John William “Pop” Matthews (1888-1986)

John William “Pop” Matthews

Birth

15 Mar 1888

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA

Death

17 Jan 1986 (aged 97)

Kansas, USA

Burial

Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens

Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA Show Map

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Marriage:

1st wife Ida May Bressel
John and Ida had one son, Ray Matthews.

2nd wife Bertha Garshwiler married 10 July 1912

John and Bertha had 8 children:

Frank, John, Marvin, Robert, Margaret, Glenn and Helen.

Family Members

Parents

Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Krapes Barrett

1864–1923

Spouses

Ida May Bressel Ostrum

1884–1965
Bertha Blanche Garshwiler Matthews

1889–1973

Siblings

Mary Ellen Matthews Chester

1883–1954
Evelyn P Barrett Wilde

1908–2000

Children

Ray Matthews

1910–2009
Ruth Marie Matthews Jacks

1913–1989
Frank Lester Matthews

1914–1991
John William Matthews Jr

1916–2001
Robert Lee Matthews

1920–1999
Margaret Ellen Matthews Williams

1923–2009
Glenn Edward Matthews

1925–2015

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John William “Pop” Matthews

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Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Krapes Barrett

Ida May Bressel Ostrum

Bertha Blanche Garshwiler Matthews

Mary Ellen Matthews Chester

Evelyn P Barrett Wilde

Ray Matthews

Ruth Marie Matthews Jacks

Frank Lester Matthews

John William Matthews Jr

Robert Lee Matthews

Margaret Ellen Matthews Williams

Glenn Edward Matthews

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