MATHEWS FAMILY
Dr. George Green Mathews Sr.
BIRTH 1827 • Greene, Georgia, USA
DEATH 10 SEP 1897 • Marion County, Florida, US
Married 1st: 20 Feb 1850 • Monroe County,
Alabama, USA
Sarah Jane Hybart
BIRTH 26 JAN 1833 • Alabama, United States
DEATH 7 FEB 1855 • Monroe, Alabama, United
States
Daughter of Dr. Henry Hugh Hybert and Charity
Bethea
Married 2nd: 31 Dec 1857 • Monroe County,
Alabama, USA
Jane Ruth Ferrell
BIRTH 1835 • South Carolina
DEATH 1900 • Marion, Florida, USA
George was elected Captain of the Monroeville Company (infantry) known as the Monroe Rebels which was organized on 10 August 1861. This company, armed with bayonetted double-barrel shotguns, joined Col. Franklin King Beck's Regiment [23rd Alabama] in Wilcox County. Col. Beck's brother, Alfred J. Beck, was the first hus-band of Laura Mathews, sister of Dr. Mathews. In January 1867 he took his family to Brazil, South America, where he remained for some 15 years, returning to the United States to settle in Marion County, Florida.
William C. Stapleton, Jr. Hybart Family History.
MILITARY
Name: Geo. Green Mathews
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Confederate Troops
Regiment: General and Staff Officers,
Non-Regimental Enlisted Men, CSA
Rank In: Assistant Surgeon
Film Number: M818 roll 15
George and Sarah Jane had two children:
1. Charles Hybert Mathews
2. George Green Mathews
George and Jane Ruth had one child:
3. Julia Ferrell Mathews
Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA
Also known as Oliver Baptist Church Cemetery, Olivet Cemetery
1 Billy Boswell Died 1884 (How is he related to the Mathews? Did he return to Florida with the family about 1882 -1883?)
2. George G Mathews Born 1877 - Brazil, Died 1885 ( Son of Charles Hybert Mathews and Mary Elizabeth Daniels Died Young.
3. Janie Norris Born ?, Died 1885 (Young child of Benjamin H. Norris and Julia Ferrell Mathews. Benjamin was the son of Americana, Brazil founder- Confederado William Hutchinson Norris and Mary Black. Julia Ferrell Mathews was the child of #7 Dr. George Mathews Sr. and his 2nd wife #9 Jane Ferrell. Benjamin and Julia are buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala, Florida.
4. Laura M. Wood Born 1827 - Alabama, Died 1887 Laura Mathews was the sister of #7 Dr. George G. Mathews. She married 1st Alfred J Beck - Died 1857, Married 2nd, Julius A. Wood - Died about 1880 in Alabama. Apparently, the widow Laura came to Florida to be near her brother after his return from Brazil, bringing along her son (L.S. Beck and her grandson Alfred J.Beck. L.S. Beck at one time was the mayor of Camden, Alabama at age 21. Both he and his son are buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala.)
5. Janie Mathews Born and died 1888, infant daughter of Charles Hybert Mathews and Mary Elizabeth Daniels - eldest child of Confederado William James Daniel and Nancy Angeline Norris
6. John A. Cole Born ? and Died 1892. Probably Confederado Brazilian immigrant and founder of
Santos, Florida
7. Dr. George Greene Mathews Sr., Born 1827, Alabama, Died 1897, patriarch of this Mathews family - Confederado immigrant to Brazil. Married to #9 Jane Ferrell Mathews.
8. Mintie Mathews Born 1860, Died 1898. Araminta "Mintie" Daniels, another daughter of Confederado William James Daniel and Nancy Angeline Norris - Both buried in Brazil (Nancy A. Norris was another child of William Hutchinson Norris and Mary Black. Both buried in Brazil also) She was married to George G. Mathews Jr - Newspaper owner (Fore runner of Sun Sentinal) and the 2nd Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale. After Minties's death, George would marry 2nd, Cordelia Daniel - younger sister of Mintie. George and Cordelia are buried in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
9. Jane Mathews born 1835, Died 1900 Second wife of #7 Dr. George G. Mathews Sr.
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida, Fri. Sep. 10, 1897.
Death of Dr. G, G. Matthews -- Dr. G. G. Matthews of Santos, aged 69 years, died at his home in that town at 12:00 last night after a lingering illness. Deceased is the father of Charles H. Matthews, a prosperous farmer of Santos and George Matthews, US consul at para, Brazil.
He moved from Alabama to Brazil many years ago, resided there 12 years, then moved to Marion County, where he has resided for 15 years as farmer and physician. He has been one of our most intelligent and thrifty citizens, beloved by all, and will be mourned by many.
The remains were buried this afternoon in the family burial ground. A casket having been sent down by Mr. McIver, one of our county's best citizens, has gone to his reward. Peace to his ashes. But sympathies of star go out to his bereaved family.
Blue Sink Cemetery, Santos, Marion County,Florida
GROUP PHOTOS
Mathews - Daniel family - Brazil
JAMES REESE DANIEL
MARY ELIZ. DANIEL
ARAMINTA DANIEL
1.
Charles Hybart Mathews
1852–1939
BIRTH 01 SEP 1852 • Monroe Co.,
Alabama, USA
DEATH 14 SEP 1939 • Candler, Marion,
Florida, USA
Married: 4 Jun 1874 • Santa Bárbara
d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazi
Mary Elizabeth Daniel
1854–1928
BIRTH 19 MAY 1854 • Grove Hill,
Clarke, Alabama, USA
DEATH 2 SEP 1928 • Candler, Marion,
Florida, USAl
The Tampa Tribune, 17 Sept.1939, Sun., page 2
Charles H Matthews
Ocala, Sept. 16 - special - Charles Hybert Mathews, 87, died Thursday at the residence at Candler. Mr. Matthews was born in Monroe County, Alabama, on September. 1, 1852. He had lived in Florida for the last 57 years, 22 of which were spent at Candler, where he owned large citrus groves Heat one time operated a cigar factory in Ocala. Survivors include a daughter; Mrs. George Yancey, Glen-dale, California, 3 Sons; Frank Matthews of Lady Lake, Robert Matthews of Candler, and Sam Mathews of Tampa, a brother; George Mathews, of Fort Lauderdale.
Charles and Mary would have seven children:
1.
John Hybart Mathews
1875–1935
BIRTH 13 APR 1875 • Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, San Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 22 AUG 1935 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 30 Nov 1904 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
Anna Laura Delong
1880–1971
BIRTH 12 AUG 1880 • Missouri, USA
DEATH 3 AUG 1971 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
Daughter of William H DeLong
Tampa Tribune, 25 Aug. 1935, Sun., page 2
John H. Matthews -- Ocala, Aug. 24,- Special - John H. Matthews, 60, Marion county farmer and fruit grower, died yesterday at his home in Candler after an illness of a year. He was born in Santa Barbara, Brazil, and came to this country in his early years with his parents, who settled in this county and establish the town of Santos. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and had served as president of the Marion County Fair Association for a number of years. Surviving is his widow, Miss Annie DeLong Matthews, an adopted son, and his father, who live at Candler, three brothers; Robert of Candler, Frank of Lady Lake, and Sam of Tampa; and one sister who resides in Brazil.
Ocala Banner, 25 Nov. 1904, Fri, page 3
Happy Wedding Bells -- Mr. W. H. DeLong, of Candler, has issued invitations to the marriage of his daughter, AnnaLaura to Mr. John Hybert Matthews. The marriage will take place at 9 o'clock on the evening of the thirtieth of November at the home of Mrs. Holtzclaw, at Candler. Miss Delong has been a frequent visitor to Ocala and has made for herself a large number of friends, who will welcome her to her new home. Mr. Matthews had for a number of years been a resident of this city and he is very popular in both business and social circles. The young couple will make your home in Ocala.
Children:
1. John Hybart Mathews
1934–1936
BIRTH 04 JUN 1934 • Marion County, Florida, USA
DEATH 22 FEB 1936 • Marion County, Florida, USA
2.
George Green Mathews
1877–1885
BIRTH 12 JAN 1877 • Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 10 JUN 1885 • Santos, Marion County, Florida, USA
Died Young
Child # 1
3.
Francis "Frank" Edward Mathews
1879–1969
BIRTH 20 JAN 1879 • Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 27 FEB 1969 • Leesburg, Lake, Florida, USA
Married: 19 Aug 1911 • Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Florence Gertrude Brewer
1887–1960
BIRTH 15 DEC 1887 • Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
DEATH 2 FEB 1960 • Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA
Daughter of Andrew Jefferson Brewer and Charlotte "Lottie" Busher
Orlando Evening Star, 28 Feb. 1969, Fri., page 16
Mr. Francis E Matthews, 90, Leesburg, died Thursday in Ocala, he was born in Santos Brazil and was a retired boat maker. He owned and operated Matthew’s Boat Works in Daytona Beach until 1932. He also was a band director in Daytona Beach for several years. He moved to Lady Lake in 1933 and to Leesburg in 1941.Survivors, widow, Jeanette Mathews, Leesburg, son, Francis R., Daytona Beach, daughters,; Mrs.Charlotte M. Boots, Candler, Mrs. Charlene Poole, Winter Haven, and Mrs. Julia Johnson, Fairfield, California; sister, Mrs. George Yancey, Pasadena, California, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Paige-Theus Funeral Home, Leesburg.
Frank and Lottie had five children:
1.
Francis Robert Mathews
1912–2002
BIRTH 4 APR 1912 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 5 OCT 2002 • Monticello, Jefferson, Florida, USA
Married: 18 Jun 1937 • Marion, Florida, USA
Freda Wilkerson DeVaney
1918–1976
BIRTH 9 AUG 1918 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 19 SEP 1976 • Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
Daughter of Alfred Wilkerson Devaney and Eula Rebecca Fort
Children
1.
Francis Edward Mathews II
1939–2004
BIRTH 13 JUN 1939 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 4 JAN 2004 • Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA
2.
Rebecca Sue Mathews
3.
Katherine E Mathews
2.
Charles Brewer Mathews
1913–1913
BIRTH 28 DEC 1913 • Ft Pierce, St Lucie County, Florida, USA
DEATH 28 DEC 1913 • Ft Pierce, St Lucie County, Florida, USA
Died Young
3.
Charlotte Mathews
1916–2001
BIRTH 7 JAN 1916 • Palatka Putnam, Florida, USA
DEATH 6 AUG 2001 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 25 Mar 1935 • Umatilla, Lake, Florida, USA
John Raymond Boots Sr
1910–2002
BIRTH 24 NOV 1910 • Ellwood City, Lawrence,
Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 12 APR 2002 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
Son of John Cleveland Boots and Edna Inez Funkhouser
Divorced: 9 Dec 1971 • Marion, Florida, USA
Dorothy Roberta Ammons
BIRTH 18 APR 1941
Married 2nd:
Norma
Find A Grave: Published in the Tampa Bay Times on July 15, 2018
BOOTS, John R. 78 passed away July 11, 2018, in Tampa. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Mr. Boots retired after 21 years in the Air Force with tours of duty in Okinawa, Turkey, Ha-waii, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Illinois, Texas, and Alabama. Upon his retirement in Korea, he joined the U.S. Embassy staff in Seoul and later was hired by a military food and beverage broker where he worked and managed in the Philippines, Hawaii, Okin-awa, Korea, Japan, Guam, Germany, England, Italy, Greece, Bermuda, Panama, and Puerto Rico. After being moved to Jacksonville and later Tampa in 1993, he was General Manager of Egypt Shriners and later joined the staff at USF Health for 10 years.
He attended St. James United Methodist Church, was a member of Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, and a 50-year member of Waterloo Masonic Lodge #105, Aloha Shriners, Plant City Elks, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and AMVETS. He was an amateur radio enthusiast (W0EFD). He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Norma; a brother, Wayne Boots (Linda) of Waterloo, Iowa; a daughter, Mary Lescher (Rick) of Tallahassee; sons, Dr. Michael Valdez (Dr. Purnima) of Durham, NC. and Paul Valdez of Mississippi; niece, Laurie Colwell; two grandnieces, and six grandchildren. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6-8 pm at Blount & Curry Terrace Oaks Chapel. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at 11 am at the Funeral Chapel. Burial with Full Military Honors will be at Florida National Cemetery.
