I've tried to connect before with descendants of John Marion Mater. No one responds. So, I thought I would post here.

Although John Marion Mater is not a relative of mine as far as I know, I came across a note in my mother-in-law's attic inside something belonging to John Marion Mater in 1870. The note says John Marion Mater was married in 1870. If he married the first time in 1880 as others say, he would have been about 30 years old....quite old for men to marry for the first time back then. The note also said John Mater was the father of L. L. Mater.

If someone can prove to me that John Marion Mater married in 1870, I will see that this object is returned to the Mater family.