Mathew McAfee

1821 - 1863  (41 years)

• Name	Mathew McAfee
  Born	30 Jun 1821	Bushmills, Antrim, Ulster
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 1863	East Union, Wayne County, Ohio
  Person ID	I22138	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William McAfee,   b. 1777, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 1857, Sugar Creek Twp., Wayne Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Martha Taggart,   b. 1780, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 6 Oct 1864, Sugar Creek Twp., Wayne Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1802	Antrim, Ulster
  Family ID	F7114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann McElhinney,   b. 12 Apr 1822, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1858, East Union, Wayne, Ohio, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1849	Wayne Co, Ohio
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The couple both died young, at 42 and 36. About the children: Mathew Porter McAfee and his siblings Robert James McAfee, Sarah Jane "Jennie" (McAfee) McClelland, William "Wilie" Ray McAfee (died age 22, killed with lightning, 103 carriages at the funeral) were placed under the guardianship of David Stinson and his wife, Sarah (McElhinney) Stinson (the childrens aunt). Mathew Porter McAfee was raised in the Stinson home, and also his two aunts" homes, Sarah (McAfee) McQuigg and husband, John McQuigg Sr.; and Martha Jane McAfee who later married David Orr, the nephew of Judge Smith Orr, who founded Orrville. This is while Martha Jane McAfee was still living with her mother, Margaret "Martha" (Taggart) McAfee, after the death of Margaret"s husband, William McAfee Sr. in December of 58.