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Elijah Truitt Matthews 1831–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1831

Birth Location: Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 7 May 1915

Death Location: Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Moses Jr

Mother: Mary Truitt

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The story of Elijah Truitt Matthews began in 1831 in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America. Elijah Truitt Matthews passed away in 1915 in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Truitt Matthews began in 1831 in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • Elijah Truitt Matthews passed away in 1915 in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Elijah Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Matthews
1831–1915
Birth Place: Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Moses Matthews Jr
1773–1868
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Truitt
1788–1867
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Moses Matthews
1747–1794
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Cox
1751–1811
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Elijah Truett
1762–1812
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Rachael Windham
1750–1833
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Matthews
1725–1796
Hester
1710–1790
Elijah Truett
1740–1776
Rachael Polk
1744–1776
Amos Windham
1741–1798
Sarah McHugo
1725–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tabitha Giles
1773–1793

Elijah Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1831
8 April 1831
Birth of Elijah Truitt Matthews in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
1915
7 May 1915
Age 84
Death of Elijah Truitt Matthews in Bellwood, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
Bellwood, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1831
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bullard
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1915
    Event Place: Bellwood, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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