Co B 1st KY Cav Civil War; age 76; b: KY; d: Petty twp-Law Co IL; s/of John Matthews (ca 1822 KY) & Mary Ann (ca 1827 KY); m: 1868 KY Sophia Smith (1845 KY); res: 1850-70 Owen Co KY 1880 Ballard Co KY 1900 Bond twp-Law Co IL 1920 Petty twp-Law Co IL; ch: Emmet W (May 1873 KY) & Ann (2 Mar 1876 KY-28 Dec 1936 bur: Crawford Co IL m: Alvin Earnhart) & Otis (1879-1941 bur: Sumner Cem)
