey farmer aged 59 years included his wife Mary A.
Bailey aged 56, Ann E. Mateer aged 22, Caroline Mateer aged 20, Mary J. Mateer
aged 14, Sarah Porter aged 40 and Barney Connor aged 14; all were born in
Pennsylvania.

The will of Mary A. Bailey of Lower Allen Township, writeen 2 June 1871,
probated 27 January, 1882, bequeathed to her daughter Ann Eliza, a bed of her
choice and six silver tablespoons; to daughter Mary Jane, a gold watch; to
daughter Ann Elizabeth, the rockaway and harness at their appraised value; $100
each to six grandchildren, Lulu, George B., Samuel and Mary Mumber, Mary and
Arthur Brandt. All remaining estate to be divided between three daughters, Ann
Eliza, Mary Jane and Margaret Caroline. Executor: William R. Gorgas Esquire.
Witnesses: R. Wilson, Joseph Leas.

The will of Annie E. Mateer, written 25 April 1876, probated 18 February 1908,
bequeathed all real estate to her brother-in-law George W. Mumper, all personal
estate to Lulu B. Mumper, George B. McClellan Mumper, Samuel Mumper and Mary
Ann Mumper, "children of my said brother-in-law." Executor: George W. Mumper,
brother-in-law. Witnesses: Ellen McAlarney, J. H. McAlarney, whose 1876
signatures were attested to in 1908 by Mrs. Ada H. McAlarney and Rebecca
Hoffman.

Buried in Silver Springs Cemetery.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 71-72, 73.
Jan Krulack letter, 16 August 1994.

Notes:

In the 1880 census of Mechanicsburg 4th Ward, Eli B. Brandt, physician aged 51,
was living with wife Caroline aged 49 and two children, Mary G. aged 19 and
Arthur D. aged 14 years.

On 23 January 1889 Administration on the estate of E. B. Brandt of
Mechanicsburg who had died on 19 January 1889 was granted to Arthur D. Brandt;
bond was for $2000 with George W. Mumper as surety.

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 104.

Margaret married Eli B. Brandt 12 Feb 1856, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Eli (son of George Brandt and Barbara Beelman) was born 16 Apr 1829, Monroe Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1889; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After their marriage George Mumper took over the Mateer farm in Lower Allen
Township, Cumberland County; he was a Trustee at Silver Spring Church and a
Mason.

In the 1880 census of Lower Allen Township the Mumper household included George
W., farmer aged 52, Mary J. aged 47, Lulu B. aged 20, George B. aged 18, Samuel
aged 14, Mary Ann aged 12, Frederick Rehm, laborer aged 21, Mary A. Baley
mother-in-law aged 80, and Anna E. Mateer, sister-in-law aged 51 years.

On 15 March 1913 George W. Mumper and wife Mary J. of Elkwood, Lower Allen
Township, for $1575, deeded to Amos A. Mailey of Harrisburg, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania, five acres in Lower Allen Township, this land was part of a tract
containing 107 acres 10 perches, "title to which became vested in William
Mateer and Jane his wife by deed of Robert Mateer dated 28 May 1822 ... the
said William and Jane Mateer having died intestate leaving to survive them
three daughters as their heirs-at-law ...(viz.) Annie E. Mateer single,
Margaret Caroline intermarried with Dr. E. B. Barndt, and Mary J. intermarried
with George W. Mumper"; the said Margaret Caroline and her husband deeded on 1
Aril 1864 their undivided third interest to George W. Mumper, and the said
Annie E. Mateer died testate on 11 February 1908 devising her share to George
W. Mumper. Some of the lots in New Cumberland Boro were laid out from this
tract.

On 26 December 1914 George W. Mumper widower and Mary A. Mumper unmarried, both
of Lower Allen Township, along with George B. Mumper and wife Elizabeth B. of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, quitclaimed to Samuel Mumper of New Cumberland on
several lots in New Cumberland.

