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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ David Wade Matthews
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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David Wade Matthews
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| LAST NAME: Matthews
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FIRST NAME: David
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MIDDLE NAME: Wade
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MILITARY: Co. G. 11th Illinois Infantry
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| BORN: 18 Sep 1844
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DIED: 25 May 1913
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BURIED: 27 May 1913
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OCCUPATION: Soldier & Merchant; Indian agent at Klamath Indian Reservation
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| BIRTH PLACE: Stilesville, Hendricks Co., Indiana
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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OHSB (Marion County 1913) #1820 - David Wade Matthews, male, Soldier & Merchant, b. 18 Sep 1844 in Indiana, d. 25 May 1913 in Salem, Oregon (671 N. Winter St.), at the age of 68 years 8 months 7 days, name of father Dr. William Matthews (b. Virginia), maiden name of mother Ruth Ann Jessup, interment IOOF cemetery 27 May, undertaker Rigdon-Richardson, informant G. G. Brown of Salem.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
AN OLD LETTER FOUND; Written by a Salem Man While in the Hospital During the Civil War.
The Mason (Ill.) News, of a recent date, has the following interesting story, and a letter written by Hon. D. W. Matthews, of this city, nearly forty years ago:
"In clearing out the attic a few days since, Mrs. J. N. Matthews unearthed the following letter, which was written nearly forty years ago. It will be of interest both to young and old. It was written ten days after the storming of Fort Donelson. The writer of D. Wade Matthews, was then only sixteen years of age. His regiment, the Eleventh Illinois Infantry, was one of six that lost the greatest number of men in a single engagement in the war on either side. Mr. W. O. Ginter of our town was a member of the same regiment, and had a young brother killed in that battle. No wonder that tears sprang into Ginter’s eyes when this old letter was read to him a few days ago.
‘Marine Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 27, 1862
My Dear Father; You will learn from this letter that I was wounded at the battle at Fort Donelson, and now am in the hospital here. My wound is doing very well. I was shot through the thigh. I am able to walk about and will be well in a few weeks if nothing prevents. Our regiment suffered very severely in the fight. There were sixty-seven killed, one hundred and eighty-four wounded and seventy-nine missing in our regiment. We had eight men killed in our company, including our brave and noble Lieutenant Boyce and Sergeant Park. Captain Rose and Lieutenant Murray were both wounded. You need not feel uneasy about me. We are getting along very well. Give my love to mother and Jimmy. Your affectionate son,
D. W. Matthews’"
Oregon Statesman 29 May 1901 5:2
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D. WADE MATTHEWS CROSSES THE DIVIDE; BRAVE SOLDIER AND LOYAL CITIZEN PASSES TO HIS REWARD ON SUNDAY
D. Wade Matthews died at his residence at 671 North Winter street at 10 o'clock a.m., Sunday, May 25, 1913, aged 68 years.
D. Wade Matthews was born at Stilesville, Hendricks county, Indiana, September 18, 1844. He continued to reside with his parents in Indiana until 1858 when the family moved to Mason, Effingham county Illinois, which was his home until July, 1861, when he enlisted as a private soldier in Company G. 11th Illinois infantry, not being quite 17 years old at the time of enlistment. This regiment was organized and commanded by Colonel W. H. L. Wallace of Ottawa, Ill., until his promotion to brigadier general. This gallant patriot was killed at the sanguinary battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1861. The 11th Illinois infantry was known as one of the fighting regiments of Illinois and was ever to the front and suffered great mortality during the war, having at 5the close of the war only about enough men left to form a company. The subject of this sketch was with his regiment throughout its term of enlistment of three years and was seriously wounded at the battle of Fort Donelson, from the effects of which he never recovered. At the conclusion of his term of enlistment he returned to his home in illinois and engaged in farming and fruit growing.
In 1867 he was married to Miss Fannie A. Leith, a neighbor's daughter. He served a term as postmaster of his town and while serviing as postmaster was appointed railway mail clerk and for two years was in that service on the Vandalia railroad from Indianapolis, Ind., to St. Louis, Mo., from which service he resigned to come to Oregon in 1881. After coming to Salem in 1881 he engaged in the drug business for some years. In 1890 he was appointed Indian agent by President Harrison, which position he held for four years at the Klamath Indian reservation. At the conclusion of his service as Indian agent he was appointed to be commissioner of the general land office as an estimator for timber lands of the Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota, which position he held for two years until the work was completed, when he returned to his Oregon home and engaged in fruit growing until about three years ago, when he sold his place and retired from business on account of poor health and age.
Besides a devoted wife, there are three children to survive the brave soldier, loyal citizen, good neighbor and kind husband and father gone to his reward. The children are Ralph R. Matthews of Berkeley, California, and Mrs. G. G. Brown and Mrs. H. H. Olinger of Salem.
The funeral will be held today (Tuesday), at 2:30 o'clock, from the residence, conducted by Rev. Philip E. Hauer, assisted by Rev. Perry F. Schrock and Rev. P. S. Knight.
Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery and will be in charge of the Masonic order.
The passing of D. W. Matthews will be deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends. His comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic will join in the general sorrow. His fellow members and classmates of the First Congregational church and Sunday school will miss him greatly. His familiar friends in all walks of life will mingle their regrets for his passing and add their sympathy for the bereaved family.
Mr. Matthews was the type of man whose dealings with and treatment of his neighbors made him pecularly esteemed and loved. He sought to be entirely just, and he had a sympathy as wide as the world.
Oregon Statesman 27 May 1913 2:1,2
FUNERAL OF D. WADE MATTHEWS ONE OF LARGEST HELD HERE
A large concourse of his friends gathered with his relatives on Tuesday afternoon to attend the last sad rites and pay their respects to the memory of D. Wade Matthews, who passed to his reward on Sunday. It was one of the largest funerals in point of attendance ever held in Salem. It was held at the family residence, 641 North Winter street, Rev. Perry F. Schrock and Rev. Philip E. Bauer officiating.
The services were beautiful and impressive. The floral offerings were numerous ande completely filled a flower carriage.
The services at the graveside. In the I.O.O.F. cemetery, were conducted by the Masonic order. The reading was by Supreme Judge George H. Burnett, who gave impressiveness to the beautiful wording of the burial service of the ancient order, which goes back in history to a period before the time of the Roman eagle. The Masons’ brethren were well represented around the grave of the departed brother.
The pallbearers were Hon. P. H. D’Arcy, General W. H. Byars, R. J. Hendricks, Gideon Steiner, J. L. Stockton, and Milton L. Meyers, all of whom were old friends of the deceased. It is said that Mr. Matthews himself a few weeks before his death selected the men he wished to act as his pallbearers.
The honorary pallbearers were members of the Grand Army of the Republic and included Judge Daniel Webster, F. A. Thompson, W. H. Simpson, Thomas Radcliffe, J. E. Ross and A. W. Drager.
With the passing of Mr. Matthews the thinning ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic are further depleted, and there has been taken to his reward a brave soldier, a fine Christian gentleman, a kind and loving husband and an indulgent father and grandfather, a faithful friend, a loyal citizen. In every capacity, D. Wade Matthews played the part of a true man. He deserved the splendid tribute of the beautiful funeral, and his memory will long remain a pleasant one to all the host who were fortunate enough to know him.
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OHSB (Marion County 1913) #1820
DOS 28 May 1913 5:2.
Chapman Scrapbook
Rigdon v. 6 No. 237
OS 29 May 1901 5:2
OS 27 May 1913 2:1,2
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