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Jacob Lee Mathews 1874 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 23, 1874

Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: April 18, 1928

Death Location: Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA

Father: Ephraim Mathews

Mother: Celestia Mahaffey

Spouse(s): Bessie Wood

Children(s): Jacob Mathews

Jacob Lee Mathews was born in 1874 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA, the child of Ephraim Mathews and Celestia Elizabeth Ann D Mahaffey. In 1880, Jacob Lee Mathews resided in District 243, Jackson, Georgia, USA. Jacob Lee Mathews married Bessie May Wood, and had children including Jacob Lee Mathews. Jacob Lee Mathews passed away in 1928 in Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Lee Mathews was born in 1874 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA, the child of Ephraim Mathews and Celestia Elizabeth Ann D Mahaffey.
  • In 1880, Jacob Lee Mathews resided in District 243, Jackson, Georgia, USA.
  • Jacob Lee Mathews married Bessie May Wood, and had children including Jacob Lee Mathews.
  • Jacob Lee Mathews passed away in 1928 in Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Jacob Mathews's Ancestors

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Jacob Mathews
1874 – 1928
Birth Place: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Ephraim Mathews
1827 – 1908
North Carolina, United States
Celestia (Elizabeth Ann D) Mahaffey
1832 – 1891
Jackson County, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Mathews
1796 – 1874
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Phebe Willard
1802 –
North Carolina
Rev. (EMORY VARNEL WATSON) MAHAFFEY
1804 – 1879
South Carolina, United States
Eliza (Jane) Grant
1801 – 1880
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Augustine Willard
1748 – 1823
Frances Lanthrop
1752 – 1851
ALEXANDER Maffy
1784 – 1855
RACHEL MAHON
1785 – 1860
William Grant
1784 – 1825
Keturah Mills
1785 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Williar
1714 – 1794
Magdelena Williar
1722 – 1792
Martin Mahaffey
1728 – 1793
Mary Babb
1756 –
Alexander Mahon
1750 – 1835
Thomas Grant
1757 – 1828
Frances Owen
1752 – 1812
John Mills
– 1807
Lucy Carter

Jacob Mathews's Descendants

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Jacob (Lee) Mathews (July 23, 1874 – April 18, 1928) m. Bessie (May) Wood (11 October 1877 – 4 March 1907)
  1. 1. Jacob (Lee) Mathews

Jacob Mathews's Timeline

3 Records

1874
July 23, 1874
Birth of Jacob Lee Mathews in Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Jacob Lee Mathews resided here in District 243, Jackson, Georgia, USA
District 243, Jackson, Georgia, USA
1928
April 18, 1928
Age 54
Death of Jacob Lee Mathews in Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA
Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 23, 1874
    Event Place: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 243, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 153; Page: 575C; Enumeration District: 056

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 243, Jackson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 243, Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 153; Page: 575C; Enumeration District: 056

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 18, 1928
    Event Place: Pine Level, Hawkinsville, Pulaski, County, Georgia, USA

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