4.
Julia Mathews
BIRTH 7 JUL 1919 • Jacksonville, Duval,
Florida, USA
DEATH 2 NOV 2016 • Ione, Amador,
California, USA
Married 1st: 7 Aug 1942 • Florida, USA
Divorced: Feb 1969 • Solano, California, USA
Robert Douglas Johnson Sr.
BIRTH 24 FEB 1914 • Cairo, Alexander,
Illinois, USA
DEATH 29 JAN 1971 • Travis Air Force
Base, California, USA
Son of Douglas James Johnson and Margaret
"Mina" May Hines
The Tampa Tribune, 10 Aug. 1942, Sun. Page 28
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mathews have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Julia Mathews to Robert Douglas Johnson of Miami, in DeLand on Aug. 7 with the Rev. David Spering perfor-ming the ceremony in the presence of Miss Mary Belle Smith and W. R. Quina, Jr. Mrs Johnson moved to Leesburg from Daytona Beach nine years ago and was graduated from Leesburg high school in 1936. She is a purchase order clerk for a construction company in DeLand. Mr. Johnson, son of Mrs. Hines of Miami, is a graduate of Miami Edison high school and attended North Side Tech. Business College for two years. He is a payroll clerk with the same company as his bride and they will make their home, for the present, in DeLand.
Julia and Robert had one son:
1.
James Douglas Johnson II
BIRTH 22 MAR 1947 • Coral Gables,
Dade, Florida, USA
DEATH 8 JUNE 2012 • Daytona Beach,
Volusia, Florida, USA
Married: 30 Jan 1971 • Los Angeles City,
California, USA
Vicky Lynn Muscat
BIRTH 13 JUL 1946 • Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California, USA
Find A Grave: Published in the Daily Press on June 24, 2012
JAMES DOUGLAS JOHNSON II James Douglas Johnson II, 65, passed away June 8, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Florida due to a heart attack. He was predeceased by his father Robert Douglas Johnson and survived by Mr. and Mrs. George Dulas. (Mother and Stepfather). His wife of 41 years Vicky Johnson. His daughter Jennifer, Son James Douglas Johnson III(Doug), his grand-kids Ryan and Kate-Lynn, Dennis (Brother), Susan (Sister), many nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles in California and Florida. James was born in Coral Gables, Florida on March 22, 1947. He was a resident of Apple Valley residing in California for 52 years.
James served in the United States Marine Corp. 1966-1968. He received the Purple Heart Medal, Presi-dential Unit Citation, Vietnamese Campaign Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He retired from the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Dept. where he served as Deputy Sheriff II from 1980 to 1990. He was self-employed as a General Contractor from 1975-1980. He also was a part-time tour bus driver from 1990 to the present. James attended Santa Monica College, the Cypress College, and the San Bernardino College.
He was a member of the Over the Hill Gang San Bernardino, Blue Knights Chapter XIII, Paradise Valley Model "A" Club, and a Parent Volunteer of Boy Scout Troop 557. In May Jim rode his Harley in the "Run for the Wall" to Washington D.C. from California. He was riding with several hundred Veterans on a mission to honor those who cannot ride, M.I.A's, P.O.W's, K.I.A's. This was something he has wanted to do for some time, and he did it! He loved his Harley and hot rods but most of all his family and friends. We will miss him dearly.
Julie Mathews Married 2nd:
George L Dulas
BIRTH 21 NOV 1931
5,
Charlene Audrey Mathews
BIRTH 30 NOV 1925 • Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
Married: Aug 1958 • Lake, Florida
William F Poole
4.
Robert Daniel Mathews Sr
BIRTH 17 MAR 1881 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 19 FEB 1962 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 3 Apr 1925 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Emily Elizabeth "Emmie" Yeargain
BIRTH 8 DECEMBER 1896 • Iva, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
DEATH 17 SEP 1994 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Daughter of Thomas Alexander "Tom" Yeargain and Ida Catherine Pauline OUZTS
Robert and Emmie had two sons:
1.
Robert Daniel Mathews Jr
BIRTH 12 MARCH 1927 • Candler, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 2 JUNE 2018 • Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Married: 1952 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Sarah Frances "Kitty" Alberson
BIRTH 30 SEP 1932 • Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA
DEATH 14 MAY 2015 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Robert Daniel Mathews, Jr., 91, of Ocala, passed away in Tampa, FL on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Robert was born in Candler, FL to Robert Sr. and Emily Mathews. He was a banker and a US Navy veteran. A dedicated husband, father, friend, and leader, Bobby had a distinguished and celebrated career in banking and the further development of the city of Ocala. Working his way from the mailroom to Chairman of the Board and CEO of SunTrust Banks in Ocala, he impacted many lives inside the bank and in the community. Bobby was a dedicated leader that cared deeply about his people and the community. He was involved in numerous Boards and charitable foundations including Board Chairman of the Monroe Regional Health Systems, Board of Directors of United Telephone Co., Board of Directors on the Marion County United Way-twice the recipient of the Bonnie Heath Award of Excellence, American Banker Executive of the Year, Southeastern Livestock Association-dedication of the annual Fair, Rotary International, and Board Member Florida Bankers Association. A loving husband, father, and friend, Bobby found his passion in being a grandparent to seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He cheered for the Florida Gators at every opportunity and spent as much time as possible around the water, fishing, diving, and water skiing at Lake Weir, Crystal River, Yankee Town, and Boca Grande. Bobby was preceded in death by the love of his life, Sara (Kitty) Mathews, his wife of 62 years. He is survived by his children, Steve (Vicki) Mathews of Tampa, FL; Cindy Brantley of Tampa, and John (Micah) Mathews of Tampa; grandchildren, Melissa (Chris) Gaskin, Jenny (Kevin) Hinson and their children, Lola and Lane, Clay Mat-hews, Kristen (Jared) Bladen and their son, Brantley, Katy (Johathan) Guion, Alexandra Mathews, and Michael Mathews.
Sara (Kitty) Alberson Mathews, 82, of Ocala, FL entered into eternal rest on Thursday evening, May 14, 2015. Kitty was born on September 30, 1932, in Eustis, FL, later moving to Ocala, FL where she met her loving and devoted husband of 62 years, Robert (Bobby) Mathews, and spent the remainder of her life. A loving sister, wife, mother, aunt, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, her greatest joy was spending time with all of the people she loved most. She may best be remembered for her vibrant personality, gracious heart, and southern hos-pitality. She was the ultimate welcoming hostess, whether it be for bridge club or a ladies luncheon. Her comforting and charming nature made even a stranger feel special. The center of her world was her family, especially her precious grand-children and great-granddaughter, who kept her young at heart. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sara and Grady Alberson; sister, Ethel Wells; brothers, Bobby Alberson and Henry Alberson. She is survived by her husband Bobby Mathews; brothers, Bill Alberson (Bebe) and David Alberson (Barbara); sister, Libby Moore (Marshall); sons, Steve Mathews (Vicki) and John Mathews (Micah); daughter, Cindy Brantley; grandchildren, Melissa Gaskin (Chris), Jenny Hinson (Kevin), Clay Mathews, Kristen Brantley, Katy Brantley, Alexandra Mathews, and Michael Mathews; great-granddaughter, Lola Hinson.
2.
Charles Thomas Mathews
BIRTH APRIL 3, 1934 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 31 MAY 2015 • Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA
5.
Janie Mathews
(Twin of Anne Mathews)
BIRTH 14 JUL 1888 • Marion County, Florida, USA
DEATH 6 SEP 1888 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Died as infant
6.
Anne Mathews
(Twin of Janie Mathews)
BIRTH 14 JUL 1888 • Marion County, Florida, USA
DEATH California, USA
Married: 29 Jul 1908 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
George Earle Yancey
BIRTH 21 SEP 1875 • Santa Barbara, Sao Pau;o, Brazil
DEATH MAR 1942 • Orange City, Orange, Florida, USA
Son of Confederado Benjamin Cunningham Yancey and
Lucy Cairnes Hall
ANNE MATHEWS (TWIN to Janie) was born on 14 July 1888 in Marion
County, Florida, married on 29 July 1908 at Grace Epicopal Church,
Ocala, Florida, to George Earl Yancey, son of Brnjamin Cunningham
and Lucy {Cairnes} Yancey, died in March, 1942. He practiced Dent-
istry for some time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Yancey;
2. Catherine Ives Yancey;
3. William Lowndes Yancey;
4. Patricia Yancey.
Florida Death Index:
George Earle Yancey died in 1943 in Orange County, FL
Source: Times Union, Jacksonville, Florida Aug 1908 - taken from indexed cards at the East Stake Family History Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Miss Annie Mathews of Ocala, Fla., married Dr. George Earle Yancey on July 27, 1908, at the Episcopal Church, Ocala, Fla. In attendance were the Father of the groom, Capt. B. C. Yancey, Umatilla, Fla., formerly of Montgomery, Ala., a Confederate Vet, Brothers: Harvey Yancey and Goodloe Yancey, Mother: Mrs. B. C. Yancey, Umatilla, Fla., Grandfather: Col. William L. Yancey, noted Alabama statesman. Groom has been living in Brazil for the past nine years. It is not decided if he will return to that country or practice his profession here.
The Tampa Tribune, 14 July 1908, Tuesday page 5
Ocala Wedding -- Invitations have been received here to the marriage of Miss Annie Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Matthew, Ocala, to Dr. George Earle Yancey, of Brazil. The wedding will be held Jul. 29, at Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala. The matron of honor will be the bride’s sister-in-law, Mrs. J. H. Mathews, Chandler, and Miss Annie Mixson will be maid of honor. The pretty group of bridesmaids will include Misses Bettie Ray McIver, Caro Lidden, Minnie Hendon of Ocala, Miss Florence Mellon of Tampa, and Miss Emily Askew, of Savannah. Misses Mellon and Askew will be Miss Mathew’s guess for several days before the wedding. The ushers are to be Messr’s, Frank Mathews, Alfred Beck, James Taylor, Harry Palmer, Goodloe Yancey, and J. H. Matthews. The bride will be given away by her younger brother, Mr. Robert Matthews. Dr. Yancey has made a fine reputation for himself as a dentist and it is pleasant news to Miss Mathew’s friends that he will probably locate somewhere in Florida for the future instead of returning to Brazil.
Anne and George had four children:
1.
Mary Elizabeth Yancey
BIRTH 3 AUG 1909 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, USA
DEATH: 23 DEC 1999, Lakewood, Pierce,
Washington, USA
Married 1st: 13 Mar 1928 • Rochester, Olmsted,
Minnesota, USA
Dr. James Max Marshall
BIRTH 11 SEP 1901 • Tooele, Tooele, Utah, USA
DEATH 27 MAY 1963 • Pasadena, Los Angeles,
California, USA
Son of Percy Harold Marshall and Rosette Olive Kirk
The Transcript_Bulletin, 31 May 1963, Fri, page 1
Dr. James Maxx Marshall Dies, Funeral in California.
Dr. James Max Marshall died at his home, 1432 Hillcrest, Pasadena, Calif. May 27, 1963, following a five-year illness from cancer. He was born in Tooele, in Septr. 11, 1901, a son of Percy H. Marshall and Rose Kirk. He graduated from Tooele High School in 1918 and later from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1925.
Following his graduation from medical school, he received a three-year surgical fellowship at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota. Following his service, at Mayo's, he established a medical clinic at San Louis Obispo California and resided there for 12 years. He moved to Pasadena, California in 1939 and became a member of the staff at the Huntington Memorial Hos-pital at Pasadena. He later served as president of the staff. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Mary and James would have three children:
During World War II he volunteered his services to the United States Navy. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander and served on the surgical staff for we duration of the war in the Pacific. He has been engaged in the general practice of surgery in Pasadena, California, since his release from the service in 1945. Dr. Marshall is survived by his widow, Ana Homan Marshall, and five children, Mrs. Catherine Murray, Tacoma Washington, James Kirk Marshall, Sain Pedro California, Michael Marshall, San Marino, California. and Stephanie and Joseph Marshall of, Pasadena, four grandchildren... Funeral service and burial were held at Pasadena California, Wednesday, May 29...
