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Charles Wesley Mather
1852 - 1899 (47 years)-
Name Charles Wesley Mather Birth 21 May 1852 New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY Gender Male Color 1 Death 4 Nov 1899 Utica, Oneida Co., NY Notes - MATHER, CHARLES W., son of Westley and Julia Ann (Keyser) Mather, and grandson of Joshua Mather, was born in the town of New Hartford, Oneida county, May 1, 1852. The family descends from Rev. Richard Mather, father of Dr. Increase Mather, one of the early presidents of Harvard College. Rev. Richard came from Lewton, Winwick parish, England, and settled in Boston, Mass., in 1635. Among his descendants were Cotton and Dr. Samuel Mather. Asaph Mather, of the fifth generation, was born in East Lynn, Conn., in 1753, and finally settled in 1792 at Schuyler, Herkimer county, where his son, Joshua, grew to manhood. The latter in 1810 married Cornelia, daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis, and their children were Lucinda, Wesley, Asaph D. and Joshua, jr. Joshua Mather, jr., came to Utica in 1847 and engaged in the grocery business with Asaph D. In 1866 the firm of A.D. Mather & Co. founded the present bank of that name. A.D. died in April, 1880, and Joshua associated with himself his nephew, Charles W. Mather, and in November, 1890, the business was incorporated under the name of A.D. Mather & Co.'s Bank, with a capital of $200,000, and with Joshua Mather as president. He was also president of the Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Company. He died August 18, 1893. Wesley Mather was born January 19, 1819, came to New Hartford in 1847, and died there September 15, 1892. His wife died in 1855. Their children were Albert, and Lucinda (Mrs. Joseph D. Monroe), who reside on the homestead; Warren, of New Hartford; and Sarah J. (Mrs. J.F. Turner) and Charles W., of Utica. Charles W. Mather finished his education at the private school of John Williams. In 1871 he became a clerk in the banking house of A.D. Mather & Co., and rose to the post of teller. In 1880 he became a partner and in 1890 vice-president. On the death of his uncle in 1893 he was elected president. He has been a director and the treasurer of the Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Company since its organization in 1886. He is a member of Faxton Lodge, No. 697, F. & A.M., Oneida Chapter R.A.M., Utica Commandery, No. 3, K.T., and Ziyara Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and a charter member of the Masonic Club. August 7, 1873, he married Ida F., daughter of David J. Crane (a member of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune, at the time of his death). Their children are Cornelia F., William, Maud, Ida A., Katherine A., and Richard. (p. 374-375)(Our County and Its People, Part III: Family Sketches by Daniel E. Wager. (The Boston History Company, 1896.) - genweb)
Death reported in Syracuse Evening Herald, Nov. 6, 1899.
Also had children:
Julia Ann b. 2 Dec 1884, d. 13 Feb 1888
Lindley b. 21 May 1886, d. 19 Mar 1887
Harrold b. 19 Nov 1887, d. 23 jun 1891
Person ID I2915 Everyone Last Modified 25 Mar 2007
Father Wesley Mather, b. 21 Jan 1819, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY d. 15 Sep 1892, New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY (Age 73 years) Mother Julia Anne Keyser, b. 28 Jun 1821, Herkimer Co., NY d. 22 Jan 1855, Oneida Co., NY (Age 33 years) Marriage 1839 New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY Family ID F642 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ida F. Crane, b. May 1856, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 6 Apr 1933, Utica, Oneida Co., NY (Age 76 years) Marriage 7 Aug 1872 Utica, Oneida Co., NY Children 1. Cornelia F. Mather, b. 29 Sep 1872, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 15 Sep 1966, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY (Age 93 years) 2. William A. Mather, b. 10 Oct 1876, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 29 Jul 1898, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY (Age 21 years) 3. Maude Mather, b. 25 Jan 1879, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 4 Jan 1923, Utica, Oneida Co., NY (Age 43 years) + 4. Ida Adelyne Mather, b. 10 Oct 1882, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 6 Feb 1939, White Plains, Westchester Co., NY (Age 56 years) 5. Katherine Atherton Mather, b. 12 Sep 1890, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 21 Dec 1921, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM (Age 31 years) + 6. Richard Lovelace Mather, b. 29 Dec 1893, Utica, Oneida Co., NY d. 2 Oct 1927, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (Age 33 years) Family ID F965 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Dec 2023
- MATHER, CHARLES W., son of Westley and Julia Ann (Keyser) Mather, and grandson of Joshua Mather, was born in the town of New Hartford, Oneida county, May 1, 1852. The family descends from Rev. Richard Mather, father of Dr. Increase Mather, one of the early presidents of Harvard College. Rev. Richard came from Lewton, Winwick parish, England, and settled in Boston, Mass., in 1635. Among his descendants were Cotton and Dr. Samuel Mather. Asaph Mather, of the fifth generation, was born in East Lynn, Conn., in 1753, and finally settled in 1792 at Schuyler, Herkimer county, where his son, Joshua, grew to manhood. The latter in 1810 married Cornelia, daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis, and their children were Lucinda, Wesley, Asaph D. and Joshua, jr. Joshua Mather, jr., came to Utica in 1847 and engaged in the grocery business with Asaph D. In 1866 the firm of A.D. Mather & Co. founded the present bank of that name. A.D. died in April, 1880, and Joshua associated with himself his nephew, Charles W. Mather, and in November, 1890, the business was incorporated under the name of A.D. Mather & Co.'s Bank, with a capital of $200,000, and with Joshua Mather as president. He was also president of the Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Company. He died August 18, 1893. Wesley Mather was born January 19, 1819, came to New Hartford in 1847, and died there September 15, 1892. His wife died in 1855. Their children were Albert, and Lucinda (Mrs. Joseph D. Monroe), who reside on the homestead; Warren, of New Hartford; and Sarah J. (Mrs. J.F. Turner) and Charles W., of Utica. Charles W. Mather finished his education at the private school of John Williams. In 1871 he became a clerk in the banking house of A.D. Mather & Co., and rose to the post of teller. In 1880 he became a partner and in 1890 vice-president. On the death of his uncle in 1893 he was elected president. He has been a director and the treasurer of the Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Company since its organization in 1886. He is a member of Faxton Lodge, No. 697, F. & A.M., Oneida Chapter R.A.M., Utica Commandery, No. 3, K.T., and Ziyara Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and a charter member of the Masonic Club. August 7, 1873, he married Ida F., daughter of David J. Crane (a member of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune, at the time of his death). Their children are Cornelia F., William, Maud, Ida A., Katherine A., and Richard. (p. 374-375)(Our County and Its People, Part III: Family Sketches by Daniel E. Wager. (The Boston History Company, 1896.) - genweb)
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Event Map Birth - 21 May 1852 - New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY Marriage - 7 Aug 1872 - Utica, Oneida Co., NY Death - 4 Nov 1899 - Utica, Oneida Co., NY = Link to Google Earth