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Jessie H Matthews 1888–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1888

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1985

Death Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Martha Graham

Spouse(s): Wattie Matthews

Children(s): Marion Mathews, Paul Mathew, Joe Matthews

Jessie H Matthews was born in 1888 in Georgia, the child of Joseph Mcdonald Harris Jr And Martha Mattie Beauregard Graham. Jessie H Matthews married Wattie David Matthews, and had children including Joe Matthews, Marion E Mathews, Paul Mathew. Jessie H Matthews passed away in 1985 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jessie H Matthews was born in 1888 in Georgia, the child of Joseph Mcdonald Harris Jr And Martha Mattie Beauregard Graham.
  • Jessie H Matthews married Wattie David Matthews, and had children including Joe Matthews, Marion E Mathews, Paul Mathew.
  • Jessie H Matthews passed away in 1985 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr
1858–1939
Birth Location: Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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Martha Graham
1861–1953
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Wattie Matthews
1885–1949
Birth Location: Crawford, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Marion Mathews
1909–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Paul Mathew
1916–2003
Birth Location: Georgia
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Joe Matthews
1912–1968
Birth Location: Georgia
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Jessie Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Matthews
1888–1985
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Joseph McDonald Harris Jr
1858–1939
Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Beauregard) Graham
1861–1953
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Daniel Harris) Sr
1835–1921
Oglethorpe, County, Georgia
Mary (Susan) Tiller
1836–1891
Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, United States
David Graham
1815–1893
Georgia, United States of America
Susan (Pinkney) Simmons
1822–1908
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1799–1872
Martha Poss
1819–1856
ELISHA TILLER
1803–1863
Frances Tiller
1807–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Nathan Harris)
1765–1852
Frances Tiller
1793–1876
Andy Poss
1790–1837
JANE TILLER
1793–1876
John Tiller
1758–1829
Nancy Hooper
1765–1837
Thomas Pass
1760–1833
Elizabeth Owen
1755–1840

Jessie Matthews's Descendants

1.
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Jessie (H) Matthews (abt 1888–1985) m. Wattie (David) Matthews (8 Jan 1885–Sep 23, 1949)
  1. 1. Marion (E) Mathews 1909– m. Felix Turner 1910–
  2. 2. Paul Mathew 1916–2003 m. Joedythe Mathews 1918–2009
  3. 3. Joe Matthews 1912–1968 m. Valgene Adkins 1922–1976

Jessie Matthews's Timeline

12 Records

1888
10 Jan 1888
Birth of Jessie H Matthews in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1888
1888
Birth of Jessie H Matthews in Georgia
Georgia
1888
abt 1888
Birth of Jessie H Matthews in Georgia
Georgia
1900
1900
Age 12
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Simston, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Simston, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Rural, Oglethorpe, Georgia
Rural, Oglethorpe, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 52
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Jessie H Matthews resided here in Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1985
29 Dec 1985
Age 97
Death of Jessie H Matthews in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
1985
1985
Age 97
Death of Jessie H Matthews
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 109-14
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: T625_273; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 143
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340114
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: 3926; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 109-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1888
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340114

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Simston, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: T625_273; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 143

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340114

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Oglethorpe, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 109-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 109-14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Roll: 3926; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 109-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Jessie Harris Mathews 1985

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1985
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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