1,
Catherine Anne Marshall
BIRTH 15 JAN 1929 • Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
DEATH ABT. 1999 • Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Married: 30 Dec 1951 • Los Angeles, California, USA
Lowell Thomas Murray Jr.
BIRTH 02 JAN 1926 • Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
DEATH 2 JUL 2017 • Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
The Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1951, Sun, page 95
Catherine A. Marshall Engaged to Lowell Thomas Murray Jr.
By Joan Martin
Catherine Anne Marshall, daughter of Mrs. James B. Boyle and Dr. James M. Marshall of Pasadena is engaged to be married to load time at Murray Junior, son of the Murrays Sr. of Tacoma. That's exciting news, with plans for a December wedding, which were revealed last night at a family dinner party given by Dr. and Mrs. Marshall in their Hillcrest Avenue residence. Mr. Murray has been visiting the Southland for the past 10 days and will present to receive the congratulations of the assembled gift. Cathy, as the bride-elect left is known to her many friends, attended Westridge School, Stephen College, and graduated from Pomona College. Her fiancé graduated from the Taft School, Yale University where he was affiliated with Gamma Delta and received his Master's degree in forestry at the University of Washington. He is a lieu-tenant in the USNR.
2.
James Kirk Marshall
BIRTH 15 MAY 1930 • Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
DEATH 30 DEC 2004 • Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, USA
Married: 3 Apr 1959 • Los Angeles, California, USA
Renee Loomis
BIRTH 2 MAY 1934
Daughter of Frank S. Loomis and Baba Blanche
Alexander
Los Angeles Times 9 April 1959, Thu, page 34
Marshall, Loomis Rites Said -- Mr. and Mrs. James Kirk Marshall (Renee Loomis) greeted guests at a reception in the Beverly Hills Club after they recited marriage vows in All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills. The bride and the daughter of Mrs. Frank S. Louis and the late Mr. Loomis. Mr. Marshall is the son of Dr. James M. Marshall of Pasadena and Mrs. James B. Boyleof Pasadena. Mr. Boyle is president of the Valley Hunt Club. For her wedding, the bride wore a gown of white Alencon lace and tulle over satin with a headdress of matching lace. She was attended by Mrs. Charles M. Montgomery (Helen Thomas), who wore a frock of gray-blue organdy.
Mary Elizabeth Yancey would marry 2nd:
Married: 21 May 1949 • Los Angeles, California, USA
Divorced: Mar 1970 • Los Angeles City, California, USA
James Barrett Boyle Sr
BIRTH 16 JAN 1904 • Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
DEATH 1 JAN 1991 • Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
2.
Catherine Ives Yancey
1920–1922
BIRTH 1920
DEATH ABT 1922 • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3.
William Lowndes Yancey
BIRTH 1922 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 1922 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
4.
Patricia Yancey
BIRTH 8 NOV 1923 • Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
DEATH 9 MAR 1984 • Tacoma, Pierce,
Washington, USA
Married: 18 Feb 1950 • Los Angeles,
California, USA
Gale Edward Boulton
BIRTH 19 JUL 1924 • Colorado, USA
DEATH Unknown
7.
Samuel Lewis Mathews
BIRTH 26 JUL 1891 • Marion County, Florida, USA
DEATH 28 NOV 1964 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Married: 24 Apr 1937 • Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Helen Sophia Bischof
BIRTH 15 OCT 1900 • Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, USA
DEATH 13 JUL 1976 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DANIEL - MATHEWS FAMILY
L-R SAMUEL LEWIS, JOHN HYBERT, MARY ELIZABETH, ANNE, CHARLES HYBERT, FRANCIS EDWARD, ROBERT DANIEL
2.
George Green Mathews Jr
1855–1944
BIRTH 29 JAN 1855 • Mount Pleasant, Monroe, Alabama, USA
DEATH 01 MAR 1944 • Ft Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Son of Dr. George Green Mathews and Sarah Jane Hybart
(AFTER THE DEATH OF MINTIE, GEORGE WOULD MARRY HER
YOUNGER SISTER - CORDELIA DANIEL)
Married 1st: 1875, Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Araminta (Mintie) Daniel 1860–1898
BIRTH 1860 • Prairie Bluff, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
DEATH 1898 • Marion County, Florida, USA
Married: 1875, Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Daughter of William James Daniel and Nancy A. Norris
Married 2nd
Cordelia “Dedie” Daniel
1869-1960
Birth 18 JUL 1869 • Americana, Brazil, South America
Death 9 AUG 1960 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Daughter of William James Daniel and Nancy A. Norris
Married 1st: 9 Jan 1895 • Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Alexandre Gonçalves Portugal
Birth 1865
Death Unknown
Child # 2
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George Green Mathews Jr. (January 29, 1855 - March 1944) was an American diplomat and politician. He served as U.S. Consul at Pará, Brazil from 1893-1897, and on his return to the United States was a Florida State Representative and the 2nd mayor of Fort Lauderdale from 1913-1914.
Early life.
George G. Mathews was born on January 29, 1855, in Monroe County, Alabama to Dr. George G. Mathews and Sarah Hybart. His father, a great-grandson of General George Mathews, removed his young family from Georgia to South America following the American Civil War when George Jr. was an adolescent and spent 23 years in Brazil before returning to the United States in 1881. Having spent most of his early life there, George Jr. was fluent in Portuguese and familiar with Brazilian customs.
United States Consulate
President Grover Cleveland appointed him the United States Consulate at Pará, Brazil, a position he held throughout President Cleveland's presidency of 1893-1897. Cleveland sought to forge new business relations with Brazil, and Mathews reported on business opportunities, specifically in paper manufacturing.
Later life
On his return to the United States, he settled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and translated his knowledge of the paper industry into private business success, publishing several local newspapers before founding the Fort Lauderdale "Sentinel" in 1910. He played a prominent part in the political life of Fort Lauderdale, serving as a Florida State Representative for the city and serving on its City Council when that body was formed in 1912. He served as the 2nd mayor of Fort Lauderdale from 1913-to 1914. He died in Fort Lauderdale in 1944.
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sat. 4 Mar. 1944.
Colonel Matthews succumbs at 89, passing of Colonel George Green Matthews at his home, 28 SE Fifth Street. Wrote Fini to the last character in the colorful history of the 89-year-old resident who numbered among his close friends other prominent Florida pioneers Among them, the late Governor Broward, Senator Thomas Watson and Senator Fletcher. Born in Alabama, he was one of the Confederate families who went to South America at the close of the Civil War. He lived there for 23 years and was the American consul at Para, Brazil, for years. Returning to America to Ocala, he served in the state legislature from Marion County for two terms and held other public offices. He also owned and published the Tarpon Springs Leader and the Bartow Record before moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1910.
Founds Newspaper.
He founded the Fort Lauderdale Sentinel, a weekly here in that year and 14 years later established it as a daily newspaper, the Fort Lauderdale Evening Sentinel, which was sold in 1925 to the Gialvin Brothers of Lima, Ohio, who published it under its present title, The Fort Lauderdale Daily News and Evening Sentinel. His son, Robert Mathews, had been a member of the composing room staff of the Daily News for years. Col. Mathews played a prominent part in the early days of Fort Lauderdale and at one period served on the city council as mayor and also acted as city judge. He organized the Taxpayers League after the boom and played an important part in the retrenchment program. He was active in state politics for a number of years, and was at one time president of the Townsend Club. In addition to his son Robert, he leaves his wife, Dedie D., and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Crim, City Tax Collector, and Mrs. Arthur Inwood,, secretary to Florida Inland Navigation District chairman. Also surviving are a granddaughter, Patricia Crim, who attends Duke University, and a grandson, Robert Mathews Jr. of Belle Glade. Other grandchildren and numbers of relatives still reside in South America. The services will take place Monday at 3:30 p.m., under the direction of Fairchild Funeral Home, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida, Sat. Feb. 13, 1904.
Precinct Meeting -- The democrats respondin to the call of Committeeman Davis met at the City Hall for the purpose of electing a new committeeman. E W. Davis was made temporary chairman and George G. Mathews was named as temporary secretary, and both were made permanent. Those present were. E. W. Davis, S. T. Sistrunk, W. O. Waid, E K. Nelson, Geo. G. Matthews, L S. Beck, W. K. Zewadski, H. Sistrunk, Carlos L Sistrunk, B. H. Norris, C. H. Mathews, J.H. Mathews, R. D., Mathews, F. E Harris. Mr. E. W. Davis was reelected committeeman. George G. Matthews, Sec.ry.
The Ocala Banner, Ocala, Florida, Fri. Jun. 30, 1905.
George G. Matthews At the Opera House -- Please remember the lecture on Brazil at the opera House Thursday night, The 29th, by the Hon. George G. Mathews, whose long residence in that country and whose fine descriptive powers with 4forty stereopticon views, will render the lecture extremely interesting and instructive.No one should miss the intellectual treat offered to old and young. It will be worth a month schooling to the young people who attend. Reserved seats $0.50 at Ocala News Company. A portion of the proceeds of this lecture will be given to the Daughters of the Confederacy for their Confederate monument fund.
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida, Sat. Sep. 17, 1910
Mr. George G. Mathews of The Tarpon Springs Leader, came in last night from Jacksonville, where he was a conspicuous figure in the local option convention. Mr. Mathews said it was one of the most intelligent and represen-tative bodies he had ever witnessed. Mr. Mathews came to have a talk with his brother Mr. C. H. Matthews, the Ocala cigar manufacturer. He reports Tarpon Springs, the seat of the largest sponge industry in the land, as growing and prospering. He is doing well in his new home and his host of Ocala friends are delighted to meet and greet this genial, estimable and brainy man again.
Fort Lauderdale News, 10 Aug 1960, Wed, Page 4
Newspaper Pioneer Dies at 91 -- A pioneer, Fort Lauderdale resident who came here in 1911 to help her husband, found the city's first locally printed newspaper, died last night in a local nursing home. Mrs. Didi (Cordelia) Mathews, who marked her 91st birthday on July 18th, was the widow of George Mathews, founder of the Sentinel, forerunner of today's News and Sun Sentinel. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Fair Child Chapel, where friends may call. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. While her husband published the paper in a little tin roofed shop on North Andrews Avenue and Second Street, Mrs. Mathews settled down in a house and later an apartment building at 28 SE Fifth Street. From that downtown location, she watched Fort Lauderdale grow from a hamlet of about 160 in 1911 to the city of 1960, Mathews was elected Fort Lauderdale's mayor in 1913. He spearheaded the county's first Taxpayers League and helped in the formation of Broward County out of segments of Dade and Palm Beach counties.
Three children survive.
He sold the Sentinel in 1925 and died in 1944 at the age of 89. The couple's three children lent a hand in the pioneer newspaper. Son Robert Matthews has continued in the business and is employed in the news composing room. Sarah worked as society editor and feature writer before her marriage to Charles Crim, and Mary, wife of Arthur D. Inwood, helped wrap newspapers. All three children are Fort Lauderdale residents. Two grandchildren also survive.
Born in Brazil.
Mrs. Matthews learned to love her adopted city of Fort Lauderdale. In spite of her homesickness for South America, where she was born during a post Civil War true adventure. Dedie Daniels Mathews was born in Brazil in 1969 a few years after her grandfather, Col. William H. Norris, an Alabaman, chartered a sailing vessel after the Civil War and preceded a group of friends to form the first American colony in South America. Today, the little settlement has grown into a thriving city of Villa Americana, Brazil. Many of the family relatives still live there. There, Dedie was born to Col. Norris' s oldest daughter. She grew up there and learned fluent Portuguese. As a young woman, she visited her sister in Ocala, Florida, but did not make her home here until years later. She became the bride of George Mathews, descendant of another of the Brazil pioneers, and he later served as American consul in Para, Brazil during Grover Cleveland's administration. Mathews came to Broward County four years after he visited in 1907 with Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Legislative Committee investigating Everglades drainage.
