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John Woofter MATHEWS

John Woofter MATHEWS

Male 1860 - 1916  (56 years)

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  • Name John Woofter MATHEWS 
    Census 1860  Calhoun Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 3 Jun 1860  Calhoun Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1883, 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Walker District, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation minister, farmer  [3, 4, 5] 
    Died 5 Sep 1916  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I109005  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2016 

    Father Alpheus MATHEWS,   b. 2 Apr 1813, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary STALMAN,   b. 8 Jul 1822, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F45798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ethelinda E. COX,   b. 8 Oct 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Sep 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 19 1900:
      Woofter J. Mathew, 40, b. Jun 1860, farmer, married 7 yrs; Marget R, 30, b. Apr 1870, married 7 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Missouri, 15, b. Jul 1884; dau Minnie F, 14, b. Mar 1886; son Thomas M, 13, b. Apr 1887; son Willson E, 11, b. Jan 1889; son John E, 9, b. Aug 1890; son Silvester, 6, b. Nov (sic) 1894; dau Mary A, 3, b. Jun 1896; dau Lena G, 1, b. Jul 1898; mother Mary, 77, b. Jul 1822, single.

      1910 Census, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania (Connellsville Twp), enumerated on Apr 23 1910 in the Borough of Cennellsville:
      Head of household Ezra Mathew, 21, single, heater in tin plate mill; sister Missouri, 25, single, no occupation; brother Albert (sic), 18, single, heater in tin plate mill; brother Thomas, 23, single, heater in tin plate mill. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
     1. Missouri MATHEWS,   b. Jul 1884
    +2. Minnie Frances MATHEWS,   b. 1 Mar 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Thomas Melvin MATTHEWS,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1961, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +4. Ezra Wilson MATTHEWS,   b. 26 Jan 1889, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1958, Dade Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. John Elbert MATTHEWS,   b. 8 Aug 1891, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F45802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Ruth ARNETT,   b. 17 Apr 1870, Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1893  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 19 1900:
      Woofter J. Mathew, 40, b. Jun 1860, farmer, married 7 yrs; Marget R, 30, b. Apr 1870, married 7 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Missouri, 15, b. Jul 1884; dau Minnie F, 14, b. Mar 1886; son Thomas M, 13, b. Apr 1887; son Willson E, 11, b. Jan 1889; son John E, 9, b. Aug 1890; son Silvester, 6, b. Nov 1894; dau Mary A, 3, b. Jun 1896; dau Lena G, 1, b. Jul 1898; mother Mary, 77, b. Jul 1822, single.

      1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (Walker District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      John W. Matthews, 45, farmer, married 17 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Margaret, 40, married 17 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 7 children (6 still living); son Sylvester, 16; dau Mary A, 13; dau Lena G, 11; dau Bertha E, 9; son Wallace, 4; son Arnett, 2.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jan 20 1920 at Kincheloe Creek:
      M. E. Lambert (male), 25, farm laborer; wife L. G. Lambert, 21; son Virgil Lambert, 1y 1m; mother-in-law Margaret Matthew, 49, widowed; son Wallace Matthew, 14; son Arnet Matthew, 12; dau Bulah Matthew, 5.
    Children 
     1. Sylvester Roy MATTHEWS,   b. 2 Mar 1894, Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1959, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +2. Mary Alice MATHEWS,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1966, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. Lena Gay MATHEWS,   b. 10 Jul 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1985  (Age 87 years)
     4. Bertha Elizabeth MATHEWS,   b. 25 Jun 1900, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1972, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Wallace A. MATTHEW,   b. 3 May 1905, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1986, Alliance, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Arnett Wellington MATHEWS,   b. 30 Aug 1907, Beech Lick, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1981  (Age 73 years)
     7. Beulah Ruth MATTHEWS,   b. 22 Jan 1911, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 2001, Spencerville, Allen Co,OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F45797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    109005_MATHEWS_JohnWoofter_1860-1916_Obit_DoddridgeCoRepublican.jpg    		109005_MATHEWS_JohnWoofter_1860-1916_Obit_DoddridgeCoRepublican.jpg
    109005_JohnWMathews_EthelindaECox_MarriageRecord_2Sep1883.jpg    		109005_JohnWMathews_EthelindaECox_MarriageRecord_2Sep1883.jpg
    109005_JohnWMathews_MargaretRArnett_MarriageRecord_24Apr1893.jpg    		109005_JohnWMathews_MargaretRArnett_MarriageRecord_24Apr1893.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S2583] 1860 Census, Calhoun County, (W)VA.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2106] 1910 Census, Wood County, WV.

    5. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    6. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793022&Type=Marriage.