Updated June 26, 2002

Sarah Ann Standerfer

1.SARAH ANN 3 STANDERFER (JEREMIAH2, ARCHIBALD1) Daughter of Jeremiah Standerfer and Malinda Purvis. She was born in Moultrie County, Illinois August 16, 1833.  Died January 30, 1908. Buried in  Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois. 


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She married (1) DANIEL  KELLY  on January 17, 1850 in Moultrie County, Illinois. He was born Sep 23, 1824 in Tennessee. Died Feb 14, 1877 in Moultrie County, Illinois

She married (2) JOHN  William MATHIAS on February 11, 1858 in Coles County, Illinois.  He was born April 8, 1838 in Ohio.  He died  September 15, 1910 and is buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.


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 Bible of Sarah and John Mathias
1860 Census - Illinois
1870 Census - Illinois
1880 Census - Illinois
1900 Census - Illinois

Children of SARAH ANN STANDERFER and DAVID KELLY are:

2 i.   SARAH  MALINDY KELLY 
3 ii. MARTHA ANN KELLY 

Children of SARAH ANN STANDERFER and JOHN MATHIAS are:

4 iii. Hiram JEREMIAH  MATHIAS 
5 iv. WILLIAM A. DOUGLAS MATHIAS
6 v. PETER FOUNTAIN MATHIAS          
7 vi. ELIZA LENORA MATHIAS 
8 vii. MARY JANE MATHIAS 
9 viii. HULDA ELIZABETH MATHIAS
10 ix. JOHN HENRY MATHIAS 
11 x. ANDREW PRESTON MATHIAS 
12 xi. JAMES EDWIN MATHIAS 
13 xii.  JACOB A. E. MATHIAS
14 xiii. SAMUEL GEORGE W. MATHIAS

Generation No. 2

2. Sarah Malindy Kelly. Daughter of Daniel Kelly & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Jul 25, 1853. Died Mar 10, 1860.

3. Martha Ann Kelly. Daughter of Daniel Kelly & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Aug 20, 1855
in Illinois. Died Jul 18, 1924.

1880 Census - Illinois - Martha living with John W. Drew family 

She married James S. Abbott, Jan 15, 1882 in East Nelson, Moultrie Co., Illinois. He was born Oct 1827 in Indiana. Died Apr 1909.

Children of MARTHA ANN KELLY and JAMES S. ABBOTT are:

15 i Violet Abbott
16 ii. Silas Joseph Abbott
17 iii. Ann Elizabeth Abbott
18 iv. Myrtle Abbott
19 v. John Abbott
20 vi. Jesse James Abbott
21 vii. Ivan Preston Abbott
22 viii. Ethel Harmon Abbott

4. HIRAM Jeremiah  Mathias. Son of John William  Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. He was born Nov 4, 1859. 

He married Fannie A. Abbott, daughter of James Abbott & Catherine Casselman, Jan 20, 1889 in Jonathan Creek, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Born 1868. Died Jul 12, 1896. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.
 


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5. William A. Douglas Mathias. Son of John William  Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Aug 12, 1860 in Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois.

1900 Census - Illinois

He married Liza A. Hollaway, daughter of Perry Hollaway & ________ McCorcam, Mar 6, 1887 in Jonathan Creek, Moultrie Co., Illinois. She was born Feb 1870 in Effingham, Illinois.

Children of WILLIAM A. DOUGLAS MATHIAS and LIZA A. HOLLAWAY are:

23 i.  Mary M. Mathias
24 ii. John O. Mathias
25 iii. Joseph A. Mathias
26 iv. Augusta E. Mathias
27 v. Sarah R. Mathias

6. Peter Fountain Mathias. Son of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Mar 17, 1862. 

1900 Census - Illinois

He married Angeline Berry, Dec 17, 1882 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. She was born Oct 1864.

Children of PETER FOUNTAIN MATHIAS and ANGELINE BERRY are:

28  i.  Sheridan Mathias
29 ii. Samuel Mathias

7. Eliza Lenora Mathias. Daughter of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Feb 1, 1864 in Illinois. Died Jul 27, 1892. 

