Mathews

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Western Home Journal, 2 Dec 1858

I've discovered two pieces of data that connect George Jefferson Mathews to Lawrence, Kansas. First is a legal notice. This is a judgement against G.J. Mathews, J.N. Mathews (and J.W. Mathews) and William N. Baldwin in the Lawrence, Ks. Western Home Journal. I do not know who J.N/J.W. Mathews is, but I can confirm that William N. Baldwin is George Mathew's brother-in-law (he married his sister Mary Ann Mathews).

Second, an entry in the same newspaper from May 6, 1858 proves that George's first wife Emeline (shown as Emelieu, here) from DeWitt, Illinois, places George in Kansas as early as April 1858. Further, it proves that Emeline knew where he was. This entry came from a list of letters awaiting receipt at the Lawrence Post Office.

Western Home Journal, 6 May 1858