He emigrated about 1813 to Troy, New York. He emigrated in 1817 to Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. He emigrated in 1837 to White Pigeon Prairie, Indiana. He emigrated in 1838 to Jefferson County, Iowa. He emigrated in 1846 to Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. He died on 20 Dec 1865 in Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. He was buried about 21 Dec 1865 in Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. On the hill back of Red Rock. He was a Christian.
Osee & Patty Bell Matthews both came into the church at Chester March 29, 1807. The church records of the old church at Chester record the baptism of five of their children; Diantha May 13, 1807; Caroline Nov. 15, 1807; Corinth Nov. 12, 1809; Reuben Oct. 13, 1811; Osee Dec. 12, 1813. Church records state that the latter baptism was after the family had removed to New York state near Troy and that they came back that they might baptize their baby in the old home church. They spent the first eight years of their married life in Chester, Hadley, Warren and Worcester, then removed to near Troy, N.Y.
Osee Matthews removed with his family to Ohio and settled at the foot of "Little Mountain" near Painesville, Ohio, in what was called the Western Reserve. Here they became members of the Christian church in Mentor. They were among the influential families of the Reserve. In 1837 the family moved to White Pigeon Prairie, Ind., in 1838 to Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River near Burlington and settled in Jefferson county, being among the early settlers of the state of Iowa.
This section of Iowa belonged to the Sac and Fox Indians. There was a treaty held with them at Agency, near Ottumwa, in the fall of 1842 at which Keokuk, their celebrated chieftain, was their spokesman. (Black Hawk had been captured by the United States troops in 1832 and died in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1839) At this treaty it was stipulated that the Indians should give up their lands as far west as the "Red Rocks" on the Des Moines River and beyond that was to be Indian Territory until Oct. 10,1845. These red rocks are just above the town of Red Rock, where I was born and where I have often played when I was a boy.
My grandfather, David L. Jewett and my father George Enoch Jewett, my grandfather, Osee Matthews and two of his sons, Rueben and Simpson Bell Matthews, then living near Agency, were present at this treaty, and soon after, May 1, 1843, they moved up into Marion County and settled on Lake Prairie about five miles southeast of Red Rock and in 1846, after selling out to the Holland Colony they moved on to Red Rock.
The first election in Marion County was held in Lake Prairie the first Monday in October, 1843, in which participated Osee Matthews and his sons and son-in-law, George Enoch Jewett. There was an Indian village near their place called Keokuk's town. In the spring of 1845 a meeting was held to secure county organization. It was held at the home of Nathan Bass, at which were present Osee Matthews, his three sons, Reuben, Homer and Simpson, Geo. E. Jewett and others. Red Rock wanted to be the county seat as it was on the river but the great flood of 1851 killed that idea as the people were forced to leave the town. Reuben Matthews wanted to call the county Center County but the name Marion prevailed and June 10, 1845, the legislature so named it. The first postoffice in Marion County was on Lake Prairie in 1845. The first white child born in Marion County was my cousin, Amanda Leonora, daughter of Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey, born Jan. 18, 1844. Osee Matthews, Jr., built the first saw mill in 1846 on Mixel's Creek back of Red Rock. Simpson Bell Matthews built the first flouring mill in this section of the state in 1854. Osee Matthews died in Red Rock Dec. 20, 1865. His wife Patty (Bell) Matthews, died Nov. 13, 1852, and they are buried on the hill back of Red Rock. Osee Matthews was widely known as a man of upright conduct and strict principles. He was prominent in church work in those early days, the traveling minister junting him up and stopping with him. He brought up his large family in the church and every one of his children were members of the Christian church. Two of them, Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey and Patty Maria (Matthews) Jewett, were members of the Central Christian Church of Des Moines, and eight of his granchildren, thirteen of his great granchildren, and five of his great-great-grandchildren have been members of the Central and University churches, and many, many of his descendants are scattered throughout the west and are usually active church members."
Osee & Patty Bell Matthews both came into the church at Chester March 29, 1807. The church records of the old church at Chester record the baptism of five of their children; Diantha May 13, 1807; Caroline Nov. 15, 1807; Corinth Nov. 12, 1809; Reuben Oct. 13, 1811; Osee Dec. 12, 1813. Church records state that the latter baptism was after the family had removed to New York state near Troy and that they came back that they might baptize their baby in the old home church. They spent the first eight years of their married life in Chester, Hadley, Warren and Worcester, then removed to near Troy, N.Y.
Osee Matthews removed with his family to Ohio and settled at the foot of "Little Mountain" near Painesville, Ohio, in what was called the Western Reserve. Here they became members of the Christian church in Mentor. They were among the influential families of the Reserve. In 1837 the family moved to White Pigeon Prairie, Ind., in 1838 to Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River near Burlington and settled in Jefferson county, being among the early settlers of the state of Iowa.