Children by Mintie Daniel
1. Charles Benjamin Mathews
2. Mattie Belle Mathews
3. George Gree Mathews
Children by Dedie Daniel
4. Sarah Mathews
5. Robert Earl Mathews
6. Mary Ellen Mathews
1
Charles Benjamin Matthews
1878–1936
BIRTH 25 DEC 1878 • Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 23 JUN 1936 • Santo Anastacio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Married: 2 Jan 1902 • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hattie Lou McFadden
1888–1974
BIRTH 12 FEB 1888 • Santa Bárbara D'Oeste, São Paulo Brazil
DEATH 23 DEC 1974
Daughter of Robert Wilson McFadden and Sarah Elizabeth Steagall
Both the Steagall and McFadden families were Confederados living in Americana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Children:
1.
Marion Leslie Mathews Sr.
Birth 23 Oct 1902 • Brazil
Death 25 Jun 1966 • Brazil
2.
Charles Wilson Mathews
Birth 26 OCT 1904 • ,,,Brazil
Death Unknown
Married:
Ruth Ferreira
Birth 27 FEB 1905
Death 1975 • Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Children:
1.
Joseph Edward Mathews
1928–1953
BIRTH 12 OCT 1928 • , Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 17 JUN 1953 • São Paulo,
São Paulo, Brazil
2.
Ruth Mathews
3.
George G. Mathews
4.
Norma Lee Mathews
5.
Charles Wilson Mathews Jr.
1940–1989
BIRTH 23 JUL 1940
DEATH 12 JUL 1989 • Niterói,
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Died of heart disease
3.
Sarah Belle Mathews
Birth 13 Dec 1906 • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Death 24 Jun 1993 • Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil
4.
Alberta Mathews
Birth 6 JUN 1910 • Brazil
Death Unknown
Great Grandchildren of Florida Pioneer
Fort Lauderdale News, Sat, Jun 04, 1938
The above picture of four great grandchildren,
he has never seen. It is the prized possession of Col. George G. Mathews, pioneer Ft. Lauderdale publisher. The children are descendants of the American colony that emigrated to Brazil in 1867, two years after the close of the War bet-ween the States. Dr. George G. Mathews, a veteran of the Confederate forces and father of Col. Mathews, moved with his family to the southern country at that time, an Empire and the only country that still permitted slavery. With him went his son, the local pioneer. George G. Mathews, the younger, married an American girl who had been brought up in Brazil, and their son, Charles B. Mathews, married Hattie Mc-Fadden an American Girl, also brought up in Brazil. The son of Charles and Hattie Mathews married a Brazilian girl, a teacher in an Amer-ican college in Sao Paulo. The children pictured above are the grandchildren of Charles and Hattie Mathews and great-grandchildren of the local pioneer. They speak English and frequently write their great-grandfather. Left to right, they are. Joseph, Ruth. George G. And Norma Lee Mathews.
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida, Tue. Oct. 5, 1897.
Will Attend School -- Miss Belle Mathews, daughter of Hon. George G. Mathews, American consul at Para, Brazil, arrived in this city last week on the Iroquois. Miss Matthews was in to Saint Augustine, where she matriculated in Saint Joseph's Academy. Mr. Matthews has been a resident of Brazil for many years, but desired to have his children educated in America, as the country of his residence is not blessed with modern institutions of learning. Mr. Matthews was the representative from Marion County of this state in the legislature of 1893, moving to Brazil afterward.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen.
The Ocala Evening Star 13 Dec 1901, Fri • Page 2
A Quiet Wedding, Earl Mark to Mss Maddie Bell.e Mathews. -- Miss Mattie Bell Matthews be charming daughter of Honorable George G. Mathews, ex-consul from this country to Para Brazil, and Victor Earl Mark, son of D. L. Mark, were quietly married last night at 9:00 by Rev. Hugh Morris, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The wedding, while expected some time in the future, was a big surprise to the young couple's friends, all of whom felt aggrieved that they were kept in ignorance of the important event. Mr. Mark attended a College of architecture in Columbia, South Carolina for several months and for some time past has held a position in the office of the firm of Rutland and Holmes Architects in Jacksonville, and only came down. Thursday. Miss Matthews is one of the most popular and lovable young ladies of the city, and is one of the most accomplished amateur violinists in the state. She has for several years delighted all gatherings in Ocala, where she could be induced to play. She was born in Brazil, came to Florida when very young, and went back for the term of her father's administration as the consul there, and has lived in Marion County ever since. Mr. Mark, the handsome young groom, had resided in Ocala since 1884, coming here with his parents at that time, from Pennsylvania. He is a splendid young man, socially, morally, and in a business way. He is generally liked for his sterling traits of character. He has received an excellent business training and education, and with his attention to business, will make himself a place in the higher ranks of the commercial world. For the present, Mrs. Mark will make her home with her husband's parents, while her husband prepares a home for her in Jacksonville, to which city and his work he will return in a day or two. The wide circle of friends of the young people join us in wishing for them all the good things in life.
2.
Mattie Belle Mathews
1881–1902
BIRTH 1881 • Santa Barbara d'oesta, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 1 DEC 1902 • Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA
Married: 12 Dec 1901 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Victor Earl Mark
1876–1948
BIRTH 13 MAR 1876 • Dempseytown, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 26 JAN 1948 • Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Son of David London Mark and Mary Jane Cauvel
Victor would marry secondly to Mary V. Talmadge
The Ocala Banner, Ocala, Florida. December 5th, 1902.
This city was in expressively shocked yesterday afternoon to learn of the death of the above named lovely young woman. Mrs. Mark was the daughter of Honorable George G. Mathews and the wife of Mr. V E Mark, and was about 20 years of age. She was married on the 12th of last December, and Vogue brief. Their marriage life was an exceedingly happy one, and in her death a kindly light has passed from us. Mrs. Mark left an infant daughter a few hours old. The bereaved young husband and other relatives have the profound sympathy of our entire community. The funeral services will take place this afternoon at 3:00 from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D.L.. Mark and the remains will be interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, 26 Jan 1948, Mon Page 1
Architect Dies -- Jacksonville, January 26. (AP) V. Earl Mark, 72, architect, native of Dempseytown, Pennsylvania, but who had lived here since 1901, died last night after a brief illness. His widow survives. Funeral services and burial will be here tomorrow afternoon.
Children by Mattie Belle Mathews
1. Lois V Mark
Birth ABT 1901 • Florida
3.
George Green Mathews
Birth ABT. 1900 • Brazil
Death 1903 • United States
The Ocala Banner, Ocala, Florida, Fri. Jun. 5, 1903.
Death of a Little Boy -- The readers of this paper, will be pained to learn of the death of little George, the three-year old son of Honorable George G. Mathews of this city. For some time, the little fella had been suffering from a protruding eye, and Friday was seized with convulsions and died in a few hours. May he who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb comfort the hearts of the bereaved parents. "Suffer little children to come unto thee".
4.
Sarah S Mathews
1901–1987
BIRTH 12 MAY 1901 • Santa Barbara D', Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 3 AUG 1987 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Married:
Charles Henry Crim
1896–1972
BIRTH 23 FEB 1896 • Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
DEATH 11 AUG 1972 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Son of Henry Clay Crim and Dora Borchlet
Fort Lauderdale News 12 Aug 1972, Sat • Page 21
County's Longest Practicing Attorney - Attorney Charles Crim, 76, Dies -- Broward County's longest practicing attorney with nearly half a century of legal work behind him in Fort Lauderdale, died yesterday at Holy Cross Hospital. Charles H. Crim, 76, of 2864 NE 25th Street, Fort Lauderdale, had entered the hospital for routine treatment of anemia. Thursday. He had given no evidence of illness, although he had just completed a six-week tour of the Pacific ten days earlier. Crim moved here from Wyoming in 1911 with his parents, who operated a hardware store on Wall Street and was a member of Fort Lauderdale High School's first graduating class 1915, and was on the school's first football and baseball teams. He turned down an offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team to attend Stetson University Law School.
Served as a Medic.
After serving as an Army medic in World War I, he completed training for his law degree and began practice here in 1923. He was a founder of the first Fort Lauderdale American Legion post in Elks Lodge. Crim was married to the former Sarah Mathews, daughter of Colonel Robert Mathews, who founded the Old Fort Lauderdale Sentinel, which he sold in 1929 to Governor R. H. Gore, Sr., who changed the name to the Fort Lauderdale News. Mrs. Crim, who survives, served as the City Tax Collector here during World War II. His only other survivor is a daughter, Mrs. Candy Barrs, wife of a Fort Lauderdale attorney. Arrangements are in charge of Fairchild Funeral Home, Fort Lauderdale.
1.
Candice "Candy" Patricia Crim
1926–2009
BIRTH ABT 1926 • Lauderdale By The Sea,
Broward, Florida, USA
DEATH 10 JAN 2009 • Lauderdale By The
Sea, Broward, Florida, USA
Married: 1948 • Broward, Florida, USA
Albert Etheldred Barrs
1922–1980
BIRTH 5 JUL 1922 • Jacksonville, Duval,
Florida, USA
DEATH 8 DEC 1980 • Broward County,
Florida, USA
Son of Albert Etheldred Barrs and Helen
Elizabeth Glenn
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mon, May 17, 1948 ·Page 8
Candice Crim, A. E. Barrs Wed -- The marriage of Miss Candice Crim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Crim, 420 Mole Ave. to Albert E. Barrs Jr., son of Mrs. Walter Walsh of Fort Lauderdale and Col. Albert E. Barrs, Sr.of Jacksonville, was solemnized in a quiet home ceremony with only members of the immediate families attending. The vows were spoken before an improvised altar of white gladioli, lilies and southern smilax with Judge Boyd H. Anderson officiating. The bride wore an imported aqua dress cut on princess lines with an off shoulder cowl collar edged with matching lace and a corsage of talisman roses. Her attendant, Miss Betty Williams, chose pale blue print with blue accessories and white carnation cor-sage. Robert Quick, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, served as best man. A reception followed with the traditional cutting of the wedding cake. The bride is a graduate of Duke University, where she majored in political science. She is the granddaughter of Colonel George G. Mathews, pioneer and newspaper publisher of Fort Lauderdale. Mr. Barrs attended the University of Florida and Miami University, and will re-enter college this fall. The young couple will be at home to friends at Seaside Apartments in Coral Ridge.
5.
Robert Earl Mathews Sr.
