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Harriet <I>Flower</I> Mathews

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Harriet Flower Mathews

Birth
Louisiana, USA
Death
1873 (aged 79–80)
Louisiana, USA
Burial
Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Dr. Samuel Flower and Mary Carpenter

She was born on the family plantation now knows as Butler-Greenwood Plantation. One of their eleven children.

She married Judge George Mathews and when her father died in 1813. She inherited the portion of the plantation that included the house. She and Judge Mathews would produce indigo, cotton, sugar, corn and Sugar cane. The crops were shipped from their own dock on Bayou Sara.

After the death of Judge Mathews, Harriet, along with her son Charles Lewis Mathews continued to manage the large plantation. They would rate in the top 9% of plantations in the state of Louisiana.
(Bio: charlott jones)
Daughter of Dr. Samuel Flower and Mary Carpenter

She was born on the family plantation now knows as Butler-Greenwood Plantation. One of their eleven children.

She married Judge George Mathews and when her father died in 1813. She inherited the portion of the plantation that included the house. She and Judge Mathews would produce indigo, cotton, sugar, corn and Sugar cane. The crops were shipped from their own dock on Bayou Sara.

After the death of Judge Mathews, Harriet, along with her son Charles Lewis Mathews continued to manage the large plantation. They would rate in the top 9% of plantations in the state of Louisiana.
(Bio: charlott jones)


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  • Created by: Michelle Woodham
  • Added: Apr 8, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35649682/harriet-mathews: accessed ), memorial page for Harriet Flower Mathews (1793–1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35649682, citing Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Michelle Woodham (contributor 46636907).