Joe Ellis Matthews

1907 - 1960  (52 years)

• Name	Joe Ellis Matthews
  Born	22 Jun 1907	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Ocanalufty, Swain County, North Carolina   [2]
  Census	1940	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	21 May 1960	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Crushed Skull Automobile Accident
  Buried	23 May 1960	Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I147398	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Jason C. Matthews,   b. 6 Oct 1880, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Jan 1929  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Sally L. Quilliams,   b. 15 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Oct 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1902	Swain County, North Carolina   [7]
  Family ID	F40246	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mariah Starkey,   b. 9 Sep 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 2005  (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Ray Matthews,   b. 1 Jan 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1990  (Age 56 years)   2. Dewey Matthews,   b. Abt 1932, Tennessee  (Age ~ 92 years) + 3. Roy W. Matthews,   b. 1 Jan 1934, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1990, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years) + 4. Hettie Matthews,   b. 18 Apr 1936, Tennessee  (Age 88 years) + 5. Minnie Ruth Matthews,   b. 31 Jan 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 2013  (Age 75 years) + 6. Freeman Matthews,   b. Abt 1942  (Age ~ 82 years) + 7. Mary Louise Matthews,   b. 11 Jul 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 1989  (Age 46 years)   8. Cecil Mae Matthews   9. Perry Matthews,   d. Bef 3 Sep 2005   10. Frank Matthews,   d. Bef 3 Sep 2005
  Family ID	F54969	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jun 1907 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Crushed Skull Automobile Accident - 21 May 1960 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 23 May 1960 - Beech Grove 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

  [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Joe Mathes Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1908 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jason J C Mathes Head M 27 North Carolina Sallie Mathes Wife F 26 Tennessee Mary Mathes Daughter F 5 Tennessee Joe Mathes Son M 2 Tennessee May Mathes Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Joe E Mathews Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Ocanalufty, Swain, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1907 Birthplace: North Carolina Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jacen C Mathews Head M 57 North Carolina Sallie L Mathews Wife F 51 North Carolina Mary L Mathews Daughter F 16 North Carolina Joe E Mathews Son M 13 North Carolina Dillard Mathews Son M 11 North Carolina Francis M Mathews Daughter F 5 North Carolina Jarvis G Mathews Son M 3 North Carolina Williard Mathews Son M 1 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1940. name: Elis Matthews titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 33 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1907 residence in 1935: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee enumeration district number: 78-5 family number: 172 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 7 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00134 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Elis Matthews M 33 Tennessee wife Marias Matthews F 33 Tennessee son Matthews M 8 Tennessee son Ray Matthews M 6 Tennessee daughter Hattie Matthews F 4 Tennessee daughter Minnie Matthews F 2 Tennessee son Ray Matthews M 0 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 May 1960. Matthews, Joe Ellis 52 b. Jun 22 '07 Sev d. May 21, 1960 US hwy 441 P-Forge farmer f. Jason Matthews m. Sallie Quilliams Caney Cem Survivors: Mariah Starkey R2 Sev 4 sons Freeman Roy Ray Dewey 4 dau Hettie Minnie Mary Lou Cecil Mae 3 bro Dillard Jarvis Willard 3 Mary Jane Finger Mae Brackins Lucile Galyon 1 gc. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Jae Ellis Matthews Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 May 1960 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 52 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1908 Father's Name: Jason Matthews Mother's Name: Sallie Quilliam Spouse's Name: Mariah Starkey Matthews Spouse's Gender: Female "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-38423-28344-48?cc=1417505 : accessed 24 April 2015), 007552518 > image 267 of 2309; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 628. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Jasson Mathesis Birth Date: 1881 Age: 21 Spouse's Name: Sallie Qwilliams Spouse's Birth Date: 1882 Spouse's Birthplace: Of Sevier Co., Tenn. Spouse's Age: 20 Event Date: 13 Sep 1902 Event Place: Lufty Twp., Swain, North Carolina Race: White Marital Status: Unknown Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown