When Alfred Alonzo Mathews was born on 30 May 1843, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Milan Austurns Mathews, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Slyter, was 27. He lived in Sauk, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. He died on 12 June 1863, in Warren, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 20.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.
History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
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Possible Related NamesAlfred A. Mathews was a Private in Company "G" of the 29th Wisconsin infantry during the Civil War. He enlisted from Westport, Dane County, Wisconson on August 14, 1862 and fought in several battles b …
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