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Capt John Hopkins Matthews 1821–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1821

Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 15 Mar 1901

Death Location: Old Shady Grove, Paulding Co, Georgia, USA

Father: Cary Matthews

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah A

Children(s): Henry Matthews

Capt John Hopkins Matthews was born in 1821 in Paulding, Georgia, United States, the child of Cary Jesse Matthews And Sarah A Salley Smith. Capt John Hopkins Matthews married Sarah A, and had children including Henry Summers Matthews. Capt John Hopkins Matthews passed away in 1901 in Old Shady Grove, Paulding Co, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt John Hopkins Matthews was born in 1821 in Paulding, Georgia, United States, the child of Cary Jesse Matthews And Sarah A Salley Smith.
  • Capt John Hopkins Matthews married Sarah A, and had children including Henry Summers Matthews.
  • Capt John Hopkins Matthews passed away in 1901 in Old Shady Grove, Paulding Co, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Matthews's Ancestors

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Capt Matthews
1821–1901
Birth Place: Paulding, Georgia, United States
Parents
Cary Jesse Matthews
1800–1879
Oglethorpe Co, Georgia, USA
Sarah (A Salley) Smith
1805–1884
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Johnson
1766–1850
Johnston County, North Carolina
William Smith
1781–1826
Virginia, United States
Isabel Foster
1776–1826
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Johnson
1745–1823
Dorothea Foster
1750–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Matthews's Descendants

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Capt (John Hopkins) Matthews (30 Jul 1821–15 Mar 1901) m. Sarah A (10 Jan 1829–21 Dec 1902)
  1. 1. Henry (Summers) Matthews 1852–1924 m. Nancy (Celina Florence) Ables 1856–1933
    1. 1. Mary (Magdeline) Matthews 1882–1957 m. Clifford Holsonback 1885–1911

Capt Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1821
30 Jul 1821
Birth of Capt John Hopkins Matthews in Paulding, Georgia, United States
Paulding, Georgia, United States
1901
15 Mar 1901
Age 80
Death of Capt John Hopkins Matthews in Paulding County, Georgia, USA
Paulding County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1821
    Event Place: Paulding, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Paulding County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Shady Grove, Paulding Co, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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