Phebe Ellen Mathews

Brief Life History of Phebe Ellen

When Phebe Ellen Mathews was born on 19 December 1838, in Hardin, Ohio, United States, her father, Jonathan Mathews, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Donaldson, was 22. She married John Cooney on 3 March 1856, in Hardin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Coon Rapids, Carroll, Iowa, United States for about 15 years and Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States in 1910. She died on 23 March 1917, in Walla Walla, Washington, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Coon Township, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Cooney
1831–1918
Phebe Ellen Mathews
1838–1917
Marriage: 3 March 1856
Merril Mathews Cooney
1858–1948
Ella Jane Cooney
1863–1865
Lillian Adell Cooney
1867–1935
Lavina Genevra Cooney
1872–1960
Mary Vail Cooney
1875–1885
Cookman Cooney
1878–1885

Sources (37)

  • Feebe E Cooney in household of John Cooney, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Phebe E. Mathews, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Phoebe Ellen Mathews, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856

Historical Boundaries 1856: Walla Walla, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Walla, Walla, Washington, United States

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Carroll, Iowa, United States [Spreads across Carroll and Guthrie counties]

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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