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George Alexander Matthews 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 FEB 1858

Birth Location: Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Death Date: 4 JUN 1939

Death Location: New Alexandria, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA

Father: Alexander Matthews

Mother: Mary Ann

Spouse(s): Cora Linton

Children(s): Clara Matthews, Morris Matthews, Alexander Matthews, Leona Matthews, George Matthews, Eva Matthews, William Matthews, Edwin Matthews, Edith Matthews, Mary Matthews

George Alexander Matthews was born in 1858 in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the child of Alexander Caldwell Matthews And Mary Ann. George Alexander Matthews married Cora Ann Linton, and had children including Alexander Harrison Matthews, Clara Isabell Matthews, Edith Erma Matthews, Edwin Stanton Matthews, Eva Matthews, George Kenneth Matthews, Leona Viola Matthews, Mary May Matthews, Morris Cody Matthews, William Morgan Matthews. George Alexander Matthews passed away in 1939 in New Alexandria, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • George Alexander Matthews was born in 1858 in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the child of Alexander Caldwell Matthews And Mary Ann.
  • George Alexander Matthews married Cora Ann Linton, and had children including Alexander Harrison Matthews, Clara Isabell Matthews, Edith Erma Matthews, Edwin Stanton Matthews, Eva Matthews, George Kenneth Matthews, Leona Viola Matthews, Mary May Matthews, Morris Cody Matthews, William Morgan Matthews.
  • George Alexander Matthews passed away in 1939 in New Alexandria, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.

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George Matthews's Ancestors

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George Matthews
1858–1939
Birth Place: Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Parents
Alexander Caldwell Matthews
1818–1898
Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Mary Ann
1820–1886
Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Matthews's Descendants

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George (Alexander) Matthews (9 FEB 1858–4 JUN 1939) m. Cora (Ann) Linton (16 AUG 1863–24 FEB 1934)
  1. 1. Clara (Isabell) Matthews 1891–1983
  2. 2. Morris (Cody) Matthews 1885–1942
  3. 3. Alexander (Harrison) Matthews 1889–1952
  4. 4. Leona (Viola) Matthews 1892–
  5. 5. George (Kenneth) Matthews 1894–1984
  6. 6. Eva Matthews 1896–
  7. 7. William (Morgan) Matthews 1898–1979
  8. 8. Edwin (Stanton) Matthews 1902–1973
  9. 9. Edith (Erma) Matthews 1904–1989
  10. 10. Mary (May) Matthews 1887–1971 m. Amos (Luther) Clark 1882–1970
    1. 1. Raymond (Cecil) Clark 1907–1989 m. Anna (Ruth) Karpiel 1914–2008
    2. 2. Melvin (Adrian) Clark 1913–1984
    3. 3. Gerald (E.) Clark 1920–2002
    4. 4. Wilda (Emma) Clark 1915–1995
    5. 5. Ernest (William) Clark 1925–2003
    6. 6. Delmas Clark 1909–1920
    7. 7. Gertrude (E.) Clark 1912–
    8. 8. Eugene (R.) Clark 1927–1987
    9. 9. Virgil (Nelson) Clark 1918–1990

George Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1858
9 FEB 1858
Birth of George Alexander Matthews in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
1939
4 JUN 1939
Age 81
Death of George Alexander Matthews in Brilliant, Jefferson County, Ohio
Brilliant, Jefferson County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 FEB 1858
    Event Place: Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1939
    Event Place: Brilliant, Jefferson County, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Alexandria, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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