Alfred Mateer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Alfred Mateer was born 29 Jul 1840, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; died 5 Sep 1915.

Notes:

According to the 1860 census of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, A. Mateer
aged 17 years born in Pennsylvania, was then living in the household of G. B.
Slack, where he was listed as a blacksmith's apprentice. Since Henry Wilson
Mateer had moved from Pennsylvania to Henry about 1857, it seems probable that
this unidentified apprentice was his son Alfred who came west with his father
but at his age was not disposed to remain at home with an assortment of small
step-sisters.

During the Civil War Alfred Mateer was 1st Sergeant in Company A 47th Regiment
Illinois Infantry Volunteers. He enlisted at Peoria, Illinois, on 16 August
1861, when he was described as of Henry, Illinois, 5 feet 10 inches in height,
of dark complexion with dark hair and gray eyes. He fought in Mississippi,
Louisiana, was wounded in action at Lake Chicot, Arkansas, and was discharged
at Selma, Alabama, on 13 November 1865.

After the war he farmed for five years near Wenona, Illinois, then moved into
the town of Rutland. According to the 1880 census he was then living in
Groveland Township, Rutland, LaSalle County, Illinois.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 115.

Alfred married Susanna Bishop 9 Sep 1868, Wenona, Illinois. Susanna was born Abt 1840, , Pennsylvania; died 11 Aug 1903, Tiffin, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Eliza Mateer was born 7 Jul 1869, , Illinois.
3. Thomas Wilson Mateer was born 10 Mar 1871, , Illinois.
4. John Finley Mateer was born 5 Sep 1872, , Illinois; died 3 Oct 1900.
5. Fannie May Mateer was born 6 May 1875.
6. Alfred Thornton Mateer was born 17 Apr 1879, , Illinois.

Alfred married Clara Swicher 17 Jul 1910, Bloomington, Illinois. Clara (daughter of David Swicher and Julia Miller) was born 25 Jun 1856, Sparton, Illinois; died 28 Aug 1934, Dalton, Nebraska; was buried Chillicothe, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

2. Eliza Mateer (1.Alfred¹) was born 7 Jul 1869, , Illinois.
Notes:
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 115.

3.	Thomas Wilson Mateer (1.Alfred¹) was born 10 Mar 1871, , Illinois. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

4.	John Finley Mateer (1.Alfred¹) was born 5 Sep 1872, , Illinois; died 3 Oct 1900. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.

5. Fannie May Mateer (1.Alfred¹) was born 6 May 1875.
Notes:
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 115.

6.	Alfred Thornton Mateer (1.Alfred¹) was born 17 Apr 1879, , Illinois. Notes: ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 115.