Elizabeth - I'm not sure if Anna Reeves was protestant or not, but the Mattinglys had a long history of activity with the Catholic church in the D.C. area. They are to be found early on in Holy Trinity church records. In fact, if I have the relationships worked out correctly, Thomas's grandmother, Ann Carberry Mattingly. was the Ann Mattingly whose 1824 cure was held by the church to be miraculous. Ann Carberry Mattingly and her husband John were prominent members of Holy Trinity. Both Holy Trinity and St. Aloysius are operated by the Jesuits - or were at least early on - so that may account for Thomas being involved at St. Aloysius. I've been following some of the earlier Mattinglys and their associated families in the D.C. area. I know I have found a couple of burials in Holy Rood. But I think I would definitely be looking at the Catholic cemeteries in the area. Jackie KCANDME103@aol.com wrote: > I have an obit for a small child (4years 10 months) who died July 8, 1859 in > Washington. He was Virgil Maxcy Mattingly, son of Thomas Joseph Mattingly > and Anna Reeves. This couple was married in November of 1853 by Rev. French > Evans, a Methodist Minister. > > In 1860, they baptized their first daughter, Harriet Mattingly, at St. > Aloysius Catholic Church in DC at the age of 2 1/2 and her sponsor was Dr. Martin > Van Buren Bogan. Don't know the connection with this doc unless he cared for > their deceased son during his short illness. > > At the time of their son's death, the Mattingly's lived at 522 Massachusetts > Ave. Don't know if anyone would know of a burial place....perhaps > Methodist....near to there. I don't find Virgil in Congressional Cemetery. > > Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Elizabeth Culhane > Fairport, NY > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >