Matthews, James L.
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Matthews |
| First Name | James |
| Middle Name | L. |
| Maiden Name | |
| Death Date | 8/26/1919 |
| Birth Date | 12/24/1844 |
| Obituary Source | |
| Source Information | Cemetery index/Morgan Co. Civil War Veterans |
| Cemetery | Mooresville Cemetery |
| Family Information | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Flora C. Cox |
| Survived By | Widow; one sister, Mrs. Jacob Holder of Worcester, Massachusetts. |
| Other | Age 74. Born in Worcester Co., Mass.; son of James C. and Alvira Bush Matthews. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 42nd Mass. State Militia. He was a banker, farmer, and prominent citizen of Mooresville. He came here in 1878 and engaged in the lumber business. Lived in a large old house that he built on the southeast corner of Harrison and Indiana Streets in Mooresville. Married Flora C. Cox, daughter of John B. and Harriet Landers Cox, on Oct. 24, 1882. They had no children. (His home later became the Harvey Funeral Home.) Buried in Sheets/Matthews family plot, Mooresville Cemetery. |
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