Mathew H Bellomy

Son of Thomas Bellomy and Lavina McCall, who had 13 known children.

m: Anna S. Manlove, Mar 1865, Schuyler IL. as Mathew H Bellamy per transcribed record. Anna was dau of George and Matilda Manlove and is in their home, Rushville Schuyler IL in 1870 as age 24, a school teacher. Assuming this is same Anna, it appears she and Matthew divorced/separated by 1870 and she took her maiden name back.

m: Mrs. Amelia (Blackburn) Upson, 1874, Mccomb IL. Amelia was widow of Royal T. Upson, and brought her young sons, John and Ole Upson, to the marriage.

m: Georgia unknown, abt 1898, probably in Lincoln NM. Appears to have separated by 1900.

Per Amelia’s obit, Matthew was living in Cherokee, KS. at the time of their marriage in 1874, and had recently moved to Elk Falls Ks. at the time of her death in 1879.

1869 Oct 22:: Matthew H. Bellomy filed for invalid pension based on his service in the Illinois 16th Regiment.

1883: Appointed postmaster, White Oak, Lincoln NM.

1890 Veterans Schedules
Name Matthew H Bellomy
Role Veteran
Residence Date Jun 1890
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State) White Oaks, Lincoln, New Mexico
Year enlisted 1861 – Year discharged 1862
Rank Sergeant

1860 Franklin, Schuyler IL: BELLOMY, Thos, Levina, Josiah F, MATHER H/24/S, T. Jefferson, Eliza, Keziah . Darius, Lucinda, George W; SYPES Harrison.

1900 White Oak, Lincoln NM: BELLOMY Matthew H/64/Jul 1835/VA/boarder in home of RUDISILLE Lee W and Maggie M. Matthew is a Real Estate Maker, indicates he was married 2 years/1898, although there is no wife with him.

1910 White Oak, Lincoln NM: BELLAMY Meffon H./75/IL-OH-OH. Owns home, Indicated he is married, but is alone in household.

1912 Dec 31: admitted to U.S. Natl Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Santelle, L.A. CA. Discharged Dec 13 1913 at own request. His paperwork shows he was married but separated, had been a teacher, next of kin was sister, Lizzie Bellomy/no address. NOTE: The only known sister living at the time was Keziah Bellomy, who was living in Calif, it is assumed her nickname was “Lizzie”.

1920 Feb 6: Georgia A. Bellomy filed for widow’s pension benefits (in Calif) against Matthew H. Bellomy of Illinois 16th Regiment.

Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name Mathew H Bellamy
Marriage Date 28 Mar 1865
Marriage Place Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name Anna S Manlove

Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
Name Mrs Emelia Upson
Spouse Name Henry Bellomy
Marriage Date 15 Jul 1874
Marriage County McDonough
( record can be found at the County Court Records located at Macomb, IL)

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name Matthew H Belomy
Residence Illinois
Enlistment Date 24 May 1861
Rank at enlistment Private
State Served Illinois
Survived the War? Yes
Service Record Enlisted in Company G, Illinois 16th Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1861.Mustered out on 17 Jul 1862.
Sources Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men

The following may pertainto Matthew’s 3rd wife, Georgia A., with whom he apparently separated before 1900.
-1900 Alameda CA: BELLOMY Georgia A/boarder/54/May 1946/NY/wd
-1910 Long Beach CA, BELLOMY Georgia A/63/wd, lodger in Stovile home.
(It was not unusual for women who were divorced or separated to claim they were widows)
There is a Georgia Bellomy buried in Goleta Cemetery, Santa Barbara CA. no dates or information; researching.

Burial this cemetery not proved. He probably died in New Mexico. He had no family living unless possibly a wife he had been separated from for many years. Based on family trees he outlived all of his siblings.