Paul Mathias

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In the 1850 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Paul is a farmer whose Real Estate value is $5,000.00. He and his wife and children reside in Blanchard Twp. next door to his first cousin, Jacob, who is married to his wife's sister, Mary Ann, and their children. Dorothy Weiser Seale states on page 331 in her book Math(t)hias Milestones (1984) that "Paul and his wife Barbara moved from Stark Co., Ohio to Hancock Co., Blanchard Twp., Ohio sometime before 1840. In the 1850 Census, Paul was a landowner with considerable acreage in Hancock Co. and resided there with his wife and ten of their children. His farm adjoined that of Jacob and Mary Ann Mathias... his first cousin."

In the 1860 Hancock County, Ohio Census, Paul and Barbara continue to reside in Blanchard Twp. but their post office address was then identified as Gilboa. Paul is a farmer whose Real Estate value is $15,000.00 and whose Personal Estate value is $2,500.00.

On page 331 of Mat(t)hias Milestones, Ms. Seale explains: "Their farm was near the Putnam County border, and Gilboa was the largest town and closest delivery point. As one of his father's heirs, and as one of the beneficiaries of his sister Polly's Will, Paul inherited a share of the property in the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Twp. 19, Range 7 in Stark Co., Nimishillen Twp., Ohio. On 3 March 1863, while they were residents of Gilboa, Putnam County, Ohio, Paul and Barbara Mathias did, by deed of quit claim, convey their interest in Section 3 to John Krabill who paid them the sum of $900."

Paul and Barbarey (as it is spelled on her headstone) are buried next to each other. His marker states that he was aged 53 years, 5 months 6 days when he died; that would make his year of birth 1813 though the Census records suggest he was born in 1808 or 1809. However, a letter written by Paul and Barbara's son, Captain John C. Mathias, in his Pension File states that Paul died in 1864.

Paul married Barbara (Barbary) Stambaugh on 16 Aug 1832 in Stark, Ohio, United States. Barbara (daughter of Henry Stambaugh and Catharina Walter) was born in 1812/1813 in Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Dukes Cemetery, Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1. Jacob Mathias was born in 1832/1833 in Ohio, United States.
2. Ephraim Mathias was born in 1835 in Ohio, United States; died after 1865.
3. Joseph D. Mathias was born on 20 Jul 1836 in Hancock, Ohio, United States; died on 23 Dec 1922 in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States; was buried on 26 Dec 1922 in Hope Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States.
4. Catharine Mathias was born in 1838 in Ohio, United States; died in 1902; was buried in Harman Cemetery, Blanchard, Putnam, Ohio, United States.
5. John C. Mathias was born in 1839/1840 in Gilboa, Hancock, Ohio, United States; died on 8 Jun 1897 in Belmore, Putnam, Ohio, United States; was buried in Belmore East Cemetery, Belmore, Putnam, Ohio, United States.
6. George Mathias was born on 11 Dec 1839 in Ohio, United States; died on 17 Jul 1856 in Richland, Ohio, United States; was buried in Dukes Cemetery, Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio, United States.
7. Daniel Mathias was born in 1843/1844 in Ohio, United States.
8. William Mathias was born in 1845/1846 in Ohio, United States; died before Mar 1866.
9. Mary Ann Mathias was born on 14 Nov 1846 in Ohio, United States; died on 11 Jun 1883 in Putnam, Ohio, United States; was buried in Harman Cemetery, Blanchard, Putnam, Ohio, United States.
10. Benjamin Franklin Mathias was born on 8 Mar 1850 in Ohio, United States; died on 11 Dec 1922 in Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States; was buried on 13 Dec 1922 in Highland Cemetery, Harrison, Newton, Franklin, Kansas, United States.
11. David B. Mathias was born on 12 Jun 1852 in Putnam, Ohio, United States; died on 3 Jun 1932 in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States; was buried on 6 Jun 1932 in Hope Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States.
12. Louis Mathias was born in 1854/1855 in Ohio, United States.