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Donald Forrest Mathews 1928–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1928

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 7 Apr 2016

Death Location: Elwood, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: William Mathews

Mother: Estelle LaVoie

Spouse(s): Joanne Weidenaar

Children(s):

Donald Forrest Mathews was born in 1928 in Illinois, the child of William Gustave Mathews And Estelle Marion Stella Lavoie. In 1930, Donald Forrest Mathews resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. In 1935, Donald Forrest Mathews resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Donald Forrest Mathews married Joanne L Weidenaar, and had children including Peggy Ann Mathews, Raymond Allen Mathews, Susan Diane Mathews. Donald Forrest Mathews passed away in 2016 in Elwood, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Forrest Mathews was born in 1928 in Illinois, the child of William Gustave Mathews And Estelle Marion Stella Lavoie.
  • In 1930, Donald Forrest Mathews resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1935, Donald Forrest Mathews resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • Donald Forrest Mathews married Joanne L Weidenaar, and had children including Peggy Ann Mathews, Raymond Allen Mathews, Susan Diane Mathews.
  • Donald Forrest Mathews passed away in 2016 in Elwood, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Mathews's Ancestors

Self
Donald Mathews
1928–2016
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William Gustave Mathews
1892–1943
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Estelle (Marion "Stella") LaVoie
1892–1963
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Gustave (A.) Mathews
1870–1941
New York
Sophia (A. Elsziny) "Elfing"
1867–
Sweden
Lionel (Joseph Laurent "Joe ") LaVoie
1870–1953
St Germain, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Margaretha (Rosa "Gretel" "Maggie") Schlaadt
1872–1961
Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Mathews
1839–1924
Carolina Geis
1839–1921
Léonel LaVoie
1843–
Adèle Gagné
1839–1871
Georg Schlaadt
1832–1897
Christina Wambach
1837–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kaspar Mathys
1800–1871
Anna Luthi
1799–1869
Jean Lavoie
1802–1886
Geneviève Bouillon
1809–1886
Francois Gagné
1805–1887
Francoise Cote
1807–1877
Mathias Schlaadt
1806–1860
Anna Karbach
1808–1839
Sebastian Wambach
1811–1873
Katharina Dasting
1814–1868

Donald Mathews's Timeline

8 Records

1928
12 Oct 1928
Birth of Donald Forrest Mathews in Illinois
Illinois
1930
1930
Age 2
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 7
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 12
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1950
1950
Age 22
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1970
1970
Age 42
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Homewood, IL
Homewood, IL
1990
1990
Age 62
Donald Forrest Mathews resided here in Crete, Illinois, USA
Crete, Illinois, USA
2016
7 Apr 2016
Age 88
Death of Donald Forrest Mathews in Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_960; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 103-1286
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 448; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 743; Image: 387.0; FHL microfilm: 2340183
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 448; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 743; Image: 387.0; FHL microfilm: 2340183

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_960; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 103-1286

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_960; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 103-1286

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Homewood, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Crete, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bluffton, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1143

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 2016
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elwood, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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