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Elijah Zachariah Matthews 1846–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1846

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 4 December 1939

Death Location: Marion Station, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Samuel Matthews

Mother: Mary Hudson

Spouse(s): Harriet Kellum

Children(s): Sarah Matthews, Henry Mathews, Anna Mathews

Elijah Zachariah Matthews was born in 1846 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Samuel H Matthews And Mary Grace Hudson. In 1880, Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1900, Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA. Elijah Zachariah Matthews married Harriet Elizabeth T Kellum, and had children including Anna S Mathews, Henry Mathews, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Matthews. Elijah Zachariah Matthews passed away in 1939 in Marion Station, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Zachariah Matthews was born in 1846 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Samuel H Matthews And Mary Grace Hudson.
  • In 1880, Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1900, Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • Elijah Zachariah Matthews married Harriet Elizabeth T Kellum, and had children including Anna S Mathews, Henry Mathews, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Matthews.
  • Elijah Zachariah Matthews passed away in 1939 in Marion Station, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Elijah Matthews's Ancestors

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Elijah Matthews
1846–1939
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Samuel H Matthews
1809–1857
Somerset, Maryland
Mary (Grace) Hudson
1817–1880
Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland
Grandparents
JANE (Cearsly) Carsley
1785–1853
Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Rhodes Matthews
1780–1827
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Matthews
1741–1796
Sarah Carsley
1747–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Matthews's Descendants

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Elijah (Zachariah) Matthews (18 December 1846–4 December 1939) m. Harriet (Elizabeth T) Kellum (Aug 1846–1915)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Matthews 1874–1946 m. Sidney (Gordon) Massey 1869–1953
    1. 1. Harold (Elijah) Massey 1907–1993 m. Esther Ward 1907–1972
      1. 1. Harold (Gordon) Massey 1925–1998
    2. 2. Ethel (E) Vessey 1902–1981
  2. 2. Henry Mathews 1877–
  3. 3. Anna (S) Mathews 1869–

Elijah Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1846
18 December 1846
Birth of Elijah Zachariah Matthews in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 34
Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided here in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Elijah Zachariah Matthews resided here in Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1939
4 December 1939
Age 93
Death of Elijah Zachariah Matthews in Marion, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Marion, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1846
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 515; Page: 247A; Enumeration District: 068
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 627; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240627
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 515; Page: 247A; Enumeration District: 068

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brinkleys, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 627; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240627

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1939
    Event Place: Marion, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion Station, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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