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Matthews, James

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Last Name Matthews
First Name James
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Death Date 1/19/1852
Birth Date 1/1/1809
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Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Centerton
Family Information
Spouse 1) Rebecca Stafford; 2) Ann Noble
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Other Age 43. Born in Highland Co., Ohio; son of George and Delphia Leggitt Matthews. Married first wife on April 30, 1829 in Morgan Co., Ind. They had 4 children together: Delphia, Eli, Martin, and Lavica A. Rebecca died in 1841. Married second wife on June 27, 1841; they had 8 children together: Wiley, Alfred, Miles, Milton, Aivel, Emily, James A., and Margaret. He was one of the early boatmen from Morgan County who took goods downriver to New Orleans in the 1840s.
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