Archibald J Mathews

Brief Life History of Archibald J

When Archibald J Mathews was born on 15 December 1827, in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States, his father, Francis Lafayette Mathews, was 42 and his mother, Mary McDaniel, was 27. He married Elizabeth Ann Miller on 2 January 1850, in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 9 Dixson, Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1900. He died on 16 August 1900, in Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Leesburg, Cherokee, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald J Mathews
1827–1900
Elizabeth Ann Miller
1827–1889
Marriage: 2 January 1850
George Washington Matthews
1840–1911
William Harrison Mathews
1848–1935
Marcus Lafayette Mathews
1852–1933
James F Mathews
1853–
Mary Lucenda Matthews
1859–1936
William Henry Matthews
1862–1863
John Pinkney Matthews
1866–1913

Sources (8)

  • Archibald Mathews, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Archibald J. Mathews, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Archable J Matthews, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836

Historical Boundaries 1836: Hamptonville, Cherokee, Alabama, United States 1839: Leesburg, Cherokee, Alabama, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.

History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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