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John Thomas Matthews 1779 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Livingston County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Victor Matthews

Mother: Isabel Edmiston

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith

Children(s): Peter Matthews, Zachariah Matthews, Nancy Matthews, Issac Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews, James Matthews, Rebecca Mathews, John Matthews

In 1779, John Thomas Matthews entered the world in Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA, born to Victor Matthews and Isabel Edmiston. Years later, John Thomas Matthews married Sarah Smith, and the couple became parents to Peter H Matthews, Zachariah C Matthews, Nancy Matthews, Issac Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Elizabeth Ann Matthews, James C Matthews, Rebecca Mathews and John Thomas Matthews. John Thomas Matthews died in 1850 in Livingston County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Victor Matthews
1727 – 1796
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Isabel Edmiston
1720 – 1797
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1780 – 1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SS

Children(s)

Peter Matthews
1800 –
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
PM
Zachariah Matthews
1804 – 1870
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
ZM
Nancy Matthews
1810 –
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
NM
Issac Matthews
1815 – 1843
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Matthews
1817 –
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
SM
Elizabeth Matthews
1817 – 1852
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
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James Matthews
1819 –
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
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Rebecca Mathews
1821 – 1910
Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
RM
John Matthews
1824 – 1910
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1779
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 214.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DS3, Year: 1850; Census Place: Livingston County, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: M432_210; Page: 334A; Image: 359

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Charlestown, Charleston County, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Livingston County, Livingston, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Livingston County, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: M432_210; Page: 334A; Image: 359

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Livingston County, Kentucky, USA

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