Re: James L. Matson - 1887 - Claysville, Guernsey Co., OH
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James L. Matson - 1887 - Claysville, Guernsey Co., OH
Betty Scarborough 4/30/03
Betty,
I'm not a descendant of James L. Matson but I'm fairly certain he is a collateral anscestor. I am descended from Sarah Ann Matson and Isaac Cline. They lived in Cambridge, OH, sometime after 1860 (they were married in nearby Noble County, OH, and lived with Isaac's parents, David Cline and Elisabeth DeLong when they first married). Sarah Ann Matson was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, OH, in 1839 to Washington Matson and Elizabeth Talbott. She had at least one sibling, a sister, but something happended to the family (I don't know what befell them yet) and by 1850 she and her mother were living in Belmont County, OH, near Elizabeth Talbott's twin sisters.
I have not had much luck on tracing Washington Matson but I have some information from a biography book published in 1923 where my grandfather, Walter Matson Cline, outlined his family lineage. According to this book, Tennessee, The Volunteer State, Vol. IV, Washington's father was Eli Matson and Washington was bon in Virginia. Eli Matson was the son of James Matson (at least according to this).
James L. Matson may very well be a cousin of Sarah Ann Matson. They were living in the same county at the same time. I hope some of this information may help you.
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Re: James L. Matson - 1887 - Claysville, Guernsey Co., OH
Betty Scarborough 8/29/03