This section of Iowa belonged to the Sac and Fox Indians. There was a treaty held with them at Agency, near Ottumwa, in the fall of 1842 at which Keokuk, their celebrated chieftain, was their spokesman. (Black Hawk had been captured by the United States troops in 1832 and died in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1839) At this treaty it was stipulated that the Indians should give up their lands as far west as the "Red Rocks" on the Des Moines River and beyond that was to be Indian Territory until Oct. 10,1845. These red rocks are just above the town of Red Rock, where I was born and where I have often played when I was a boy.
My grandfather, David L. Jewett and my father George Enoch Jewett, my grandfather, Osee Matthews and two of his sons, Rueben and Simpson Bell Matthews, then living near Agency, were present at this treaty, and soon after, May 1, 1843, they moved up into Marion County and settled on Lake Prairie about five miles southeast of Red Rock and in 1846, after selling out to the Holland Colony they moved on to Red Rock.
The first election in Marion County was held in Lake Prairie the first Monday in October, 1843, in which participated Osee Matthews and his sons and son-in-law, George Enoch Jewett. There was an Indian village near their place called Keokuk's town. In the spring of 1845 a meeting was held to secure county organization. It was held at the home of Nathan Bass, at which were present Osee Matthews, his three sons, Reuben, Homer and Simpson, Geo. E. Jewett and others. Red Rock wanted to be the county seat as it was on the river but the great flood of 1851 killed that idea as the people were forced to leave the town. Reuben Matthews wanted to call the county Center County but the name Marion prevailed and June 10, 1845, the legislature so named it. The first postoffice in Marion County was on Lake Prairie in 1845. The first white child born in Marion County was my cousin, Amanda Leonora, daughter of Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey, born Jan. 18, 1844. Osee Matthews, Jr., built the first saw mill in 1846 on Mixel's Creek back of Red Rock. Simpson Bell Matthews built the first flouring mill in this section of the state in 1854. Osee Matthews died in Red Rock Dec. 20, 1865. His wife Patty (Bell) Matthews, died Nov. 13, 1852, and they are buried on the hill back of Red Rock. Osee Matthews was widely known as a man of upright conduct and strict principles. He was prominent in church work in those early days, the traveling minister junting him up and stopping with him. He brought up his large family in the church and every one of his children were members of the Christian church. Two of them, Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey and Patty Maria (Matthews) Jewett, were members of the Central Christian Church of Des Moines, and eight of his granchildren, thirteen of his great granchildren, and five of his great-great-grandchildren have been members of the Central and University churches, and many, many of his descendants are scattered throughout the west and are usually active church members."
He emigrated about 1813 to Troy, New York. He emigrated in 1817 to Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. He emigrated in 1837 to White Pigeon Prairie, Indiana. He emigrated in 1838 to Jefferson County, Iowa. He emigrated in 1846 to Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. He died on 20 Dec 1865 in Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. He was buried about 21 Dec 1865 in Red Rock, Marion County, Iowa. On the hill back of Red Rock. He was a Christian.
Osee & Patty Bell Matthews both came into the church at Chester March 29, 1807. The church records of the old church at Chester record the baptism of five of their children; Diantha May 13, 1807; Caroline Nov. 15, 1807; Corinth Nov. 12, 1809; Reuben Oct. 13, 1811; Osee Dec. 12, 1813. Church records state that the latter baptism was after the family had removed to New York state near Troy and that they came back that they might baptize their baby in the old home church. They spent the first eight years of their married life in Chester, Hadley, Warren and Worcester, then removed to near Troy, N.Y.
Osee Matthews removed with his family to Ohio and settled at the foot of "Little Mountain" near Painesville, Ohio, in what was called the Western Reserve. Here they became members of the Christian church in Mentor. They were among the influential families of the Reserve. In 1837 the family moved to White Pigeon Prairie, Ind., in 1838 to Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River near Burlington and settled in Jefferson county, being among the early settlers of the state of Iowa.
This section of Iowa belonged to the Sac and Fox Indians. There was a treaty held with them at Agency, near Ottumwa, in the fall of 1842 at which Keokuk, their celebrated chieftain, was their spokesman. (Black Hawk had been captured by the United States troops in 1832 and died in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1839) At this treaty it was stipulated that the Indians should give up their lands as far west as the "Red Rocks" on the Des Moines River and beyond that was to be Indian Territory until Oct. 10,1845. These red rocks are just above the town of Red Rock, where I was born and where I have often played when I was a boy.
My grandfather, David L. Jewett and my father George Enoch Jewett, my grandfather, Osee Matthews and two of his sons, Rueben and Simpson Bell Matthews, then living near Agency, were present at this treaty, and soon after, May 1, 1843, they moved up into Marion County and settled on Lake Prairie about five miles southeast of Red Rock and in 1846, after selling out to the Holland Colony they moved on to Red Rock.
