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James "Jim" Matthews 1805 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1805

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: abt 1875

Death Location: Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina, USA

Father: Andrew Matthews

Mother: Ann Benton

Spouse(s): Susan Childers

Children(s): Sarah Mathis, Lucinda Mathis, William Mathis, George Mathis, John Mathis, Amanda Mathis, Mathis None, Mathis None

James "Jim" Matthews was born in 1805 in North Carolina, the child of Andrew Jack Matthews and Ann Benton. James "Jim" Matthews later married Susan "Fant" Childers, and together they raised children including Sarah Ann Elizabeth Mathis, Lucinda Mathis, William M. Mathis, George Mathis, John Robert Mathis, Amanda Mathis, Mathis and Mathis. In 1875, James "Jim" Matthews passed away in Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Andrew Matthews
1764 – 1823
Birth Location: –
AM
Ann Benton
1750 – 1850
Birth Location: –
AB

Spouses(s)

Susan Childers
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
SC

Children(s)

Sarah Mathis
1833 – 1890
Birth Location: Polk County, North Carolina, USA
SM
Lucinda Mathis
1836 – 1900
Birth Location: North Carolina
LM
William Mathis
1838 – 1897
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
WM
George Mathis
1841 –
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
GM
John Mathis
1845 – 1915
Birth Location: Polk, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
JM
Amanda Mathis
1847 – 1928
Birth Location: North Carolina
AM
Mathis None
Birth Location: –
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Mathis None
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1805
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina; Roll: M653_910; Page: 118; Family History Library Film: 803910

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 370; Page: 330; Family History Library Film: 0018097

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina; Roll: M653_910; Page: 118; Family History Library Film: 803910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1875
    Event Place: Sandy Plains, Polk, North Carolina, USA
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