William H. Mattingly
William H. Mattingly, a leading undertaker and embalmer of Lima, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1854 and is a son of Francis Mattingly. The grandfather, William Mattingly, came from Maryland in 1812, making the journey from that State to Ohio on horseback, and settling in Muskingum County, where the father of our subject was born in 1822. Francis Mattingly was reared to manhood there and became one of the substantial farmers of that section.
William H. Mattingly was reared and educated on his father's farm. As soon as he was old enough to make his own way in the world, he went to the coal field of lower Perry and Hocking counties, where he soon became engaged in opening up the mining industry there, being employed by the Straitsville Mining Company. He continued with this company six years, makng his home at New Straitsville, Perry County, until 1876, when he located in Zanesville, Ohio, and entered the undertaking business. He was a member of the firm of Brenholts & Mattingly for 12 years, and then disposed of his interests in the company and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. Two years later he opened his present undertaking and embalming rooms in Lima, and has been steadily increasing his business since, He has taken advantage of every opportunity to perfect himself in every detail of the work, being a graduate of the Clarke Cincinnati College of Embalming, Myers', of Springfield, and the Egyptian and Sullivan schools of embalming. Mr. Mattingly is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors' & Embalmers' Association and is chairman of the finance committee.
Mr. Mattingly was married in 1878 to Mary E. Carr, of Lancaster, Ohio, a daughter of James W. Carr, who was for years employed in the bridge department of the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad. Mr. Mattingly is a stanch member of the St. Rose Catholic Church of Lima, of which he is secretary. He is financial secretary of Branch 23, Catholic Knights of Ohio and a charter member of Lodge No. 436, Knights of Columbus.