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William Joseph MATHEWS 1819–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1819

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 DEC 1898

Death Location: Limestone County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Matthews

Mother: Mary Mathews

Spouse(s): Delilah GORUM, NANCY RATCLIFF

Children(s): Amanda Matthews, Nancy MATHEWS, Henry §, William §, John Mathews, Mary Mathews, Sarah Mathews, Carolina Mathews, W Mathews, Mary Mathews, John Mathews, Jerusha Mathews, Annie Norris, Alice Norris, Isaiah Mathews, Albert Mathews, Fanny Mathews, Annis Norris, John Mathews, Hugh Mathis, William Mathews, Green Mathis, Charles Mathews, David Mathews, William Mathews

The story of William Joseph MATHEWS began in 1819 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. William Joseph MATHEWS married Delilah Gorum, Nancy Ratcliff, and had children including Albert Mathews, Alice Norris, Amanda C Matthews, Annie Norris, Annis Cedonia Norris, Carolina Mathews, Charles Mathews, David Mathews, Fanny Mathews, Green H Mathis, Henry Newton Mathews, Hugh J Mathis, Isaiah Mathews, Jerusha H Mathews, John David Horby Mathews, John Newton Mathews, John Wilson Mathews, Mary A Mathews, Mary Jane Mathews, Nancy Edith Ellender Mathews, Sarah Martha Mathews, W W Mathews, William Joseph Mathews, William Mathews, William P Bill Mathews. William Joseph MATHEWS passed away in 1898 in Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Joseph MATHEWS began in 1819 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Joseph MATHEWS married Delilah Gorum, Nancy Ratcliff, and had children including Albert Mathews, Alice Norris, Amanda C Matthews, Annie Norris, Annis Cedonia Norris, Carolina Mathews, Charles Mathews, David Mathews, Fanny Mathews, Green H Mathis, Henry Newton Mathews, Hugh J Mathis, Isaiah Mathews, Jerusha H Mathews, John David Horby Mathews, John Newton Mathews, John Wilson Mathews, Mary A Mathews, Mary Jane Mathews, Nancy Edith Ellender Mathews, Sarah Martha Mathews, W W Mathews, William Joseph Mathews, William Mathews, William P Bill Mathews.
  • William Joseph MATHEWS passed away in 1898 in Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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William MATHEWS's Ancestors

Self
William MATHEWS
1819–1898
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Garrett Matthews
1788–1850
, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Quarles) Mathews
1798–1886
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard Mathews
1750–1821
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Parr
1760–1806
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MATHEWS's Descendants

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William (Joseph) MATHEWS (16 March 1819–1 DEC 1898) m. Delilah GORUM (1824–1859) m. NANCY RATCLIFF (22 Jan 1834–21 Oct 1930)
  1. 1. Amanda (C) Matthews 1851–1930 m. George (Melvin) NORRIS 1852–1938
    1. 1. Pet Wakefield 1882–1966 m. William ("Bill" Taylor) Wakefield 1868–1953
      1. 1. Emmett (Gilliard) Wakefield 1916–1973 m. Viola (Mae) Anderson 1919–2013
        1. 1. Nancy Wakefield 1946–2009 m. Charles (Louis) Johnson 1903–
        2. 2. Jimmie (S) Wakefield 1938–2011
        3. 3. Patricia (Lou) Wakefield 1937–1971
      2. 2. John (H) Wakefield 1909–1962
      3. 3. Luvina Wakefield 1908–
      4. 4. Ernest Wakefield 1902–
      5. 5. Clifton (Emmett) Wakefield 1910–1965
      6. 6. Marie Wakefield 1916–
      7. 7. Neal (Everrett) Wakefield 1900–1970
      8. 8. ^Mildred ('Jack' Sleigh) Wakefield 1920–1974
      9. 9. Remus Wakefield 1906–
      10. 10. Ola Wakefield 1904–
      11. 11. Mildred Wakefield 1920–
      12. 12. Jewel (Amanda Lorene Wakefield) Morrow 1906–1992
      13. 13. Neal Wakefield 1901–
      14. 14. Josie (A) Wakefield 1899–1989
      15. 15. Samuel (Arthur) Wakefield 1907–1975
      16. 16. Ruthie ('Irene') Wakefield 1903–1999
      17. 17. Ammie (Lee S) Wakefield 1911–1996
    2. 2. Green (Osborn "Obb") Norris 1885–1964
    3. 3. William (H) Norris 1895–
    4. 4. William (Benjamin 'Ben') NORRIS 1877–1965
    5. 5. Thomas (Hugh) Norris 1884–1977
    6. 6. Mary Norris 1876–
    7. 7. Slone (Izer) Norris 1888–1977
    8. 8. Annis (Violar) Norris 1892–1904
    9. 9. William ('Bill' David) NORRIS 1895–1966
    10. 10. George (Henry) Norris 1878–1974
    11. 11. Mary (Cedonia Norris) Stokely 1876–1933
  2. 2. Nancy (Edith Ellender) MATHEWS 1859–1943
  3. 3. Henry (Newton Mathews) § 1853–1928
  4. 4. William (P 'Bill' Mathews) § 1845–1878
  5. 5. John (Wilson) Mathews 1841–
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Mathews 1843–
  7. 7. Sarah (Martha) Mathews 1848–
  8. 8. Carolina Mathews 1858–
  9. 9. W (W) Mathews 1851–
  10. 10. Mary (A) Mathews 1853–
  11. 11. John (Newton) Mathews 1862–1954
  12. 12. Jerusha (H.) Mathews 1861–
  13. 13. Annie Norris 1874–
  14. 14. Alice Norris 1873–1930
  15. 15. Isaiah Mathews 1871–1902
  16. 16. Albert Mathews 1867–
  17. 17. Fanny Mathews 1849–
  18. 18. Annis (Cedonia) Norris 1873–1950
  19. 19. John (David Horby) Mathews 1894–
  20. 20. Hugh (J.) Mathis 1869–1954
  21. 21. William (Joseph) Mathews 1866–1913
  22. 22. Green (H.) Mathis 1867–1945
  23. 23. Charles Mathews 1870–
  24. 24. David Mathews 1868–
  25. 25. William Mathews 1865–

William MATHEWS's Timeline

2 Records

1819
16 March 1819
Birth of William Joseph MATHEWS in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1898
1 DEC 1898
Age 79
Death of William Joseph MATHEWS in Limestone, Brown, Texas, United States
Limestone, Brown, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1819
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1898
    Event Place: Limestone, Brown, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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