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Thomas Jefferson Matthews 1866–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1, 1866

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: Mar 10, 1962

Death Location: Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA

Father: Frank Matthews

Mother: Sarah Harris

Spouse(s): Caroline Goff

Children(s): Thomas Matthews, Frank Matthews, William Matthews, Minnie Matthews

Thomas Jefferson Matthews was born in 1866 in Texas, the child of Frank Baker Matthews And Sarah Jane Harris. In 1880, Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided in Atascosa, Texas, USA. In 1900, Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided in Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas, USA. Thomas Jefferson Matthews married Caroline Elizabeth Bettie Goff, and had children including Frank Matthews, Minnie Elizabeth Matthews, Thomas Roy Matthews, William Baker Matthews. Thomas Jefferson Matthews passed away in 1962 in Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Matthews was born in 1866 in Texas, the child of Frank Baker Matthews And Sarah Jane Harris.
  • In 1880, Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided in Atascosa, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided in Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Matthews married Caroline Elizabeth Bettie Goff, and had children including Frank Matthews, Minnie Elizabeth Matthews, Thomas Roy Matthews, William Baker Matthews.
  • Thomas Jefferson Matthews passed away in 1962 in Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Matthews
1866–1962
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Frank Baker Matthews
1827–1874
Alabama
Sarah (Jane) Harris
1836–1881
Alabama
Grandparents
John (Thompson, Sr) Matthews
1789–1859
South Carolina
Elizabeth Harris
1787–1847
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Matthews
1740–1820
Dinah Bregeale
1758–1803
Amos Harris
–1789
Elizabeth
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Mathews
1707–
Hannah Wellington
1711–
Jacob Bregeal
1738–1771
Joseph Harris
1718–1782
Sarah Beck
1747–1790
Barbara Jones
1740–1828

Thomas Matthews's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Matthews (Mar 1, 1866–Mar 10, 1962) m. Caroline (Elizabeth "Bettie") Goff (23 Aug 1873–29 Oct 1963)
  1. 1. Thomas (Roy) Matthews 1893–1974
  2. 2. Frank Matthews 1895–1941
  3. 3. William ("Baker") Matthews 1899–1979 m. Lucy (Lee) Thompson 1901–
    1. 1. Bette (Sue) Matthews 1927–2005
  4. 4. Minnie (Elizabeth) Matthews 1903–1997

Thomas Matthews's Timeline

5 Records

1866
Mar 1, 1866
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Matthews in Texas
Texas
1880
1880
Age 14
Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided here in Atascosa, Texas, USA
Atascosa, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
Thomas Jefferson Matthews resided here in Albany, Shackelford, Texas, USA
Albany, Shackelford, Texas, USA
1962
Mar 10, 1962
Age 96
Death of Thomas Jefferson Matthews in Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA
Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1, 1866
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Albany, Shackelford, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Atascosa, Texas; Roll: 1289; Family History Film: 1255289; Page: 297C; Enumeration District: 003
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241669
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Atascosa, Texas; Roll: 1289; Family History Film: 1255289; Page: 297C; Enumeration District: 003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Shackelford, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241669

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Albany, Shackelford, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Albany, Shackelford, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Albany, Shackleford, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 10, 1962
    Event Place: Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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