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Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Henry E Mathews Family Genealogy, History, and Remembrances
Creator:
Mathews, Henry Edward
source:
Lick, James, 1796-1876
Identifier/Call Number: C058762
Physical Description:
1 folder
Leather Bound lined journal,
305 Pages, handwritten in ink, legible, numerous photos, news-clippings, illustrations
Date (inclusive): 1876-1930
Abstract: In this Family Genealogy, History and Rembrances, Henry E Mathews assembles family history, photographs, newsclippings and
illustrations to document his forbearers, in one line back 7 generations. The family entries are indexed at the front of the
volume and the individual records are in many cases extensive.
Henry Mathews was Secretary of James Lick Estate from 1876 to 1895 and was primarily responsible for the disposition of Lick's
$3,000,000 estate for 19 years until the trust was discharged.
Language of Material:
English
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In this Family Genealogy, History and Rembrances, Henry E Mathews assembles family history, photographs, newsclippings and
illustrations to document his forbearers, in one line back 7 generations. The family entries are indexed at the front of the
volume and the individual records are in many cases extensive. Major Family line are, Mathews, Kellogg, Rockwell, Hollister,
Scott, and Dewey.
Henry Mathews was Secretary of James Lick Estate from 1876 to 1895 and was primarily responsible for the disposition of Lick's
$3,000,000 estate for 19 years until the trust was discharged.
Mathews was born Feb 26, 1840 near Metamora, IL. He came to California at the age of 12. After finishing school he went to
work for his father's farm products distribution firm, EG Mathews and Co in San Francisco. In 1875 he opened HE Mathews Stationery
in San Francisco. He was a life member of the Masonic Society and an honorary member of the Society of California Pioneers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry E Mathews
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Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of California Pioneers 101 Monthgomery St., Suite 150 The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, 94129
Henry E Mathews Family Genealogy, History, and Remembrances, The Society of California Pioneers
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lick, James, 1796-1876
Genealogy
Society of California Pioneers
Frontier and pioneer life – California
California -- San Francisco (county) -- San Francisco
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Navigation -- Chile -- Horn, Cape
Mathews, Edwin Goodrich
Lick, James, 1796-1876
Mathews, Amelia A Scott
Mathews, Fannie B. Carter
Scott
Hollister
Rockwell
Kellogg
Dewey