Andrew Douglas MATHENY ¹

  General Notes:

1880 IA CENSUS, Des Moines Co, Danville Twp: Douglas "Mathena", 14, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, farm laborer. He was living with the family of Price & Mary J. Cresup.

US ARMY REGISTER OF ENLISTMENTS, 1798-1914:
Andrew D. Matheny enlisted Dec 27, 1894 at Haliobrara(?), NE for 3 yrs; born Noble Co, OH; 28-2/12 years old; occupation: photographer; blue eyes, light hair, ruddy complexion, 5' 10-1/2"; 12th Infantry, Comp. D; discharged May 2, 1897 at Ft. Niobrara, NE, Private, "Excellent".

1900 NE CENSUS, Holt Co, O'Neil town: Andrew Matheny, Oct 1866, 33, married 2 yrs, b. OH, parents b. OH, photographer; wife Mary, July 1872, 27, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. NE, parents b. Ireland; son James, June 1899, 11/12, b. NE, father b. OH, mother b. NE; nephew Jefferson Howard, July 1891, 8, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. OH.

1910 NM CENSUS, Chaves Co, Lake Arthur town: Andrew D. Matheny, 43, 1st marriage, married 11 yrs, b. OH, parents b. OH, jeweler, watch repair; wife Mary, 37, 1st marriage, married 11 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. MO, parnets b. Ireland; son James D., 10, b. NE; son Thomas A., 9, b. ND; son William A., 7, b. ND; dau. Florence E., 5, b. ND; son Clarence, 1, b. TX. The father of all children was b. OH and the mother b. MO.

1920 ND CENSUS, Foster Co, Carrington city; Andrew D. Matheny, 53, b. OH, parents b. OH, manager, bakery; wife Mary, 40, b. MO, parents b. Ireland; son James, 20, single, b. NE, no occupation; son Thos., 18, single, b. ND, baker, bakery; son William, 18, single, b. ND; dau. Florence, 15, b. ND; son Clarence, 11, b. TX; son Robert, 2-3/12, b. ND; father-in-law James Sweeney, 90, wd, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland. The father of all children was b. OH and the mother was b. MO.

Andrew married Mary J. SWEENEY on 12 Oct 1898. (Mary J. SWEENEY was born in Jul 1872 in MO ².)