(Sam Matthews) In my family line, it was said that Salvania was 1/4 Cherokee Indian, but it looks like she may have been 1/16.

(granddaughter, Pauline Victoria Matthews Bishop) Salvania was a midwife and died near Electra while out on a call. Her team ran away with her buggy, which fell on top of her.579

(Gene Cayton, grandson) Sylvania Victory Page was full-blood Cherokee Indian, born in Mississippi, December 22, 1866. Gene Cayton thinks she died giving birth to male child that ended up being raised by his aunt, Sally Earl. However, as the story goes, the child died as an infant. If a child had been born, it would have been born on or around the 19th of February 1900, which does kind of add up. However, on the 1900 census Sally is still living at home and there is no mention of a baby boy.580

(Kathy Seay Spires - granddaughter of Mamie Matthews) When Sylvania died, Earl took Maime and an infant son to raise. The child died shortly after, possibly of a childhood illness. I don’t know his name.525

Salvania and A. R. moved to Wichita County in the late 1890s because A. R.’s brother was there.

On the report on Physician’s Record Search it has his birthday marked out and the date of 11 February 1858 written in. There is also an astrix by the date. Down at the bottom of the form under number six, the astrix says that he claims his place of birth as Kentucky 9,88. Don’t really know what that means. But have recorded it as was written on the form.

His date of birth has been recorded nearly different on every document he's associated with. So I don't have a clue. However, he does seem to have 1858 coming up more often than other years.

1857 - Gravestone
1858 - Medical Records
1858 - Obituary
1859 - 1880 Census
1860 - 1900 Census
1861 - State Board of Medical Examiners Report (7 February)568
1862 - Death Certificate
1863 - 1910 Census

He was a doctor569 and practiced medicine in Hereford and Muleshoe, Texas from 1923 to 1941

1880 - Tarrant County, Texas census
MATTHEWS, Rosannah w f 48 head farming OH MD OH
MATTHEWS, John W. w m 25 son farming TX MO OH
MATTHEWS, Arthor w m 21 son farming TX MO OH
EVERETT, Amanda w f 18 daughter keeping house TX MO OH
EVERETT, John W. w m 1 grand son TX TX TX
EVERETT, Samuel w m 22 son-in-law farm hand TX TX TX570

1884, July 27th - Arthur and Salvania V. Page are married in Tarrant County, Texas

1888 -- son, Lawrence Arthur was born in Nacogdoches, Texas.

1889 -- A.R. was registered in Nacogdoches, Texas to practice medicine. His license was issued on June 17, 1889 and it was registered on August 10, 1889. However, the word gone is written under his name. So it is thought that he did not stay very long after he obtained his medical certificate.

18?? To 18?? -- By the dates of his medical certificate being registered in Nacogdoches, we know that he had moved to Electra, Texas

1890 -- He is listed as a resident of Wichita County, Texas practicing in the Beaver Creek/Beaver Switch571

1896, March 4th -- Maime was born at Electra, Wichita County, Texas. After her birth the family moved to Archer County where they lived in Dundee. [The date of this move is unknown]

1899 -- He is listed as being the doctor in Dundee, Texas.572

1900, February 19th -- his wife, Salvania Victory Page Matthews was killed in a buggy accident. She was buried in Electra, Wichita County, Texas.

1900 - United States Federal Census, Precinct No. 5, Archer County, Texas
MATHEWS, Arthur head w m Feb 1860 40 wd MO TN OH physician general
MATHEWS, Ora B. daughter w f June 1885 14 s TX MO MS
MATHEWS, Sallie E. daughter w f Nov 1886 13 s TX MO MS
MATHEWS, Arthur July 1889 10 TX MO MS
MATHEWS, Joseph B. son July 1891 8 s TX MO MX
MATHEWS, John G. son June 1893 6 TX MO MS
MATHEWS, Mamie V. daughter w f Mar 1896 4 s TX MO MX547

1905 - Family moves to Archer City

1905 - March -- Sally married Bill Thomas

1910 - Dr. A. R. Matthews was a member of the “Fat Mans Baseball Team" in Archer City, TX

