{"id":13052,"date":"2026-04-02T21:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:18:48","slug":"matteer-wall-crumbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/matteer-wall-crumbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Matteer Wall Crumbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 75px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Sometimes it only takes one record or DNA to break down a genealogy wall.&nbsp; That is the case for the parents of Mathias Matteer.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">The Challenge<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">It took quite a bit of research before figuring out that Louisiana, wife of Lemuel McCracken who family said was a Johnson, was actually a Matteer.&nbsp; I learned her father was Mathias &nbsp;(sometimes spelled Matthias) Matteer and her mother was Mary Rodgers.&nbsp; And, there I was stuck with both family lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rodgers is a common name and research of the name is challenging in general.&nbsp; Different spellings are Rodgers and Rogers.&nbsp; It is also possible that the \u201cs\u201d is left off the name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Researching the Matteer family also had huge challenges, as related names are spelled Matteer, Mateer, Mutter, Mitter, Mater, Matter, Motter, Mutter, &nbsp;etc.&nbsp; Basically, if a name is spelled<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">M<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&lt;any vowel&gt; <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&lt;one or two t\u2019s&gt; <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&lt;one or two e\u2019s, although another vowel may substituted&gt; <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">followed by an \u201cr\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">the person might be related.&nbsp; Of course, they also might not.&nbsp; And, people with the various spellings can sometimes be found living in the same area or be in the same family.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">DNA<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">When records get challenging, sometimes DNA can provide the breakthrough that you need.&nbsp; But, sometimes it doesn\u2019t.&nbsp; With the Matteer family, quite a few DNA matches showed up leading me to believe that George Matter and Christina Karmindy were Mathias\u2019 parents. Hence, they would be Louisiana\u2019s paternal grandparents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Yes, it was a different spelling that Mathias used.&nbsp; However, Mathias\u2019 children used the spelling Mateer, which was also different than the spelling used by their father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">George ad Christina were in the right area in Pennsylvania and had ties to the French-German border area, which Mathias claimed.&nbsp; There was just one problem.&nbsp; I could not find any records that showed George and Christina to be Mathias\u2019 parents.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">The Breakthrough?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">I went back to re-look at the Matteer family this week.&nbsp; I searched high and low with no luck.&nbsp; Then, I decided to look at the family tree on Family Search.&nbsp; I usually ignore it&nbsp; preferring to focus only on records because anyone and everyone can update Family Search&#8217;s family tree.&nbsp; In my experience, far too many entries are full of errors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Anyway, I looked at Mathias Matteer and in the sources was a record that had not come up in other searches on the site or any other site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The record information states:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Matheus Matter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Birthdate: 22 May 1806<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Event: Baptism<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Event Date: 6 Oct 1807<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Event Place: Berrysburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There was some additional source information and down below was the following information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Georg Matter Sr: Father: M<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Christina Matter: Mother: F<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The only question I had was whether the names listed actually came from the record or from the family tree on family search.&nbsp; The logical option is to review the actual record.&nbsp; Well, I couldn\u2019t look directly at the record as it isn\u2019t available online or through loan to a family search library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To see the actual record, I would be required to go to Saint John&#8217;s Lutheran Church near Berrysburg, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania where the original record is held.&nbsp; Alternately, I could go to the Family Search\u2019s library in Salt Lake City<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Well, since I am located almost precisely in the middle between the two, but nowhere close to either location, seeing the actual record was not possible in the short-term.&nbsp; Thus, I turned to researching&nbsp;if the parent information came from the actual record.&nbsp; The answer was that it did indeed come from the record.&nbsp; My experiments with other records where the image was available&nbsp;confirmed the answer.&nbsp; Thus, I feel confident that this record confirms that Georg Matter and Christina Karmindy were Mathias Matteer\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">The Next Generation<\/h2>\n<p>Now that my third-great grandparents in this family line were known, the obvious question was, \u201cCan I find my fourth-great grandparents for this family line?\u201d&nbsp; The answer was \u201cYes, to some degree.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Georg\u2019s father was Jacob Matter.&nbsp; His full name was possibly Johannes\/Hans Jacob Matter.&nbsp; However, he used \u201cJacob\u201d as his name.&nbsp; I can confirm that Jacob was married to Anna Maria Wendling.&nbsp; However, Georg\u2019s christening record lists his mother as Margaretha Wandlin. Now, Wandlin could easily be a different spelling of Wandling.&nbsp; However, Anna Maria and Margretha sound like two different women.&nbsp; Was it simply mis-heard or an error?&nbsp; Or, did Jacob have an earlier wife?&nbsp; This will require additional research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Christina\u2019s parents were Johannes \u201cJohn\u201d and Juliana Karminie.