Matilda
(Langdon) Hayden
(1840- ? )
Matilda Ann (Langdon) Hayden was born in 1840 in Jamestown, NY, the son of John and Jane Ann (Duff) Langdon. When she was young, her father died. Her mother moved to Columbus, OH and married Daniel Minor Jr., and had 5 more children.
Matilda married William B. Hayden. They had one son, Allen Hayden. They resided in New York City in 1913.
It is thought William was a principal in the Hayden Stone Block Machine Company. Matilda's mother owned a number of shares in the company at the time she died in 1909. The stock later was inherited by Matilda's half-brother, Charles 'Herbert' Minor.
When her mother died in 1909, as "a token of … esteem," Matilda inherited $500 and a "Pansy" picture. When she received her cash bequest, in February 1910, Matilda was in Catskill, NY.
A bird's eye view of Catskill in the early 1900s
The fates of Matilda and William are unknown.
In 1946, son Allen was named in the Ohio State Journal obituary of his step-aunt, Mary 'Eva' (Minor) Perry.
Copyright © 2001 Mark A. Miner