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Ernest Gary Matthews 1885–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1885

Birth Location: Saluda County, SC

Death Date: 4 Oct 1935

Death Location: Girard, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Bailey Matthews

Mother: Sallie Black

Spouse(s): Nancy Owdom

Children(s): Ernest Matthews, Corrie Matthews, Charles Mathews, Owdom Matthews, Naomi Matthews

Ernest Gary Matthews was born in 1885 in Saluda County, SC, the child of Bailey Boas Matthews And Sallie Martha Mattie Black. Ernest Gary Matthews married Nancy Belle Owdom, and had children including Charles Bailey Mathews, Corrie Lynette Matthews, Ernest Gary Matthews, Naomi Matthews, Owdom Matthews. Ernest Gary Matthews passed away in 1935 in Girard, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Gary Matthews was born in 1885 in Saluda County, SC, the child of Bailey Boas Matthews And Sallie Martha Mattie Black.
  • Ernest Gary Matthews married Nancy Belle Owdom, and had children including Charles Bailey Mathews, Corrie Lynette Matthews, Ernest Gary Matthews, Naomi Matthews, Owdom Matthews.
  • Ernest Gary Matthews passed away in 1935 in Girard, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Matthews's Ancestors

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Ernest Matthews
1885–1935
Birth Place: Saluda County, SC
Parents
Bailey Boas Matthews
1846–1913
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Sallie (Martha Mattie) Black
1848–1925
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Micajah Mathews
1809–1860
Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Etta) Crouch
1820–1860
South Carolina, United States
John Black
1804–1870
Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Harriet (Catherine) Black
1818–1894
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1777–1854
Susannah Black
1771–1850
Abraham Chapman
1797–1878
Eve Chapman
1796–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schwarz
1740–1822
Rosina Crout
1753–
Johann Heidt
1732–1803
Katherine Hoopall
1745–1800

Ernest Matthews's Descendants

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Ernest (Gary) Matthews (13 Sep 1885–4 Oct 1935) m. Nancy (Belle) Owdom (22 Aug 1884–30 Jun 1956)
  1. 1. Ernest (Gary) Matthews 1917–1998
  2. 2. Corrie (Lynette) Matthews 1914–1985
  3. 3. Charles (Bailey) Mathews 1910–1972
  4. 4. Owdom Matthews 1914–1916
  5. 5. Naomi Matthews 1920–2008

Ernest Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1885
13 Sep 1885
Birth of Ernest Gary Matthews in Saluda County, SC
Saluda County, SC
1935
4 Oct 1935
Age 50
Death of Ernest Gary Matthews in Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Saluda County, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Saluda; Roll: 1877680
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saluda, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Saluda; Roll: 1877680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Columbus, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Girard, Russell County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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