She married William Lowe, Jul 1, 1883 in Jonathan Creek, Moultrie Co., Illinois.  He was born in 1850. Died Oct 25, 1891.  Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois
William served in the Civil War


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Children of ELIZA LENORA MATHIAS and WILLIAM LOWE are:

30 i. Elley Lowe
31 ii. Lilly G. Lowe

8. Mary Jane Mathias. Daughter of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Nov 23, 1865. Died May 8, 1867.

9. Hulda Elizabeth Mathias. Daughter of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Jun 20, 1867 in Illinois. 

She married Eleazor Smith, Mar 31, 1888 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. He was born about 1863.

10. John Henry Mathias. Son of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born Apr 26, 1869 in Illinois. Died Jul 7, 1880.

11. Andrew Preston Mathias. Son of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. He was born Feb 21, 1871 in Illinois. Died Jan 27, 1939. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.
1910 Census - Illinois


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12. James Edwin Mathias. Son of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. He was born July 29, 1873 in Illinois.  Died Aug 12, 1934.  Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.


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13. Jacob A. E. Mathias. Son of John William Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. Born May 17, 1875. Died May 12, 1878.

14. Samuel George W. Mathias. Son of John William  Mathias & Sarah Ann Standerfer. He was born Apr 25, 1877 in Illinois. Died 1950 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery.

1900 Census - Illinois
1910 Census - Illinois

He married Iva E. Yates, daughter of Emerson Yates & Ellen Ash, Feb 19, 1897 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Born Feb 1879 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died 1932 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery.

Children of SAMUEL GEORGE W. MATHIAS and IVA E. YATES are:

32 i. Floyd T. Mathias
33 ii.  Clara I. Mathias
34 iii. Waverly Mathias
35 iv. Marie Mathias
36 v. Alva Mathias
37 vi. Vernie Mathias

Generation No. 3

15. Mary M. Mathias. Daughter of William A. Douglas Mathias & Liza A. Hollaway. Born Jan 1888 in Illinois.

16. John O. Mathias. Son of William A. Douglas Mathias & Liza A. Hollaway. Born May 1890 in Illinois.

17. Joseph A. Mathias. Son of William A. Douglas Mathias & Liza A. Hollaway. Born Jan 1892 in Illinois.

18. Augusta E. Mathias. Daughter of William A. Douglas Mathias & Liza A. Hollaway. Born Nov 1895 in Illinois.

19. Sarah R. Mathias. Daughter of William A. Douglas Mathias & Liza A. Hollaway. Born Aug 1898 in Illinois.

20. Sheridan Mathias. Son of Peter Fountain Mathias & Angeline Berry. He was born Sep 1883 in Illinois. Died 1956. Buried in Greenhill Cemetery.

He married Effie Blackwell. She was born 1884. Died 1928. Buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.

Children of SHERIDAN MATHIAS and EFFIE BLACKWELL are:

38  i.  Opal Mathias
39 ii. Pearl Mathias

21. Samuel Mathias. Son of Peter Fountain Mathias & Angeline Berry. Born Mar 1885 in Illinois. Died 1960 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried in Greenhill Cemetery.

He married Carrie Leeds. She was born 1891. Buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.

Children of SAMUEL MATHIAS and CARRIE LEEDS are:

40 i.  Zelma Mathias
41 ii. Emogene Mathias

22. Elley Lowe. Daughter of William F. Lowe & Eliza Lenora Mathias. Born Feb 23, 1885.

23. Lilly G. Lowe. Daughter of William F. Lowe & Eliza Lenora Mathias. Born Jul 6, 1889.

24. FloYD T. Mathias. Son of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates. He was born Jan 27, 1898 in Illinois. Died May 28, 1912 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery.

25. Clara I. Mathias. Daughter of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates. Born Feb 1900 in Illinois.

26. Waverly Mathias. Daughter of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates.

27. Marie Mathias. Daughter of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates.

28. Alva Mathias. Son of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates.

29. Vernie Mathias. Son of Samuel George W. Mathias & Iva E. Yates. He was born May 26, 1911 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died Nov 5, 1957. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery

Generation No. 4

30. Opal Mathias. Daughter of Sheridan Mathias & Effie Blackwell.

31. Pearl Mathias. Daughter of Sheridan Mathias & Effie Blackwell.

32. Zelma Mathias. Daughter of Samuel Walter Mathias & Carrie Leeds.

33. Emogene Mathias. Daughter of Samuel Walter Mathias & Carrie Leeds.

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