Civil War Losses

Many cousins fought in the Civil War. Of Joseph Calhoun Mathews' grandsons, at least five gave their lives for the southern cause. Hardest hit was his daughter Nancy Ann Mathews Burns, who lost two of her three sons in the conflict. Joseph Calhoun Burns (her father's namesake and her oldest) died at the age of 25 at the battle of Sharpsburg (Antitum) in September 1862. James Thomas Burns died at the young age of 18, at the battle of Seven Pines in June 1862. Ezekiel Waddell Mathews lost a son early in the war at the battle of Belmont in April 1861, this was 18 year old Andrew N. Mathews. Thomas Jefferson Mathews also lost his oldest son to the war, 18 year old John Lewis Mathews died in a military hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1862. Margaret Eliza Mathews McGaw's son John Joseph McGaw died in a military hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

Ezekiel Waddell Mathews

Ezekiel Waddell Mathews was born in Abbeville SC, August 28, 1808, and married on August 13, 1829 to Cathrine Finnie (or Finley) in Abbeville SC. They migrated to Fayette Co. TN in the early 1830's. On the 1850 census it shows Benjamin born 1832 in SC and Elijah born 1834 in TN, therefor I would think the move was made btwn 1832-1834.

Ezekiel was the oldest child of Joseph Calhoun Mathews and Margaret Brough. There was a preacher in the area whose last name was Waddell, that might be from where the middle name was taken.

1840 Fayette Co, TN census shows Zichiel Mathews, (m)220001 - (f)100001. This would be - 2 males under 5 (Elijah and John), 2 males btwn 5-10 (Jospeh and Benjamin), 1 male btwn 30-40 (Ezekiel), 1 female under 5 (Lucretia), 1 female btwn 30-40 (Cathrine).

1850 Fayette Co, TN census taken 26 Nov 1850 for Civil District #12, (1466-678) shows:
EW Mathews, age 44, born SC, Farmer, 630
Cathrine R., age 37, SC
Joseph S., age 20, SC
Benj T., age 18, SC
Elijah W., age 16, TN
John F., age 13, TN
Lucretia D., age 11, TN
Andrew N., age 9, TN
E. David, age 7, TN
Margaret L.W, age 5, TN
Lawrence C., age 2, TN
Alexander B., age 2/12, TN
Joseph A. Mathews, age 20, SC, Farmer (Note: This would be Joseph Alexander, Ezekiel's younger brother)

1860 Fayette Co, TN census taken 14 June 1860 for Civil District #1, (29-419) shows:
EW Mathews, age 54, born SC, Farmer, 3,396 (real estate), 3,200 (personal)
Cathrine R., age 48, SC
John F., age 23, TN
Andrew, age 19, TN
Ezeakel, age 16, TN (same as E. David in 1850)
Lucy, age 14, TN (same as Margaret L.W. in 1850)
E.W., age 12, TN (?Lawrence C. in 1850?)
Mary, age 8, TN

Plats for SC Land Grants 1784-1868

Isaac Mathews
19 July 1784 - Plat for 200 acres on Savannah River, 96 Dist, SC. Surveyed by Patrick Calhoun.
6 Aug 1784 - Plat for 50 acres on Clarks Creek (Long Cane Creek), 96 Dist, SC. Surveyed by Patrick Calhoun.
10 Nov 1786 - Plat for 120 acres on fork of Long Cane Creek, 96 Dist. Surveyed by Patrick Calhoun.
3 Aug 1799 - Plat for 95 acres in Abbeville Co, 96 Dist, SC. Surveyed by Abel Pearson.

Joseph Mathews
25 Nov 1803 - Plat for 452 acres on Rocky Creek, Abbeville Dist, SC. Surveyed by Abel Pearson.
29 June 1808 - Plat for 410 acres on Clarks Creek, Abbeville Dist, SC. Surveyed by Peter Gibert.
26 Jan 1821 - Plat for 71.5 acres on Clark Creek, Abbeville Dist, SC. Surveyed by P.B. Rogers.

Thomas Brough (father of Margaret Brough, who was the wife of Joseph Mathews)
20 July 1784 - Plat for 200 acres on Sadlers Creek, 96 Dist, SC. Surveyed by Patrick Calhoun.
17 May 1785 - Plat for 240 acres on branch of Swerengams Creek, 96 Dist, SC. Surveyed by William Lesly.

Note: Isaac Mathews and Anne Calhoun married 12 Oct 1784.