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Bertha Elizabeth Matthews 1879–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1879

Birth Location: Friendfield, South Carolina

Death Date: 20 January 1964

Death Location: Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Matthews

Mother: Martha Eaddy

Spouse(s): Fletcher Bass

Children(s): Robert Bass

The story of Bertha Elizabeth Matthews began in 1879 in Friendfield, South Carolina. Bertha Elizabeth Matthews married Fletcher Graves Bass, and had children including Robert Duncan Bass. Bertha Elizabeth Matthews passed away in 1964 in Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Elizabeth Matthews began in 1879 in Friendfield, South Carolina.
  • Bertha Elizabeth Matthews married Fletcher Graves Bass, and had children including Robert Duncan Bass.
  • Bertha Elizabeth Matthews passed away in 1964 in Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Matthews
1855–1881
Birth Location: Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
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Martha Eaddy
1855–1941
Birth Location: South Carolina
ME

Spouses(s)

Fletcher Bass
1868–1928
Birth Location: Birch Creek, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Bass
1904–1983
Birth Location: Scranton, Florence County, South Carolina
RB

Bertha Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Matthews
1879–1964
Birth Place: Friendfield, South Carolina
Parents
Joseph Benjamin Matthews
1855–1881
Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Penelope) Eaddy
1855–1941
South Carolina
Grandparents
Hugh Matthews
1809–1891
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth(Betsy) McGee
1815–1869
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Ezra Eaddy
1811–1876
North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Carter
1829–1866
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1774–1831
Susannah McGill
1778–1859
Willis McGee
1793–1861
Mary Liddell
1796–1843
Henry Sr
1778–1855
Martha Stone
1774–1830
William Carter
1805–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Matthews's Descendants

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Bertha (Elizabeth) Matthews (3 October 1879–20 January 1964) m. Fletcher (Graves) Bass (15 May 1868–28 Nov 1928)
  1. 1. Robert (Duncan) Bass 1904–1983 m. Virginia Wauchope 1905–1998
    1. 1. George (Fletcher Bass gfbass AND G. B. 20cM to) ARC 1932–2021
    2. 2. Robert (Wauchope) Bass 1930–2013

Bertha Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1879
3 October 1879
Birth of Bertha Elizabeth Matthews in Friendfield, South Carolina
Friendfield, South Carolina
1964
20 January 1964
Age 85
Death of Bertha Elizabeth Matthews in Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1879
    Event Place: Friendfield, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1964
    Event Place: Marion, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
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