Wilhelm Christian Matthes was born in Langenburg January 6th 1843.
He was an apprentice in Künzelsau ("war in der Lehre in Künzelsau")
and died there of pneumonia on March 10th 1859 between 5 and 6 a.m.,
16 years 2 months and 4 days old
and was buried in Künzelsau March 12th