Notes:
never married. Lived with family members all his life. could not read or write. In 1910, he is a boarder, age 79, a laborer working out. His age is about correct.
1860 census, VA, Shenandoah Co., Liberty Furnace District, 13 Sept 1850
Henry Spitler, 52, m., farmer, $100 real estate, $125 personal, b. VA
Rebecca Spitler, 48, f., b. VA
Mathias Spitler, 21, m., day laborer, b. VA
Mary Spitler, 19, f., b. VA
Eli Spitler, 17, m., b. VA
Christian Spitler, 15, m., b. VA
Sarah Spitler, 13, f., b. VA
Amos Spitler, 11, m., b. VA
Rebecca Spitler, 9, f., b. VA
John Spitler, 7, m., b. VA
Magdaline Spitler, 3, b. VA
1870 Census, VA, Shenandoah Co., Madison Twp. Edinburg P.O. 13 July 1870
Living the family of Israel Rinker, age 40 and his wife, Susan.
Spitler, Mathias, age 30, male, laborer, b. VA
It is unclear whether there is any relationship between Mathias and this family. Two houses away is the family of John H. Spitler. Again the relationship is unknown. John is probably an uncle.
1880 Census, VA, Shenandoah Co., Ashby Twp., (The hand writing is very faint - had to rely on the transcribers information in Ancestry.com)
Mathias Spitler, age 41, head,
Rebecca Spitler, age 63, mother, widowed (age was probably 68
Bell Spitler, age 24, sister (unclear as to who this is - Madaline??)
1900 Census, VA, Shenandoah Co., Ashby District, 21 june 1900, p. 145
Spitler, Mathias, head, b. Jan 1836, 65 yrs, single, b. VA/VA/VA, farmer
1910 Census, VA, Shenandoah Co., AshbyTwp.,
In this census, Mathias is a boarder with the Pius & Rebecca Miller family
His death certificate lists his father as Henry Spitler and his mother as Rebecca Moomaw. The informant was Alex Moomaw. Alexander Moomaw (1877- ) was the 2nd cousin of Mathias Spitler.