1904–1988
BIRTH 21 APR 1904 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 26 FEB 1988 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward,
Florida, USA
Married 1st: Nov 1926
Margaret Ward Darden
1910–1934
BIRTH 1910 • Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 1934 • Ft Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Daughter of John Oliver Darden and Ila Mae Ward
Married 2nd: 27 Oct 1934 • Dade County, Florida, USA
Pauline Ida Cleland
1907–2001
BIRTH 11 FEB 1907 • Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, USA
DEATH 15 NOV 2001 • Florida, USA
Daughter of Robert Alden Cleland and Emily Mertice Bell
No children
Children by Margaret Ward Darden:
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sat, Feb 27, 1988 ·Page 21
Robert Mathews, Retired Newspaper Printer -- Robert Earl Mathews, a printer for 52 years at the Fort Lauderdale News and its predecessors, and the son of the newspaper's founder, died on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. He was 83. Mr. Mathews father, Col. George Mathews, was a two-term state representative for Marion County in North Florida and served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale from 1913 to 1914. According to Cooper Kirk of the Broward County Historical Commission, his mother was Dedie Mathews, who was born in the Villa Americana colony in Brazil in 1869. Her grandfather, Colonel William H. Norris and other disgruntled Confederates formed the American settlement after leaving Alabama at the end of the Civil War. Colonel Matthews died in 1944 at age 89. Dedie Mathews died in 1960 at age 91. Col. Matthews, a one-time U.S. Consul to Para, Brazil, settled in Fort Lauderdale in 1911 to open a newspaper, The Everglades Breeze. The deal fell through. Instead, Col. Mathews and a partner, Thomas E. Watson, founded a print shop and the Weekly Sentinel, The first locally printed newspaper, founded a few weeks before the town of a few hundred residents was incorporated, was produced at South Second Street and Andrews Avenue, where the Mercedes city center, now stands in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Col. Matthews sold the paper, then called the Daily Evening Sentinel, in 1925, to L. S. and J. Galvin of Ohio for a reported $100,000, the paper has gone through several other sales and mergers since, and today the Fort Lauderdale News and its sister paper, the Sun Sentinel, are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tribune Company of Chicago. The Col.'s children, Bob, Sarah and Mary all began work at the Sentinel at a young age. Mr. Mathews as a copy cutter in 1921, Sarah as a feature writer and society editor, and Mary, who wrapped papers. Mr. Matthews was also a state high school tennis champion and high jumper, according to family and friends. Both sisters died within the past year. In 1925, Mr. Matthews, who was born in Ocala, went to work for the newly named Daily News as a printer. He retired from the Fort Lauderdale News in 1973. "He loved every minute of it. He was a newspaper man from head to toe", said his wife, Ida Pauline Matthews, on Friday. The Matthews had been married since 1934. "He was always friendly", remembered Bark Lohman, a retired News/Sun-Sentinel assistant city editor who worked with Mr. Matthews. "There was always a great glint in his eye for life". Mr. Matthews is survived by his wife, a son, Robert E. Jr. of Belle Glade, and grandchildren, Robert, Melissa, Terry, Heather and Josh. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at Fairchild North Chapel.
1.
Robert Earl Mathews Jr.
1929–2008
BIRTH 7 MAR 1929 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
DEATH 2 JAN 2008 • Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, USA
Married: 10 Feb 1951 • Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Shirley Alice Connell
1931–
BIRTH 3 MAR 1931 • Florida, USA
Daughter of Shelley Connell and Susan Elizabeth Bridges
Find A Grave: Published in The Palm Beach Post on Jan. 12, 2008.
Robert Earl Mathews, Jr., 78, of Hayesville, NC, formerly of Belle Glade, FL died on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 5, at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson with Pastor Jim Payne and Pastor Walter Kenny officiating. Mr. Mathews was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on March 7, 1929, son of the late Robert Earl Mathews Sr. and Margaret Darden Mathews. He was a graduate of Belle Glade High School and Stetson University College of Law where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity and the National Honor Society of Scabbard and Blade. He served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant in 1953 and 1954 after his graduation from law school. He was an attorney in Belle Glade for 37 years, a partner in the law firm of Alan, Mathews & Baker and served as a Municipal Court Judge in Belle Glade for 15 years. He was a Rotarian and co-founder of the Bank of Belle Glade where he served on the Board of Directors for a number of years. He retired in 1990 and moved to Hayesville, NC where he and his wife, Shirley, enjoyed an active life in their community. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Hayesville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Earl Mathews, III. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Shirley Connell Mathews of Hayesville, NC; a son, Charles G. Mathews and his wife, Roseiline of Cuthbert; a daughter-in-law, Karen Ashley Mathews of Greensboro, NC; six grandchildren: Robert E. Mathews, IV, Melissa Mathews Pulumbo and husband, Michael, Terri Lynn Mathews, Victoria Lynn Taylor and her husband, Eddie, Robert A. Taylor, III, and Kimberly Ann Taylor; and two great-grandchildren: Riley and Dylan Taylor. Memorials may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 50 Marvin Cabe Lane, Hayesville, NC 28904, or to your local chapter of Gideons International. HARVEY FUNERAL HOME P.O. Box 799 Dawson, GA 39842
Children:
1.
Robert Earl Mathews III
1952–1972
BIRTH 1 NOV 1952 • Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
DEATH 14 MAR 1972 • Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA. Died in an auto accident at age 19
Married: 9 Apr 1971 • Martin County, Florida, USA
Karen Elizabeth Ashley
The Palm Beach Post 16 Mar 1972, Thu • Page 46
Robert Earl Mathews III, age 19, died as a result of an auto accident. Americus, Georgia. Tuesday. The 14th. He was a student of Lagrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He made his home at 213 Handley Street, LaGrange, Georgia. He was born November 1st, 1952, in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Glade. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Karen Mathews, and one son, Robert E. Mathews Jr. IV LaGrange, Georgia. One brother, Charles G. Matthews of Belle Glade. Mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E Mathews, junior of Belle Glade. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at the Missionary Alliance Church of Belle Glade with the Reverend Marco Farrell officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in West Palm Beach. Mixon Funeral Home, in charge of arrange-ments.
2. Charles G. Mathews 1959–
BIRTH 5 MAY 1959 • Acworth , Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Married:
Roseilene
6.
Mary Ellen Mathews
1910–1985
BIRTH 2 DEC 1910 • Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
DEATH 20 SEP 1985 • Lauderdale By The Sea, Broward, Florida, USA
Married: 23 May 1942 • Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
Arthur Douglass Inwood
1911–1992
BIRTH ABT 1911 • West Ridge, Rawalpindi, Bengal, India
DEATH 20 AUG 1992 • Broward, Florida, USA
Son of Albert Ernest Inwood and Theodora Clare Houlihan
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Forida 25th May 1942, Monday, page 5
Daughter of Pioneer Family Weds British Radio Officer -- Col. G. Mathews and Mrs. Mathews announced the marriage of their daughter, Mary Ellen, to Arthur Douglas Inwood of 17 Owen Mansions, Queens Club Garden, London. The wed-
ding of the daughter of one of Fort Lauderdale's pioneer families to a Chief Officer of the British Merchant Navy was observed quietly Saturday night at the residence of Judge Boyd H. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson. Judge Anderson officiated. The bride's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Crim were their attendants Mrs. Ander-son had decorated their home for the occasion with flowers from her garden. Vows were pledged before a simulated altar on the north porch, where Easter lilies and Queen Anne's lace, topped with frosty white wedding bells, had been arranged. The bride wore a printed afternoon frock on green background with matching accessories. Her shoulder corsage was of gardenias. Also attending the ceremony were Mrs. Ruth Rainwater, Mrs. Florence Hardy and Mrs. Anderson. A wedding supper was given afterwards for members of the bridal party at Polly's Tea Room by Mr. and Mrs. Crim, and by Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mathews, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. Mrs. Ander-son arranged the decoration for the dinner table using white asters and Queen Anne's lace on a mirrored centerpiece with miniature bride and bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McAndrews, who also attended the wedding supper, honored the couple with a cocktail party yesterday at their Lauderdale Beach residence. Mr. and Mrs. Inwood will be residing at the Charles Crim home. 420 Mola Avenue. Venice, until the Britisher receives his orders from the government to return to ngland. Mr. Inwood was born in Rawalpindi, India, was educated at the American College, Philander Smith College, India, and sent to London to complete his education in electrical engineering. While on duty as Chief Radio officer on a British merchant naval ship, his ship was torpedoed and he has been awaiting orders since his rescue. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Inwood, at present residing in Delhi, India, have been in that country since Mr. Inwood was sent there by the British government on business connected with railways. He is a retired government official.
Pictured are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas and would who are honeymooning at 420. Molar Street. The bride, the former Mary Ellen Mat-hews, is the daughter of Colonel G. G. Mathews and Mrs. Matthews, pioneer residents of this city. The bridegroom is Chief radio officer on a British merchant naval ship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Inwood of Delhi, India.
Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 24 Sep.1985, Tue., page 20.
Mary Inwood, 74, Daughter of Ex-Mayor, Newspaper Founder -- Mary Inwood, the daughter of George G. Mathews, a former Fort Lauderdale mayor and founder of the Fort Lauderdale Sentinel newspaper, has died at the age of 74. The body of Mrs. Inwood, who died Friday, will be cremated, and her ashes scattered at sea by The Neptune Society. Her husband, Arthur, said on Monday that the Inwood's met in Fort Lauderdale during World War two. Shortly after his ship was torpedoed by German U-boat off Boynton Beach on May 4th, 1942. Inwood was the chief radio operator for the disabled British oil tanker, which was towed into Port Everglades after it was attacked. He was introduced to his future wife on May 8th at "The Deck", a night spot on Andrews Avenue. They were married 15 days later. Inwood would served four more years in the British Merchant Marine and only saw his wife a few times until he moved here in 1945. The couple never forgot the sea disaster that brought them together. "I came across the ocean to her because of Adolf Hitler", said Inwood, 71, and my wife and I decided to have our ashes scattered there. Mrs. Inwood helped her husband while he studied to become a draftsman. She worked as a secretary for her brother-in-law, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Charles Crim, until her retirement in 1973. "There were never two people who were ever more compatible", Inwood said, "over 43 years and two months, we never had a quarrel". Mrs.Inwood's father was mayor of Fort Lauderdale in 1913. Her grandfather was a member of a group of Confederate sympathizers who fled to Brazil at the end of the Civil War, and founded Villa Americana, today a thriving city of more than 60,000. The Mathews family returned to the United States in the 1880s and settled in Marion County, In North Florida. Georgie Mathews went back to Brazil as a businessman, and US consul until the turn of the century. Mrs. Inwood was born in Bartow in 1919. Her family moved to Fort Lauderdale the following year, and her father started the weekly Fort Lauderdale Sentinel. He sold the paper, a predecessor of the Fort Lauderdale News, and Sun Sentinel, in 1923. Mrs. Inwood was brought up as a Presbyterian and Inwood was an Episcopalian, but he said they found a common belief in God through their love of nature. The couple were members of the Audubon Society. "We were kind of like naturalists, I guess", Inwood said. "Every time we went out in the open, we would just look at nature. If we admired a tree, we said it was God's work, and if we saw a bird, we just said it came from God". Besides, her husband, Mrs. Inwood is survived by a brother, Robert, and a sister, Sarah M. Crim, both of Fort Lauderdale, and a niece and a nephew. Donations in the name of Mrs. Inwood will be accepted by Hospice Care of Broward County.
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, 22 Aug. 1992, Sat. page 160.
Arthur Inwood Began Area Bird Count Since the Late 1950s -- Broward birdwatchers have participated in an annual bird count. A Count Arthur Inwood, started. Inwood died early Thursday morning in his sleep, said his niece, Candice Barrs. He was 78. "He was such an avid birder", said Alan Summersgill, a birdwatcher in Fort Lauderdale, Fire Department Battalion chief. "He was well respected in that area". Inwood was born in September 1913, in a part of India that is now Pakistan. "He was the son of a British man who worked for the railroad". Barrs said. He graduated from an Indian university. Shortly before World War Two broke out. He joined the British Merchant Marine and was stationed on the Arauca, a boat that was torpedoed off the Florida coast. Commodore eight H. Brooke put up some of the soldiers, including Inwood, in his home in Fort Lauderdale. "Inwood met one of Brooke's employees, Mary E Matthews", Barrs said. The two married then Inwood had to go back to war. He returned after the war, the couple were married for more than 30 years before Mary Inwood died several years ago", Barrs said. Arthur Inwood worked as an architect, and in his retirement, spent much of his time birding and volunteering at Insight for the Blind, a local organization where people read books and magazines onto tapes that eventually became part of the talking Books program of the US Library of Congress. In 1991, Inwood was honored by the organization for logging 1,000 hours that year. "He worked there twice a week usually", Barrs said. "The last day he worked was Monday", she said. He brought the activity of bird counting to Broward in 1958, and since then, birders have watched the steady decline in numbers and in species of birds observed in Broward. "It was particularly important in this area because of the growth of Broward County in the past 30 years", Summergill said. In 1988, the counters tallied 143 species and 1989 they found 137. "Miners used to take canaries down with them when they went into the mine. And if the canary died, it was time to get out", Inwood said in a 1989 interview, explaining how a decline in bird life represents a decline in the quality of human life. Inwood is survived by a sister, Phyllis, who lives outside London, England, and three brothers, Richard, Edwin and Howard, All of Australia.
