John/1809/Ireland
Looking for information on my ancestor, John Mathewson, born July 12, 1809 in Northern Ireland.He immigrated to the US and married Eliza Johnson of Staten Island, NY.They moved to Kane County, Illinois where he lived until he died in 1886.He and his wife raised the following children:Samuel, Jane, John, Margaret, George (my gggrandfather) William,Martha, Hannah, Sylvester, Joseph and Adelbert.I would love to find out where in Ireland John came from.Any information would be appreciated.