Biography of John Mathews, page 714.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Mathews was born in one of the New England States Aug. 9, 1790, and 
died in Newville, Ind., Aug. 27, 1862.  His father, John Mathews, was one of 
the pioneers of Shelby County, Ohio.  He was married in the fall of 1832 to 
Priscilla H. Clayton, daughter of Robert Clayton, and to them were born 
twelve children, eight of whom are living---Mrs. Eliza McCosh, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Fetterer, Mrs. Jane Stoughton, Mrs. Mary E. Moody, Mrs. Sophia 
Colburn, Mrs. Melissa Briggs, Aaron and Mrs. Alice McCabe.  William H. was a 
soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and was killed in the battle at 
Vicksburg. Aaron was also a soldier in the late war.  Robert, Mrs. Rebecca 
Snook and Mrs. Ettie Sanders are also deceased.  Mr. Mathews came to De Kalb 
County in December, 1833, and located on the present site of Spencerville, 
and from that time till his death was one of the prominent citizens of the 
county.

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Auburn, Indiana
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