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Vera Irene Matthews 1900–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1900

Birth Location: Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 10 October 1994

Death Location: Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Levadah Rhodes

Spouse(s): Henry Gurley

Children(s): Henry Gurley, Kermit Gurley, Levada Gurley

In 1900, Vera Irene Matthews entered the world in Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America, born to James Thomas Uncle Tommy Matthews And Levadah Ann Rhodes. In 1935, Vera Irene Matthews resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma. In 1940, Vera Irene Matthews resided in Sayre Township, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. Vera Irene Matthews married Henry Boy Gurley, and had children including Henry Lee Gurley, Kermit Weldon Gurley, Levada Sue Gurley. Vera Irene Matthews passed away in 1994 in Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Vera Irene Matthews entered the world in Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America, born to James Thomas Uncle Tommy Matthews And Levadah Ann Rhodes.
  • In 1935, Vera Irene Matthews resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Vera Irene Matthews resided in Sayre Township, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Vera Irene Matthews married Henry Boy Gurley, and had children including Henry Lee Gurley, Kermit Weldon Gurley, Levada Sue Gurley.
  • Vera Irene Matthews passed away in 1994 in Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Vera Matthews's Ancestors

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Vera Matthews
1900–1994
Birth Place: Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Thomas "Uncle Tommy" Matthews
1873–1943
Mississippi, United States of America
Levadah (Ann) Rhodes
1877–
Mifflin, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera Matthews's Descendants

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Vera (Irene) Matthews (25 February 1900–10 October 1994) m. Henry (Boy) Gurley (15 May 1900–1 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Henry (Lee) Gurley 1924–1945 m. Pauline Carnahan 1923–1982
  2. 2. Kermit (Weldon) Gurley 1926–2016 m. Golden (Marguerite "Margie") Henderson 1924–1979
  3. 3. Levada ("Sue") Gurley 1935–2009 m. Clarence (Dean) Reeder 1935–2014

Vera Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1900
25 February 1900
Birth of Vera Irene Matthews in Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 35
Vera Irene Matthews resided here in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 40
Vera Irene Matthews resided here in Sayre Township, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Sayre Township, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1994
10 October 1994
Age 94
Death of Vera Irene Matthews in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1900
    Event Place: Joshua, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sayre Township, Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1994
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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