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Melissa Josephine Mathews 1866–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1866

Birth Location: Texas, United States

Death Date: 17 Dec 1945

Death Location: Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States

Father: Ralph Mathews

Mother: Susan Parnell

Spouse(s): George Gifford

Children(s): Donnie Gifford, Eva Gifford, Bessie Gifford, Fannie Gifford, Lillian Gifford, John Gifford, George Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, William Gifford, Rachel Gifford, Jack Gifford, George Gifford

In 1866, Melissa Josephine Mathews entered the world in Texas, United States, born to Ralph W Mathews And Susan Ann Parnell. Melissa Josephine Mathews married George Alexander Gifford, and had children including Bessie Ann Gifford, Donnie Belle Gifford, Eva Gifford, Fannie Jane Janie Gifford, George Alexander Buddy Gifford, George Morris Gifford, Jack Whitman Gifford, John Tipton Gifford, Lillian Lillie Lee Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, Rachel Ray Gifford, William Grey Bill Gifford. Melissa Josephine Mathews passed away in 1945 in Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Melissa Josephine Mathews entered the world in Texas, United States, born to Ralph W Mathews And Susan Ann Parnell.
  • Melissa Josephine Mathews married George Alexander Gifford, and had children including Bessie Ann Gifford, Donnie Belle Gifford, Eva Gifford, Fannie Jane Janie Gifford, George Alexander Buddy Gifford, George Morris Gifford, Jack Whitman Gifford, John Tipton Gifford, Lillian Lillie Lee Gifford, Lonnie Gifford, Rachel Ray Gifford, William Grey Bill Gifford.
  • Melissa Josephine Mathews passed away in 1945 in Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States.

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Melissa Mathews's Ancestors

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Melissa Mathews
1866–1945
Birth Place: Texas, United States
Parents
Ralph W Mathews
1832–1873
North Carolina, United States
Susan (Ann) Parnell
1843–1923
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Mathews's Descendants

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Melissa (Josephine) Mathews (12 Mar 1866–17 Dec 1945) m. George (Alexander) Gifford (15 Jan 1858–26 May 1916)
  1. 1. Donnie (Belle) Gifford 1891–1972 m. Alphonse (Jennings) Oubre 1882–1961
    1. 1. Henry (Stanley) Oubre 1912–1913
    2. 2. Thomas (Lipton "Lip") Oubre 1910–1979
    3. 3. Willie (Vernon) Oubre 1914–2008
    4. 4. Alphonse (Jennings "Al") OUBRE 1919–2006
    5. 5. Eloise ("Sis" "Davis") Oubre 1916–2008
  2. 2. Eva Gifford 1885–1886
  3. 3. Bessie (Ann) Gifford 1887–1957 m. George (Chester "Guy") Lockley 1883–1942
    1. 1. Pearl (Eugenie) Lockley 1903–1976
  4. 4. Fannie (Jane "Janie") Gifford 1889–1915
  5. 5. Lillian ("Lillie" Lee) Gifford 1892–1965
  6. 6. John (Tipton) Gifford 1894–1896
  7. 7. George (Morris) Gifford 1897–1984
  8. 8. Lonnie Gifford 1899–1900
  9. 9. William (Grey "Bill") Gifford 1901–1980 m. Ruby Pearl 1905–1928
    1. 1. Donnie (Ray) Gifford 1922–1923
  10. 10. Rachel (Ray) Gifford 1903–1993
  11. 11. Jack (Whitman) Gifford 1905–1979
  12. 12. George (Alexander "Buddy") Gifford 1908–1976

Melissa Mathews's Timeline

2 Records

1866
12 Mar 1866
Birth of Melissa Josephine Mathews in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1945
17 Dec 1945
Age 79
Death of Melissa Josephine Mathews in Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States
Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Scooba, Kemper, Mississippi, United States

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