Pauline U. Darbyshire

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Name Prefix: Dr.
According to A Portrait and Biographical Record of Putnam County, Ohio, 1896, at that time he and Mary resided in Ottawa, Ohio.

In the 1910 Hancock County, Ohio Miracode, Morris, Mary, and their children reside in McComb.

In the 1930 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Morris, Mary, their daughter, Pauline, and Mary's mother, Eleanor, reside in McComb.

Morris married Mary Maud Matthias. Mary (daughter of M.D. Albert Coates Matthias and Eleanor Parsons Harris) was born on 12 Nov 1871 in Ohio, United States; died in 1963; was buried in McComb Union Cemetery, McComb, Hancock, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her cemetery marker states that she is "Mary Matthias Darbyshire". She and her husband, Morris, are buried next to each other.

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Name Suffix: M.D.
In the 1860 Hancock County, Ohio Census Albert resides at home with his parents in Blanchard Twp.

According to Mat(t)hias milestones : the genealogy & biograhical history of Daniel Mathias, senior (a soldier of the Revolution) of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania & Stark County, Ohio By Dorothy Weiser Seale, Albert

served almost 3 1/2 years in the Union Army of the U.S.
during the Civil War. According to his War papers obtained
from National Archives in Washington, D.C., his first
enlistment was on 4 November 1861 at McComb, Hancock County, Ohio as a Private in Co. K, 65th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry commanded by Cap. Joshua Prebble. During the
course of the War he fought under Generals U.S. Grant and
W.T. Sherman. During 1862-1863 he fought in the battles of
Shiloh, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and
Missionary Ridge. After these campaigns, with two years of
service behind him, he mustered out and was discharged 31 December 1863 so that he might re-enlist as a Veteran
Volunteer. On 1 January 1864 at Blains Cross Roads, Tenn.,
he rejoined with the rank of Corporal and on 19 February 1864
at Chattanooga, Tenn. He once again mustered into the service
of Co. K, 65th Regiment, Ohio Veterans Volunteer Infantry (OVVI) commanded by Liet. William A. Bell. In May, 1864 he fought at Rocky Face Ridge and Resaca, Georgia. On 14 May 1864 he was severly wounded in action in his right arm in the Battle of Resaca. This campaign began on 11 May 1864 when Gen. Sherman's troops were marching west of Rocky Face
Ridge toward Snake Creek Gap and Resaca. Sherman attacked
the Confederate troops (led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston) at Resaca, and on May 15 gained possession of that town. Corp. Matthias was mentioned for conspicious bravery in the face of
the enermy on 11 May 1864. His war papers state: "On 14 May 1864 he was shot throught the elbow joint of the right arm..."
(pp.132-133)


After the war, Albert practiced as a physician in Gilboa, Putnam County, Ohio and in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio. His death was due to arteriosclerosis.

The Lewis Publishing Company's A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County Ohio (1903) states on page 517 that

"One of the best known citizens of Hancock county is Dr. Albert C. Matthias, of McComb, who has attained distinction in professional circles, and is a prominent representative of several fraternal organizations. Forceful indiviudality and keen insight, combined with practical common sense, are the strong traits in his character which have served to win for him a high place in various circles."
In the 1910 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Albert and Eleanor reside in McComb."

That same source states that Albert was discharged from the army in February 1865 and then graduated in medicine from the Western Reserve University in 1869. In 1897 Albert relocated from Gilboa to Hancock County where he had, by 1903, "...gained recognition as a practitioner whose skill is above the average and whose ability is constantly augmented by reading and investigation. Membership in leading medical societies, wherein there is an interchange of thought and experience, has also led to the advancement of Dr. Matthias in his chosen calling." Albert belonged to the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical society, and was the president of the Putnam County Medical Society for three years while a resident of Gilboa.

