Nancy Oregin POWELL
F, b. 1832
Nancy Oregin POWELL was born in 1832 in Tennessee.1
Nancy married Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS, son of Timothy Walton MATHEWS and Sophia Weston BURT, on 30 January 1849 in Marengo County, Alabama.2,3
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1850 in Wilcox County, Alabama. The household was listed as T. W. L. Mathews, a 25 year old merchant, born in in Alabama. He owned real estate valued at $600. His wife was Nancy O. Mathews, age 18 and born in Tennessee.4
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 18 September 1860 in Mobile, Alabama. The household was listed as Timothy L. Mathews, a 30 year-old steamboat captain, and his wife, Oregin N. of Tennessee, age 26. Timothy had personal property valued at $7,800 and owned several slaves. They had two daughters, Sophia W., 6; Mary F., 3, and a son, Walton, who was one year old. They had three slaves.5,6
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 16 June 1880 in Napoleonville, Mobile County, Alabama. The household was listed as T. R. Mathewsshe, a 55 year old steamboat clerk, and his 48 year old wife, Origon; born in Tennessee. Also in the household were son Walter [Walton] Mathews, 21; son John C. Mathews, 19, railroad clerk; daughter Minnie, 15; daugther Roberta, 11; daughter [Willie] Weston Mathews, 9; son Beatty, 4; daugther Mary Nichols, 23; and son-in-law Alex Nichols, 23, butcher. All were born in Alabama except for Nancy.7
According to a city directory Nancy was living in 1891 in 504 St. Anthony St., Mobile, Alabama. This was the same address listed for Timothy W. Mathews, possibly her son, who was corresponding clerk for Barney, Cavanaugh & Long. The following year and in 1893 the widow was living at 454 State Street. In 1890 John C. and T. Walton Mathews were listed as the president and secretary-treasurer of Mathews Laundry Company, a Peerless steam laundry.8
Nancy married Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS, son of Timothy Walton MATHEWS and Sophia Weston BURT, on 30 January 1849 in Marengo County, Alabama.2,3
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1850 in Wilcox County, Alabama. The household was listed as T. W. L. Mathews, a 25 year old merchant, born in in Alabama. He owned real estate valued at $600. His wife was Nancy O. Mathews, age 18 and born in Tennessee.4
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 18 September 1860 in Mobile, Alabama. The household was listed as Timothy L. Mathews, a 30 year-old steamboat captain, and his wife, Oregin N. of Tennessee, age 26. Timothy had personal property valued at $7,800 and owned several slaves. They had two daughters, Sophia W., 6; Mary F., 3, and a son, Walton, who was one year old. They had three slaves.5,6
Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 16 June 1880 in Napoleonville, Mobile County, Alabama. The household was listed as T. R. Mathewsshe, a 55 year old steamboat clerk, and his 48 year old wife, Origon; born in Tennessee. Also in the household were son Walter [Walton] Mathews, 21; son John C. Mathews, 19, railroad clerk; daughter Minnie, 15; daugther Roberta, 11; daughter [Willie] Weston Mathews, 9; son Beatty, 4; daugther Mary Nichols, 23; and son-in-law Alex Nichols, 23, butcher. All were born in Alabama except for Nancy.7
According to a city directory Nancy was living in 1891 in 504 St. Anthony St., Mobile, Alabama. This was the same address listed for Timothy W. Mathews, possibly her son, who was corresponding clerk for Barney, Cavanaugh & Long. The following year and in 1893 the widow was living at 454 State Street. In 1890 John C. and T. Walton Mathews were listed as the president and secretary-treasurer of Mathews Laundry Company, a Peerless steam laundry.8
Last Edited=22 Aug 2023
Children of Nancy Oregin POWELL and Timothy Washington Lafayette MATHEWS
- Sophia W. MATHEWS b. 1854
- Mary F. MATHEWS b. 1857
- Timothy Walton MATHEWS Jr. b. 1859
- John C. MATHEWS b. 1861
- Minnie MATHEWS b. 1865
- Roberta MATHEWS b. 1869
- Willie Weston MATHEWS b. 1871, d. 5 Dec 1924
- Beatty MATHEWS b. 1876
Citations
- [S54] 1850 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama.
- [S81] Sandi Heath, "Burt-Mathews Family Information."
- [S281] Timothy W. L. Mathews & N. Origin Powell, Marengo, Alabama, USA, Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, digital image at Ancestry.Com. http://www.Ancestry.Com
- [S54] 1850 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, T. W. S. Mathews household, pg. 354.
- [S562] 1860 U. S. Census, Mobile County, Timothy L. Mathews household #504, pg. 195.
- [S1111] 1860 U. S. Federal Census, Alabama, Timothy L. Mathews, Northern Division, Mobile County, pg. 9.
- [S561] 1880 U. S. Census, Mobile County, T. R. Mathew family 101. Willie Weston was lsted as a son in error.
- [S281] Nancy O Mathews, 1891, Mobile, Alabama, USA, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, digital image at Ancestry.Com. http://www.Ancestry.Com
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