1900 census of Decatur Co., Indiana, Adams township, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 7A as family #143:
Mathews, John J., 55, b. Feb 1845, Ky SC Ky, mail carrier; Alice, wife, 45, b. Mar 1855, Ky Ky Ky, married 12 years, 0 children; Andrew A., brother, 73, b. Apr 1827, Ky SC Ky, widowed