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James S. Matthews 1868 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1868

Birth Location: Delaware

Death Date: 25 Dec 1935

Death Location: Smyrna, Delaware

Father: David Matthews

Mother: Margaret Matthews

Spouse(s): Sarah Messide, Elizabeth Mathews

Children(s): Samuel Mathews, Carrie (Wilson), Carrie (Wilson), Agustus Mathews

It was in 1868 that James S. Matthews was born in Delaware, a child of David T Matthews and Margaret A Matthews. James S. Matthews went on to marry Sarah E. Messide and Elizabeth Mathews and had children such as Samuel Mathews, Carrie Ellen Mathews (Wilson), Carrie Ellen Mathews (Wilson) and Agustus N Mathews. James S. Matthews was deceased by 1935 in Smyrna, Delaware.

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Parents

David Matthews
1827 – 1899
Birth Location: Sussex Co, DE, USA
DM
Margaret Matthews
1838 – 1922
Birth Location: Delaware
MM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Messide
1874 –
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
SM
Elizabeth Mathews
1864 – 1945
Birth Location: –
EM

Children(s)

Samuel Mathews
1894 –
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
SM
Carrie (Wilson)
1900 – 1985
Birth Location: Delaware
C(
Carrie (Wilson)
1900 – 1985
Birth Location: Delaware
C(
Agustus Mathews
1895 –
Birth Location: Delaware
AM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jul 1868
    Event Place: Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: About 1868
    Event Place: Delaware
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Mispillion, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Smyrna, Delaware

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