Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
NameJames MATTHEWS628, M
Birth Date12 Mar 1815628
Birth PlaceLunenburg County, Virginia
Death Date31 Jul 1885628 Age: 70
Death PlaceMontgomery County, Tennessee
FatherDrury MATTHEWS , M (~1780-~1847)
MotherMary “Polly” WYNNE , F (1781-1859)
Spouses
Marr Date1 Jan 1839
Marr PlaceMadison County, Mississippi
ChildrenMary S. , F (1840-)
Melinda J. , F (1843-)
Drury N. , M (1845-1863)
Sally A. , F (1850-1929)
ChildrenCharles Griffin , M (1859-1923)
George Edgar “Ed” , M (1860-1935)
John Morgan , M (1862-1898)
Joseph Mills , M (1865-1865)
Martha Jane “Jenny” , F (1866-1926)
Laura R. , F (1868-1932)
Kate E. , F (1871-1872)
Samuel Ives , M (1877-1914)
Notes for James MATTHEWS
James Matthews moved to Mississippi on the Sunflower River as a young man. He married: Elizabeth Nichols. After she died he returned to Tennessee with 2 children -- Sally and Drury. Drury was killed in a train wreck in the Civil War below Chattanooga at age 18.628
The McAlisters Masonic Lodge was organized at the home of James and Sarah Matthews, and members gathered there for their first gathering.628
The McAlisters Masonic Lodge was organized at the home of James and Sarah Matthews, and members gathered there for their first gathering.628