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Paul Joseph Matthews 1917–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAY 1917

Birth Location: Bullitt Co., KY, USA

Death Date: 19 NOV 1981

Death Location: Bullitt Co., KY, USA

Father: Jefferson Matthews

Mother: Florence Chesser

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Paul Joseph Matthews was born in 1917 in Bullitt Co., KY, USA, the child of Jefferson Davis Matthews And Florence B Chesser. In 1920, Paul Joseph Matthews resided in Bennetts Fork, Bell Co., KY, USA. In 1930, Paul Joseph Matthews resided in Jefferson Co., KY, USA. Paul Joseph Matthews passed away in 1981 in Bullitt Co., KY, USA.

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Biography

  • Paul Joseph Matthews was born in 1917 in Bullitt Co., KY, USA, the child of Jefferson Davis Matthews And Florence B Chesser.
  • In 1920, Paul Joseph Matthews resided in Bennetts Fork, Bell Co., KY, USA.
  • In 1930, Paul Joseph Matthews resided in Jefferson Co., KY, USA.
  • Paul Joseph Matthews passed away in 1981 in Bullitt Co., KY, USA.

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Paul Matthews's Ancestors

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Paul Matthews
1917–1981
Birth Place: Bullitt Co., KY, USA
Parents
Jefferson Davis Matthews
1889–1954
Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
Florence (B.) Chesser
1897–1947
Barchtown, Mechlenburg Co., KY, USA
Grandparents
Moses Matthews
1854–1937
Hancock Co., TN, USA
Adeline Thurman
1855–1937
Samuel, Nelson Co., KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Thurman
1833–
Elizabeth Downs
1839–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1815–1850
Carolyn Powers
1808–1880

Paul Matthews's Timeline

5 Records

1917
19 MAY 1917
Birth of Paul Joseph Matthews in Bullitt Co., KY, USA
Bullitt Co., KY, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Paul Joseph Matthews resided here in Bennetts Fork, Bell Co., KY, USA
Bennetts Fork, Bell Co., KY, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Paul Joseph Matthews resided here in Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Jefferson Co., KY, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Paul Joseph Matthews resided here in Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Jefferson Co., KY, USA
1981
19 NOV 1981
Age 64
Death of Paul Joseph Matthews in Bullitt Co., KY, USA
Bullitt Co., KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1917
    Event Place: Bullitt Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bennetts Fork, Bell Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1981
    Event Place: Bullitt Co., KY, USA

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