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William Doak Matthews 1822–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1869

Death Location: Southport, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Matthews

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Martha Hannah

Children(s): Joseph Matthews, John Matthews, Margaret Craig, Sarah Emerson

William Doak Matthews was born in 1822 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Matthews And Sarah Walker. William Doak Matthews married Martha Jane Hannah, and had children including John William Matthews, Joseph Alexander Matthews, Margaret Matthews Craig, Sarah Matthews Emerson. William Doak Matthews passed away in 1869 in Southport, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Doak Matthews was born in 1822 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Matthews And Sarah Walker.
  • William Doak Matthews married Martha Jane Hannah, and had children including John William Matthews, Joseph Alexander Matthews, Margaret Matthews Craig, Sarah Matthews Emerson.
  • William Doak Matthews passed away in 1869 in Southport, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Matthews
1779–1847
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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Sarah Walker
1785–1855
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
SW

Spouses(s)

Martha Hannah
1822–1892
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Joseph Matthews
1845–1929
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee
JM
John Matthews
1858–1928
Birth Location: –
JM
Margaret Craig
1846–1926
Birth Location: –
MC
Sarah Emerson
1852–1919
Birth Location: –
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William Matthews's Ancestors

Self
William Matthews
1822–1869
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Matthews
1779–1847
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Sarah Walker
1785–1855
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (REV WAR) Mathews
1739–1825
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Mary Doak
1749–1833
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, American Colonies
Sarah (J) Crye
1757–1793
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Matthews
1700–1770
*Mary Mcgill
1706–1779
John Crye
1727–1794
Cathrine Shimmin
1723–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Matthews
1680–
Lenorah Daley
1680–
*Patrick McGill
1680–1780
*Louise Waldrep
1686–
Catherine Brew
1698–1743

William Matthews's Descendants

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William (Doak) Matthews (14 Oct 1822–21 Sep 1869) m. Martha (Jane) Hannah (19 Sep 1822–13 Nov 1892)
  1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Matthews 1845–1929
  2. 2. John (William) Matthews 1858–1928
  3. 3. Margaret (Matthews) Craig 1846–1926
  4. 4. Sarah (Matthews) Emerson 1852–1919

William Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1822
14 Oct 1822
Birth of William Doak Matthews in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1869
21 Sep 1869
Age 47
Death of William Doak Matthews in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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