Parents:
- William Newman Dorsett
- Amelia Holliday Somervell
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Obituary - Maryland Independent (Port Tobacco, Maryland), June 3, 1892:
Mrs. Matthews, wife of Major Wm. B. Matthews, died at the home of her husband, "Bunker Hill," on Thursday evening last after a lingering illness of consumption. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Col. Wm. Dorsett, of Prince George's county, and was a sister of Mr. Hawkins Dorsett, a well known Baltimore city business man and of Mr. J.A. Dorsett, of Pope's Creek, this county. The deceased lady was highly esteemed by a host of true friends and her christian charity will be ever remembered by all who knew her. She leaves, beside her grief-stricken husband, a family of seven children, they being, Mrs. Nelson, wife of the Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Wilmer, wife of Mr. Pere Wilmer, Jr., Mr. John B. Matthews, of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Frank W. Matthews, Misses Nannie D. and Edith B. Matthews, and Willie Matthews. The funeral services were held in Christ Church, this village, on Sunday afternoon, Bishop Nelson officiating, assisted by the rector, Rev. J.E. Poindexter. The large number of persons who attended the funeral services attested to the worth and high character of the deceased lady. The interment was made at Mount Rest, La Plata.
- William Newman Dorsett
- Amelia Holliday Somervell
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Obituary - Maryland Independent (Port Tobacco, Maryland), June 3, 1892:
Mrs. Matthews, wife of Major Wm. B. Matthews, died at the home of her husband, "Bunker Hill," on Thursday evening last after a lingering illness of consumption. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Col. Wm. Dorsett, of Prince George's county, and was a sister of Mr. Hawkins Dorsett, a well known Baltimore city business man and of Mr. J.A. Dorsett, of Pope's Creek, this county. The deceased lady was highly esteemed by a host of true friends and her christian charity will be ever remembered by all who knew her. She leaves, beside her grief-stricken husband, a family of seven children, they being, Mrs. Nelson, wife of the Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Wilmer, wife of Mr. Pere Wilmer, Jr., Mr. John B. Matthews, of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Frank W. Matthews, Misses Nannie D. and Edith B. Matthews, and Willie Matthews. The funeral services were held in Christ Church, this village, on Sunday afternoon, Bishop Nelson officiating, assisted by the rector, Rev. J.E. Poindexter. The large number of persons who attended the funeral services attested to the worth and high character of the deceased lady. The interment was made at Mount Rest, La Plata.
Parents:
- William Newman Dorsett
- Amelia Holliday Somervell
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Obituary - Maryland Independent (Port Tobacco, Maryland), June 3, 1892:
Mrs. Matthews, wife of Major Wm. B. Matthews, died at the home of her husband, "Bunker Hill," on Thursday evening last after a lingering illness of consumption. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Col. Wm. Dorsett, of Prince George's county, and was a sister of Mr. Hawkins Dorsett, a well known Baltimore city business man and of Mr. J.A. Dorsett, of Pope's Creek, this county. The deceased lady was highly esteemed by a host of true friends and her christian charity will be ever remembered by all who knew her. She leaves, beside her grief-stricken husband, a family of seven children, they being, Mrs. Nelson, wife of the Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Wilmer, wife of Mr. Pere Wilmer, Jr., Mr. John B. Matthews, of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Frank W. Matthews, Misses Nannie D. and Edith B. Matthews, and Willie Matthews. The funeral services were held in Christ Church, this village, on Sunday afternoon, Bishop Nelson officiating, assisted by the rector, Rev. J.E. Poindexter. The large number of persons who attended the funeral services attested to the worth and high character of the deceased lady. The interment was made at Mount Rest, La Plata.
- William Newman Dorsett
- Amelia Holliday Somervell
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Obituary - Maryland Independent (Port Tobacco, Maryland), June 3, 1892:
Mrs. Matthews, wife of Major Wm. B. Matthews, died at the home of her husband, "Bunker Hill," on Thursday evening last after a lingering illness of consumption. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Col. Wm. Dorsett, of Prince George's county, and was a sister of Mr. Hawkins Dorsett, a well known Baltimore city business man and of Mr. J.A. Dorsett, of Pope's Creek, this county. The deceased lady was highly esteemed by a host of true friends and her christian charity will be ever remembered by all who knew her. She leaves, beside her grief-stricken husband, a family of seven children, they being, Mrs. Nelson, wife of the Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Wilmer, wife of Mr. Pere Wilmer, Jr., Mr. John B. Matthews, of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Frank W. Matthews, Misses Nannie D. and Edith B. Matthews, and Willie Matthews. The funeral services were held in Christ Church, this village, on Sunday afternoon, Bishop Nelson officiating, assisted by the rector, Rev. J.E. Poindexter. The large number of persons who attended the funeral services attested to the worth and high character of the deceased lady. The interment was made at Mount Rest, La Plata.
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