The will of Mary J. Mumper of Elkwood, Lower Allen Township, written 21 April
1908, probated 7 January 1915, bequeathed to daughter Mary A. Mumper, all
personal property, also a house and lot located at 11th and Bridge Streets in
Elkwood; to daughter Mary A. Mumper and sons George B. And Samuel Mumper
jointly, "my one-third undivided interest" in a 106 acre farm in Lower Allen
Township, adjoining lands of Haldeman heirs, McCormick estate, Forest Hunter,
Zimmermans and J. J. Baughman. Executors: daughter and sons. Witnesses: M.
L. Keeny, William Wallers.

The will of George W. Mumper of Elkwood, Lower Allen Township, written 18
February 1915, probated 14 January 1918, bequeathed to his son Samuel Mumper, a
grandfather's clock, to his daughter Mary A. and to his sons George B. and
Samuel in equal shares all other property including a two-thirds interest in a
106 acre farm in Lower Allen Township; but son Samuel's and son George B.'s
shares to be subject to an advance of $1500 to each. Executors: daughter and
two sons. Witnesses: J. H. Reiff, Clayton Snell.
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Reference:McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 105.

Mary married George W. Mumper 2 Nov 1854. George (son of John Mumper and Jane Beelman) was born Jan 1828, Carroll Township, York, Pennsylvania; died 1915/1918, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William Mateer moved from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Holmes Township,
Crawford County, Ohio, "landing in Bucyrus on 30 August 1854." He was a farmer
in Holmes Township and superintendant of the first Sunday School organized at
Spore, Ohio, in May 1870.

On 2 July 1857 Benjamin Sears and wife Malissa of Crawford County, Ohio, sold
to William Mateer of Crawford County, for $800, four acres and a small sawmill
in NW 1/4 Sec. 32 T 2 R 16 (Holmes Township), and on 20 July 1857 John Johnson
and wife Susan with William Mateer and wife Catherine Ann sold this same
property for $2208 to John Hershberger of Crawford County.

On 4 January 1867 William Mateer and wife Catherine A. of Crawford County, sold
for $3600 to George O. Zigler and Joseph C. Sigler of Crawford County, property
in the W 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec. 21 T 2 R 16 excepting 32 acres in the north end.
Witnesses: William A. Mateer, Jacob Scroggs. The 32 acres thus reserved is
located about one mile due east of Spore; this property is presumed to have
been William's homestead as his wodow's death record lists her last residence
as Spore.

The will of William Mateer of Holmes Township, written 10 June 1889, probated
26 October 1891, bequeathed all to his wife Catherine Ann Mateer her lifetime
with full power to convert assets to her use and maintenance; at her decease
all residue to grandson, Benjamin Franklin Mateer and his children. But should
this grandson die childless before the death of the widow, then the whole
estate was to be sold and the proceeds divided into five equal shares to be
distributed as follows: one share to the children of brother James R. Mateer
deceased; one to the children of half-sister Susan Zeigler deceased; one share
to sister Sara Matilda Forcythe and heirs; one share to Nancy Ann Teal, wife of
Abram Teal and her heirs (no relationship stated); and one share to Martha J.
Mateer, widow of William Albert Mateer, and her heirs. Executrix: wife
Catherine Ann Mateer. Witnesses: Charles J. Scroggs, Jacob Scroggs.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 106.

William married Catherine Ann Wagoner 8 Sep 1846. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Wagoner and Susannah Draver) was born 18 Feb 1825, , Pennsylvania; died 25 Apr 1898, , Crawford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

During the Civil War James served in the Confederate forces. His children who
were unnamed provisional legatees in the will of their uncle William Mateer,
are given by Hartman as Anna Lee and Gearge Beauregarde Mateer.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74.

James — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

No children. Lived at Carlisle when married.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74.

Nancy married William Rinehart 23 Mar 1854, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died as a Union soldier in Civil War.

