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James R Matthews 1862 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1862

Birth Location: Fayette County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1942

Death Location: South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois

Father: George Matthews

Mother: Frances Hicks

Spouse(s): Mary Matthews

Children(s): Noi Goddard

In 1862, James R Matthews entered the world in Fayette County, Illinois, USA, born to George W Matthews and Frances Hicks. James R Matthews married Mary Leona Skeen Matthews, and had children including Noi I Goddard. James R Matthews passed away in 1942 in South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1862, James R Matthews entered the world in Fayette County, Illinois, USA, born to George W Matthews and Frances Hicks.
  • James R Matthews married Mary Leona Skeen Matthews, and had children including Noi I Goddard.
  • James R Matthews passed away in 1942 in South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Matthews's Ancestors

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James Matthews
1862 – 1942
Birth Place: Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Parents
George W Matthews
1836 – 1892
Kentucky, USA
Frances Hicks
1840 – 1891
Bingham in Fayette County Illinois
Grandparents
Greenbury ((Greenberry) George) Matthews
1808 – 1865
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Malinda Fox
1808 – 1870
Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Matthews's Descendants

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James (R) Matthews (5 Jan 1862 – 17 Jan 1942) m. Mary (Leona Skeen) Matthews (20 Apr 1864 – 15 Oct 1952)
  1. 1. Noi (I) Goddard (22 February 1890 – 26 August 1950) m. William (Fredrick) Goddard (13 May 1879 – 29 Dec 1952)

James Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1862
5 Jan 1862
Birth of James R Matthews in Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Fayette County, Illinois, USA
1942
17 Jan 1942
Age 80
Death of James R Matthews in South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois
South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Fayette County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1942
    Event Place: South Hurricane, Fayette, Illinois

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