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John Matthews and Tabitha Gilson
Family Records Book
In possession of Maradee Cryer
Included among some Matthews family keepsakes and genealogical materials that Maradee Cryer recieved from her mother, was the old Matthews family bible and a record book. John Matthews recorded family births, marriages and deaths in the family record book, much like other families used their bible. The book also records his children's school attendance. A copy of one page, recording family births, is exhibited here.
Maradee writes:
I am making scans of the old record book. It was begun in the 1860s and is missing most of its pages. The Matthews children (John, Samuel, and Loderick) used it to practice their writing, I think, as their names are scribbled all over everything.
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- John Mathews, bornd Sept the 9th A.D. 1817
- Tab Mathews " Aug the 1st " 1819
- Almeda Mathews " June the 26th " 1842
- Huldah Mathews " January 12th " 1845
- John Mathews " January 31 " 1847
- Sam Mathews " May the 4th " 1849
- Ben Mathews " July the 3rd " 1851
- Martha Mathews " Oct the 15th " 1853
- Loderick Mathews " Oct the 4th " 1857
- Lazarus Mathews " June the 10th " 1860
- Almeda Mathews died
July August the 18th 1868
Appreciation to Maradee for making this record of Matthew's family births available to us. Maradee's line is: grandfather Benjamin Frank Matthews, who was the son of
Samuel Harmon Matthews, who was a son of John and Tabitha Matthews. Benjamin Frank Matthews and his young son, Sam are buried in the Chase cemetery. Photographs of their gravesites are included in Tarver-Gen's cemetery survey of Chase Cemetery, Franklin Parish, LA.
NOTES
To cite this document image in your research, use the following citation:
Matthews, John. "Births" Family Records Book, ca 1861. "Primary Source Documents: John Matthews and Tabitha Gilson Family Records Book," Tarver-Gen. [Online]: , Tarver-Gen.
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