Henry Wilson Mateer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Henry Wilson Mateer was born Abt 1816, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 15 Jan 1888, , Marshall, Illinois.

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]

Children:

2. Alfred Mateer was born 29 Jul 1840, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; died 5 Sep 1915.
3. Finley Mateer was born 22 Jan 1845, , Pennsylvania; died 10 May 1845; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
4. Davidson Mateer was born 17 May 1845, , Pennsylvania; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

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

Children:

5. Charles Mateer was born Abt 1853; died 1860/1870.
6. Mary Grace Mateer was born Abt 1856, , Pennsylvania.
7. Lucy Jane Mateer was born Abt 1858, , Illinois.
8. Henrietta Rebecca Mateer was born Abt 1861, , Illinois.

Generation: 2

Alfred Mateer

(1.Henry¹) was born 29 Jul 1840, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; died 5 Sep 1915.

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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Reference:
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]

Children:

9. Eliza Mateer was born 7 Jul 1869, , Illinois.
10. Thomas Wilson Mateer was born 10 Mar 1871, , Illinois.
11. John Finley Mateer was born 5 Sep 1872, , Illinois; died 3 Oct 1900.
12. Fannie May Mateer was born 6 May 1875.
13. Alfred Thornton Mateer was born 17 Apr 1879, , Illinois.

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]

3.	Finley Mateer (1.Henry¹) was born 22 Jan 1845, , Pennsylvania; died 10 May 1845; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Notes: Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 82.

4.	Davidson Mateer (1.Henry¹) was born 17 May 1845, , Pennsylvania; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Notes: Buried in Silver Spring Cemetery. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 82.

5.	Charles Mateer (1.Henry¹) was born Abt 1853; died 1860/1870. Notes: Died "in early manhood". ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 82.

Mary Grace Mateer

(1.Henry¹) was born Abt 1856, , Pennsylvania.

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]

Children:

14. Lincoln
15. Lincoln

7.	Lucy Jane Mateer (1.Henry¹) was born Abt 1858, , Illinois. Notes: Lived in Henry, Illinois. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 82.

8.	Henrietta Rebecca Mateer (1.Henry¹) was born Abt 1861, , Illinois. Notes: Lived in Putnam, Illinois. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 82. Henrietta — Dawson. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 3

9.	Eliza Mateer (2.Alfred², 1.Henry¹) was born 7 Jul 1869, , Illinois. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

10.	Thomas Wilson Mateer (2.Alfred², 1.Henry¹) was born 10 Mar 1871, , Illinois. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

11.	John Finley Mateer (2.Alfred², 1.Henry¹) was born 5 Sep 1872, , Illinois; died 3 Oct 1900. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

12. Fannie May Mateer (2.Alfred², 1.Henry¹) was born 6 May 1875.
Notes:
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 115.

13.	Alfred Thornton Mateer (2.Alfred², 1.Henry¹) was born 17 Apr 1879, , Illinois. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

14. Lincoln (6.Mary², 1.Henry¹)
Notes:
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.
15. Lincoln (6.Mary², 1.Henry¹)
Notes:
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 82.