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Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: John M. Matheny
State Filed: Nebraska
Lt Col 82nd Ind Inf and Co H 82 Ind Inf
Date filed: 1889 Dec 28 Invalid Application # 746217 Certificate # 701,637
State: Nebraska

On-line genealogy shows.......

John Milton Matheny
Born: 1835 Indiana
Died: 1895 Nebraska
Married: 26 April 1857 Saline, Missouri
Sarah Ann Cheuvront
Born: 1837
Died: 1889
Child:
Francis Lemuel Matheny
Born: 1861
Died: 1950

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John M J Matheny
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Birth Place: Indiana
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Washington, Brown, Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Francis A Matheny 44 Lawyer b. KY
Eliza L Matheny 38 wife b. KY
Rachel Matheny 17 daughter b. KY
Felix G Matheny 15 son clerk b. Ind
John M J Matheny 15 son clerk b. Ind
Francis D Matheny 12 son b. Ind
Nancy J Matheny 10 daughter b. Ind
James Matheny 8 son b. Ind
Thomas J Matheny 6 son b. Ind
Andrew R Matheny 2 son b. Ind
Salem J [maybe T] Matheny 8 months [probably born late Dec 1849 or early January 1850] son b. Ind

Federal Census was done 2 August 1850.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: John M Matheny
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Age in 1870: 35
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1870: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Ashland
Household Members: Name Age
John M Matheny 35 Carpenter b. Ind
Sarah Matheny 33 wife Keeping House b. Ohio [abt 1837]
Francis Matheny 8 son b. Ind [abt 1862]
Laura Matheny 4 daughter b. Ind [abt 1866]

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
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Name: Francis A Matheny
Issue Date: 15 Apr 1853
State of Record: Indiana
Acres: 17.68
Accession Number: IN2940__.437
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 23573
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
13 9-N 2-E 2nd PM Brown

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
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Name: Francis A Matheny
Issue Date: 10 Mar 1854
State of Record: Indiana
Acres: 16.88
Accession Number: IN2950__.045
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 23714
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
25 9-N 2-E 2nd PM Brown

I think this is John's son listed in the 1870 Census:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Matheny
Home in 1900: Alma, Harlan, Nebraska
Age: 38
Birth Date: Aug 1861
Birthplace: Indiana
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Ellen
Marriage Year: 1886
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 14
Residence : Alma City, Harlan, Nebraska
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Francis Matheny 38
Ellen Matheny 32 wife b. Iowa Parents b. PA mother of 2 children, still living
Vee Matheny 12 Daughter b. June 1887 Nebraska
Leonora Matheny 10 daughter b. March 1890 Nebraska
William Cooper 42 Servant

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis Matheny
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Spouse's Name: Ellen
Home in 1910: Alma Ward 3, Harlan, Nebraska
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Francis Matheny 48 Contractor and Builder
Ellen Matheny 42 wife
Lenora Matheny 21 Teacher Public Schools

JR

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