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John Whitfield Matthews 1862–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 OCT 1862

Birth Location: Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 25 Apr 1942

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Matthews

Mother: Eliza McGeehey

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John Whitfield Matthews was born in 1862 in Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, the child of William James Matthews And Eliza Jane Mcgeehey. John Whitfield Matthews passed away in 1942 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Whitfield Matthews was born in 1862 in Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, the child of William James Matthews And Eliza Jane Mcgeehey.
  • John Whitfield Matthews passed away in 1942 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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John Matthews's Ancestors

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John Matthews
1862–1942
Birth Place: Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Parents
William James Matthews
1826–1887
Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Jane) McGeehey
1831–1917
Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
John (Leroy) Mathews
1806–1867
Georgia, USA
Nancy (Poe) Poer
1808–1887
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
George (Washington McGhehey) Sr
1804–1882
Lexington, Fayette County, KY
Charlotta Vancil
1809–1870
Union County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III,
1773–1836
Rachel Runnels
1776–
Isaac Poe
1784–1854
Jane (Poe)
1786–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1862
20 OCT 1862
Birth of John Whitfield Matthews in Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
1942
25 Apr 1942
Age 80
Death of John Whitfield Matthews in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1862
    Event Place: Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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