1910, 15th of April - Archer County, Texas Census
MATHIS, Arthur R. head m w 47 m2 for 2yrs TN MO OH physician general practice
MATHIS, Annie wife f w 22 m1 for 2yrs TX TN IN none
MATHIS, Arther son m w 25 s TX TX TX jeweler own shop
MATHIS, Belton son m w 18 TX TX TX
MATHIS, Grady son m w 16 TX TX TX
MATHIS, Mamie daughter f w 13 s TX TX TX550

1910, March 7th - Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, Texas
Dr. A. R. Matthews and wife of Archer city are visiting relatives in this city.573

1916, April 4th - Maime married Virgil Seay in Archer City, Archer County, Texas

1920 - Childress County, Texas Census
McKAY, William J. head m w 53 m TX MS MS farmer / laborer
McKAY, Laura S. wife f w 47 m TX TX TX
McKAY, Inez daughter f w 16 s OK TX TX
McKAY, Elmer m w 15 s OK TX TX
McKAY, Clark son m w 12 s OK TX TX
McKAY, Alton son m w 10 s OK TX TX
McKAY, Allie daughter f w 10 s OK TX TX
McKAY, Virginia daughter f w 5 s OK TX TX
MATTHEWS, Arthur R. lodger m w 55 wd TX MO OH574

1920 - Divorced from Annie Moorhead in Childress Co., Texas

1923 to 1943 — He lived and worked in Muleshoe area as the local doctor.575

1930 - Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas census
WILEMON, Pete head r $50 R No m w 42 m26 no yes AL AL AL butcher / meat shop 981 0 yes no
WILEMON, Mae wife f w 34 m18 no yes TX AL KY
WILEMON, Claude son m w 16 s yes yes AL AL TX
WILEMON, Rheta daughter f w 15 s yes yes TX AL TX
WILEMON, Roy son m w 13 s yes yes TX AL TX
WILEMON, Georgie daughter f w 10 s yes yes TX AL TX
MATTHEWS, Arthur R. lodger m w 65 wd No Yes TX MO OH physician / M.D. medical 9294 0 yes no576

1943, July 11 - Death Certificate
On his death certificate it states that hew was born on the 11th of February in 1862, Warsaw, MO. His parents are listed as James C. Matthews, place of birth unknown, and Mary Price, birthplace unknown. His daughter, Mamie Seay was the informant. His address was given as Plainvie, Texas and the place of removal was Muleshoe.577

1966 publication - "One of the most colorful of the pioneer doctors of Archer County was Dr. A.R. Matthews who moved to Archer County with his family from Electra in 1896, settling in Dundee. His wife died there in 1900. Dr. Matthews and children came to Archer City in 1905. All six children are still living (1966). They are Mrs. Virgil Seay of Archer City, Mrs. Clayton and Arthur of Amarillo, Mrs. Bill Thomas of Denton, Belton of Dallas, and Grady of South America. He was an old family type physician, Dr. Matthews spent has last years practicing in the Muleshoe area until his death in 1943." [note, his name has been indexed as Arthur R. Matthews]555

Muleshoe, TX -- Doctor A. R. Matthews had his first office in the back of a service station on South Main, later he had his office in McCarty Drug Store at Main and Avenue B.562,559

"Oil has not been found under this rich soil as yet although the nearby breaks have many producing wells. In the early part of the century, Dr. A.R. Matthews became one of the first to drill for oil. One near Kickapoo Creek was drilled to 300 feet with a sputter only to find the water was too salty for man or beast.”578

He was red-headed.566

OTHER FINDINGS TO BE SORTED
Certificate No. 8
Name of Deceased: Infant of Geo. W. POE
Place of Death/Local Address: near Dallas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Name of Father: Geo. W. Poe
Maiden name of Mother: Macie Pace
Date of Death: 9 Jan 1922
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Name/Address of Physician: A. A. Matthews, 102 W. Jefferson St., Dallas
Place of Burial: Grove Hill Cem.
Date of Burial: 9 Jan 1922
Name/Address of Undertaker: Lamar & Smith, 125 West Jefferson, Dallas

When Sylvia died, Earl took Maime and an infant son to raise. The child died shortly after, possibly of a childhood illness. I don’t know his name. (Don’t know who’s child she is talking about).581