Henry Matthews was one of the first of the large Matthews family who came from Laurens County, South Carolina, to be born in Georgia. His parents, Henry Sr. and Charity, settled in Gwinnett County, although his father died when he was just a boy.
On 31 May 1849, in Gwinnett County, Henry married Elizabeth V. Barnett, usually called "Eliza" or "Elzie." They had six children in all, who were
Louisa (also called Laura) Jane Matthews, who married John M. Paden, son of Samuel Sexton Paden and Margaret Massey;
Shady Ann Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford, son of Curtis Caldwell Lankford and Catherine Ann Carruth;
William P. Matthews, who married Laura Hattie Arendall, daughter of John Laughlin Arendall and Mary Elizabeth Lankford (Laura was a cousin of William Perry Lankford);
Mary E. Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford after Shady Ann died at 31; and
Henry J. Matthews, who married Mary E. "Mollie" Whitley.
Henry Matthews was one of the larger landowners in Gwinnett County, owning more than 500 acres in Berkshire District. By 1870, probably after the war, Henry moved his family to DeKalb County and had a farm there near Stone Mountain. There his wife Eliza died in 1877, and the next year Henry married the widow Mrs. Frances C. (Davis) McCullough, widow of James W. McCullough.
On 31 May 1849, in Gwinnett County, Henry married Elizabeth V. Barnett, usually called "Eliza" or "Elzie." They had six children in all, who were
Louisa (also called Laura) Jane Matthews, who married John M. Paden, son of Samuel Sexton Paden and Margaret Massey;
Shady Ann Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford, son of Curtis Caldwell Lankford and Catherine Ann Carruth;
William P. Matthews, who married Laura Hattie Arendall, daughter of John Laughlin Arendall and Mary Elizabeth Lankford (Laura was a cousin of William Perry Lankford);
Mary E. Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford after Shady Ann died at 31; and
Henry J. Matthews, who married Mary E. "Mollie" Whitley.
Henry Matthews was one of the larger landowners in Gwinnett County, owning more than 500 acres in Berkshire District. By 1870, probably after the war, Henry moved his family to DeKalb County and had a farm there near Stone Mountain. There his wife Eliza died in 1877, and the next year Henry married the widow Mrs. Frances C. (Davis) McCullough, widow of James W. McCullough.
Henry Matthews was one of the first of the large Matthews family who came from Laurens County, South Carolina, to be born in Georgia. His parents, Henry Sr. and Charity, settled in Gwinnett County, although his father died when he was just a boy.
On 31 May 1849, in Gwinnett County, Henry married Elizabeth V. Barnett, usually called "Eliza" or "Elzie." They had six children in all, who were
Louisa (also called Laura) Jane Matthews, who married John M. Paden, son of Samuel Sexton Paden and Margaret Massey;
Shady Ann Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford, son of Curtis Caldwell Lankford and Catherine Ann Carruth;
William P. Matthews, who married Laura Hattie Arendall, daughter of John Laughlin Arendall and Mary Elizabeth Lankford (Laura was a cousin of William Perry Lankford);
Mary E. Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford after Shady Ann died at 31; and
Henry J. Matthews, who married Mary E. "Mollie" Whitley.
Henry Matthews was one of the larger landowners in Gwinnett County, owning more than 500 acres in Berkshire District. By 1870, probably after the war, Henry moved his family to DeKalb County and had a farm there near Stone Mountain. There his wife Eliza died in 1877, and the next year Henry married the widow Mrs. Frances C. (Davis) McCullough, widow of James W. McCullough.
On 31 May 1849, in Gwinnett County, Henry married Elizabeth V. Barnett, usually called "Eliza" or "Elzie." They had six children in all, who were
Louisa (also called Laura) Jane Matthews, who married John M. Paden, son of Samuel Sexton Paden and Margaret Massey;
Shady Ann Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford, son of Curtis Caldwell Lankford and Catherine Ann Carruth;
William P. Matthews, who married Laura Hattie Arendall, daughter of John Laughlin Arendall and Mary Elizabeth Lankford (Laura was a cousin of William Perry Lankford);
Mary E. Matthews, who married William Perry Lankford after Shady Ann died at 31; and
Henry J. Matthews, who married Mary E. "Mollie" Whitley.
Henry Matthews was one of the larger landowners in Gwinnett County, owning more than 500 acres in Berkshire District. By 1870, probably after the war, Henry moved his family to DeKalb County and had a farm there near Stone Mountain. There his wife Eliza died in 1877, and the next year Henry married the widow Mrs. Frances C. (Davis) McCullough, widow of James W. McCullough.
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"IN MEMORY
of
HENRY MATTHEWS
Born Sept. 5, 1823
Departed this life
Jan. 1, 1895"
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