On 17 April 1861 John Marky and wife Caroline of Crawford County sold to John
S. Mateer of Crawford County, 41.09 acres in Bucyrus Township, SE part SW 1/4
Sec. 9 T 3 R 16. On 22 May 1865 William Mateer as Administrator of the
intestate estate of John S. Mateer, and in pursuance of a Court Order of 14
March 1865, sold this same property for $1066.50, to Franklin Adams.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74.

Notes:

Unmarried.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74.

Notes:

Married and lived near Bucyrus, Ohio.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74.

Notes:

Unmarried living in Crawford County 22 February 1865.

In 1850 Samuel Mateer aged 16 was listed as a laborer in the household of his
uncle Robert Mateer, of Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
In 1860 Samuel Mateer aged 27 was a farmhand living with Edmund Bryant in
Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 74-75.

Notes:

Unmarried living in Crawford County 22 February 1865.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 75.

Notes:

"Lost in the army". He served as a Confederate soldier in a Tennessee
regiment.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 75.

Notes:

Moved to Iowa.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 75.

Sarah married J. C. Forsyth 27 Oct 1868, , Crawford, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76, 107.

Notes:

Died "in her eighteenth year", unmarried.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Notes:

The 1860 census of Shippensburg lists John Mateer farmer aged 30 with wife
Susan aged 29 and children Nannie aged 4, Alfred aged 2 and Margaret aged six
months. They were living next door to John Stough aged 38 years.

In the 1880 census of Shippensburg John B. Mateer aged 50 years was listed as a
retired grocer; his household had his wife Susan also aged 50 and their three
children, Alfred a laborer aged 22, Margaret aged 19, and Robert aged 17.

Robert Mateer was appointed Administrator of the Estate of John B. Mateer of
Shippensburg, who died 28 November 1895; bond was for $7000.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 107.

John — Susan Stough. Susan was born Abt 1830, , Pennsylvania; died 5 Oct 1887; was buried Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died young.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Notes:

Died young.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Notes:

Living in 1898.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Margaret married James McAllister Ralston Dec 1868. James (son of David Ralston and Lucy McAllister) was born 14 Jan 1832, Newville, Pennsylvania; died 1903. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died young.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Notes:

Unmarried.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 76.

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 77.

Mary married John Oliver Saxton 15 Nov 1866. John (son of John Saxton and Nancy Saxton) was born 3 Jul 1833, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 1900/1905. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The 1880 census of St. Louis, Missouri, shows W. R. Mateer aged 46 years living
on Compton Avenue with a wife Martha A. Mateer aged 36 and three sons, John E.
aged 12, Harold D. aged 10 and William R. aged 4 years. In this particular
census two enumerations were made for the City of St. Louis; on 2 June 1880
Will R. Metire was listed as an Indian Agent; on 10 Novemeber 1880 W. R. Mateer
was designated as a traveling salesman; both were at the Compton address with
approximately identical families.

Living in St. Louis, Missouri in 1881.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
1975, p 108.

William — Martha Anna Wilson. Martha was born Abt 1844, , Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Silver Springs Cemetery.
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Reference:
Jan Krulack letter, 16 August 1994.

Notes:

Died in invancy.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78.

Notes:

Living in Mechanicsburg in 1880, unmarried, in the household of her aunt Eliza
J. Mateer.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78.

Notes:

Unmarried.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78.

Notes:

Robert B. Mateer was a resident of Mechanicsburg in 1871, when he settled his
father's estate, but by 1886 he was in Harrisburg established as a hardware
merchant.

In the 1880 census he was living at 1219 North Third Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania; Robert Mateer aged 35, Katie aged 37, Sadie aged 4 and Sarah
Mateer (Robert's mother) aged 72.
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 77, 108.

Robert — Catherine Hurst. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Bricker Hurst and Susan Herchfeldt) was born Abt 1845, , Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Living in 1880, unmarried.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78.

Notes:

During the Civil War Albert W. Mateer served as a private soldier in Company H
130th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from 9 August 1862 until 17
November 1865. When he enlisted at Harrisburg he was described as 5 feet 6
inches tall with light complexion, light hair and gray eyes. He was wounded in
the left arm at the Battle of Antietam and then transferred to the Veterans
Reserve Corps.