DR. GEORGE GREEN MATHEWS
SECOND WIFE
Jane Ruth Ferrell.
Married 2nd: 31 Dec 1857 • Monroe County, Alabama, USA
Jane Ruth "Ruthy" Ferrell
BIRTH 1835 • South Carolina
DEATH 1900 • Marion, Florida, USA
George and Jane Ruth had one child:
Julia Ferrell Mathews
1858–1931
BIRTH 30 AUG 1858 • Monroe, Alabama, USA
DEATH 16 JUL 1931 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 8 Jun 1876; Campinas, Sao PauloBrazil
Benjamin Harrison Norris
1845–1927
BIRTH 29 NOV 1845 • Dallas, Alabama, USA
DEATH 22 JUL 1927 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Son of William Hutchinson Norris and Mary Black
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida,
Sat. Jul. 18, 1931, page 2
Mrs. Julia F. Norris -- Funeral services for Mrs. Julie F Norris, who died Thursday morning at Ocala, were held yesterday morning at Ocala. The Eastern Star had charge of services at the grave. Mrs. Norris is survived by two daughters.Mrs. D.W. Cato of Tampa and Mrs. S.S. Savage, Junior of Ocala. Mrs. Cato was with her mother when she died.
15 May 1916, Mon Page 7
B. H. Norris, the father of Mrs. D.W. Cato, is visiting the Cato family on 10th Avenue. Mr. Norris, now lives in Marion County and is here on a visit. Mr. Norris is a most interesting cha-racter and like a good many Sout-herners went to Brazil after the close of the Civil War, where he, like those old time Southerners, continued to own slaves. In 1882, slavery was abol-ished in Brazil. He married in 1885 to Miss Julia Mathews. This was in Brazil, but Mathews family are well known throughout Georgia and Ala-bama, and a part of this family located in Brazil a number of years ago. Mr. Norris returned to America and settled in Marion County.
Benjamin Harrison Norris sailed on the "Talisman". On board was his future wife, Julia Mathews.
The New Orleans Times, New Orleans, Louisiana, Tue. Feb. 5, 1867, page 15.
Immigration to Brazil. Mobile. February 3, 1867. -- To the Editors of The New Orleans Times, I wish to say a word to my friends and the friends of Brazilian immigration in Alabama. Having just threaded out the true route amid many counsellors and much confusion by which our people may comfortably and serenely reach their new homes in Brazil. I feel it my duty to make it known to those true souls who contemplate emigrating to that country. I have just forwarded my mother, four brothers and four sisters who, with the list appended, are all passengers from Alabama on board the schooner “Talisman”, the pioneer vessel of Dom Pedro II Line, now established under the auspices of Rev. Ballard S. Dunn between New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro. This gentleman to whom true Southerners are now as much indebted for his laborious exertions in their behalf, both in this country and Brazil, who I so thoroughly conversant with the ins and outs of the various schemes set on fact to, swindle and discourage our people in their attempts to leave the land of heart-brokenness, has so arranged this line that all who come properly recommended and couched for, can reach Brazil with facility, and under circumstances agreeable to the feelings of a Southern gentleman. To such as are ready to emigrate, I would say write to Rev. Ballard S. Dunn at New Orleans, enclosing $2.80, the price of his excellent work, entitled Brazil, The Home for Southerners, and you will get the information you desire.
He has the Sir Robert Peel, Peel a first class brig, now up for Rio de Janeiro to sail on the 1st of March; but when I left New Orleans the prospect was that her full complement of passengers would report and deposit their fare, according to Mr. Dunn's regulations, long before the time appointed. In that event, the vessel will be dispatched at once, to be followed by another, so that our people may now rely upon finding safe transit from New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro and South Brazil. I deem it worth mentioning that the Rev. Mr. Dunn is extremely careful to see that his ships are well provisioned and provided with a competent medical officer, as also with amount of coin that would enable them to repair at once without the detention of drawing - Should accident necessitate their going into any port on their outward-bound voyage.
Frank J. Norris.
List of passengers for Rio de Janeiro, per schooner “Talisman”, which sailed from New Orleans on the 30th day of January.
Dr. W. C. Jones, (late of the Confederate States Navy). Thos. McCants, Mrs. M McCants, Mrs. Maggie McCants, Messrs. Robert McCants, J. R. Norris H. C. Norris, S.L. Norris, B. H. Norris, Mrs. M. Norris, Mrs. H. B Norris, Mrs. W. J. Norris, Misses Mattie Norris and Emma Norris, Mr. W .J.. Daniel. Mrs. Ann Daniel, Mrs. Mary F. Daniel, Mintie Daniel, Rosa Daniel, Messrs. Robert Daniel, Reese Daniel, Dr. G. G. Mathews, Mrs. Jane Mathews, Miss Julia Mathews, Messrs. Charlie Mathews. George Mathews, J. Whittaker, Mrs. J.P. Whittaker, Dr. E. P. Ezell, Messrs. J. D. Conyers, F. Dempsey. P. Conley.
(Editor's Note: The Norris and Mathews families were well acqainted with each other - neighbors in the now extinct city of Cahaba, Alabama as repoted on the 1850 Census. Cahaba was abandoned (due to flooding, etc. and finally was deseted after the Civil War. The capital was then moved to Tuscaloosa and then finally to Montgomery)
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Lucy M Norris
1877–1952
BIRTH 30 APR 1877 • São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
DEATH 4 AUG 1952 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 10 Jun 1906
Samuel Simmons Savage IV
1876–1949
BIRTH 13 NOV 1876 • Walterboro, Colleton,
South Carolina, USA
DEATH 3 NOV 1949 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Son of Samuel Simmons Savage III and Ida Irene Ulmer
The Weekly Tribune, Tampa, Florida.
Thu. Jun. 7, 1906, page 4.
Savage - Norris -- S.S. Savage Jr. and Miss Lucy M. Norris were quietly married at the home of Mr. Savage Sunday morning by Rev. L..W. Moore. The house was very prettily decorated and made a pretty picture with the bride dressed in white organdy, elaborately trimmed in lace. Only the immediate relatives were present. After a delicious lunch-eon, Mr. and Mrs. Savage junior left on the afternoon train for Candler. As Mr. Savage is in the mill business near that place.
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida,
Sat. Nov. 5, 1949, page 2.
Samuel S. Savage -- Ocala, November 4th. (Special)
Samuel Simmons Savage, 72, died yesterday at his home, 2003 East eighth Street, after an illness of several weeks. Born in Walterboro, S. C., Savage moved to Marion County in 1885. He had been engaged in the real estate business here for 40 years. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Lucy Savage, a daughter, Mrs. Norris Robinson, a son, Samuel S. Savage rr. of Chester, S. C.; a sister and two brothers. Savage was a member of the First Church of Christ of Ocala.
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Samuel Simmons Savage V
1907–1999
BIRTH 04 OCT 1907 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH 22 NOV 1999 • Buda, Hays, Texas, USA
Married: 9 AUG 1936 • Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Juanita Vivian McKenney
1910–1943
BIRTH 17 NOV 1910 • Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, USA
DEATH 2 JAN 1943 • Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, USA
Daughter of Ralph W McKenney and Lora Adeline Gay
Married 2nd:
Martha Frances Koger
1921–2001
BIRTH 27 FEB 1921 • Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
DEATH 4 JAN 2001 • Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Daughter of Lemuel Harvey Koger and Martha M Linder
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Lucy Norris Savage
1909–1989
BIRTH 28 SEP 1909 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
DEATH JAN 1989 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Married: 2 Nov 1929 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Wilbert Louis Robinson
1903–1945
BIRTH 09 JUN 1903 • Yell, Benton, Arkansas, USA
DEATH 26 MAY 1945 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
Son of Lemuel Green Robinson and Evelyn Daffnee (Eva) Housley
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Sun. Nov. 10, 1929, page 26.
Miss Norris Savage of Ocala, Bride of Wilbert Robinson -- Ocala, November 9th, (Special) Mr. and Mrs. S. S Savage, Jr. have announced the marriage of their daughter, Norris to Wilbert Robinson. The ceremony having been performed at the First Methodist Church by the Rev. J. H. Daniel. Pastor. The bride was born and reared in Ocala and is a graduate of the Ocala High School. Mr. Robinson is originally from Oklahoma, but has made his home in Florida for a number of years and in Ocala for the past year. After a short honeymoon trip to the southern part of the state, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will make their home at Silver Springs.
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Rosa Ellie Norris
1879–1937
BIRTH 1 JUN 1879 • Brazil
DEATH 2 NOV 1937 • Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Married:
Duke West Cato
1874–1939
BIRTH 24 JAN 1874 • Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA
DEATH 4 SEP 1939 • Tampa Bay, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Son of William W Cato and Lucinda Jane West
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Thu. Nov.4, 1937, page 2.
Cato. Mrs. Rosa E. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa E Kato of 5506 Seminole Avenue, will be conducted this morning at 10:00 at the funeral home of B. Marion Reed. Interment will be in Orange Hill Cemetery with the Order of Eastern Star having charge of services at the grave. Active pallbearers are Charles W. Stump, Robert Adams, J. W. Lester Jr., T. W. Stewart, J. R.
White and E. G. Perez. Honorary, Wallace Springer, Ralph. Diaz, Joe Stafford, Edward McClin-tock. A. S. Keith. And Dempsey Rigby.
The Tampa Tribune Times. Tampa, Florida, Tue. Sep. 5, 1939, page 2.
Cato, Duke West -- Funeral Services for Duke West. Cato, 65, of 3602 Powhattan Street, Who died in a local hospita,l will be held from the funeral home of B. Marion Reed, Plant Avenue at Platt tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. L. E. McDowney, pastor, Seminole Heights Pres-byterian Church, officiating. Tampa Lodge number 240, F.&A.M. will have charge of the services and Orangeville Cemetery. Mr. Cato is survived by a son-in- law, W T. Ard, three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth and Walter Cato, and Rosa J. Ard of Pensacola; two nieces, Mrs. Malcolm King and Mrs. John Pacheco, both of Tampa; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. S. S Savage of Ocala.
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Mary Lucy Cato
1904–1929
BIRTH 4 DEC 1904 • Florida, USA
DEATH 9 JULY 1929 • Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Married:
Walter Thomas Ard
1898–1984
BIRTH 11 OCT 1898 • , Baldwin, Alabama, USA
DEATH 6 AUG 1984 • Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Son of Marion Franklin Ard and Emiline Rollins
The Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Tue. Jul. 9, 1929, page 2.
ARD -- Mrs. Mary Lucy ARD died this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Cato. 3311 10th Avenue. Funeral services will be held from B Marion Reed's funeral Home, but time to be announced later. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Walter t Ard, three children Walter C., age two, Mary E three, and Rosa Jeanette, five months old. Burial will be in Orange Hill Cemetery.
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Janie Norris
–1885
BIRTH Unknown
DEATH 1885 • Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida
02 Sep 1919, Tue Page 1
Meeting of Veterans -- Marion Camp No. 56, met September 2nd, 1990, with W. E.w McGahagin commanding. Prayer by Chaplain Folks. The following comrades answered to roll call: Alfred Ayer, J. L. Beck, A. M. Bullard, H. W. Douglas, W. J.
Folks, F. E. Harris, W. E. McGahagin, W. E. Martin, B. H. Norris, J. W. Nance, C. C. Priest, John Pasteur, G. B. Smith, I. P. Stevens, J. F. Barron and B. I. Freyermuth. Minutes of the last meeting read and approved. Tthe following comrades were elected to attend the Atlanta Reunion: W. E. McGahagin, J. .B Barron, Alfred Ayer, A. P. Harris, W. J. Folks, D. H. Irvine. H. W. Douglas, B H. Norris, H. W. Douglas with a half vote each. The thanks of the camp were unanimously tendered by J. B. Fletcher for his generosity in building a monument to the men who fell in the Battle of Natural Bridge. Moved and seconded that Comrade Harris repub-lished the notice of the death of Comrade J. D. Williams as a memorial of the camp.--Alfred Ayer, Adjutant.
