Our Family History
Carolina Spears
1828 - 1924 (96 years)-
Name Carolina Spears Born 16 Jul 1828 Gender Female Died 7 Oct 1924 Notes - Source http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17378312
Birth: Jul. 16, 1828
Death: Oct. 7, 1924
J.B. Matthews and wife Caroline came with family come from Alabama by way of Louisiana to Texas.
She and Joseph Beck Matthews married 30 Oct 1850 in Union Parish, LA.She was the daughter of Alexander Spears who was a merchant in Spearsville, Union Parish, LA. Sources:Union Co., AR Marriage Bk 1, pg. 40Original Record, Union Parish, LA Succession Record Bk K pgs 640-680, (LDS), pgs. 640-680 Estate of Alexander Spears
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Children:
Lucinda Elizabeth Matthews Reynolds (1851 - 1935)*
John Alexander Matthews (1853 - 1941)*
Mary Jane Matthews Larn Brown (1857 - 1946)*
Spouse:
Joseph Beck Matthews (1824 - 1895)*
Burial:
Albany Cemetery
Albany
Shackelford County
Texas, USA
Plot: Masonic, Sec. D, Lot 35
Person ID I6692 Clark Last Modified 17 Mar 2011
Husband Joseph Beck Matthews, b. 24 Aug 1824, d. 27 Jun 1895 (Age 70 years) Married 30 Oct 1850 Los Angeles, California, USA - 1870 census
Home in 1870: Texas, United States
J B Matthews M 43y
Caroline Matthews F 41y
John Alex Matthews M 17y
Mary Jane Matthews F 12y
Martha Ann Matthews F 10y
Susan Alice Matthews F 7y
Rose Ella Matthews F 5y
Nathan L Bartholomew M 27y
Children + 1. Mary Jane Matthews, b. 6 Jun 1857, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA , d. 12 Feb 1946, California, USA (Age 88 years) ▻ John M. Larn m. 28 Nov 1872; John Brown m. 23 Oct 1880Last Modified 17 Mar 2011 Family ID F1853 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Source http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17378312