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Frank Burk Matthews 1871–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1907

Death Location: Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Father: Charles Matthews

Mother: Nancy Burke

Spouse(s): Jessie Shyrigh

Children(s): Frances Matthews, William Matthews, Bertha Matthews, Frederick Matthews, Clarence Mathews, Franklin Mathews, Frances Adams

Frank Burk Matthews was born in 1871 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Wrimer Matthews And Nancy E Burke. Frank Burk Matthews married Jessie Shyrigh, and had children including Bertha Shyrigh Matthews, Clarence L Mathews, Frances Irene Adams, Frances Marie Matthews, Franklin A Mathews, Frederick Matthews, William Heylin Matthews. Frank Burk Matthews passed away in 1907 in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Frank Burk Matthews was born in 1871 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Wrimer Matthews And Nancy E Burke.
  • Frank Burk Matthews married Jessie Shyrigh, and had children including Bertha Shyrigh Matthews, Clarence L Mathews, Frances Irene Adams, Frances Marie Matthews, Franklin A Mathews, Frederick Matthews, William Heylin Matthews.
  • Frank Burk Matthews passed away in 1907 in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Matthews
Birth Location: Gallia, Ohio
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Nancy Burke
Birth Location: Gallia or Ewington, Vinton County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Shyrigh
1871–1946
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Frances Matthews
Birth Location: Fremont, Ohio
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William Matthews
1893–1953
Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
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Bertha Matthews
1894–1983
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Frederick Matthews
1908–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Clarence Mathews
1896–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Franklin Mathews
1898–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Frances Adams
1906–1967
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Frank Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Frank Matthews
1871–1907
Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Wrimer Matthews
Gallia, Ohio
Nancy (E) Burke
Gallia or Ewington, Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frank Matthews's Descendants

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Frank (Burk) Matthews (13 Mar 1871–17 Dec 1907) m. Jessie Shyrigh (Abt 1871–17 June 1946)
  1. 1. Frances (Marie) Matthews m. Earl (C) Lefever 1898–1966
    1. 1. donald (earl) Lefever 1932–1993
    2. 2. mary (ellen) Lefever 1924–2004
  2. 2. William (Heylin) Matthews 1893–1953
  3. 3. Bertha (Shyrigh) Matthews 1894–1983
  4. 4. Frederick Matthews 1908–
  5. 5. Clarence (L) Mathews 1896–
  6. 6. Franklin (A) Mathews 1898–
  7. 7. Frances (Irene) Adams 1906–1967

Frank Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1871
13 Mar 1871
Birth of Frank Burk Matthews in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1907
17 Dec 1907
Age 36
Death of Frank Burk Matthews in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13Mar1871
    Event Place: Gallia County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16Dec1907
    Event Place: Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
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