Hi Rudy,
I have this information on Augustus and Harriet:
Augustus H. Matthews
b. 16 Oct 1835 Kingdom of Hanover, Germany
d. 5 Apr 1915, McLallen Corners, Waterford, PA
Harriet Gerrish
b. Jan 1841 Kingdom of Hanover, Germany
d. Abt 1903 Waterford, PA
Children:
FRED MATTHEWS, b. 15 Nov 1863, Cambridge Springs, PA; d. 15 Mar 1878, Rockdale Twsp, Crawford Cty, PA.
FANCIS E. MATTHEWS, b. 18 Oct 1865, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA.
MARY SAMANTHA MATTHEWS, b. 26 Sep 1867, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; d. 21 Apr 1954, Erie, PA.
CORA MATTHEWS, b. 20 Nov 1869, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; d. 25 Aug 1870, Rockdale Twsp, Crawford Cty, PA.
CARRIE MATTHEWS, b. 02 Sep 1872, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; m. LYLE ALDRIDGE.
CLARENCE W. MATTHEWS, b. 19 Sep 1870, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; d. Waterford, PA.
LENA MATTHEWS, b. 16 Oct 1874, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; d. Apr 1954, Cambridge Springs, PA.
BERTHA MATTHEWS, b. 25 Feb 1876, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA.
EDWARD GERRISH MATTHEWS, b. 19 Aug 1879, Rockdale Twsp (Crawford), PA; d. 18 Dec 1962, Erie, PA.
I also have information I got from a distant cousin that takes the line back to Germany 1700s. Augustus' parents were Johan Heinrich Justus Fredrich Matthias and Christiana ?. Johan was the first Matthias/Matthews in this country, he died in Drakes Mills, Crawford County.
If you don't have this information already and would like it, let me know.
Linda