Possibly born in Maryland or New Jersey. 1 (See Document 1.2, first mentioned here)
Matilda Shay Case Vandakin
1789 — 1855
Footnotes
Footnotes
[1] 1850 U.S. census, Moultrie Co., Illinois, p. 378A, Matilda Vadekin; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 122. 1900 U.S. census, Wyandotte Ward 1, Wayne Co., Michigan, p. 12A, Lydia Clark; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 755. U.S. census digital images from Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Sept. 2015). “United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812–1910,” database and images, Ancesty.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2015), Matilda Case; citing Military Unit Lieut and Capt N Y Mil, NARA microfilm publication M313. Moultrie County (Illinois), County Clerk, “Births, marriages, deaths, 1843–1927; indexes, 1843–1981,” M. Case; from Moultrie County courthouse, Sullivan, IL; FHL microfilm 1312673, FHL. “Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825–1865,” 1855 Iowa state census, Township 13, Moultrie Co., Illinois, p. 76, Matila Vadakin; database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2015); from Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Oct. 2015), Matilda Shay 2794-GGH .