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Fred Decatur Matthews

Fred Decatur Matthews

Male 1898 - 1983  (84 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Fred Decatur MatthewsFred Decatur Matthews was born 1 Aug 1898, Tennessee (son of Francis Calhoun "Cal" Matthews and Mary Jane "Jennie" Tarwater); died 1 May 1983; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 349.

    Fred — . [Group Sheet]

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    Fred — . [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Francis Calhoun "Cal" Matthews was born 24 Aug 1873, Tennessee (son of Jesse "Bathurst" Matthews and Jemima Floyd); died 8 Mar 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272, 349.

    Francis — Mary Jane "Jennie" Tarwater. Mary (daughter of Michael Tarwater and Elzina Latham) was born 18 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 12 May 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Jane "Jennie" Tarwater was born 18 Jan 1876, Tennessee (daughter of Michael Tarwater and Elzina Latham); died 12 May 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272, 349.

    Children:
    1. Roy William Matthews was born 12 Apr 1896, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1974; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Fred Decatur Matthews was born 1 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 1 May 1983; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Flora Elizabeth Matthews was born 11 Jan 1903, Tennessee; died 15 May 1972; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. James Byrd Matthews was born 24 Aug 1907, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 1980; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Lilly Matthew Matthews was born 17 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1996; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Iva Matthews was born Abt 1911; died 25 Oct 2004; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Dee Faye Matthews


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jesse "Bathurst" Matthews was born 1841, North Carolina; died 1896; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Surname may have been Mathes.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 349.

    Jesse married Jemima Floyd 24 Aug 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jemima (daughter of Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd and Elizabeth "Liza" Childress) was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Jemima Floyd was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd and Elizabeth "Liza" Childress); died 1922; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 349.

    Children:
    1. 2. Francis Calhoun "Cal" Matthews was born 24 Aug 1873, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Decatur Matthews was born 30 Aug 1874; died 9 Feb 1944; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Henry Matthews was born 1877; died 1938; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Robert Wallace Matthews was born 16 Aug 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1945; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Eli Matthews was born 12 Jan 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1950; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Hettie Jane Matthews was born 28 Dec 1883, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1968; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Otha Matthews was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jency Matthews

  3. 6.  Michael Tarwater was born 9 Jan 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Mathew Tarwater and Sarah "Sally" Rule); died 7 Jun 1903; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 348, 349.

    Michael married Elzina Latham 16 Dec 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elzina (daughter of Andrew Latham and Mary Gibson) was born Abt 1854, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elzina Latham was born Abt 1854, Tennessee (daughter of Andrew Latham and Mary Gibson).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tarwater was born 23 Sep 1874, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1966; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Mary Jane "Jennie" Tarwater was born 18 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 12 May 1957; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd was born Abt 1804, South Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

    Richard — Elizabeth "Liza" Childress. Elizabeth was born Abt 1805, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Elizabeth "Liza" Childress was born Abt 1805, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

    Children:
    1. Robert Wesley Floyd was born 9 Oct 1831, Tennessee; died 5 Apr 1912; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Isaac B. Floyd was born Aug 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd was born 14 Apr 1838, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1918; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Richard R. Floyd was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    5. Eli Floyd was born 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1901; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Henry Floyd was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    7. 5. Jemima Floyd was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jeney Floyd was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  Mathew Tarwater was born 8 Mar 1822, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (son of William Tarwater and Judah Childress); died 30 May 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 248, 348, 349, 350.
    Kimberly Dunaway, Kimbie48@aol.com, 8 October 2000.

    Mathew married Sarah "Sally" Rule 23 Nov 1847. Sarah (daughter of Michael Rule and Elizabeth Dill) was born 29 Feb 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1884; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Sarah "Sally" Rule was born 29 Feb 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Michael Rule and Elizabeth Dill); died 16 Oct 1884; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 248, 348, 349, 350.
    Kimberly Dunaway, Kimbie48@aol.com, 8 October 2000.

    Children:
    1. Harriet Matilda Tarwater was born 23 Oct 1848, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1913; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Michael Tarwater was born 9 Jan 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1903; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James Rogers Tarwater was born 10 Sep 1851, Knox County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1932, Orlando, Orange County, Florida; was buried 27 Mar 1932, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Elizabeth Tarwater was born 2 Sep 1853, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1929; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William D. Tarwater was born 1 May 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 May 1924; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Jacob Atkin Tarwater was born 9 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Henry Rule Tarwater was born 3 Jan 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Nov 1936, Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mathew Nelson Tarwater was born 2 Apr 1861; died 6 Sep 1916; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Adam H. Tarwater was born 15 Nov 1865, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1921; was buried Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Tarwater was born 1 Dec 1869; died 1 Dec 1869; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Andrew Latham was born 8 Aug 1831, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1898; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Cusicks Cross Roads, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 248.

    Andrew — Mary Gibson. Mary was born 1 Jan 1830, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Gibson was born 1 Jan 1830, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Cusicks Cross Roads, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 248.

    Children:
    1. Samuel Latham was born 20 Nov 1853, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Jul 1927, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Elzina Latham was born Abt 1854, Tennessee.
    3. John Latham was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy Latham was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    5. Laban Latham was born 9 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1894; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah "Sally" Latham was born 11 Aug 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1913; was buried Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Anjaline Latham was born Abt 1871, Tennessee.
    8. William Latham was born Abt 1873, Tennessee.
    9. Louiza Latham was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    10. Mary J. Latham was born Abt 1967, Tennessee.