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Willard Lyman Matthews 1892–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1956

Death Location: Clio, Genesee, MI, USA

Father: Henry Matthews

Mother: Margaret Cole

Spouse(s): Zela Stickney

Children(s): Donald Matthews, Robert Matthews, Charles Matthews

In 1892, Willard Lyman Matthews entered the world in Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA, born to Henry Hank Lyman Matthews And Margaret Cole. Willard Lyman Matthews married Zela Alice Stickney, and had children including Charles Lewis Matthews, Donald H Matthews, Robert Earl Matthews. Willard Lyman Matthews passed away in 1956 in Clio, Genesee, MI, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Willard Lyman Matthews entered the world in Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA, born to Henry Hank Lyman Matthews And Margaret Cole.
  • Willard Lyman Matthews married Zela Alice Stickney, and had children including Charles Lewis Matthews, Donald H Matthews, Robert Earl Matthews.
  • Willard Lyman Matthews passed away in 1956 in Clio, Genesee, MI, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willard Matthews's Ancestors

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Willard Matthews
1892–1956
Birth Place: Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA
Parents
Henry "Hank" Lyman Matthews
1857–1927
Fulton, Gratiot, Michigan, USA
Margaret Cole
1868–1933
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Pvt. (Lyman) Matthews
1817–
Camden, Oneida, New York, USA
Cynthia (Sophronia (Pratt)) Matthews
1818–1919
Ohio, USA
Robert (V.) Cole
1834–1900
Fullarton, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Jane (Cahoon)) Cole
1834–1876
New York City, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lyman Matthews
1782–1817
Mary Olcott
1785–1851
Daniel Pratt
1793–
Sarah Pratt
1795–1864
William Cole
1802–1881
Mary Cole
1811–1880
William Cahoon
1805–1865
Sarah Cahoon
1811–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert COLE
1772–1839
Elizabeth Cole
1769–1856
John Brambles
1779–1861
Elizabeth Gibson
1778–1852
Sarah Cahoone
1775–1848
William Cahoone
1774–1857

Willard Matthews's Descendants

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Willard (Lyman) Matthews (10 Jul 1892–20 Jan 1956) m. Zela (Alice) Stickney (16 Nov 1905–08 Feb 2000)
  1. 1. Donald (H.) Matthews 1924–1924
  2. 2. Robert (Earl) Matthews 1925–1978
  3. 3. Charles (Lewis) Matthews 1927–2013 m. Leona (Mae) Baker 1924–1993 m. Alice (M) Hemingway 1931–1982 m. Patricia Ann 1934–1983

Willard Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1892
10 Jul 1892
Birth of Willard Lyman Matthews in Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, USA
Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, USA
1892
10 Jul 1892
Birth of Willard Lyman Matthews in Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA
Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA
1956
20 Jan 1956
Age 64
Death of Willard Lyman Matthews in Clio, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Clio, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1956
20 Jan 1956
Age 64
Death of Willard Lyman Matthews in Clio, Genesee, MI, USA
Clio, Genesee, MI, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Shelby, Ocena, MI, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Clio, Genesee, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Clio, Genesee, MI, USA

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