Samuel Matthews, Plaquemine, La., who has few peers and no superiors in the bar of Iberville parish, was born in the state of Alabama in 1824, and is a son of Thomas and Kitty (Hughes) Matthews, natives of Virginia.
The father died in Alabama in 1833, and the mother survived until 1861. Young Matthews was reared on a farm, and remained in the home of his childhood until he was sixteen years old. He was then sent to Nashville university, Tennessee, took a regular collegiate course and graduated in 1844.
Five years later he became a student at Harvard University law school, and in 1851 was admitted to the bar in New Orleans. He began the practice of the profession there, which he continued until 1854, when he removed to Plaquemine, Iberville parish.
Here he soon took rank as a leading member of the bar, and has won a reputation that is not confined to the borders of his own parish. He is a close student, is quick to grasp a situation, and is prompt in his decisions. Mr. Matthews' experience in life has not been gained exclusively in courts of justice, but on the battlefield. In 1846 he was a Louisiana volunteer in the Mexican war, remaining in the service three months; in 1861, when there was a call for the gallant sons of the South to come to the aid of the confederacy, he enlisted in the First Louisiana cavalry and was elected first lieutenant of Company A; in 1863, while he was in Kentucky, he was taken prisoner and was carried to Johnson's island, where he was confined twenty-two months.
When the war ended he was released and returned to his home. Before the war he was interested in a sugar plantation, but abandoned this enterprise on the beginning of the conflict.
Mr. Matthews was married in 1852 to Miss Elizabeth J. Sharp, of East Baton Rouge parish, La., a daughter of George and Tennessee (Robertson) Sharp. Four children were born of this union, two of whom are deceased. The mother died in January, 1861.
In November, 1862, Mr. Matthews was married to Miss Tennessee Robertson, a cousin to the first wife and a daughter of James E. and Ernestine (Schlater) Robertson. Nine children were born of the second marriage, three of whom are dead."
Married Samuel Matthews.
Children of Samuel and Tennessee Matthews:
Edwin Matthews xxxx xxxx
Annie Matthews 1866 xxxx
Crusoe Matthews 1867 xxxx
Mary Matthews 1869 1951
Harley Matthews 1871 xxxx
Essie Matthews 1872 1878
Schamyl Matthews 1875 1878
Ernestine Matthews 1877 xxxx
Samuel Matthews 1879 xxxx
The father died in Alabama in 1833, and the mother survived until 1861. Young Matthews was reared on a farm, and remained in the home of his childhood until he was sixteen years old. He was then sent to Nashville university, Tennessee, took a regular collegiate course and graduated in 1844.
Five years later he became a student at Harvard University law school, and in 1851 was admitted to the bar in New Orleans. He began the practice of the profession there, which he continued until 1854, when he removed to Plaquemine, Iberville parish.
Here he soon took rank as a leading member of the bar, and has won a reputation that is not confined to the borders of his own parish. He is a close student, is quick to grasp a situation, and is prompt in his decisions. Mr. Matthews' experience in life has not been gained exclusively in courts of justice, but on the battlefield. In 1846 he was a Louisiana volunteer in the Mexican war, remaining in the service three months; in 1861, when there was a call for the gallant sons of the South to come to the aid of the confederacy, he enlisted in the First Louisiana cavalry and was elected first lieutenant of Company A; in 1863, while he was in Kentucky, he was taken prisoner and was carried to Johnson's island, where he was confined twenty-two months.
When the war ended he was released and returned to his home. Before the war he was interested in a sugar plantation, but abandoned this enterprise on the beginning of the conflict.
Mr. Matthews was married in 1852 to Miss Elizabeth J. Sharp, of East Baton Rouge parish, La., a daughter of George and Tennessee (Robertson) Sharp. Four children were born of this union, two of whom are deceased. The mother died in January, 1861.
In November, 1862, Mr. Matthews was married to Miss Tennessee Robertson, a cousin to the first wife and a daughter of James E. and Ernestine (Schlater) Robertson. Nine children were born of the second marriage, three of whom are dead."
Married Samuel Matthews.
Children of Samuel and Tennessee Matthews:
Edwin Matthews xxxx xxxx
Annie Matthews 1866 xxxx
Crusoe Matthews 1867 xxxx
Mary Matthews 1869 1951
Harley Matthews 1871 xxxx
Essie Matthews 1872 1878
Schamyl Matthews 1875 1878
Ernestine Matthews 1877 xxxx
Samuel Matthews 1879 xxxx
Samuel Matthews, Plaquemine, La., who has few peers and no superiors in the bar of Iberville parish, was born in the state of Alabama in 1824, and is a son of Thomas and Kitty (Hughes) Matthews, natives of Virginia.
