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Sophronia Rufus Matthews 1857–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1857

Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 6 Apr 1928

Death Location: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Buckner Matthews

Mother: Sarah Weakley

Spouse(s): Henry Nicks

Children(s): George Nicks, Sara Daniel, Lena Nicks, Buckner Nicks, Eva Nicks, Charles Nicks, Jack Nicks, Euvalla Nicks, Anthony Nicks, Barton Nicks

In 1857, Sophronia Rufus Matthews entered the world in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Buckner Winn Matthews And Sarah Coffee Weakley. Sophronia Rufus Matthews married Henry Clay Nicks, and had children including Anthony Albert Nicks, Barton Rufus Nicks, Buckner Clay Nicks, Charles Emmett Nicks, Euvalla Birdie Nicks, Eva Jane Evie Nicks, George Dewey Nicks, Jack Speight Nicks, Lena Eudora Nicks, Sara Agnes Daniel. Sophronia Rufus Matthews passed away in 1928 in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Sophronia Rufus Matthews entered the world in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Buckner Winn Matthews And Sarah Coffee Weakley.
  • Sophronia Rufus Matthews married Henry Clay Nicks, and had children including Anthony Albert Nicks, Barton Rufus Nicks, Buckner Clay Nicks, Charles Emmett Nicks, Euvalla Birdie Nicks, Eva Jane Evie Nicks, George Dewey Nicks, Jack Speight Nicks, Lena Eudora Nicks, Sara Agnes Daniel.
  • Sophronia Rufus Matthews passed away in 1928 in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Sophronia Matthews's Ancestors

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Sophronia Matthews
1857–1928
Birth Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Buckner Winn Matthews
1811–1896
, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Coffee) Weakley
1818–1895
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Drury Mathis
1765–1847
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary (Bruckner) Winn
1781–1831
Virginia, United States
John WEAKLEY
1752–
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Read
1742–1811
William Matthews-Mathis
1740–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophronia Matthews's Descendants

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Sophronia (Rufus) Matthews (10 November 1857–6 Apr 1928) m. Henry (Clay) Nicks (6 March 1854–4 March 1929)
  1. 1. George (Dewey) Nicks 1899–1989 m. Hazel (Edith) Jones 1904–1974
    1. 1. George (Dewey Nicks) Jr 1931–2014 m. Sonia (P) Nicks 1938–2021
  2. 2. Sara (Agnes) Daniel 1876–1954 m. Elijah (Washington) Daniel 1868–1934
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Daniel 1903–1903
    2. 2. Howard (Lyle) Daniel 1907–1951
    3. 3. Rufus (Weakley) Daniel 1914–1955
    4. 4. William (Nicks Daniel) Sr 1905–1965
    5. 5. Allen (Elijah) Daniel 1911–1917
  3. 3. Lena (Eudora) Nicks 1879–1972
  4. 4. Buckner (Clay) Nicks 1881–1941
    1. 1. Lyle (Mathews) Nicks 1918–2010
  5. 5. Eva (Jane (Evie)) Nicks 1887–1967
  6. 6. Charles (Emmett) Nicks 1889–1962
  7. 7. Jack (Speight) Nicks 1891–1990 m. Verda Nicks 1894–1981
  8. 8. Euvalla ("Birdie") Nicks 1894–1970
  9. 9. Anthony (Albert) Nicks 1897–1991 m. Lura (Myrtice) Fussell 1898–1980
    1. 1. Samuel (Clay) Nicks 1923–2004 m. Margaret (Earlene) Turner 1924–
    2. 2. Clay Nicks 1923–2004
    3. 3. Reba (Annette) Nicks 1928–2002
  10. 10. Barton (Rufus) Nicks 1884–1904

Sophronia Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1857
10 November 1857
Birth of Sophronia Rufus Matthews in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1928
31 January 1928
Age 71
Death of Sophronia Rufus Matthews in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1928
6 Apr 1928
Age 71
Death of Sophronia Rufus Matthews in Stayton, Tennessee - Buried in Union Cem
Stayton, Tennessee - Buried in Union Cem

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1857
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1928
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Stayton, Tennessee - Buried in Union Cem

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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