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John C. MATTHEWS

John C. MATTHEWS

Male 1835 - 1915  (80 years)

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  • Name John C. MATTHEWS 
    Born 1835  Frederick Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1858  Jefferson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1858, 1860  [2, 3] 
    gunsmith 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [4] 
    machinist 
    Census 1880  Richardson Twp, Butler Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880 
    farmer 
    Died 1915  [1] 
    Buried La Verne (aka Evergreen) Cemetery, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I109259  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2016 

    Father James MATTHEWS 
    Mother Elizabeth ___ 
    Family ID F45922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet E. HARPER,   b. 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1924, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 2 May 1858  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), community of Millford:
      John Matthewes, 24, gunsmith, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $30; Harriet, 17; Joseph W, 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 10 1870:
      John C. Matthews, 34, b. Md, machinist; Harriet E, 26, b. Va; Joseph W, 11, b. Va; Frank H, 9, b. Va; John M, 7, b. Va; Edwin L, 5, b. Alabama; Harry, 3, b. WVa; Austin, 7 months (b. Sep), b. WVa.

      1880 Census, Butler Co, Nebraska (Richardson Twp), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      John Matthews, 44, b. Md (both parents b. Penn -- or Tenn ?), farmer; wife Harriet, 37, b. Vermont (sic) (both parents b. Delaware); son Frank H, 18, b. WVa; son Eddie, 14, b. Alabama; son Harry, 12, b. Vermont (sic); son Austin, 10, b. Vermont (sic); dau Hattie, 2, b. Nebraska; son Charley J (or F), 2, b. Nebraska.
    Children 
     1. Joseph W. MATTHEWS,   b. 5 Apr 1858, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Frank H. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1861, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John M. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1863, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Edwin L. MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1865, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Harry MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1867, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Austin MATTHEWS,   b. Sep 1869, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Charles James MATTHEWS,   b. 24 Sep 1877, Lincoln Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1947, Madera Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Hattie MATTHEWS,   b. CA 1878, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F45921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 11, Line 9 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252403&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).