On 27 March 1874 Albert W. Mateer and wife Elizabeth of Swatain Township,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania for $600, sold to Mathias Eschelman of Lower Allen
Township, a house and lot in White Hill, East Pennsboro Township, on the road
to Gettysburg, the property bought on 1 April 1872 from James and Lydia Davis.

In 1876 Albert moved to Putnam County, Illinois, and thence to Union Township,
Adams County, Iowa in 1883; about 1907 he moved again to Cromwell, Union
County, Iowa. The 1880 census lists this family in Crispie Township, Bureau
County, Illinois.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78, 108-109.

Albert married Elizabeth Hoffman 28 Nov 1871, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of George Hoffman) was born 13 Sep 1851, , Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1935, Cromwell, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

During the Civil War James D. Mateer served as a private soldier in Company D
78th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; when he enlisted at Harrisburg on 2
February 1865 he was a farmer aged 17 years, 5 feet 3 inches tall, with fair
complexion, light hair and gray eyes. After his discharge on 22 September
1865, he reenlisted at Harrisburg on 24 April 1866 for three years in the
regular army, Company I 22nd U. S. Infantry; his final discharge was given on
24 April 1869 at Fort Rice in Dakota Territory.

After the war James D. Mateer lived in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania for one
year, in Belfonte, Pennsylvania for four years, and in Youngstown, Ohio,
Chicago, Illinois (where he worked as a printer), as well as North Jackson,
Warren, West Austintown and Alliance, Ohio.

His estate comprised a house and lot on Rice Street in Alliance, Ohio, valued
at $2000 with a mortgage of $550, and approximately $200 in personal effects;
this property went to his daughter Mary Mateer, "the only surviving heir."
----------
Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 78, 109.

James married Nannie McClure 27 Sep 1883, Poland, Ohio. Nannie died 30 Apr 1912. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Book written about Calvin:
"Calvin Wilson Mateer - A Biography" by David W. Fisher
"Forty Five Years a Missionary in Shantung, China"
Philadelphia, The Westminster Press, 1911

Within months of their marriage Calvin and Julia Mateer set sail for China and
more than twenty years of service to the cause of Missionary and Christian
Education which culminated in the establishment and recognition of Shantung
Christian University. Dr. Mateer was also active in the translation of
textbooks and was a principal editor of the revised Madarin Bible.

Julia Mateer shared in vaious teaching responsibilities, in the construction of
Chinese textbooks and was particularly successful in counselling students and
their families, in giving aid and comfort to the sick, and in conducting
religious classes for Chinese women.

As Ada Haven, the second Mrs. Mateer, came to China in 1879 to take charge of a
school for girls. During the Boxer Uprising, June to August 1900, she and some
thirty of her charges were among the foreigners and Christian Chinese who were
beseiged in the British Legation at Peking awaiting the arrival of American
Troops.

In addition to missionary work and teaching Ada Mateer was a fine linguist and
a pioneer in the development of a simplified set of Chinese characters, which
could be used for mass publication and general education.
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Calvin married Julia Ann Brown 30 Dec 1862, , Delaware, Ohio. Julia (daughter of Robert Brown and Hannah Cunningham) was born 6 Jul 1837, , Ohio; died 18 Feb 1898, Tengchow, China; was buried Chefoo, China. [Group Sheet]

Calvin married Ada Haven 25 Sep 1900, Chefoo, China. Ada (daughter of Joseph Haven and Mary Emerson) was born 19 Nov 1847, Brookline, Massachusetts; died 1 Aug 1936, Peking, China. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jennie Mateer's first husband was a Presbyterian minister who had planned on
mission work in China, until he was prevented by health difficulties. Dr.
Kirkwood, her second husband, was a graduate of Indiana State University, a
physician who went to Wooster to practice medicine; he was also Professor of
Mathematics and Astronomy at Wooster College 1870-1901.

