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Carolina Spears

Female 1828 - 1924  (96 years)


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  • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1946, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    John M. Larn  m. 28 Nov 1872;   John Brown  m. 23 Oct 1880
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart