Matthew J. SYPHUS, JR.

                   Note: Information taken from Group Sheet submitted by Effie B. Syphus, St. George, UT.  Source given: P. R. Leafield; Shipton-under-Wychwood; 1841-1851 Census; Luke Syphus Temple Record.

Temple Data. Overton, Nevada Ward Records: Father: Matthew Syphus. He was born 12 March 1828 in Leafield (spelled Leaffield,) Oxon, England.
Baptized by William Watson in 1851, London, England;  Died: 17 Sept. 1905.
Film: 14913  F40, for the years 1902-1948, Overton, Nevada Ward Records.

Film 14.924 LDS Church Film.  Shows his name as Mathew J. Syphus who died 17 Sept. 1905 in St. Thomas, Nevada.  I have not found the J. in any other place.  No wife or children were listed.

Listed as coming to Panaca from Ogden, Utah. From the Panaca Ward Records.  Confirmation into the LDS Church, at the Panaca, Nevada Ward "Received into the Panaca Ward - 1868  and Received into the Panaca Ward Nov. 15, 1869. (film 3647). (However, he lived in Clover Valley, Nevada 1864)

Matthew Syphus was ordained a High Priest (in Panaca, Nevada) on 25 Sept. 1871 by Henry W. Miller.  SL # film 3647 old number and new number is 14914 for years 1869-1941.
Panaca, Nevada Film SL # 3647 - new number is 14914: 1869-1941.
Matthew Syphus - Santa Clara, Utah 1861. hard to read. One child who was born in Santa Clara, Utah was confirmed a member of the Church in 1876 along with a child who was born in Ogden, Utah (see below).  No names could be found for these children as the corner of the Ward Record was torn off and filmed that way.
(Matthew Syphus and his family were in Red Bluff, San Bernadino, Riverside Co., California Dec 14, 1866 where his daughter Eva was born.) Matthew Syphus - Odgen, Utah  1867 ? hard to read. (Two children were born in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah). One child confirmed a member of the Ward in 186? and the other confirmed a member of the church in 1876 along with one born in Santa Clara, Utah.
Matthew Syphus - Odgen, Utah  186?  hard to read.

Temple Sealing to wife: Matthew Syphus and Mary Ann French on 9 Aug. 1861 in the Endowment House.  Resource: M183395 "1856-1866".  This appears to just be their sealing date as they were married before 1861 as they had children.

1841-1851 Census P.R. Leafield Shipton-Under-Wychwood, England.
1841 Census of Leafield, Film 193642 shows him living with Philip and Harriet Siford.
Matthew Siford, age 23 a vistor, woodsman, born in Leafield, Ox.  He is a first cousin to Philip Siford.

Leaving England: SL # 025690 Film. "England - British Emmigration Records 1849-1855 - British Mission.  Perpetual Emmigration Fund, page 127.
1852 - Matthew Syphus signs up to leave on the ship, "International"; 1100 ton ship with Captain Brown.
Listed as his address is: 35 Jewin, City of London, age 24.  Ship is scheduled to sail on Feb. 23, 1853.  It sailed on Feb. 28th, 1853 to New Orleans U.S.A.
Christopher Arthur is the President of the Company.
309 adults, 101 children, 9 infants and 6 cooks and stewards = 425.
Matthew did not leave on this ship - appearantly he only was to go if there was not a full ship.  He was single and families went first.
The next ship Matthew was scheduled to leave on was the "Falcon".  He signed up n 1853, page 144.  Address is listed as 35 Jewin Street, of City of London. Age is 24.  The "Falcon" is a 900 ton ship with Captain A. Y. Wade and scheduled to sail on 23, March 1853.
229 adults, 46 children, 16 infants and 3 cooks and stewards.
Elder Cornelius Bagnall is President of the Company.  The ship sailed on March 28, 1853.
However, Matthew Syphus did not go on this ship either.  We find him listed to go on the ship "Camillers"  (Page 160 of the same film) 780 tons.  Captain Charles R. Day.  Set to sail for New Orleans on 24, March 1853.  Matthew signed his date of acknowledgement on March 11, 1853.  His age is listed as 24 and his address as 35 Jewin St., City of London. Balance paid
ticket # 40, tranfered from page 144.  The ship sailed on 13, April 1853.
Elder Curtis E. Bolton is President of the Company. They disembarked in New Orleans after about 52 Days on the ocean.
Matthew is not listed on the next several ships and we assume that he did leave on the "Camillers". (He is not listed as being married-travels alone.) His wife Mary Ann French, was on the same ship, the Camillers, and listed as traveling alone.

He appears to have married Mary Ann French of England about 1853-54 in New Orleans or in Missouri where his first child was born.  Then they traveled to Ogden, Weber Co., Utah where his next two children were born.  They traveled with the Kinkead's freight train arriving in the Salt Lake valley 22 August 1855. (This record is found in the Salt Lake City Family History Library in the Special Records Section on the main floor.  The data is found in the "Crossed the Plains" film: 298,442 which shows an index card file on the film.  No other Syphus names are listed.) J.H. August 22, 1855, page 1. Matthew must have been placed, by the church, in the Ogden area for job placement which was a program of the church at that time.  No record was found that he owned property there.
Matthew must have traveled a lot being a teamster and he was in California, working when we find his family in Santa Clara, Washington Co., Utah in the early 1860'S.  He returned to Santa Clara about the time his daughter's died and they had to move to Clover Valley, Utah, 1864.  Later this area was found to be in Nevada. Membership records appear to be kept in the Panaca Ward Records.
About 1867 Clover Valley needed to be evacuated because of indian probelms and Matthew moved his family to Panaca along with his brother Luke Syphus and Luke's family.  He is confirmed into the Panaca Ward and so are his three children, of age, and his wife.  He seems to have farmed there and or been a teamster until his moving to California.  And in Soquel township, Santa Cruz Co., California, in 1870 he seems to be a teamster as we also find him listed as such in the 1880 census of Beaver, Utah where we find him listed alone, his family being in Panaca, Nevada.  He was back in Panaca in 1871 where he was ordained a high priest.  We find him again in the 1880 census with his wife and three daughters at home in Panaca, thus the census man found him twice in Beaver and Panaca.

Census Reports, Ogden, Weber Co., Utah 1860 - Matthew Syphus age 31 in 1860, Born in England. Dwelling 0588.
Family 529, Ogden, Weber Co., Utah. Value of property, $400. Value of personal property: $150.  Film: 805313.  Also Film:25541.
Mary A.  Age 32, Born in England
Ida Louise, Age 5, Born in Missouri
Evelyn E., Age 3, Born in Utah Territory
Fortuna M. A., Age 1, Born in Utah Terrirory  (Sheets later have L.M.).

1870 - Santa Cruz Co., Soquel Township, California, page 440, Film 545588.
Matthew Syphus, Age 43, Born in England
Mary A., Age 43, Born in England
Mary A. F., Age 11, Born in Utah
Esther, Age 9, Born in Utah
Adah, Age 5, Born in Utah
Eva A., Age 3, Born in Calif.

1880 - Panaca, Lincoln Co., Nevada
Dwelling 20, Family 20.
Matthew Syphus, Age 52, Born in England
Mary A., Age 52, Born in England
Mary A., Age 21, Born in Utah
Esther M., Age 19, Born in Utah
Ada L., Age 15, Born in Utah

1880 he is found in Beaver, Utah as a teamster and registered along as his family is in Panaca, Nevada.  Age listed as 53.  M. Syphus,  046, Star Point.  Page 13, E. 106, line 39. Film: 538,592.

1900 Census of St. Thomas, Lincoln Co., Nevada. Vol. 2, Ed. 25; Sheet 4; Line 17.  Soundex S-120.
Matthew Syphus, born March 1828, Age 72 and born in England.
Living alone in St. Thomas. (this is written across the index card of the Soundex.)
Family 40, House 40. Married 47 Years. (however, his wife is not listed or other members of his family and this shows he married in 1853).
This record shows that Matthew can read, write and speak English. He is a farmer and owns his home and farm free.  He is 47 years in the United States having come in 1853. He is not a naturlized American.

Jan. 27, 1894 -  A letter from Mary Etta Syphus, Matthew's niece, to her boyfriend, John M. Bunker. "I am sorry to hear of your father's severe illness but I sincerely hope that he has recovered ere this.  I suppose la grippe is quite prevalent in that part of the country (St. Thomas, Bunderville and Mesquite and other towns of that area). The folks tell me that several of Lavina's children and uncle Mathew have been down with it on the Muddy".  This shows that Matthew lived in or near St. Thomas, Nevada at this date.

Book: "Under the Dixie Sun", page 154-155 - Santa Clara, Utah
      San Bernadino Saints Arrive-Township Laid Off.  Nellie Gubler "In the spring of 1858 the Saints living at San Bernadino, California, were called back to Utah by Brigham Young because Johnson's army was enroute to Utah and President Young wanted all the Saints he could get to be ready in case they were needed to defend themselves.  Some of the Saints settled at Santa Clara, thus strengthening the settlement.  Among these people were Luke and Matthew Syphus, Christopher L. Riding, Hamblin and Brown Crow, William Lay, William Crosby and others. After their arrival at the Fort (Clara) a townsite was laid off close by and the new settlers assisted in building an adobe school house 24x16 feet (to be used also for a church house) and log and stone dwelling house."

Book: "Whitney Family History" compiled by Fenton Whitney.
1861: Matthew and his family, wife: Marianna, were in Santa Clara, Utah in 1861 when there was a great flood.  After this disaster, he went to California, leaving his wife, Marianna, and his children, in Luke`s care. Luke had built an adobe house and he moved his family and Matthew's into the home.  There was much sickness in the area, after the flood, and the two women helped each other during this stressful time.  However, Marianna lost her two oldest daughters.  It was a terrible summer and one to try the faith of the most devout. Probably because of the sorrow he had seen in this house, Luke sold it, moving the two families to a new one closer to the hills.  In this new home, Marianna saw her baby die. We can imagine the hardships the families had at this time and it is supposed that about 1861-62, the first graves were dug in the Santa Clara Cemetery.  In the fall of 1863 Matthew returned from California and resumed responsibility for his family.  It appears that about this time, Matthew and his family moved to Clover Valley, Nevada thinking that area was in Utah.  They lived there until about 1866 and since their daughter, Eva, was born in 1866, in California, it shows that Matthew had taken his family back to California before Eva's birth. It appears that before Eva's death in 1872, the family were again in Panaca and welcomed into the ward there as the Ward Records, shown above, show them as members in the late 1860'S in Panace in 1871 the Ware Records show he was ordained as a high preist but we found the family in 1870 California census and Eva died in 1872 so Matthew, being a teamster, must have been in Panaca as a stop-over, in 1871, while his family were still in California.  Sometime between 1872 and 1880 they again moved to Panaca, Nevada.

Films:
Nevada - 1245964  Soundex S-120.  1900 Census lists.
Nevada: - 1240943
Utah - 1249034
Utah - E.D. 1241683
Utah - 1241684
Utah - 1241685
Utah - 1241886, 1241887, 1241888
California - 1242356

Merged Data has birth date 19 Mar 1828 and Endowed 9 Aug 1861 in the Endowment House

He was buried in St. Thomas, Nevada in 1905 and when the government bought out the town, as the waters of the lake behin.

Merged data also had a marriage date of 9 Aug 1861