hmtl5 Hugh Dewaine Mathews b. 13 Dec 1908 Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa d. 28 May 1981 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family

Hugh Dewaine Mathews

Male 1908 - 1981  (72 years)


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  • Name Hugh Dewaine Mathews 
    • son of Harlan Henry Mathews and Margaret May Young [1]
    Born 13 Dec 1908  Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 May 1981  Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Trinity Cemetery, Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I223  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 13 May 2023 

    Family Mildred Lucille Schenk,   b. 18 Jul 1912, Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1950, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 07 Aug 1930  Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Last Modified 14 May 2023 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Dec 1908 - Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 07 Aug 1930 - Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 May 1981 - Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Cemetery, Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Hugh D. Mathews, 72, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, May 28 at Henry County Health Center.

      He was born December 13, 1908, in Mt. Union, the son of Harlan and Maggie Young Mathews. He married Mildred Schenk in Waterloo, in August 1930; she died in 1950. He married Mary J. Shaw in Cedar Rapids, June 4, 1959.

      Mr. Mathews was a lifelong resident of the Pleasant Lawn and Mt. Union communities. He had worked as a guard at the Iowa State Penitentiary, Ft. Madison for 10 years and had farmed most of his life. He a Methodist.

      Surviving: his wife; one son, John D. Mathews, Mt. Union; a daughter. Mrs. Donald (Margaret) Long, Knoxville; one brother, John, Sun City, Arizona; and five grandchildren.

      Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Weir Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant, Dr. Robert P. Robinson: Trinity Cemetery, Mt. Union. A Memorial has been established.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Obituary.

    3. [S15] Iowa Marriage Records, 1850-1937.