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Dora Dell Matthews 1903–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 2000

Death Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA

Father: Lemuel Matthews

Mother: Delilah Price

Spouse(s): Ira Smith, Dwight Dye

Children(s): Elton Smith

Dora Dell Matthews was born in 1903 in Rankin, Mississippi, USA, the child of Lemuel Jasper Matthews And Delilah Elnora Nora Price. In 1910, Dora Dell Matthews resided in Steens, Rankin, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Dora Dell Matthews resided in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA. Dora Dell Matthews married Dwight A Dye, Ira Elton Smith, and had children including Elton Junior Smith. Dora Dell Matthews passed away in 2000 in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora Dell Matthews was born in 1903 in Rankin, Mississippi, USA, the child of Lemuel Jasper Matthews And Delilah Elnora Nora Price.
  • In 1910, Dora Dell Matthews resided in Steens, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Dora Dell Matthews resided in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA.
  • Dora Dell Matthews married Dwight A Dye, Ira Elton Smith, and had children including Elton Junior Smith.
  • Dora Dell Matthews passed away in 2000 in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dora Matthews's Ancestors

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Dora Matthews
1903–2000
Birth Place: Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Lemuel Jasper Matthews
1869–1955
Florence, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America
Delilah (Elnora "Nora") Price
1883–1962
Florence, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Jasper) Matthews
1845–1921
Hopewell, Simpson, Mississippi, USA
Nancy (Ann) Hanes
1844–1903
Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Aaron (Wilson) Price
1857–1947
, Rankin Co, MS
Margaret (Julia) Teasley
1863–1945
Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Harmon Matthews
1813–1897
Mary Gates
1814–1865
Mary Middleton
1808–1870
William PRICE
1814–1885
Delila *
1829–1889
John Teasley
1828–1869
Margaret Cooper
1834–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Allen MATTHEWS
1789–1870
Sity (RILEY)
1789–1854
William Gates
1785–1850
Eleander Jackson
1787–1850
Robert Middleton
1785–1830
Joseph *
1774–1856
Sarah Wilson
1777–1860
James Hodges
1795–1870
**Charity Daniel
1800–1860
Joshua Mississippi
1785–1857
Mary CRISLER
1795–1863
William Cooper
1808–1898
Francis *
1812–1869

Dora Matthews's Descendants

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Dora (Dell) Matthews (06 Nov 1903–19 Jul 2000) m. Ira (Elton) Smith (22 Jan 1899–31 Mar 1926) m. Dwight (A) Dye (abt 1895–)
  1. 1. Elton (Junior) Smith 1926–2005

Dora Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1903
06 Nov 1903
Birth of Dora Dell Matthews in Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Dora Dell Matthews resided here in Steens, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Steens, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Dora Dell Matthews resided here in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
2000
19 Jul 2000
Age 97
Death of Dora Dell Matthews in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
Visalia, Tulare, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Visalia, Tulare, California; Roll: 2167; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 54-121

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Steens, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Visalia, Tulare, California; Roll: 2167; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 54-121

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Visalia, Tulare, California; Roll: 2167; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 54-121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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