Private William Nelson Mathes

1828 - 1863  (35 years)

• Name	William Nelson Mathes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Private
  Birth	1828	Warren County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Warren County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Military Service	Abt 1862	Iowa, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E; Iowa 37th Infantry
  Death	15 Feb 1863	Douglas County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War
  	Murdered by Bushwackers
  Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  		Burial-MATHES William William Nelson Mathess -- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay MO ~ Murdered by Bushwackers + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81383584/
  		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #1593798 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I13736	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Anabel Sutterfield,   b. 30 Mar 1830, White County, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Sep 1882, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1861  [6]
  Children	1. John Allen Mathes,   b. 21 Jan 1861, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA d. 5 Mar 1950, Oates, Reynolds, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1828 - Warren County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1830 - Warren County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Company E; Iowa 37th Infantry - Abt 1862 - Iowa, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - 15 Feb 1863 - Douglas County, Missouri, USA Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Grand Army of the Republic Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Union)

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-MATHES William William Nelson Mathess -- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay MO ~ Murdered by Bushwackers + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81383584/

  
  

• Sources

  [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), MATHESS William Nelson - PVT Union Army - 1828-1963 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). - Birth: 1828, Warren County, Tennessee - Death: 15 Feb 1863 (aged 34–35) Douglas, Gentry County, Missouri - Burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri - Plot: 38 Murdered by Bushwackers https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81383584/william-nelson-mathess Burial-MATHES William William Nelson Mathess -- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay MO ~ Murdered by Bushwackers + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81383584/ [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S154] Ancestry.com, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [S1444] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Roll of Honor, Vol. X. U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865 Roll of Honor, Vol. X [S191] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 181; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 0024539. 1830 United States Federal Census 1830; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 181; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 0024539 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, SUTTERFIELD Elizabeth Black 1830-1882. Elizabeth Anabell Sutterfield Mathess Black - Married 1st., William Nelson Mathes, 2nd., Samuel Black 1863 in Reynolds Co., Missouri. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79640469/elizabeth-anabell-black