Johannes Jakob Matz

1829 - 1887  (58 years)

• Name	Johannes Jakob Matz
  Nickname	Jacob
  Born	5 Mar 1829	Oberschlettenbach, Pfalz, Bayern   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	8 Mar 1829	Vorderweidenthal, Pfalz, Bayern
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Sep 1887	Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Pioneer Cemetery, Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I60503	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Georg Jakob Matz,   b. 12 Oct 1793, Oberschlettenbach, Pfalz ,   d. Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Mother	Luisa Walter,   b. 9 Oct 1795, Oberschlettenbach, Pfalz ,   d. Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Married	Abt 1817	Vorderweidenthal, Pfalz, Bayern
  Family ID	F14955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Elisabetha Meckling,   b. 1840, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 17 Jun 1912, Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1877	Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. William Monroe Hall Matz,   b. 10 Jun 1863, Ohio, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1943, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years)  [Adopted]
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F27610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] 1840 US Federal Census. [S52] 1850 US Federal Census. [S37] 1860 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Jacob Matz Home in 1880: Adams, Monroe, Ohio Age: 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: Bavarian Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Father's birthplace: Bavarian Mother's birthplace: Bavarian Neighbors: Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S434] Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Name: Jacob Matz State Filed: Ohio Widow: Elizabeth Matz [S433] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Name: Jacob Matz Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Ohio Regiment Name: 116 Ohio Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 116th Regiment, Ohio Infantry COMPANY: I Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: Jacob/Mots Film Number: M552 roll 68 [S151] American Civil War Soldiers. Name: Jacob Matz Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862 Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 August 1862 at the age of 25.Enlisted in Company F, 116th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 27 Oct 1862.Mustered Out Company F, 116th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 9 May 1865 at Harper's Ferry, WV.Sources: 17 [S927] Obituary. Matz, Johannes Jacob MatzJohannes Jacob Matz was born March 5, 1829 in Oberschlettenbach , Germany, and was baptized in Vorderweidenthal, Germany on March 8, 1829. Jacob married Elizabeth Meckling. She was born October 19, 1877 and died June 17, 1912. Jacob died in Adams Township, Monroe County, Sunday, September 11, 1887 at the age of 58 years, 6 months and 6 days.Jacob was a veteran and a farmer. He is buried in Pioneer Cemetery. "In Memorian" published in the Tuesday, September 20, 1887, Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield---Whereas, It has pleased an allwise Providence to remove from our ranks, by the hand of death, our worthy comrade, Jacob Matz, to join that Grand Army whose roll-call grows larger each year; therefore, resolved, that in the death of Jacob Matz, General William P. Richardson, Post No. 609 has lost one of its most worthy comrades, his widow of kind and loving husband, the community an honest and honorable citizen and his country one of its brave defenders. Resolved, that we deeply deplore the loss of our comrade, and extend to his widow and friend our heartfelt sympathy. Resolved, that a copy of this memorial be spread upon the minutes of the Post, sent to the widow of our deceased comrade and published in the county papers, written by Captain William Dougherty, Louis Sulsberger, and A.T. Pearson, committee.