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Mary Mathews 1831–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUN 1831

Birth Location: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 AUG 1897

Death Location: Oregon, USA

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Eliza Brown

Spouse(s): Irwin Smith

Children(s): Elinor Smith, Mary Smith, James Smith, Flora Smith, George Smith, Elmer Smith, Etta Smith, William Smith, Frederick Smith, Carrie Smith, Day Smith

In 1831, Mary Mathews entered the world in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA, born to James Matthews And Eliza Pierce Brown. In 1870, Mary Mathews was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA. In 1880, Mary Mathews was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA. Mary Mathews married Irwin Lucien Smith, and had children including Carrie Smith, Day Smith, Elinor Smith, Elmer E Smith, Etta Jane Smith, Flora E Smith, Frederick Ross Smith, George Levi Smith, Infant Smith, James Thaddeus Smith, Mary Ellen Smith, Smith, William H Smith. Mary Mathews passed away in 1897 in Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Mary Mathews entered the world in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA, born to James Matthews And Eliza Pierce Brown.
  • In 1870, Mary Mathews was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Mathews was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • Mary Mathews married Irwin Lucien Smith, and had children including Carrie Smith, Day Smith, Elinor Smith, Elmer E Smith, Etta Jane Smith, Flora E Smith, Frederick Ross Smith, George Levi Smith, Infant Smith, James Thaddeus Smith, Mary Ellen Smith, Smith, William H Smith.
  • Mary Mathews passed away in 1897 in Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Mathews's Ancestors

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Mary Mathews
1831–1897
Birth Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Matthews
1803–1898
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Eliza (Pierce) Brown
1806–1872
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mathews's Descendants

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Mary Mathews (21 JUN 1831–3 AUG 1897) m. Irwin (Lucien) Smith (16 MAY 1827–29 JAN 1908)
  1. 1. Elinor Smith 1850–
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Smith 1852–1874 m. Arvid Hinman 1849–1892
    1. 1. Dollie Hinman 1871–1961
  3. 3. James (Thaddeus) Smith 1855–1941 m. Lelia (Belle) Laughlin 1863–1938
    1. 1. Marjorie Smith 1892–1988
    2. 2. Linny Smith 1884–1884
    3. 3. Ronald (L.) Smith 1903–1974
  4. 4. Flora (E.) Smith 1856–1940 m. Arvid Hinman 1849–1892
    1. 1. Mabel Hinman 1877–
    2. 2. ? Hinman 1880–
  5. 5. George (Levi) Smith 1860–1946 m. Sarah (Adeline) Pike 1880–1946 m. Flora (Elinor) Morgan 1864–1902
    1. 1. Stewart (L.) Smith 1911–
    2. 2. Myrtle (M.) Smith 1889–
    3. 3. Irvin (S.) Smith 1890–
    4. 4. Flora (Mae) Smith 1901– m. Richard (M.) Rivers 1897–
      1. 1. Cole (M.) Rivers 1922–
      2. 2. Morris (R.) Rivers 1924–
    5. 5. Luetta Smith 1884–
  6. 6. Elmer (E.) Smith 1862–1943
  7. 7. Etta (Jane) Smith 1859–1930 m. Frank Cane –1893
  8. 8. William (H.) Smith 1867–1946
  9. 9. Frederick (Ross) Smith 1871–1908
  10. 10. Carrie Smith 1872–1970 m. William (Henry) Merchant 1871–1930
    1. 1. Dorothy (M.) Merchant 1897–
    2. 2. Bill Merchant 1901–
    3. 3. Ethelwynn (M.) Merchant 1899–
  11. 11. Day Smith 1869–1949

Mary Mathews's Timeline

4 Records

1831
21 JUN 1831
Birth of Mary Mathews in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Mary Mathews appeared in census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Mary Mathews appeared in census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
1897
3 AUG 1897
Age 66
Death of Mary Mathews in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1831
    Event Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illustrated History of the State of Oregon: Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World
    [2] Photograph: tombstone, Margaret Mathews, Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Lot 21
    [3] 1850 Census, Sheet 68
    [4] 1880 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Cornelius, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Schedule; Online Images, ED 128, Sheet 13A
    [5] 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 12
    [6] Chapman Publishing Company, Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, pg 232

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Margaret Mathews, Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Lot 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Photograph: tombstone, Margaret Mathews, Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Lot 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1897
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Photograph: tombstone, Margaret Mathews, Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Lot 21
    [2] Chapman Publishing Company, Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, pg 232

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA

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