The Ocala Evening Star, Ocala, Florida
02 Sep 1919, Tue Page 1
Georgia-born Col. William Norris, a former Alabama state senator from Dallas County, was one of the principal participants and leaders of the movement. Norris arrived in 1866 and purchased between 400 and 600 acres and most likely planted cotton. His farm in the central São Paulo state became the focal point of the dominant settlement area. In 1870, the local railroad reached the vicinity, and the terminus became known as the "Village of the Americans." It would evolve into the city of Americana.
The Norris family consisted of William, his wife Mary, and their 11 children. Son Robert, who was a Confederate veteran, later returned to the United States to study medicine and then went back to Americana, where he followed in his father's footsteps as a community leader. Among other early families said to have originated in Alabama were the Moores, Daniels, Whitakers, Townsends, Broadnaxes, Prestridges, Andersons, Brownlows, Ezells, and Provosts. Later arrivals included the Northrups, Capps, Bentleys, Campbells, and Kennerlys. In addition, Benjamin and Dalton Yancey, two sons of secessionist leader William Lowndes Yancey, immigrated to Brazil and spent some time there, perhaps 13 or 14 years in the case of Benjamin.
In 1891, physician Cicero Jones moved from Troy, Pike County, to the Americana settlement, where he married a descendant of the Norris clan. His daughter, Judith MacKnight Jones, became a historian and the author of Soldado Descansa: Uma epopeia norte americana sob os céus do Brasil(Soldier, Rest: A North American Saga beneath the Skies of Brazil) the most comprehensive description of the Confed-erados in the Portuguese language. Immediately after the Civil War, Texan Frank McMullan, physician James Gaston of Montgomery, former Alabama state representative Charles G. Gunter, and others also gathered together groups of emigrants and took them to new settlements along the coast of southeast Brazil. Lansford Hastings, an early explorer of California, established a colony in Santarem along the Amazon River in the north. Although some of the settlers remained in Brazil, all of the early colonies, except for Norris's, failed. Inadequate transportation, poor soil, floods, and a general unfamiliarity with tropical agricultural conditions were among the causes of the failures. Many settlers returned to the United States, but those who stayed gravitated to the interior of the state of São Paulo, where the Norris family had relocated.
William Hutchinson Norris ( Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1800 - Americana , Sao Paulo , 1893 ) was an American colonel, lawyer, and senator from Alabama . He arrived in Brazil on 27 of December of 1865, in the port of Rio de Janeiro and was the first American emigrants to settle on land which at the time belonged to the municipality of Santa Barbara d'Oeste and are now part of the current town Americana. He fought in the Mexican-American War, where he received his Colonel rank.
William Hutchinson Norris was born in the state of Georgia but spent most of his life in Alabama in the city of Mobile. He fought in the Mexican-American War, where he received his colonel rank. His sons Robert, Frank, Reece, and Clay Norris fought in the American Civil War. Robert Norris was named sergeant major and fought in several battles, not being hit by luck. He was promoted to lieutenant in the 60th Alabama Regiment and discharged on September 20, 1864. At age 65, Colonel Norris came to Brazil to plant cotton along with his son Robert Norris.
In 1866, William and his son climbed the Serra do Mar, stopped in São Paulo and speculated lands. They were offered free lands where today is the neighborhood of Brás, but he did not accept because it was swamp. They also offered them the land where St. Caetano is today, and refused for the same reason. They decided to go to Campinas, but at the time, the railroad was only 20 kilometers beyond São Paulo, and it was no advantage to catch it, and Campinas is 90 kilometers from São Paulo. Then the Norris bought an ox cart and headed for Campinas. It took them 15 days to reach the city, and there they stayed for a while looking for land, until they cast their sights on the plain that stretched from Campinas to Vila Nova da Consti-tuição (now Piracicaba).
The Norris bought land from the sesmaria of Domingos da Costa Machado and settled on the banks of Ribeirao Quilombo , where today it is the center of the city of Americana. As soon as he arrived, Colonel Norris began to teach practical agricultural courses to farmers in the region, interested in cotton cultivation and new agricultural techniques. The plow he brought from the United States caused so much sensation and curiosity that, in a short time, they already had a practical school of agriculture, with many students who paid him for the privilege of learning and still cultivating his fields. The Colonel wrote to his family that he had gotten $ 5,000 from that. In the middle of 1867, the rest of his family arrived, accompanied by many relatives.
On a very hot day in January, 1866 in Rio de Janeiro, capital of the Empire, when the two men met at the Hotel dos Estrangeiros. Both were tall, light-skinned and integrated with Freemasonry. The similarities stopped there. One of them was Dom Pedro II, the proud monarch of the tropics. His interlocutor, Colonel William Hutchinson Norris, maintained the guise of an officer in the Confederate army and a senator from Alabama, a US state. Arriving in Brazil on December 27, 1865, he still carried on his body marks of the war that his country had fought against Mexico. His sons Robert, Frank, Reece and Clay had fought in the Civil War, which cost the lives of more than 600,000 compatriots. And it could not be said that the situation of the emperor was better: the Paraguayan War had begun about a year earlier, which would bring to death a similar number of Brazilians, Paraguayans, Argentines, and Uruguayans.
The rest of the Norris family would come four months later, with 35 more immigrants, on the Talisman, a sailing boat, which had left the port of New Orleans. The saga of US immigration to Brazil began at that meeting - a contingent of about 2,700 people, the largest migration currently in US history. The Brazilian monarch was very interested in the arrival of these men, so much that he had installed an immigration office in New York, under the command of Quintino Bocaiúva.
The cotton fields of the Confederate states, as a result of the war, were devastated, and Pedro II wanted the immigrants to repeat in Brazil the success with this culture in their native homeland. A certain ideological identification between the Empire and the South of the United States - slave and the agrarian culture, in contrast to the North, industrialized and abolitionist - helps explain the preference for Brazil. After being defeated, the Southerners saw, with horror, the invasion of their lands by the victorious soldiers, who destroyed the plantations and also their aristocratic farms.
By train, most of the newcomers went to Santos and later to Jundiaí. From there, they went to the city of São Bárbara d'Oeste, where they founded the largest American community in the country, giving birth to the American neighbor - at that time Villa Americana, 124 kilometers from São Paulo.
A rich man, with the gold he had brought, Colonel Norris would buy the hacienda Machado and the slaves Manuel and Jorge, to whom he would teach English, with a southern accent. The rest of the community could only acquire smaller areas and survive with more difficulty, knocking down the native forest to plant. In the beginning, the newcomers would only live among themselves, strangely speaking the language. The customs and even the physical appearance of the Brazilians, generally dark-haired, bulky, with dark eyes, contrasted with the Americans, blond and light- almost all thin and tall.
Almost 50 years later, the Americans would face other immigrants, who would presumably later become their mortal enemies. They were refugees from the 1917 Revolution in their land, who would settle in New Odessa, only three miles from Americana, where their compatriots had lived since the beginning of the century. But since the Americans were not Yankees and the Russians were not even sympathetic to communism, the contact between the two communities, both of which were made up of farmers, was always peaceful, even in the Cold War.
SOME MATTHEWS FAMILY HISTORY
Mathews family
The Mathews family is an American political family descended from John Mathews (d. 1757) and Ann Archer, originating in colonial Virginia and active in Virginia and the American South in the 18th–20th centuries.
The family originates from Glamorgan, Wales. The earliest progenitor to the family is Gwarthfoed, 1st Lord of Cardigan. The Mathews surname originates from Sir David Mathew, a Welsh knight that is credited with saving the life of King Edward IV at the Battle of Towton in 1461. The American family's founders were of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and immigrated to America around 1730, settling in Augusta County (present-day Rockbridge County), Virginia. Several members played a role in the American Revolution, and numerous members were elected to the Virginia General Assembly over successive generations, while additionally members have been involved in the politics of West Virginia, Georgia, and other U.S. states in roles including state governor and state legislator, among others. Members have served in the U.S. military as generals, colonels, and other officers. Notable members include George Mathews, Sampson Mathews, Henry M. Mathews, and Mason Mathews Patrick.
The Mathews family is believed to be of Scotch-Irish and/or Welsh ethnicity. The male prog- genitor of the family, John Mathews (d. 1757), likely immigrated to America during the early years of the Scotch-Irish immigration of 1718–1775. His parentage and ethnicity are currently unknown, with a variety of sources offering conflicting accounts. The female progenitor of the family, Ann Archer, immigrated to America with her father Sampson Archer in the early years of the Scotch-Irish immigration of 1718-1775 and was of Scotch-Irish ethnic
John Mathews settled in Augusta County, Virginia around 1737 and held several local offices in the community. Several of his sons took part in patriot efforts during the American Revolutionary War; Sampson Mathews (c. 1737–1807) and George Mathews (1739–1812) were members of the Augusta County Committee of Safety, which drafted the Augusta Resolves and the Augusta Declaration. Virginia scholar Hugh Blair Grigsby has called the Augusta Declaration “the Magna Charta of the West” for its precedence in calling for a permanent and independent separation from Britain and formal union of the colonies. In total, three of Mathews’ sons served as wartime Virginia legislators: Sampson Mathews and George Mathews from Augusta County and Archer Mathews (1744–c. 1790) from Greenbrier County.
Additionally, Sampson Mathews was a lieutenant colonel of the Virginia militia, and George Mathews was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army. George Mathews was later a U.S. House Representative to the First Congress and a governor of Georgia.
George Mathews' son George Mathews Jr. (1774–1836) was a judge of the Superior Courts of the territories of Mississippi and Orleans and as the presiding judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court. George Mathews Jr.'s brother, John Mathews (c.1762–1806), was a federal Supervisor of Revenue from Georgia. In Virginia, three more members of the family from the third generation served in the state legislature: Sampson Mathews' son Sampson Mathews Jr. from Bath County, and John Mathews (1768–1849) and James W. Mathews (d. 1825), grandsons of John Mathews through his son William Mathews (1741–1772), from Greenbrier County.
From the fourth generation, Mason Mathews (1803–1878), a grandson of William Mathews, served in the Virginia legislature from Greenbrier County. During the American Civil War, three of his sons served as Confederate States Army officers. His son Henry M. Mathews (1834–1884) later served as an attorney general and governor of West Virginia. Henry M. Mathews' son, William G. Mathews (1877–1923), was a federal judge in Kanawha, West Virginia, and a candidate for the West Virginia Supreme Court. Mason M. Patrick (1863–1942), grandson of Mason Mathews, served as Chief of the U.S. Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force during World War I and the Interwar Period. He authored the 1926 congressional bill that created the U.S. Army Air Corps from the Air Service and served as its first chief.
Other relations include Thomas Posey (1750–1818), U.S. Senator from Louisiana; Peter J. Otey (1840–1902), U.S. House Representative from Virginia; and George Mathews Edgar (1837–1913), President of the University of Arkansas.
A list of offices held by members of the Mathews family.
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John Mathews (d.1757), Justice of Augusta County, Virginia, 1747–1757; Virginia Colonial Militia Captain. Father of Joshua, Sampson, George, Archer, and William Mathews.
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Joshua Mathews (d.1763), son of John Mathews.
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Martha Mathews (1754–1778), ∞ Thomas Posey (1750–1818), U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1812–1813; 2nd Governor of Indiana Territory, 1813–1816; Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 1806–1808; Kentucky State Senator, 1804–1806. Daughter of Joshua Mathews.
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Sampson Mathews (c. 1737–1807), Virginia State Senator from Augusta County and surrounding counties, 1776–1781, 1791–1792; Virginia State Militia Lieutenant Colonel; Virginia Colonial Militia Captain. Son of John Mathews.
