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Leon Matthews 1917–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1917

Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 April 1984

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Morris

Mother: Lizzie Matthews

Spouse(s): Dovie Johnson

Children(s): Wanda Mathews, Jimmie Matthews

Leon Matthews was born in 1917 in Fayette, Alabama, USA, the child of Andrew J Morris And Lizzie P Matthews. Leon Matthews married Dovie Lee Johnson, and had children including Jimmie Matthews, Wanda Lee Mathews. Leon Matthews passed away in 1984 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Leon Matthews was born in 1917 in Fayette, Alabama, USA, the child of Andrew J Morris And Lizzie P Matthews.
  • Leon Matthews married Dovie Lee Johnson, and had children including Jimmie Matthews, Wanda Lee Mathews.
  • Leon Matthews passed away in 1984 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA.

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Children(s)

Leon Matthews's Ancestors

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Leon Matthews
1917–1984
Birth Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
Parents
Andrew J. Morris
1872–1945
Alabama
Lizzie (P) Matthews
1901–1967
Alabama
Grandparents
Andrew (J) Morris
1805–1880
South Carolina
Amanda (Elizabeth) Crane
1835–
Georgia
Jerome Matthews
1856–1930
Georgia, United States
Nancy (Josephine) Dobbs
1856–1931
Fayette County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Doyle
1770–1849
Lewis Morris
1772–1855
Samuel Matthews
1824–1865
Elizabeth Byrd
1830–1888
Barzilla Dobbs
1828–1864
Sarah Cunningham
1822–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jennette Blythe
1748–1828
Theodocia Harrison
1793–1857
Hance Cunningham
1791–1828
Nancy Tiggs
1794–1834

Leon Matthews's Descendants

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Leon Matthews (29 November 1917–4 April 1984) m. Dovie (Lee) Johnson (12 June 1919–18 September 1998)
  1. 1. Wanda (Lee) Mathews 1941–2021 m. Samuel (Lloyd) Hamilton 1936–1991
  2. 2. Jimmie Matthews 1938–2010

Leon Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1917
29 November 1917
Birth of Leon Matthews in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1984
4 April 1984
Age 67
Death of Leon Matthews in Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1917
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1984
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, USA

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