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Walter Bascom Matthews 1858 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1858

Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1935

Death Location: Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA

Father: Ephriam Mathews

Mother: Celestia Mahaffey

Spouse(s): Laura Brown

Children(s): Ruth Mathews

Walter Bascom Matthews was born in Jackson County, Georgia, USA in 1858, to Ephriam Mathews and Celestia Elizabeth Ann D Mahaffey. Later in life, Walter Bascom Matthews married Laura Caroline Brown; among their children were Ruth Mathews. Walter Bascom Matthews died in Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA, 1935.

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Parents

Ephriam Mathews
1827 – 1908
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EM
Celestia Mahaffey
1832 – 1891
Birth Location: Jackson, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Laura Brown
1869 – 1954
Birth Location: Red Springs, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Mathews
1898 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1858
    Event Place: Jackson County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA
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