Abraham Mathias ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1842, Ohio, United States. ¹ This birth year was referenced by his age of 38 on the 1880 US Census.

2. Alt. Birth, 1847, Ohio, United States. ³ This birth year was referenced by his age of 63 on the 1910 US Census.

3. 1880 US Census, 18 June 1880, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 50C, District 60, Dwelling 94, Family 94, Roll 1033
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Abe Mathias..Self..38..OH..Farm Laborer
(Living with 2nd wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 May 1845, then his age should have been 35 instead of 38.

4. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 29, Dwelling 126, Family 134
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States
farm rented
Married 28 years
Abraham Mathias..Head..May 1845..55..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 9 children, and 1 grandson.)

5. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, Roll 1199, District 85, Family 135
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 36 yrs
Abraham Mathias..Head..63..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 6 children, and 1 grandson.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 May 1845, then his age should have been 65 instead of 63.

6. 1920 US Census, 28 January 1920, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 42, Family 155, Roll 1399
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Logan Lancaster Road; Farm owned, no mortgage
Abraham Mathias..Father..74..Ohio..Widowed
(Widowed and living at the home of his married son, Charles, and his family.)

7. Cemetery: Union Church Cemetery, 28 September 1920, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ⁵ Find A Grave Memorial #18962635

Abraham married Mary Jane Poling, daughter of Abraham Poling and Lucinda Ruble, on 30 August 1873 in Hocking, Ohio, United States.^{1 2 3} (Mary Jane Poling was born on 15 January 1852 in Hocking, Ohio, United States,^{1 2 3 5 6} died on 18 March 1918 in Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States ⁵ and was buried after 18 March 1918 in Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 18 June 1880, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 50C, District 60, Dwelling 94, Family 94, Roll 1033
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Abe Mathias..Self..38..OH..Farm Laborer
Mary J. Mathias..Wife..28..OH..Keeping House
Daniel A. Mathias..Son..14..OH..Farm Laborer
John E. Mathias..Son..13..OH..Farm Laborer
William B. Mathias..Son..8..OH
Cora A. Mathias..Dau..6..OH
Charles H. Mathias..Son..4..OH
George W. Mathias..Son..2..OH
Frank J. Mathias..Son..1..OH

NOTE - Daniel, John, and William were children from Abraham's first wife, Elizabeth Goss. The remaining children all had Mary Jane Poling as their mother.

2. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 29, Dwelling 126, Family 134
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States
farm rented
Married 28 years
Abraham Mathias..Head..May 1845..55..OH..Farmer
Mary J Mathias..Wife..Jun 1852..48..OH..13/11
Charles Mathias..Son..Aug 1875..24..OH..School Teacher
George Mathias..Son..Mar(?) 1877..22..OH..School Teacher
James Mathias..Son..Mar 1879..21..OH..Labor (stone quarry)
Ada Mathias..Daughter..Nov 1882..17..OH..Domestic
Harry Mathias..Son..Aug 1883..16..OH..At school
Goldie Mathias..Daughter..Apr 1890..10..OH..At school
Frederick Mathias..Son..Jul 1891..8..OH..At school
Harvey Mathias..Son..Mar 1894..6..OH
Herbert D Mathias..Son..Nov 1896..3..OH
Clyde Mathias..Grandson..May 1897..3..OH

NOTE - The parentage of the grandson Clyde Mathias is not known. All of the living children were still single. There were two daughters that had died prior to the 1900 census, Cora Alice Mathias and Virginia Mathias. Virginia had died 8 years earlier so the 3 year grandson could not have been hers. The older daughter, Cora Alice Mathias, had died in 1900 so it is possible that should could have been the mother. There was another daughter, Margaret May Mathias, who was born in 1881 thus would have been about 19 years old at the time of the 1900 census. She was not listed with the family and her location is not known. She also could have been the mother of Clyde Mathias.

3. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, Roll 1199, District 85, Family 135
Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 36 yrs
Abraham Mathias..Head..63..OH..Farmer
Mary J. Mathias..Wife..58..OH..13/11
Ada E. Mathias..Daughter..27..OH..Nurse, Private Family
Harry .F Mathias..Son..22..OH..Laborer, odd jobs
Goldie Mathias..Daughter..21..OH..Domestic, Private Family
Jeremiah F. Mathias..Son..18..OH..Laborer, odd jobs
Harvey W. Mathias..Son..16..OH..Laborer, odd jobs
Herbert D. Mathias..Son..13..OH
Clyde H. Mathias..Grandson..12..OH