The daughter of Isaac Ruland and Matilda Nicholas, Matilda A. married Captain Marcus Lindly Aderton, Sr. on 03 Jun 1834 in Lincoln County, Missouri. He was a carpenter, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Marcus went into the grocery business in Troy, Missouri. They then moved to Truxton, Missouri, and he became a dry-goods merchant. In 1844, the Adertons moved from Missouri to Calhoun County, Illinois, where he became a farmer.
At the time of her death on New Year's Day 1888, Matilda was 72 years, 3 months and 7 days old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, who passed away in 1865.
Children: 5 sons, 3 daughters, 2 unknown.
Mother of:
Henry Kring Aderton
Mary Jane Aderton Gilbert McCafferty [spouse]
Matilda Louise "Till" Aderton Hallett
Marcus Lindley Aderton, Jr.
Meriman R. Aderton
Sarah Emiline Aderton Tremain
George Latimer Aderton
James Algro Aderton
Note: The 1850 and 1860 censuses both give Matilda's place of birth as Canada. Some of her children later gave their mother's birthplace as Canada on later census records. The 1870 census says she was born in Maryland, and the 1880 census has her place of birth as Pennsylvania. A biographical sketchbook of well-known residents of Calhoun County that was published in 1891 said that Matilda was born in Pennsylvania. [See below.]
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Excerpt from the biographical sketch of Matilda's son, Henry K. Aderton:
Marcus L. Aderton, was born in Charles County, Md., and there received his education and grew to manhood. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and after going to Lincoln County, Mo., worked at this business most successfully, building the first house a Capidegris, that county, and undoubtedly possessing great skill. At a later date he engaged in the grocery business at Troy, afterwards moving to Tuxton [sic], where he entered the dry-goods business. In 1844, he moved to Calhoun County, locating in Point Precinct, where he let land and and [sic] turned his attention to farming. His property was covered with heavy timber that he soon converted into staves, logs etc., the lumber business being the chief enterprise in those days. His farm was situated one and one-half miles northwest of Brussels, and he resided there up to the time of his death in 1865.
He married Miss Matilda A. Ruland, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Isaac and Matilda (Nicholas) Ruland. Her death occurred at the home of our subject [their son, Henry K. Aderton], January 1, 1888. She was the mother of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity.
(Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, 1891; page 628)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in biographical sketch are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Marcus went into the grocery business in Troy, Missouri. They then moved to Truxton, Missouri, and he became a dry-goods merchant. In 1844, the Adertons moved from Missouri to Calhoun County, Illinois, where he became a farmer.
At the time of her death on New Year's Day 1888, Matilda was 72 years, 3 months and 7 days old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, who passed away in 1865.
Children: 5 sons, 3 daughters, 2 unknown.
Mother of:
Henry Kring Aderton
Mary Jane Aderton Gilbert McCafferty [spouse]
Matilda Louise "Till" Aderton Hallett
Marcus Lindley Aderton, Jr.
Meriman R. Aderton
Sarah Emiline Aderton Tremain
George Latimer Aderton
James Algro Aderton
Note: The 1850 and 1860 censuses both give Matilda's place of birth as Canada. Some of her children later gave their mother's birthplace as Canada on later census records. The 1870 census says she was born in Maryland, and the 1880 census has her place of birth as Pennsylvania. A biographical sketchbook of well-known residents of Calhoun County that was published in 1891 said that Matilda was born in Pennsylvania. [See below.]
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Excerpt from the biographical sketch of Matilda's son, Henry K. Aderton:
Marcus L. Aderton, was born in Charles County, Md., and there received his education and grew to manhood. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and after going to Lincoln County, Mo., worked at this business most successfully, building the first house a Capidegris, that county, and undoubtedly possessing great skill. At a later date he engaged in the grocery business at Troy, afterwards moving to Tuxton [sic], where he entered the dry-goods business. In 1844, he moved to Calhoun County, locating in Point Precinct, where he let land and and [sic] turned his attention to farming. His property was covered with heavy timber that he soon converted into staves, logs etc., the lumber business being the chief enterprise in those days. His farm was situated one and one-half miles northwest of Brussels, and he resided there up to the time of his death in 1865.
He married Miss Matilda A. Ruland, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Isaac and Matilda (Nicholas) Ruland. Her death occurred at the home of our subject [their son, Henry K. Aderton], January 1, 1888. She was the mother of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity.
(Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, 1891; page 628)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in biographical sketch are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
The daughter of Isaac Ruland and Matilda Nicholas, Matilda A. married Captain Marcus Lindly Aderton, Sr. on 03 Jun 1834 in Lincoln County, Missouri. He was a carpenter, and they were the parents of 10 children.
Marcus went into the grocery business in Troy, Missouri. They then moved to Truxton, Missouri, and he became a dry-goods merchant. In 1844, the Adertons moved from Missouri to Calhoun County, Illinois, where he became a farmer.
At the time of her death on New Year's Day 1888, Matilda was 72 years, 3 months and 7 days old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, who passed away in 1865.
Children: 5 sons, 3 daughters, 2 unknown.
Mother of:
Henry Kring Aderton
Mary Jane Aderton Gilbert McCafferty [spouse]
Matilda Louise "Till" Aderton Hallett
Marcus Lindley Aderton, Jr.
Meriman R. Aderton
Sarah Emiline Aderton Tremain
George Latimer Aderton
James Algro Aderton
Note: The 1850 and 1860 censuses both give Matilda's place of birth as Canada. Some of her children later gave their mother's birthplace as Canada on later census records. The 1870 census says she was born in Maryland, and the 1880 census has her place of birth as Pennsylvania. A biographical sketchbook of well-known residents of Calhoun County that was published in 1891 said that Matilda was born in Pennsylvania. [See below.]
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Excerpt from the biographical sketch of Matilda's son, Henry K. Aderton:
Marcus L. Aderton, was born in Charles County, Md., and there received his education and grew to manhood. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and after going to Lincoln County, Mo., worked at this business most successfully, building the first house a Capidegris, that county, and undoubtedly possessing great skill. At a later date he engaged in the grocery business at Troy, afterwards moving to Tuxton [sic], where he entered the dry-goods business. In 1844, he moved to Calhoun County, locating in Point Precinct, where he let land and and [sic] turned his attention to farming. His property was covered with heavy timber that he soon converted into staves, logs etc., the lumber business being the chief enterprise in those days. His farm was situated one and one-half miles northwest of Brussels, and he resided there up to the time of his death in 1865.
He married Miss Matilda A. Ruland, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Isaac and Matilda (Nicholas) Ruland. Her death occurred at the home of our subject [their son, Henry K. Aderton], January 1, 1888. She was the mother of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity.
(Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, 1891; page 628)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in biographical sketch are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Marcus went into the grocery business in Troy, Missouri. They then moved to Truxton, Missouri, and he became a dry-goods merchant. In 1844, the Adertons moved from Missouri to Calhoun County, Illinois, where he became a farmer.
At the time of her death on New Year's Day 1888, Matilda was 72 years, 3 months and 7 days old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, who passed away in 1865.
Children: 5 sons, 3 daughters, 2 unknown.
Mother of:
Henry Kring Aderton
Mary Jane Aderton Gilbert McCafferty [spouse]
Matilda Louise "Till" Aderton Hallett
Marcus Lindley Aderton, Jr.
Meriman R. Aderton
Sarah Emiline Aderton Tremain
George Latimer Aderton
James Algro Aderton
Note: The 1850 and 1860 censuses both give Matilda's place of birth as Canada. Some of her children later gave their mother's birthplace as Canada on later census records. The 1870 census says she was born in Maryland, and the 1880 census has her place of birth as Pennsylvania. A biographical sketchbook of well-known residents of Calhoun County that was published in 1891 said that Matilda was born in Pennsylvania. [See below.]
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Excerpt from the biographical sketch of Matilda's son, Henry K. Aderton:
Marcus L. Aderton, was born in Charles County, Md., and there received his education and grew to manhood. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and after going to Lincoln County, Mo., worked at this business most successfully, building the first house a Capidegris, that county, and undoubtedly possessing great skill. At a later date he engaged in the grocery business at Troy, afterwards moving to Tuxton [sic], where he entered the dry-goods business. In 1844, he moved to Calhoun County, locating in Point Precinct, where he let land and and [sic] turned his attention to farming. His property was covered with heavy timber that he soon converted into staves, logs etc., the lumber business being the chief enterprise in those days. His farm was situated one and one-half miles northwest of Brussels, and he resided there up to the time of his death in 1865.
He married Miss Matilda A. Ruland, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Isaac and Matilda (Nicholas) Ruland. Her death occurred at the home of our subject [their son, Henry K. Aderton], January 1, 1888. She was the mother of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity.
(Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, 1891; page 628)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in biographical sketch are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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WIFE OF
CAPT. M.L.
ADERTON
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