Andrew married Sarah Elizabeth Campsedella Groves about 1886. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Groves and Mary Willson) was born on 7 Sep 1861 in Belmont County, Ohio, USA; died on 29 Dec 1930 in Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 31 Dec 1930 in Friendship Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married William Friedrich Matz on 4 Jun 1905 in Ohio, USA. William (son of Ludwig Matz and Christina Meckling) was born on 25 Sep 1876 in Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 4 Mar 1965 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Angeline married George Steen on 1 Feb 1910 in Ohio, USA. George was born on 25 Sep 1888 in Ohio, USA; died in 1931 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillian married Elmer Kasper Neibch on 16 May 1923 in Ohio, USA. Elmer (son of Philipp Neibch and Dorothea Baker) was born on 10 Oct 1889 in Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 18 Sep 1963 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ida married Pearl C. Stewart on 12 Aug 1919 in Ohio, USA. Pearl was born on 17 Aug 1892 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA; died on 12 Oct 1969 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 13 Oct 1969 in Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herzel married Freda Crawford about 1934 in Ohio, USA. Freda was born on 9 Dec 1913 in Ohio, USA; died on 13 Nov 1996 in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Francis J. Borns on 19 Dec 1950 in Ohio, USA. Francis was born in 1910 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 4 Aug 1982 in Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY:
Matz, Leland MatzSource--Spirit of Democracy Woodsfield, OhioPublished--July 15, 1943Leland Matz, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.F.Matz of North Main Street was seriously hurt while at work Wednesday of last weekat Republic Steel in Youngstown, where he is employed as engineer.A heavy piece of machinery struck him and he has a skull fracture and broken bone in his back. He is in South Side City Hospital in Youngstown.

Leland married Olive M. Cyphert about 1938 in Ohio, USA. Olive (daughter of James B. Cyphert and Emma B. Unknown) was born on 30 Aug 1910 in Ohio, USA; died on 22 Apr 1979 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: corrections officer with the Federal Prison Service

Notes:

Ralph Edmund Matz
Written by Lena Kahrig Pettit
Source--Monroe County Beacon Woodsfield, Ohio

Ralph Edmund Matz was born September 4, 1916, at 1 a.m., in a log house in Summit Township, Monroe County, on Northern Road, near Lewisville, Ohio. The home was later owned by the Hettig Family. He is the son of of the late William F. (b-1876- d.1956), and Mary Ann Schaub Matz (b-1887-d-1967). Ralph was christened in St. John's Evangelical and Reformed (Middle Church), near Lewisville. He attended first grade at Johnson's one-room school on Egger Ridge and then continued his education from second grade through high school in Woodsfield. His family moved to Woodsfield in 1923. Ralph was confirmed at St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Woodsfield.
Mr. Matz grew to be a six foot, 190 pound, tow headed, right handed, brown eyed young adult. He played the violin in the Woodsfield High School orchestra. He also played softball, basketball, and was captain of the football team during his senior year. Ralph says that he was very good in sports. He graduated in 1934.
Ralph is enjoying living. There is no special day because every day is a great day. He likes a variety of music and his favorite and his favorite food is creamed chicken over bisquits, the way his mother made it.
Ralph's dad, William F. Matz, pumped oil wells and was a custodian at the Monroe County Court House. William F. was the son of Ludwig (Louis) and Christina Meckling Matz. William's wife, Mary Ann Schaub Matz, was the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Groves Schaub. William and Mary Ann were blessed with six children: Herzel (b. 1907-d-1988), Thelma (b.1908-d.1995), Lewis A. (b-1910-d 1983), Sarah (Borns) (b-1912-d 1985), Leland (b-1914-d 1981) and Ralph E. Matz who was born September 4, 1916 and lives in Chillicothe.
After graduating from high school, Ralph joined the Civilian Conservation Corp. ( The Three C's) and was stationed in West Virginia, where he and others were responsible for the building of both Hawk's Nest and Babcock State Parks. He later moved to Greenville, Ohio. He met his first wife, Martha Nealeigh and married in 1940. Later they moved to Youngstown, Ohio where he worked for a steel fabrication company. One son, William Edmund Matz was born to this union on March 1, 1941. In January 1943 the family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. Ralph obtained the equivalent of two years of college with a major in sociology through Ohio University, Chillicothe.
He entered the U.S. Navy during World War II, 1944-1946, and served with the Seebees in the Pacific Theatre. In January, 1948 he began working for the Federal Prison Service in Chillicothe and after 20 years retired as a Correctional Officer in January 1968. In 1968, Ralph began working for the State of Ohio at the Chillicothe Correctional Institute and retired as a Plumber 2 in 1980. During the years that he and his family have lived in Chillicothe, they have been members and active in the Salem United Church of Christ, and most recently, the Orchard Hill United Church of Christ.
On May 15, 1949, Ralph married his second wife, Dorothy Ann Miller (b 1918-d 1996) the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. and Laura Hafler Miller, of Laurel Street, Chillicothe. To this union a son Roger Alan Matz, was born on April 21, 1950.
Ralph's family now consists of his son, William E. and his wife, Connie who are living in Boerne, Texas. Bill is Sr. Property Examiner, Central Region, for USA Property and Casualty Insurance, San Antonio, Texas. They both have grown children. Ralph's second son, Roger Alan Matz married Jenny Kay Niehaus and is living in Wheeling, West Virginia. Roger is a Senior
Account Executive at WTRF-TV.

Roger and Jenny have three children, Laura June, Gregory Alan and Katherine Ann. Ralph also has many nieces, nephews, and other relatives which are all special to him.
Ralph just celebrated his 82nd birthday and was reminded just how special he is by receiving many cards and notes from his family and friends. When an occasion arrived, whether happy or sad, Ralph and Dorothy were always there to be with his family and friends. Dorothy was deceased in 1996. Ralph is recuperating from replacement knee surgery but still has that pleasing
personality and a ready smile to greet everyone, and he loves everyone dearly.



Provided by Betty Matson

Written by Lena Kahrig Pettit

Ralph married Martha Nealeigh in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ralph married Dorothy Anne Miller on 15 May 1949. Dorothy was born on 15 May 1918 in Ohio, USA; died on 14 Jan 1996 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married Billie June Fortney on 6 Nov 1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. Billie (daughter of Albert Allen Fortney and Gertrude Elizabeth Vannata) was born on 23 Feb 1924 in West Virginia, USA; died on 29 Nov 1990 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Paul Carl Stewart on 29 Mar 1963 in Ohio, USA. Paul was born on 8 Dec 1938 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; died on 12 Dec 2022 in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Rivercliff Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert Dale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Connie Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jenny Kay Niehaus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]