The father died in Alabama in 1833, and the mother survived until 1861. Young Matthews was reared on a farm, and remained in the home of his childhood until he was sixteen years old. He was then sent to Nashville university, Tennessee, took a regular collegiate course and graduated in 1844.
Five years later he became a student at Harvard University law school, and in 1851 was admitted to the bar in New Orleans. He began the practice of the profession there, which he continued until 1854, when he removed to Plaquemine, Iberville parish.
Here he soon took rank as a leading member of the bar, and has won a reputation that is not confined to the borders of his own parish. He is a close student, is quick to grasp a situation, and is prompt in his decisions. Mr. Matthews' experience in life has not been gained exclusively in courts of justice, but on the battlefield. In 1846 he was a Louisiana volunteer in the Mexican war, remaining in the service three months; in 1861, when there was a call for the gallant sons of the South to come to the aid of the confederacy, he enlisted in the First Louisiana cavalry and was elected first lieutenant of Company A; in 1863, while he was in Kentucky, he was taken prisoner and was carried to Johnson's island, where he was confined twenty-two months.
When the war ended he was released and returned to his home. Before the war he was interested in a sugar plantation, but abandoned this enterprise on the beginning of the conflict.
Mr. Matthews was married in 1852 to Miss Elizabeth J. Sharp, of East Baton Rouge parish, La., a daughter of George and Tennessee (Robertson) Sharp. Four children were born of this union, two of whom are deceased. The mother died in January, 1861.
In November, 1862, Mr. Matthews was married to Miss Tennessee Robertson, a cousin to the first wife and a daughter of James E. and Ernestine (Schlater) Robertson. Nine children were born of the second marriage, three of whom are dead."
Married Samuel Matthews.
Children of Samuel and Tennessee Matthews:
Edwin Matthews xxxx xxxx
Annie Matthews 1866 xxxx
Crusoe Matthews 1867 xxxx
Mary Matthews 1869 1951
Harley Matthews 1871 xxxx
Essie Matthews 1872 1878
Schamyl Matthews 1875 1878
Ernestine Matthews 1877 xxxx
Samuel Matthews 1879 xxxx
The father died in Alabama in 1833, and the mother survived until 1861. Young Matthews was reared on a farm, and remained in the home of his childhood until he was sixteen years old. He was then sent to Nashville university, Tennessee, took a regular collegiate course and graduated in 1844.
Five years later he became a student at Harvard University law school, and in 1851 was admitted to the bar in New Orleans. He began the practice of the profession there, which he continued until 1854, when he removed to Plaquemine, Iberville parish.
Here he soon took rank as a leading member of the bar, and has won a reputation that is not confined to the borders of his own parish. He is a close student, is quick to grasp a situation, and is prompt in his decisions. Mr. Matthews' experience in life has not been gained exclusively in courts of justice, but on the battlefield. In 1846 he was a Louisiana volunteer in the Mexican war, remaining in the service three months; in 1861, when there was a call for the gallant sons of the South to come to the aid of the confederacy, he enlisted in the First Louisiana cavalry and was elected first lieutenant of Company A; in 1863, while he was in Kentucky, he was taken prisoner and was carried to Johnson's island, where he was confined twenty-two months.
When the war ended he was released and returned to his home. Before the war he was interested in a sugar plantation, but abandoned this enterprise on the beginning of the conflict.
Mr. Matthews was married in 1852 to Miss Elizabeth J. Sharp, of East Baton Rouge parish, La., a daughter of George and Tennessee (Robertson) Sharp. Four children were born of this union, two of whom are deceased. The mother died in January, 1861.
In November, 1862, Mr. Matthews was married to Miss Tennessee Robertson, a cousin to the first wife and a daughter of James E. and Ernestine (Schlater) Robertson. Nine children were born of the second marriage, three of whom are dead."
Married Samuel Matthews.
Children of Samuel and Tennessee Matthews:
Edwin Matthews xxxx xxxx
Annie Matthews 1866 xxxx
Crusoe Matthews 1867 xxxx
Mary Matthews 1869 1951
Harley Matthews 1871 xxxx
Essie Matthews 1872 1878
Schamyl Matthews 1875 1878
Ernestine Matthews 1877 xxxx
Samuel Matthews 1879 xxxx
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