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Walter Matthews 1818–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: HOPKINS, TEXAS USA

Father: Samuel Matthews

Mother: Keziah Smith

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Children(s):

The story of Walter Matthews began in 1818 in Kentucky, USA. Walter Matthews passed away in 1880 in HOPKINS, TEXAS USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Matthews began in 1818 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Walter Matthews passed away in 1880 in HOPKINS, TEXAS USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Matthews
1775–1853
Birth Location: Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
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Keziah Smith
1780–1855
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Walter Matthews
1818–1880
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Matthews
1775–1853
Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
Keziah (M) Smith
1780–1855
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1760–1816
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Macy
1760–1817
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Walter Matthews in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 62
Death of Walter Matthews in HOPKINS, TEXAS USA
HOPKINS, TEXAS USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: HOPKINS, TEXAS USA
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