Samuel Isham "Sam" Matthews^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1908 - 1994  (86 years)

• Name	Samuel Isham "Sam" Matthews
  Born	11 Jul 1908	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	21 Aug 1994  [7]
  Buried	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I108587	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Decatur Matthews,   b. 30 Aug 1874,   d. 9 Feb 1944  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Elzena Helton,   b. 24 Jan 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1955  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F22207	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lou C. Carnes,   b. 20 Jan 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1934  (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F55750	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Eula Mae Lewelling,   b. 22 Aug 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 2010  (Age 103 years)
  Children	1. W. D. "Bill" Matthews,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   2. Eddy Matthews   3. Betty Lou Matthews,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   4. Nancy Matthews + 5. Sammy Sue Matthews   6. Sara Matthews
  Family ID	F51021	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Jul 1908 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pleasant Hill 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Nov 1972. Jennie Matthews Atchley obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 18 Feb 1980. Frank Lewelling Hodge obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Jun 1980. Roxie Lewelling Hodge obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Sep 1934. Lou Carnes Matthews obituary [S84] E-Mail, Sara M. Neil [sarneil@cox.net] , 14 Feb 2009. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Sam Mathews Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex: Male Age: 30 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1910 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Sam Mathews Head Male 30 Tennessee Eula Mathews Wife Female 33 Tennessee Opal Lawson Stepdaughter Female 14 Tennessee Marjorie Lawson Stepdaughter Female 12 Tennessee Ernest Lawson Stepson Male 10 Tennessee Paticia Ann Lawson Stepdaughter Female 8 Tennessee Betty Lou Mathews Daughter Female 3 Tennessee Billy Mathews Son Male 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-64P2?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-17V%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C792569001%2C953147201 : accessed 5 April 2018), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 5 > 78-9 Civil District 5 SW of State Highway 71 and Road from State Highway 71 to W District Line Across West Fork of Little Pigeon River and along Big Gists Creek, Pigeon Forge (part) > image 8 of 43; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Aug 1994. Matthews, Samuel Isham 86 b. 7-11-08 Sev d. 8-21-94 DOA SMC farmer f. John D Matthews m. Elzine Helton educa 5 Pleasant Hill Cem Survivors: wife Eula Lewelling 1571 New Era Rd Sev 3 son Ernest & Edna Lawson W D (Bill) & Nancy Matthews Eddy & Teresa Matthews 7dau Opal Boykin Marjorie Rose Pat & Don Gibson Betty & Leonard Galyon Nancy & Lester Hammons Sue & Johnny Hardin Sara & Bob Neil g-sons who he raised Bobby Matthews & Madlin Matthews numerous gc ggc gggc 2 bro Arlie John D Jr mem New Era Bapt Ch.