Mathew Ryburn Shugart

b. 21 August 1851, d. 2 November 1889
FatherClaiborne Lewis Shugart1,2 b. 12 Feb 1804, d. 18 Apr 1884
MotherMary Carson Ryburn1,2 b. 4 Feb 1825, d. 6 Feb 1862
Birth21 Aug 1851 Mathew Ryburn Shugart was born on 21 Aug 1851 in Washington County, Virginia.3,2,4 
Cens-18803 Jun 1880 The 1880 census of Glade Spring District in Washington County, Virginia recorded "Ryburn" living at home with his widowed father and siblings. He was 28 years old and not yet married.5 
Marriage29 Aug 1882 Mathew married Isabella Jane Ryburn, daughter of James Orr Ryburn and Margaret J. Beattie, on 29 Aug 1882 in Johnson County, Tennessee.6 [they were first cousins] 
Death2 Nov 1889 Mathew died on 2 Nov 1889 at age 38 while working for the railroad in the town of Glade Spring.3,2 
Burial He was buried in the Shugart-Ryburn square at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Mathew's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery. Look for photo of the Shugart-Ryburn square

Family

Isabella Jane Ryburn b. Dec 1859, d. 5 Aug 1946
Children
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited11 Feb 2010

Citations

  1. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 102-6.
  2. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8. Mathew was Peggie's father.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 187. Mathew R. Shugart 1851-1889.
  4. [S2176] "Johnson Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : viewed Dec. 2008), M.R. Sugart - I.J. Ryburn entry (provides place of birth for both parties).
  5. [S165] Claiborn Shugart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 8 (56D stamped), dwelling 69, family 70, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 8 of 54. Claiborn Shugart, 76, wid, farmer; Carson M., 33, son, farmer; Zach C., 30, son, farmer; Ryburn, 28, son, farmer; Manerva, 25, dau; Mollie, 21, dau; Sally Reddicks, 15, servant; all b. VA.
  6. [S2176] "Johnson Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : viewed Dec. 2008), M.R. Sugart - I.J. Ryburn entry.
  7. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8. Peggy (Margaret) was the daughter of Isabella Jane Ryburn and Mathew Ryburn Shugart. Her manuscript documented names and additional information for herself and her siblings.
  8. [S723] Margaret R. Shugarts entry, Washington Co. birth records submitted to the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics: reel 47, p. 289 (1885). Parents listed as M.R. Shugarts and Isabell J. Shugarts. Date of birth listed as Dec. 30, 1885.