Rev. Herman Gracey Matthews^{[1, 2, 3]}

1895 - 1984  (88 years)

• Name	Herman Gracey Matthews
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	13 Apr 1895	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 1984  [4]
  Buried	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I80366	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Albert Catlett Matthews,   b. 17 Dec 1862, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 1930  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Martha Elzora "Mattie" Click,   b. 28 Jun 1864, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1931  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1894
  Headstones		Matthews Mattie E. 1864 - 1931 Albert C. 1862 - 1930
  Family ID	F29531	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Olive Dixie Murrell,   b. 29 Jul 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 3 May 1930, Jamestown, Frentress County, Tennessee  (Age 29 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1927
  Children	+ 1. Herman Matthews, Jr.,   b. 11 Apr 1930, Jamestown, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 2008, Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F29533	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Esther Sarrett,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 19 May 1978  (Age 71 years)
  Married	7 May 1932
  Children	1. Anna Ruth Matthews,   b. 1 Nov 1933  (Age 90 years) + 2. Nana Marie Matthews,   b. 8 Mar 1936  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F29534	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Apr 1895 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Children living in the Little Greenbrier section of nearby Sevier County attended both school and church in this log building from 1882-1935. The building is now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of the most popular attractions for visitors. Shown at right is Cocke County native Herman Matthews, longtime teacher and Baptist minister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 168. [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 40, 272. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 30 Jan 2014. School Days 2! [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Apr 1984. Matthews, Rev Herman Gracey 88 widowed b. 4/13/95 TN d. 4-2-84 Appalachian Rgnl Hosp Middlesboro KY res R1 Sev f. Albert Catlett Matthews m. Martha Click WW I Army Pvt Co A 321st M G 3/30/18 Sev 5/26/19 Ft Oglethorpe GA Alder Branch Cem Survivors: son Herman Jr Middlesboro KY dau Ruth Matthews Sev Marie (Charlie) Ottinger 4916 Macmont Powell 10 gc 1 ggc mem 1st Bapt Ch Middlesboro pastor of Bapt Churches in TN & AR 42 yrs. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 97.