The first election in Marion County was held in Lake Prairie the first Monday in October, 1843, in which participated Osee Matthews and his sons and son-in-law, George Enoch Jewett. There was an Indian village near their place called Keokuk's town. In the spring of 1845 a meeting was held to secure county organization. It was held at the home of Nathan Bass, at which were present Osee Matthews, his three sons, Reuben, Homer and Simpson, Geo. E. Jewett and others. Red Rock wanted to be the county seat as it was on the river but the great flood of 1851 killed that idea as the people were forced to leave the town. Reuben Matthews wanted to call the county Center County but the name Marion prevailed and June 10, 1845, the legislature so named it. The first postoffice in Marion County was on Lake Prairie in 1845. The first white child born in Marion County was my cousin, Amanda Leonora, daughter of Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey, born Jan. 18, 1844. Osee Matthews, Jr., built the first saw mill in 1846 on Mixel's Creek back of Red Rock. Simpson Bell Matthews built the first flouring mill in this section of the state in 1854. Osee Matthews died in Red Rock Dec. 20, 1865. His wife Patty (Bell) Matthews, died Nov. 13, 1852, and they are buried on the hill back of Red Rock. Osee Matthews was widely known as a man of upright conduct and strict principles. He was prominent in church work in those early days, the traveling minister junting him up and stopping with him. He brought up his large family in the church and every one of his children were members of the Christian church. Two of them, Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey and Patty Maria (Matthews) Jewett, were members of the Central Christian Church of Des Moines, and eight of his granchildren, thirteen of his great granchildren, and five of his great-great-grandchildren have been members of the Central and University churches, and many, many of his descendants are scattered throughout the west and are usually active church members."
Osee & Patty Bell Matthews both came into the church at Chester March 29, 1807. The church records of the old church at Chester record the baptism of five of their children; Diantha May 13, 1807; Caroline Nov. 15, 1807; Corinth Nov. 12, 1809; Reuben Oct. 13, 1811; Osee Dec. 12, 1813. Church records state that the latter baptism was after the family had removed to New York state near Troy and that they came back that they might baptize their baby in the old home church. They spent the first eight years of their married life in Chester, Hadley, Warren and Worcester, then removed to near Troy, N.Y.
Osee Matthews removed with his family to Ohio and settled at the foot of "Little Mountain" near Painesville, Ohio, in what was called the Western Reserve. Here they became members of the Christian church in Mentor. They were among the influential families of the Reserve. In 1837 the family moved to White Pigeon Prairie, Ind., in 1838 to Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River near Burlington and settled in Jefferson county, being among the early settlers of the state of Iowa.
This section of Iowa belonged to the Sac and Fox Indians. There was a treaty held with them at Agency, near Ottumwa, in the fall of 1842 at which Keokuk, their celebrated chieftain, was their spokesman. (Black Hawk had been captured by the United States troops in 1832 and died in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1839) At this treaty it was stipulated that the Indians should give up their lands as far west as the "Red Rocks" on the Des Moines River and beyond that was to be Indian Territory until Oct. 10,1845. These red rocks are just above the town of Red Rock, where I was born and where I have often played when I was a boy.
My grandfather, David L. Jewett and my father George Enoch Jewett, my grandfather, Osee Matthews and two of his sons, Rueben and Simpson Bell Matthews, then living near Agency, were present at this treaty, and soon after, May 1, 1843, they moved up into Marion County and settled on Lake Prairie about five miles southeast of Red Rock and in 1846, after selling out to the Holland Colony they moved on to Red Rock.
The first election in Marion County was held in Lake Prairie the first Monday in October, 1843, in which participated Osee Matthews and his sons and son-in-law, George Enoch Jewett. There was an Indian village near their place called Keokuk's town. In the spring of 1845 a meeting was held to secure county organization. It was held at the home of Nathan Bass, at which were present Osee Matthews, his three sons, Reuben, Homer and Simpson, Geo. E. Jewett and others. Red Rock wanted to be the county seat as it was on the river but the great flood of 1851 killed that idea as the people were forced to leave the town. Reuben Matthews wanted to call the county Center County but the name Marion prevailed and June 10, 1845, the legislature so named it. The first postoffice in Marion County was on Lake Prairie in 1845. The first white child born in Marion County was my cousin, Amanda Leonora, daughter of Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey, born Jan. 18, 1844. Osee Matthews, Jr., built the first saw mill in 1846 on Mixel's Creek back of Red Rock. Simpson Bell Matthews built the first flouring mill in this section of the state in 1854. Osee Matthews died in Red Rock Dec. 20, 1865. His wife Patty (Bell) Matthews, died Nov. 13, 1852, and they are buried on the hill back of Red Rock. Osee Matthews was widely known as a man of upright conduct and strict principles. He was prominent in church work in those early days, the traveling minister junting him up and stopping with him. He brought up his large family in the church and every one of his children were members of the Christian church. Two of them, Corinth (Matthews) Alfrey and Patty Maria (Matthews) Jewett, were members of the Central Christian Church of Des Moines, and eight of his granchildren, thirteen of his great granchildren, and five of his great-great-grandchildren have been members of the Central and University churches, and many, many of his descendants are scattered throughout the west and are usually active church members."
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