Matthew Johnston Junkin (1829-1886)

D 10 Matthew Johnston Junkin, born May 16, 1829 in Wheeling, (West) Virginia, died May 21, 1887 in Fairfield county, Iowa. Married (1) March 13, 1855 Eliza Ellen Moorman, born March 9, 1835 in Highland County, Ohio, died September 28, 1870. Both are buried in Moorman cemetery, Jefferson County, Iowa. Matthew Married (2) Maranda Ellen Sinclair, died November 26, 1871. Married (3) May 6, 1884 at Centerville, Iowa by the Rev. Wallace Thorp, Martha (Mattie) J. Shaffer, born 1845.

Matthew Johnson Junkin was a colorful figure. He went to California with the 49ers and stayed five years; returned to Iowa, but in 1859 took his family to Colorado and located a silver mine at Silver Bluff, Colorado. He also mined in Washington and Idaho territories, and is said to have made and lost several fortunes.

Children of Matthew Johnston Junkin and Ellen E. Moorman:

E1 Frank Wilbur Junkin, born June 8, 1856, died August 26, 1904.

E2 Thomas Moorman Junkin, born March 25, 1858, died December 23, 1926.

E3 Sarah Margaret Junkin, born January 6, 1861, died April 7, 1865.

E4 Harry Goldtrap Junkin, born September 30, 1864. NFI.

E5 Rolla David Junkin, born May 8, 1870. NFI.

E6 Gail Shaffer Junkin, born June 19, 1886; Married October 20, 1908 Lt. Willis Craig Knight, died July 29, 1939.