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Sampson Mathews II, Virginia House Delegate from Bath County, 1809–1810. Son of Sampson Mathews
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Sampson L. Mathews. Surveyor of Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Son of Sampson Mathews II.
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Mary A. Mathews, ∞ William H. McClintic (1825–1892). Daughter of Sampson L. Mathews.
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George W. McClintic (1866–1942), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 1921–1942; West Virginia House Delegate 1919–1921. Son of Mary A. Mathews.a House Delegate, dates unknown
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George Mathews (1739–1812), 17th & 21st Governor of Georgia, 1787–1788 & 1793–1796; U.S. House Representative from Georgia's 3rd congressional district, 1789–1791; Georgia Assemblyman from Wilkes County, 1786; Virginia Burgess from Augusta County, 1775; Continental Army Brigadier General. Son of John Mathews.
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John Mathews (c.1762–1806), Supervisor of Revenue for Georgia, 1794–1796. Son of George Mathews.
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Ann Mathews (±1767–1840), ∞ Samuel Blackburn (1759–1835), Virginia House Delegate from Bath County, 1799–1801, 1809–1813; Georgia Assemblyman, 1795. Daughter of George Mathews.
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George Mathews Jr. (1774–1836), Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1813–1836; Judge of the Superior courts of the Territory of Orleans, 1806–1813; Judge of the Superior Courts of the Territory of Mississippi 1805–1806. Son of George Mathews.
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Charles L. Mathews (1776–1842), ∞ Lucy Early, sister of Peter Early (1773–1818), 28th Governor of Georgia.
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William Mathews (1741–1772), Justice of Botetourt County, 1770–1772. Son of John Mathews
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Elizabeth Mathews (±1766–1853), ∞ Isaac Otey (1766–1850), Virginia House Delegate from Bedford County, 1798–1813. Daughter of William Mathews
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Isaac Otey Jr., Virginia State Senator from Bedford and surrounding counties, 1821–1825; Virginia House Delegate, 1820–1821. Son of Elizabeth Mathews.
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John M. Otey (1792–1859), President of Lynchburg, Virginia City Council, 1841–1859. Son of Elizabeth Mathews.
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Peter J. Otey (1840–1902), U.S. House Representative from Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1895–1902; delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention. Son of John M. Otey.
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James H. Otey (1800–1863), first Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee. Son of Elizabeth Mathews.
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John Mathews (1768–1849), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1798–1801, 1803–1804, 1813–1814, 1816, 1829; Federalist candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, 1815; Clerk of Greenbrier County, Virginia 1831–1849. Son of William Mathews.
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James W. Mathews (d. 1825), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1802-1803; United States Army Major. Son of William Mathews.
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Joseph Mathews (1770–1834), Son of William Mathews.
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Mason Mathews (1803–1878), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1859–1865; ∞ Eliza Shore Reynolds (1808–1872), sister of Alexander W. Reynolds (1817–1876), Confederate States Army Brigadier General. Son of Joseph Mathews.
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Henry M. Mathews (1834–1884), 5th Governor of West Virginia, 1877–1881; 7th Attorney General of West Virginia; West Virginia State Senator 1865; Confederate States Army Major. Son of Mason Mathews.
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William G. Mathews (1877–1923), Referee in Bankruptcy for Kanawha, West Virginia, 1898–1908, Clerk of Kanawha, West Virginia, 1903–1904. Democratic Candidate for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1908; alternate delegate to the 1904 Democratic National Convention from West Virginia. Son of Henry M. Mathews.
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Alexander F. Mathews (1838–1906), Delegate to 1888 Democratic National Convention from West Virginia; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1904; West Virginia University Regent, 1871–1881; Confederate States Army Captain. Son of Mason Mathews.
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Mason Mathews (1867–1928), Alternate delegate to 1912 Democratic National Convention from West Virginia. Son of Alexander F. Mathews.
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Virginia A. Mathews (d. 1923). Daughter of Mason Mathews.
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Mason M. Patrick (1863–1942), Chief of U.S. Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force, 1917–1918; Chief of U.S. Army Air Service, 1921–1926; Chief of U.S. Army Air Corps, 1926–1927; U.S. Army Major General; Public Utilities Commissioner for the District of Columbia, 1929–1933. Son of Virginia A. Mathews.
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Archer Mathews (1744–c. 1796), Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County, 1780–1782. Son of John Mathews.
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Ann Mathews (1765–1852), ∞ Thomas Edgar (1754–1822), Justice of Greenbrier County and Rockbridge County, Virginia; son of Thomas Edgar, Virginia House Delegate from Greenbrier County. Daughter of Archer Mathews.
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George M. Edgar (1837–1913), President of University of Arkansas, 1884–1887; President of Florida State University, 1887-1892.
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GEORGE MATTHWS
DESCENDANTS LIST
Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 712448
Ancestor #: A075441
1. -- Generation Restricted --
2. -- Generation Restricted --
3. -- Generation Restricted --
4. The Said -- Name Restricted -- was the child of
Ephriam Alexander Pharr born on 4 - Aug - 1831 at Canton Bend AL
died at Camden AL on 30 - Nov - 1869 and his ( 2nd ) wife
Mary Davis born on - - at _______________
died at Camden AL on - - 1874 married on - -
5. The Said Ephriam Alexander Pharr was the child of
Ephriam Pharr Jr born on 24 - Jun - 1794 at Oglethorpe Co GA
died at Canton Bend AL on 26 - Jul - 1846 and his ( 1st ) wife
Mary Mathews born on 12 - Jun - 1798 at Green Co GA
died at Canton Bend AL on 22 - Sep - 1844 married on 4 - Apr - 1819
6. The Said Mary Mathews was the child of
John Mathews born on c - - 1762 at Augusta Co VA
died at Greene Co GA on - - 1798-1806 and his ( 1st ) wife
Elizabeth Mathews born on - - at _______________
died at _______________ on - - married on - -
7. The Said John Mathews was the child of
George Mathews born on 30 - Aug - 1739 at Augusta Co VA
died at Augusta GA on 30 - Aug - 1812 and his ( 1st ) wife
Anne Paul born on - - at _______________
died at Goose Pond Plantation Oglethorpe Co GA on 21 - Sep - 1788 married on 13 - Sep - 1762
Ancestor #: A075441
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, BRIGADIER GENERAL
Birth: 8-30-1739 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA
Death: 8-30-1812 AUGUSTA RICHMOND CO GEORGIA
Service Source:
HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV, 1775-1783, P 384
Service Description:
1) ALSO LCOL, COL, 9TH VA REGT; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 3RD VA REGT
2) TAKEN PRISONER
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Source:
Wikipedia
George Mathews, a veteran of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War (1775-83), migrated to Wilkes County from Virginia between 1783 and 1784. He quickly rose to serve as a state legislator, governor, and member of the U.S. Congress.
Early Life and Career
Mathews was born in 1739 to Ann Archer and John Mathews, Ulster immigrants, and spent his formative years in Augusta County, Virginia. His family diligently sought recognition as members of the western Virginia gentry, and Mathews exerted his efforts in economic, civil, and military affairs. He joined his elder brother, Sampson, in a business partnership that included land speculation, property leasing, agricultural, and mercantile operations. The brothers' enterprise extended from Staunton, Virginia, to the Greenbriar district of western Virginia and grew to include an extensive Atlantic trade network. Mathews used his circles of influence to obtain an appointment to the Augusta Parish vestry, as a county magistrate, and as high sheriff.
As Virginia supported the growing rebellion against Great Britain, Mathews eagerly sought a military command. Revolutionary leaders of the colony applauded his persuasive and skillful leadership as a militia captain during the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, and by 1777 Mathews obtained an appointment as colonel of the Ninth Virginia Regiment. His troops were assigned to Continental service under General George Washington, but during the Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania, the entire regiment was either killed or captured. Mathews remained a prisoner of war until December 1781
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Settling in Georgia
Shortly after his release Mathews rejoined the Continental army in Georgia and South Carolina. His sojourn there provided an opportunity to view the rich lands of the Georgia upcountry. By January 1783 Mathews worked with several Virginians, including Colonel George Rootes, Francis Willis, and John Marks, to petition the state legislature for a block grant of 200,000 acres in the Georgia backcountry on which to settle 30 to 100 Virginia families. But assembly members rejected the creation of such an extensive tract. Mathews opted to purchase property in the Goose Pond region of Wilkes County, Georgia, near the Broad River, and obtained additional state lands for his revolutionary service. He returned to Virginia and encouraged family, friends, and former compatriots (including Benjamin Taliaferro) to settle in Wilkes County.
Mathews eliminated most of his mercantile connections upon his move to Georgia. He lived in a log cabin with his wife, Anne Polly Paul, and their eight children, John, Charles Lewis, George, William, Ann, Jane, Margaret, and Rebecca. As in Virginia, Mathews sought to create an image of a member of the slaveholding planter elite. He sought entrance into the public and political life of the Georgia backcountry and employed a strong network of wartime associates, friends, family, and economic contacts to achieve his goals. Mathews quickly obtained an appointment as a Wilkes County justice and as a commissioner for the new town of Washington, and he successfully stood as a candidate to the Georgia Assembly in 1787. Legislators took advantage of his reputation as an aggressive military leader and Continental officer and elected Mathews as governor for 1787-88.
The Georgia Governorship and the Yazoo Land Fraud
As the new chief executive, Mathews chafed at the restrictions placed upon the independence of the governor by the Georgia Constitution of 1777, which prevented his quick response to border conflicts with the Spanish and Creek Indians. His term in office prompted advocacy for stronger state and national government, and Mathews served as a member of the 1787 state convention to ratify the new federal constitution. The following year western residents elected Mathews as a member of the House of Representatives. In spite of a lackluster term, defeat in 1791 by a land speculation faction called the Combined Society, and failure to win a federal senatorial seat in 1792, Mathews rebuilt political support and maneuvered legislative election as governor in 1793.
During Mathews's second administration Georgia faced renewed Creek raids along the frontier. A lack of assembly and federal military funding frustrated his defense plans for a chain of blockhouses along Georgia's frontier, as did the actions of a fellow Wilkes County resident, Elijah Clarke, who posed as a French agent and established an illegal settlement in Creek lands called the Trans-Oconee Republic. Mathews, conscious of maintaining strong political support, may have turned to the use of land grants as a means of retaining popularity. He continued to practice a policy of his predecessors, known historically as the Pine Barren Speculation and granted extensive tracts—some as large as 40,000 acres—in Effingham, Franklin, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh, Montgomery, and Washington counties.
In 1795 private land companies revived a failed 1789 effort to purchase the state's western land claims extending to the Mississippi River. At first, Mathews stood firm against signing the Yazoo land bill, but earlier activities as a land speculator and his desire to maintain public approval may have prompted Mathews's acceptance. His approval of the Yazoo sale catapulted him into political disgrace. Opponents, led by a former U.S. senator, James Jackson, accused Mathews of identification with the self-interest of speculation and of failing to exhibit Republican independence. Since most of the anti-Yazooists followed the principles of the rising Jeffersonian-Republican faction, Mathews's identification with the Federalists intensified those accusations.
Later Life and Career
Mathews sought a new life in Mississippi Territory, where he married a propertied widow, Mary Carpenter. His efforts to revive his political career included an 1812 commission by U.S. President James Madison to encourage an East Florida rebellion against the Spanish government and annexation of that territory to the United States. The revolt took place, and Mathews began to organize an attack on St. Augustine, Florida. But he worked too successfully. Members of the federal government felt it politically inexpedient to acquire Florida at that time, and the president issued a recall to Mathews. Mathews took the rejection of his Florida efforts personally. He started to travel to Washington, D.C., to confront the president but fell ill while passing through Augusta. There he died and was buried in the cemetery of the St. Paul Episcopal Church.
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Carol Ebel, "First Men: Changing Patterns of Leadership on the Virginia and Georgia Frontiers, 1642-1815" (Ph.D. diss., University of Georgia, 1996).
G. Melvin Herndon, "George Mathews: Frontier Patriot." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 77(July 1969): 307-28.
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