The 1880 census of Wooster, Ohio, lists Samuel J. Kirkwood aged 40 as head of a
household which included his daughter Agnes J. aged 9 and his son Samuel K.
aged 3, both born in Ohio, his parents William C. and Jane Kirkwood, both aged
76 and born in Maryland, as well as a housekeeper, Martha McDonald aged 30 born
in Ohio.

The will of Samuel Jabez Kirkwood of Wooster, Ohio, aged 60 years, written 12
February 1900, probated 8 July 1901, directed his Executors to spend up to $400
for a suitable monument in the Wooster Cemetery; bequeathed to wife Jane M.
Kirkwood, exclusive use and control of the residence in Wooster her lifetime,
then to daughter Agnes J. Armstrong and son Samuel K. Kirkwood in equal shares;
to daughter Agnes, the best set of walnut bedroom furniture "it being the set I
made for her when she was a little girl"; two other sets of walnut bedroom
furniture, one to wife Jane and one to son Samuel; to son Samuel, "my walnut
table and desk which I made for myself, the small water-color picture of his
mother's early home", Family Bible, watch and chains, ring and books; to
daughter Agnes, other books; to wife Jane, all unspecified household furniture,
horse, buggy and sleigh; all other property, including insurance, to be divided
equally between wife Jane, daughter Mrs. Agnes J. Armstrong and son Samuel K.
Kirkwood.

There were further provisional items: in case his daughter "should die before
my own decease and leave no surviving child or children," in case son "should
die before my own decease and leave no surviving wife or children;" any other
real estate besides the residence in Wooster to be sold by the executors, Jesse
McClellan and Elias Compton, both of Wooster. The will closes with the
exhortation, "I counsel and entreat all who are dear to me to live lives
devoted to the service of God, placing their whole reliance for their eternal
salvation on Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, in whom is my only hope."
Witnesses: S. H. Boyd, J. G. Kester, both of Wooster, A codicil, dated 16
July 1900, directed that the proceeds of a policy with the Mutual Benifit Life
Insurance Company should be invested with the interest to the widow her
lifetime, then two-thirds of the principal sum to be divided equally between
the son and daughter, and the remaining third "divided equally between my
wife's three children of her own body." Witnesses to the codicil: Frank
Taggart, J. E. Applebaugh.
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McTeer, 1975, p 110-111.

Jane married Samuel McFarren Henderson 22 Oct 1863, , Mercer, Pennsylvania. Samuel was born 24 Dec 1839, Ohio; died 2 Apr 1879, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Jane married Samuel Jabez Kirkwood 27 Jul 1882. Samuel (son of William Coulson Kirkwood and Jane Thompson) was born 29 Jan 1840, Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio; died 24 Jun 1901, Wooster, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1885 William D. Mateer was engaged in the hardware business in Onargo,
Illinois. In 1893 he was living in Carthage, Missouri. About 1900 he and his
family moved to california.
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McTeer, 1975, p 111.

William married Anna F. Hamaker 3 Dec 1867, Lacon, Illinois. Anna was born 6 Feb 1845; died 30 May 1919, Santa Ana, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Zechariah G. Stewart was born and reared at New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. He
studied medicine and settled to practice at Murrayville, where he was living in
1830 when he married Jane Laird. Dr. Stewart lived in Murraysville until 1857,
when he removed with his family to Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, to educate his
children. He died there in 1863 from typhoid fever contracted while acting as
a volunteer surgeon on the Gettysburg battlefield in the Civil War.

At the urging of his brother Calvin, John Lowrie Mateer studied printing,
lithographing and other publication processes in order to take charge of the
Presbyterian Press at Shanghai, China. He served in China from 1872 until his
health broke down in 1876. Then he returned to the States and bought a farm in
northwest Missouri.

