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Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews 1902–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1902

Birth Location: Argura, Jackson, North Carolina

Death Date: 24 Oct 1993

Death Location: Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina

Father: Merritt Matthews

Mother: Mariah Phillips

Spouse(s): Harold Young

Children(s):

Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews was born in 1902 in Argura, Jackson, North Carolina, the child of Merritt Rowan Matthews And Mariah Victoria Phillips. In 1940, Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews resided in Canada, Jackson, North Carolina, United States. Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews married Harold Joseph Young. Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews passed away in 1993 in Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews was born in 1902 in Argura, Jackson, North Carolina, the child of Merritt Rowan Matthews And Mariah Victoria Phillips.
  • In 1940, Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews resided in Canada, Jackson, North Carolina, United States.
  • Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews married Harold Joseph Young.
  • Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews passed away in 1993 in Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina.

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Lenora Matthews's Ancestors

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Lenora Matthews
1902–1993
Birth Place: Argura, Jackson, North Carolina
Parents
Merritt Rowan Matthews
1871–1953
Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Mariah ("Victoria") Phillips
1873–1959
Jackson, North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Hamilton Harlin) Mathis
1842–1901
Haywood, North Carolina
Sarah (Haseltine) Cathey
1848–1930
Haywood, North Carolina
George (Wesley) Phillips
1831–1922
North Carolina
Margaret (Melvina) Ashe
1844–1908
Macon, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Amos Ashe
1798–1873
Rachel Frizzell
1824–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jason Frizzell
1797–1862
Margaret Gribble
1807–1917

Lenora Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1902
5 Apr 1902
Birth of Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews in Argura, Jackson, North Carolina
Argura, Jackson, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 38
Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews resided here in Canada, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Canada, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
1993
24 Oct 1993
Age 91
Death of Lenora "Nora" Mae Matthews in Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina
Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1902
    Event Place: Argura, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Birth Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 237-58-7986; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1955.
    [3] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Canada, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2932; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1993
    Event Place: Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 237-58-7986; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1955.
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Canada, Jackson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Canada, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2932; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 50-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96; Certificate: .

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