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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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1. SS#: 480-03-4401
2. Last known residence: Cedar Rapids, IA
1. SS#: 479-05-5131 (IA)
1. Fred Carnes may have been born in CA.
1850 Federal Census for Fulton Co., IL: George W. Chinn-29 (Brickmaker) from VA; Minerva-25 from OH; James S.-6 from IN; Mary-5 from IL; Richard-3 from IL; John-2 from IL.
G.W. Chinn & Minerva Chinn were living in Jasper Co., IA on 16 Jan 1873, when they sold a piece of property to S. G. Smith, of Jasper Co.
He was the County Supervisor in Jasper County, Iowa, 1861, 1867, 1868. He was the Recorder for Jasper County in 1869.
In 1868 he was a member of a committee in Jasper County to purchase land for a poor farm.
1. The Savage Lake Cemetary (where Minerva Chinn is buried) is located one mile west of Cleveland, MN. Her funeral service was held at the Methodist church in Cleveland, MN. Her gravestone reads, "Gone Home".
James Stanley Chinn, United States Army, Civil War, 34th Iowa Infantry. He died of disease during the Civil War in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1864.
Richard S. Chinn served in the Civil War, Co. "B", 34th Iowa Infantry. "He died of a disability contracted while in service aforesaid at Bagley, IA. (Pension of a widow application for Nancy D. Chinn, Guthrie Co., IA, 25 Nov 1886.) His death date is listed as 22 Nov 1883.