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Willie Porter Matthews 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1918

Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 16 December 1996

Death Location: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Joseph Matthews

Mother: Martha Goans

Spouse(s): Velma Dame

Children(s): Bill Matthews, Eula Matthews

Willie Porter Matthews was born in 1918 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Joseph Marion Matthews And Martha Jane Goans. In 1930, Willie Porter Matthews resided in Demun, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA. Willie Porter Matthews married Velma Rose Dame, and had children including Bill Alvin Matthews, Douglas Porter Matthews, Eula Mae Matthews. Willie Porter Matthews passed away in 1996 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Porter Matthews was born in 1918 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Joseph Marion Matthews And Martha Jane Goans.
  • In 1930, Willie Porter Matthews resided in Demun, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willie Porter Matthews married Velma Rose Dame, and had children including Bill Alvin Matthews, Douglas Porter Matthews, Eula Mae Matthews.
  • Willie Porter Matthews passed away in 1996 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Willie Matthews
1918–1996
Birth Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Marion Matthews
1891–1927
Smithville, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Martha (Jane) Goans
1893–1972
Cotter, Sharp, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Matthews's Descendants

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Willie (Porter) Matthews (30 August 1918–16 December 1996) m. Velma (Rose) Dame (13 March 1920–30 December 1993)
  1. 1. Bill (Alvin) Matthews 1942–2020
  2. 2. Eula (Mae) Matthews 1938–2005

Willie Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1918
30 August 1918
Birth of Willie Porter Matthews in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 12
Willie Porter Matthews resided here in Demun, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Demun, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
1996
16 December 1996
Age 78
Death of Willie Porter Matthews in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1918
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Demun, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339828

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1996
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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