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Matthew Litherland

Military: Veteran Sgt 23rd Mtd Inf Black Hawk War 1831-2; Mexican War 1846-8
Where born:   Jefferson Co KY
Where died:   Friendsville IL
Son of:   George O Litherland* & Catherine Courter*
Married 1st:   1835 Wabash Mary Diantha Couch*
Married 2nd:   1856 Wabash Margaret C Thompson (ca 1837 IN)
Lived at:   1850 Wabash 1860 Oregon MO
Children:
- (of Mary) Ebenezer Couch (11 Apr 1835 Friendsville-24 Mar 1900 St Louis MO)
- John Wesley (5 Apr 1837 IL-23 Feb 1903 OR m: 1 Aug 1865 Lawrence Co IL Nancy Turner {1842-1920} both buried Grand Army of the Republic Cem Portland OR)
- George W* (Jan 1841 IL)
- William J (1843 Lawrence Co IL-19 Jun 1872 Pike Co IN)
- James Alexander (23 Jun 1845 Wabash-11 Oct 1906 Tacoma WA)
- Mathew D (Jun 1847 Wabash Co-13 Feb 1903 OR m: Sarah A Fettinger both buried Riverview Cem Portland OR)
- Mary L (22 Sep 1848 IL-7 Feb 1922 Knox Co IN buried Fairview Cem Knox Co IN; m: 1869 Pike Co IN Phillip M Catt buried Catt Cem Pike Co IN)
- Sarah [Sallie] E (ca 1853 IL-after 1930 m: 17 Dec 1874 White Co IL John B Orange Jr; res: Omaha NB)
- Alice Diantha (1855 IL-8 May 1896 Portland OR; m: William B Palmer)

      * indicates buried with Matthew Litherland in Friendsville Cemetery.