According to Lewis Publishing Company's A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County Ohio (1903) page 519:

"In political circles Dr. Matthias is quite prominent. He served for twenty-four years as a councilman in Gilboa and is now a member of the city council of McComb. For two years and seven months he was mayor of Gilboa and for six years was president of the board of education there. In 1899 he was elected justice of the peace by bo

Albert married Eleanor Parsons Harris on 12 Apr 1866 in Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, United States. Eleanor was born on 12 Nov 1845 in Stalbridge Weston,Dorset,England, United Kingdom; died on 19 Sep 1931 in McComb, Hancock, Ohio, United States; was buried on 22 Sep 1931 in McComb Union Cemetery, McComb, Hancock, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nickname: Ellen
According to Mat(t)hias milestones : the genealogy & biographical history of Daniel Mathias, senior (a soldier of the Revolution) of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania & Stark County, Ohio by Dorothy Weiser Seale, Eleanor came to America from England with her parents in 1848 when she was only three years old. The family first settled in North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio and then relocated to Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio. "The six Matthias children of Albert and Eleanor are the only descendants of the Harris family from England, for Eleanor's three unmarried brothers were killed in the Civil War and a sister and two brothers died in childhood." (p. 132)

In the 1930 Hancock County, Ohio Census, the widowed Eleanor resides with her daughter, Mary, and son-in-law, Morris Darbyshire, in McComb. According to her obituary, Eleanor died at Mary and Morris' home; her death was caused by "bronchitis, following a week's serious illness..." Eleanor was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her obituary states that she and Albert had two children die in infancy.

Eleanor and Albert are buried next to each other.

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In the 1850 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Jacob is a farmer whose Real Estate value is $2,000.00. He and his wife and children reside in Blanchard Twp. next door to his brother who is married to his wife's sister, Barbara.

In the 1860 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Jacob and Mary Ann reside in Blanchard Twp. at Macomb. Jacob is a farmer whose Real Estate value is $4,000.00 and whose Personal Estate value is $560.00.

According to A Portrai and Biographical Record of Putnam County, Ohio, 1896, page 357, Jacob was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It also states that "In 1849 Jacob moved from Starck county to Hancock county, and located on 220 acres of land in Blanchard township, where he remained until 1866, when he moved to Hillsb[sic]ale, Mich., where he died..."

In the 1880 Hillsdale County, Michigan Census, Jacob is a widowed, "retired farmer" who resides with his son, Henry, and family in Woodbridge Twp.

According to Dorothy Weiser Seale's Mat(t)hias milestones : the genealogy & biograhical history of Daniel Mathias, senior (a soldier of the Revolution) of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania & Stark County, Ohio, "In 1806, when Jacob was less than age two, he traveled overland from Westomoreland County, Pa. to Stark Co., Ohio with his parents and settled in Nimishillen Township...In 1849, Jacob and his family left Stark County and moved to Hancock County, Ohio where they located on 220 acres of land in Blanchard Township...In 1866, Jacob and Mary Ann, lured by the beautiful farming and fishing country in Michigan, moved to Hillsdale County, Michigan where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their eldest son, Jesse, preceded them to Hillsdale County in 1860. Among those who moved to Michigan with Jacob was another son, Henry H., and Jacob's brother Daniel, III..After his wife's death, Jacob lived with his son Henry H...."

His marker at West Woodbridge Cemetery in Camden Twp. states that he died at age 78 years 1 day.

Jacob married Mary Ann Stambaugh on 4 Sep 1828 in Columbania, Ohio, United States. Mary (daughter of Henry Stambaugh and Catharina Walter) was born on 1 Apr 1808 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 1 Apr 1877 in Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; was buried in West Woodbridge Cemetery, Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The payment voucher that she signed for receipt of her inheritance from her father's estate stated that Mary resided in Hillsdale County, Michigan in November 1866.

In the 1870 Hillsdale County, Michigan Census, Mary, Jacob, and their family reside in Woodbridge Twp.

According to her death certificate on file with Hillsdale County, Michigan Mary died at age 69 of "congestion of the whole body". Her marker in Camden Twp.'s West Woodbridge Cemetery states "Mary A. w of Jacob d. 1 April 1877 69 years".

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The record states that "Mary Stombaugh" and "Jacob Mathias" were married by "Jacob Stombaugh" who was a "Minister of the Gospel".