After his marriage in 1879 John continued farming for about two years. From
1883 until 1885 he was in Front Royal, Virginia, where he engaged in the
manufacture of molasses "from sorghum by means of sulfurous acid." Then he
spent two years in Onargo, Illinois, in the hardware business with his brother
Will, and six years selling sewing machines in Burlington, Iowa. When his wife
died in 1893 after a long bout with consumption, John L. was himself just
recovering from typhoid fever. Weak, exhausted and miserably discouraged by a
succession of commercial misadventures, he was neverless firmly convinced "that
God had for me yet some special work to do for Him."

After a year spent in visiting family and friends across the country, John with
his second wife returned to China to take over the management of the American
Board Press in Peking, where he died just a few weeks before the Boxer
Rebellion.

During the sojourn in America between his two trips to China, John L. Mateer
had begun the collection of material for a Mateer genealogy. In a letter from
Peking, written 16 March 1900 to Major Will A. McTeer he says, "The
arrangements which I made before leaving home for printing the family history
were not carried out. We shall be going home in two years or less and then I
hope to do it." But he died less than six weeks after the date of this
writing.

No children.
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McTeer, 1975, p 112.

John married Jane Eliza Stewart 23 Dec 1879, Murraysville, Pennsylvania. Jane (daughter of Zechariah G. Stewart and Jane Laird) was born 25 Oct 1848; died 1 Apr 1893, Burlington, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

John married Mary La Rhue Sellers 14 Aug 1894, Beulah, Pueblo, Colorado. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robert M. Mateer attended college at Monmouth, Illinois, before transferring to
Princeton, where he graduated from the University in 1878, and from the
Theological Seminary in 1881. That same year he went to China, where, except
for one brief furlough in the States for reasons of health, he spent the
remainder of his life as a missionary evangelist in southern Shantung province
based at Wei Hsien.

"Of the varied and eminently successful labors of Dr. Mateer, it is impossible
to do more than indicate briefly the apparently more important factors, such as
the founding of the Boys' High School at Wei Hsien; his efficient aid in
securing the funds for the Girls' High School ... together with his active
interest in promoting other forms of educational work for the women and girls
of this large field; his energy and zeal in devising plans for the support of
the Chinese pastorate ...; the founding of numerous churches, and his continual
efforts to secure pastors for them; his untiring efforts toward securing a
properly educated, competent Chinese ministry; ... and the establishment of The
Cities Evangelization Project ..., where some of the ablest Chinese in our
midst, the finest product of our education, secular and religious, have been
put in charge of extensive evangelistic and educational work, and given a free
hand in its development.

"Dr. Mateer was particularly loved and trusted by the Chinese ... between him
and them, lines east and west were obliterated - all were simply servants of
one Master ... His highest honor was the regard in which he was held by our
large body of Chinese pastors and church-workers."
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 112-113.

Robert married Sarah Archibald 29 Mar 1882. Sarah was born 6 Mar 1851; died 8 Apr 1886, Wei Hsien, China. [Group Sheet]

Robert married Madge Dickson 20 Jan 1891, , China. Madge was born 4 Apr 1860, Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania; died 12 Sep 1939, Tsingtao, China. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Horace N. Mateer graduated from Princeton College in 1877 and went on to get
his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. In 1884 he
moved to Wooster, Ohio, where he was engaged in private practice and was
instrumental in the founding of the town's hospital. In addition he was
professor and head of the department of Biological Science at Wooster College,
where he established the first pre-medical course in any American college.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 113.

Horace married Elizabeth Orpha Gaston 25 Oct 1888, East Liverpool, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of George Gaston and Rachel Montgomery) was born 2 Mar 1866, East Liverpool, Ohio; died Oct 1961, Wooster, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lillian Mateer attended Hollidaysburg Seminary near Altoona Pennsylvania,
before she went with her brother Robert in 1881 as a missionary teacher to
China; she served at her brother Calvin's school in Tengchow until her marriage
to Mr. Walker, who was a Baptist missionary; in 1885 the failure of her
husband's health compelled their return to the United States. In 1893 she was
living in Kirksville, Missouri. Rev. W. S. Walker was living on 25 April 1942
when he officiated at the marriage of a granddaughter, Lillian Sherwood Walker,
to Benjamin Austin Ballard.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 114.

