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Lela Maywood Matthews 1917–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1917

Birth Location: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 18 April 1985

Death Location: Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Looney Thompson

Mother: Alvena Chaplin

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In 1917, Lela Maywood Matthews entered the world in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America, born to Looney Vespus Babe Thompson And Alvena Archibald Chaplin. Lela Maywood Matthews passed away in 1985 in Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Lela Maywood Matthews entered the world in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America, born to Looney Vespus Babe Thompson And Alvena Archibald Chaplin.
  • Lela Maywood Matthews passed away in 1985 in Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Lela Matthews's Ancestors

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Lela Matthews
1917–1985
Birth Place: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Looney Vespus "Babe" Thompson
1879–1943
Buffalo Gap, Taylor, Texas, United States
Alvena (Archibald) Chaplin
1883–1924
South Portland,,Maine,USA
Grandparents
James (N) Thompson
1830–1898
Upson County, Georgia, USA
Frances ("Fannie" E E (Thompson)) Murphy
1839–1923
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anna Gibson
1803–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gibson
1778–1853
Mary Martin
1782–1855

Lela Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1917
15 August 1917
Birth of Lela Maywood Matthews in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America
1985
18 April 1985
Age 68
Death of Lela Maywood Matthews in Linn County, Oregon, United States of America
Linn County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1917
    Event Place: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1985
    Event Place: Linn County, Oregon, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon, United States of America

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