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Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews 1908–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1908

Birth Location: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama

Death Date: 3 Jan 1983

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Davis Mathews

Mother: Ettie Davis

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In 1908, Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews entered the world in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, born to Davis Dewitt Mathews And Ettie Davis. Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews passed away in 1983 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews entered the world in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, born to Davis Dewitt Mathews And Ettie Davis.
  • Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews passed away in 1983 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Dewitt Matthews's Ancestors

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Dewitt Matthews
1908–1983
Birth Place: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Parents
Davis Dewitt Mathews
1884–1943
Selma, Alabama
Ettie Davis
1886–1925
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Augustus (C.) Davis
1855–
Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Ann) Carr
1856–1944
Pike, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Presley Davis
1810–1863
Salina Ludlow
1810–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Davis
1770–1852
Dorothy Mason
1781–1854

Dewitt Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1908
18 Nov 1908
Birth of Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
1983
3 Jan 1983
Age 75
Death of Dewitt David 'Pesoit' Matthews in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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