&nbsp; At this point, I only have Juliana\u2019s given name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Visual<\/h2>\n<p>The following image shows the ancestors of Louisiana (Matteer) McCracken.&nbsp; In the image, the people in<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Blue boxes were previously known.<\/li>\n<li>Green boxes are new and are considered verified as an ancestor.<\/li>\n<li>Yellow boxes have some information that lead me to believe they are likely the parent of the later generation.&nbsp; However additional work is required to move them to verified status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_13053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13053\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13053 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-1024x419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-1536x628.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-2048x838.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-250x102.jpg 250w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-550x225.jpg 550w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-800x327.jpg 800w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-440x180.jpg 440w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-733x300.jpg 733w, https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matteer-Tree-1222x500.jpg 1222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisiana Matter&#8217;s Family Tree.&nbsp; <em>Relationships shown are to me.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 57px; padding-bottom: 6px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h1 class=\"\">Details on the Newly Found Ancestors<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"\">Georg Matter &amp; Christina Karmindy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Georg Matter<\/h3>\n<p>Birth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 30, 1753, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Death&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jun 7, 1823, Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Christina Karmindy<\/h3>\n<p>Birth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1769, Pennsylvania&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Death&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lebanon County, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>George &amp; Christina\u2019s Marriage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29 Apr 1793, Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Jacob Matter &amp; Anna Maria Wendling<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Jacob Matter<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Birth&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nov. 17, 1722, Alsace, France (An area along the border with Germany,<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;at times it was France and at times Germany).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Immigration&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1751<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Death&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; May 20, 1790, Quitapohila, Lebanon, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Anna Maria Wendling<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Birth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 25, 1726<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Death&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; August 31, 1809, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jacob &amp; Anna Maria\u2019s Marriage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1751, Altdorf, Alsace Lorraine, France<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It appears that Jacob Matter may have fought in the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; I have seen records and read stories.&nbsp; However, more research is needed to confirm that the records match our actual ancestor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Johannes \u201cJohn\u201d Karminie &amp; Juliana<\/h2>\n<h3>Johannes \u201cJohn\u201d Karminie<\/h3>\n<p>Birth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 4, 1737, Germany (specific location needs to be verified)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Death&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 1781, Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>John &amp; Juliana\u2019s Marriage &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept. 5, 1758, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It appears that John Karminie may have fought in the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; I have seen records and read stories.&nbsp; However, more research is needed to confirm that the records match our actual ancestor.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">Even More Research<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">There is a lot to research to prove in the children of these people and learn more about their lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">People have listed more generations for these families.&nbsp; In the case of the Matter family, I have found information claiming to go back to the early 1600s to Jacob\u2019s great-grandparents.&nbsp; I&#8217;m going to have to sharpen my German research skills as naming conventions and map changes over the years can be quite challenging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Stay tuned!&nbsp; More to come!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 75px; padding-bottom: 75px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Prompt: A Brick Wall Revisited<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">#52ancestors52weeks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it only takes one record or DNA to break down a genealogy wall.&nbsp; 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The Challenge It took quite a bit of research before figuring out that Louisiana, wife of Lemuel McCracken who family said was a Johnson, was actually a Matteer.&nbsp; I learned her father was Mathias &nbsp;(sometimes spelled Matthias) Matteer and her mother was Mary Rodgers.&nbsp; And, there I was stuck with both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-matteer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matteer Wall Crumbles - Family History<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/matteer-wall-crumbles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matteer Wall Crumbles - Family History\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sometimes it only takes one record or DNA to break down a genealogy wall.&nbsp; That is the case for the parents of Mathias Matteer. 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