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MATHIES GENEALOGY
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ABRAM J. MATHIES
(February 14, 1893, Schönbrunn [Schönfeld],
South Russia - June 21, 1974, Leamington, Ontario, Canada)
and
MARGARETHA [MARGARET, MARGARETHE] DÜCK
(April 6, 1897, Schönbrunn [Schönfeld], South Russia - May 10, 1986, Leamington,
Ontario, Canada)
MATHIES LINEAGE
MATHIES
DESCENDANTS
ANCESTRAL GENEALOGICAL NOTES
Abram J. Mathies and Margarethe (Margaret, Margaretha) Dück Family
Margaret and Abram Mathies
Margarethe/Margaret was born on the 6th of April 1897 and was closest to her younger brother, Peter, who was born a year and a half later. She often recalled a most pleasant childhood in Schönbrun and particularly enjoyed riding the family horses at a fast pace. The highlights for her were the evenings when her father, Johann P. Dück, was home and the family would gather round to sing songs. Apparently she was very close to her father and took it very tragically when he died in 1914.
On May 16th, 1919 she married Abram Mathies, also of Schönbrun, in the double wedding with her brother, John and Maria Wiens, at the Dück family home where some 160- 180 people attended. Years later they were able to celebrate their 25th and 50th anniversaries together in Leamington in 1944 and 1969 with approximately 40 people attending from the original wedding in Russia. Margaret and Abram Mathies had 3 daughters in Russia (Helen 1920, Margaret 1921, and Annie 1923) before they emigrated to Canada in 1924. Helen died in infancy two weeks after she was born.
They attempted farming in Essex County together with John and Maria Dick on a farm between Kingsville and Cottam on the Inman Sideroad. They bought this 50acre farm with a house that was large enough for both families in 1927. Their intentions were that one of them would work at the brickyard while the other would do the farming. Their unfamiliarity with clay farming, and bad luck with their crops, did not bring them sufficient income to make their payments and after two years they lost this farm and their investment. They subsequently also farmed in the Vineland area and returned to Leamington to work for Point Pelee orchards in the national park. In the 1950's they developed an apple orchard near Olinda in the Leamington area.
They had another 3 sons and a daughter in Canada (Bill 1925, Harry 1931, Louise
1936, Arthur 1940). They retired from their farm in the 1960's to a home in
Leamington. Automobiles were always a great source of interest and pride to
Abram Mathies. He died in 1974 and thereafter Margaret moved into an apartment
and eventually into the Leamington Mennonite Home where she spent the last years
of her life in a wheel chair. In her later years she was often confused, but
always happy, and died at the age of 89 in 1986.
Margaret and Abram Mathies Family
[Source: Ernest J. Dick, Courage, Courage, The Lord Will Help, The Family History of Johann P. Dück and Descendants from Schönfeld, Southern Russia (Leamington, John H. Dick, 1990),pp. 65-67]
1969
JUNE
50th anniversaries
http://ink.ourontario.ca/browse/lp -The Leamington Post. June 12, 1969 - pg. 1
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MARGARET AND ABRAM MATHIES FAMILY
HELENA MATHIES (March 27, 1920-April 9, 1920)
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MARGARET MATHIES (May 1, 1921-)
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ANNIE MATHIES (February 25, 1923-June 2, 1998)
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WILLIAM MATHIES (BILL) (January 25, 1925- February 14, 1972)
Helen Koop Johnson, Tapestry of
Ancestral Footprints (1995), p. 132
... October of 1924 we moved to Bamberg [Kitchener/Waterloo
Area]. Here is where our
Willy was born ...
In Memory of
Lily Maria Mathies
1962 - 2017
James Mathies, husband of Lily, is the son Bill and Mary Lou Mathies
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HARRY MATHIES (November 21, 1931-January 20, 1956)
Helen Koop Johnson, Tapestry of
Ancestral Footprints (1995), p. 132
when we moved to that large house at Foxes [Grant Fox,
Olinda Ontario], "Fräulein Friesen" came, our brother Harry was born [1931]
...
HARRY MATHIES
H. Matheis [Mathies]Heart Victim
LEAMINGTON— Harry Matheis [Mathies], who was a partner in a Leamington trucking service operating between Winnipeg and Leamington, died suddenly at Erskine, Minn., Saturday, [sic] He was found in his parked truck at a nearby gas station and is believed to have suffered a heart attack.
Born at Olinda, Mr. Matheis [Mathies] made his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Matheis [Mathies], Concession 6, Gosfield North. He was a member of the United Mennonite Church. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Jake Toews, Leamington; Mrs. William Krause Point Jr., Point Pelee; Mrs. James Ross, Leamingtan; two brothers, William of Ruthven and Arthur at home.
The body is resting at Smith's funeral home. Services will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Oak St. Mennonite Cchurch [Church]with Rev. N. N. Driedger officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Windsor Star, January 24, 1956, p. 5
https://www.newspapers.com/image/501471486
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LOUISE MATHIES (March 20, 1936-)
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