Lillian married William Stokes Walker 25 Nov 1897, , China. William was born 19 Nov 1858; died Aft 25 Apr 1942. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Living in Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1880.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 80.

William — Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born Abt 1835. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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McTeer, 1975, p 80.

Notes:

Living in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1880.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 80.

John — Agnes. Agnes was born Abt 1847. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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McTeer, 1975, p 80.

Notes:

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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 80.

Rebecca — Bock. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1912.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 81.

George married Lillie Belle Thomas 21 Dec 1892. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There are tombstones in Silver Spring Cemetery of John A Mateer 1849-1908 and
Annis 1857-1922
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 81.
Jan Krulack letter, 16 August 1994.

John married Ida Haynes 1 Nov 1878. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 81.

Notes:

According to the 1860 census of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, A. Mateer
aged 17 years born in Pennsylvania, was then living in the household of G. B.
Slack, where he was listed as a blacksmith's apprentice. Since Henry Wilson
Mateer had moved from Pennsylvania to Henry about 1857, it seems probable that
this unidentified apprentice was his son Alfred who came west with his father
but at his age was not disposed to remain at home with an assortment of small
step-sisters.

During the Civil War Alfred Mateer was 1st Sergeant in Company A 47th Regiment
Illinois Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted at Peoria, Illinois, on 16 August
1861, when he was described as of Henry, Illinois, 5 feet 10 inches in height,
of dark complexion with dark hair and gray eyes. He fought in Mississippi,
Louisiana, was wounded in action at Lake Chicot, Arkansas, and was discharged
at Selma, Alabama, on 13 November 1865.

After the war he farmed for five years near Wenona, Illinois, then moved into
the town of Rutland. According to the 1880 census he was then living in
Groveland Township, Rutland, LaSalle County, Illinois.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 115.

Alfred married Susanna Bishop 9 Sep 1868, Wenona, Illinois. Susanna was born Abt 1840, , Pennsylvania; died 11 Aug 1903, Tiffin, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Alfred married Clara Swicher 17 Jul 1910, Bloomington, Illinois. Clara (daughter of David Swicher and Julia Miller) was born 25 Jun 1856, Sparton, Illinois; died 28 Aug 1934, Dalton, Nebraska; was buried Chillicothe, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

Died "in early manhood".
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

Lived in York, Nebraska.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Mary — Louis M. Lincoln. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lived in Henry, Illinois.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

Lived in Putnam, Illinois.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Henrietta — Dawson. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Emma — Stayman. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Anna — Faust. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Leilla — William Brandt. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

In the 1860 census of Shiremanstown David McGary, carpenter aged 41 years was
living with E. McGary aged 35, M. R. McGary aged 9, H. W. McGary aged 9, H. W.
McGary aged 7 and R. M. McGary aged one year.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Mary — Samuel A. Balmer. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Living in Harrisburg in 1905.

In the 1860 census of Shiremanstown David McGary, carpenter aged 41 years was
living with E. McGary aged 35, M. R. McGary aged 9, H. W. McGary aged 9, H. W.
McGary aged 7 and R. M. McGary aged one year.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Notes:

In the 1860 census of Shiremanstown David McGary, carpenter aged 41 years was
living with E. McGary aged 35, M. R. McGary aged 9, H. W. McGary aged 9, H. W.
McGary aged 7 and R. M. McGary aged one year.

In the 1880 census of Mechanicsburg Second Ward, Robert M. Megarry aged 21
years was listed as a druggist's clerk; he was then living in the household of
Martin M. Mosser, physician aged 44 years.

Later, after graduation from Jefferson Medical College in 1884, Robert McGary
was a physician and druggist in Mechanicsburg. He was a 32 Degree Mason and a
member of the Singer Band.

Living in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1905.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82, 83.

Notes:

Died young.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 83.

Notes:

Died young.
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McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 83.

Notes:

Died young.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 83.

Notes:

Died young.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 83.

Notes:

Died young.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 83.