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Matthew Mattox Matthews 1904–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1904

Birth Location: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 3 August 1986

Death Location: Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Guston Matthews

Mother: Margaret Pleasant

Spouse(s): Dorothy Marshburn, Ethel Tilley

Children(s): Edward Matthews, Violet Matthews

In 1904, Matthew Mattox Matthews entered the world in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Guston Ply Matthews And Margaret Louisa Pegga Pleasant. Matthew Mattox Matthews married Dorothy Mae Dot Marshburn, Ethel Cornelia Tilley, and had children including Edward Graham Matthews, Mallie Marion Matthews, Matthew Fredrick Matthews, Norma Jean Matthews, Pw Matthews, Rebecca Lou Matthews, Violet Mae Matthews. Matthew Mattox Matthews passed away in 1986 in Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Matthew Mattox Matthews entered the world in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Guston Ply Matthews And Margaret Louisa Pegga Pleasant.
  • Matthew Mattox Matthews married Dorothy Mae Dot Marshburn, Ethel Cornelia Tilley, and had children including Edward Graham Matthews, Mallie Marion Matthews, Matthew Fredrick Matthews, Norma Jean Matthews, Pw Matthews, Rebecca Lou Matthews, Violet Mae Matthews.
  • Matthew Mattox Matthews passed away in 1986 in Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Matthews's Ancestors

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Matthew Matthews
1904–1986
Birth Place: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Guston Ply Matthews
1857–1933
Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Louisa "Pegga") Pleasant
1866–1962
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Henderson) Matthews
1820–1907
Emiline Martin
1830–1860
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Jeremiah Pleasant
1822–1880
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Louisa Adams
1826–1907
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Simon Matthews
1779–1853
Elizabeth Atkins
1785–1829
Henry Pleasant
1795–1860
Sarah Johnson
1800–1880
John Adams
1798–1894
Margaret Johnson
1804–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atkins
1763–1832
Barbara Thornton
1755–1800
William Pleasant
1766–1845
Sarah
1770–
John Adams
1767–1848
Delilah Green
1774–1850
Allen JOHNSON\JOHNSTON
1759–1845
Margaret Whittington
1770–1845

Matthew Matthews's Descendants

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Matthew (Mattox) Matthews (25 February 1904–3 August 1986) m. Dorothy (Mae "Dot") Marshburn (14 Mar 1916–09 Jun 1988) m. Ethel (Cornelia) Tilley (11 Nov 1912–14 Aug 1948)
  1. 1. Edward (Graham) Matthews 1932–1933
  2. 2. Violet (Mae) Matthews 1927–2002

Matthew Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1904
25 February 1904
Birth of Matthew Mattox Matthews in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
1986
3 August 1986
Age 82
Death of Matthew Mattox Matthews in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1904
    Event Place: Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1986
    Event Place: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Grove Township, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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