I have been working on proving the relationships of the folks in a cem. listing in the Cleaves Matthews cem, who are buried with G. F. Matthews. They are all identified as the children of G. Frank and Susie Ann Matthews (widow in 1920). Here are the names I have as his children and and what I have learned so far. 1 G. Frank Matthews b: Jan 22, 1886 d: Sep 18, 1919 Burial: Cleaves Matthews Family Cem, Saluda Co, SC [ [1919 Saluda Co. DC#17300] .. +Susie Unknown Matthews b: Jul 15, 1887 in SC d: Jun 24, 1955 ..... 2 Flossie B. Matthews b: Abt. 1907 in SC [1920 Saluda Co, SC, Germanville twp, p. 31A, hh#321/324, living with her widowed mother. I did not find a DC thru1949 under the name Flossie Matthews] ..... 2 Infant Matthews b: Aug 10, 1908 in SC d: Aug 10, 1908 [Cem. record only, no name given] ..... 2 Isolee Matthews b: Aug 10, 1909 in SC d: Jun 11, 1911 [1910 Saluda, Germanville twp, p. 85A, hh# 193/193, Icy Lee, with parents, age in months but cannot read clearly] ..... 2 J. Leo Matthews b: Jun 22, 1911 in SC d: Dec 24, 1929 [1929 Saluda Co. DC #1929] ..... 2 Ransom J. Matthews b: Abt. 1914 in SC [1920 Saluda Co, SC, Germanville, twp, p. 31A, hh#321/324 with widowed mother. I did not find a DC for him up thru 1949] ..... 2 Clarance A. Matthews b: Mar 15, 1915 in SC d: Mar 24, 1918 [1918 Saluda Co. DC #5262] ..... 2 James F. Matthews b: Sep 13, 1916 in SC d: Sep 21, 1916 [1916 Saluda Co, DC #41250] ..... 2 Albert D. Matthews b: Nov 27, 1917 in SC d: May 28, 1938 [1938 Saluda Co DC#11521] ..... 2 Mary A. Matthews b: Oct 18, 1918 in SC d: Jun 20, 1920 [1920 Saluda Co, SC, Germanville, twp, p. 31A, hh#321/324 with widowed mother, age 4 mo.] [1920 Saluda Co, DC #12204] ---------------------------------------------------------- The following death certificates belong to this family: FATHER: Note: the Death Certificate spells the names with only one "t" altho the cem. records use the double t. Often it is found both ways in the same document. So if you are looking for someone in census records, don't forget to try the "one t" Mathews spelling too. 1919 - Death Cert. #17300, Saluda Co, SC G. Frank Mathews Male, White, married, Farmer b. 2/_/1886, Saldua Co, SC [Would still be Edgefield Co at the time] father: J. L. Mathews, Edgefield Co, SC mother: Matilda Corley, Edgefield Co, SC d. Sept 18, 1919, Saluda twp #1, Saluda Co, SC cause: Epilepsy informant: D. W. Mathews, RFD (2), Batesburg, SC buried: Family Cem, Saluda Co. [Cleaves Matthews Cem] UT: (C.D?) Barr, Leesville, SC Cem. records given different birth date, neither of which are primary sources: Jan 22 1886 - Sep 18 1919 His wife, Susie Unknown Matthews, is not buried there, and I don't know who she is. Any help out there? His mother is also listed incorrectly, according to what I have. Matilda Corley is his grandmother, wife of Lewis Cleaves Matthews. They had a son Jacob L. Mathews, who I have as the father of G. Frank based on the 1900 census where G. Frank is listed as a son age 14. CENSUS: 1900 Saluda Co, SC, 1st twp, p. 13, hh# 212/_ Jacob L. Matthews, head 36 M W 7/1864 md 15 yrs, Farmer, owns 195 acre farm, r/w SC SC SC Mary Matthews, wife 33 F W 11/1867 md 15 yrs, 4 children/4 living, r/w SC SC SC *G. Frank Matthews, son, 14 M W 1/1886, r/w SC SC SC Anny Matthews, dau, 9 W F __/1891, SC SC SC Westley Matthews, son, 7 M W 11/1882, SC SC SC Dora Matthews, dau, 5 F W _/1894, SC SC SC -------------------------------------------------------------- Infant Son (James F. Matthews name in cem., not on DC] 1916 - Death Cert #41250, Saluda Co, SC Infant Matthews Male, White, infant b. Sept 13, 1916, Saluda Co. SC father: Frank Matthews, Batesburg, SC [Edgefield Co at the time of his birth] mother: Susie Mathews, Batesburg, SC [ " "] d. Sept 21, 1916, Saluda Co, SC cause: Asthenia informant: Dr. J. P. Croft, Leesville, SC buried: Nazareth UT: D. W. Matthews. Atho the death cert gives no name, he is called James F. Matthews, but is buried in the Cleaves Matthews cem, Saluda Co. with his parents. --------------------------------------------------------------- SON - Clarence A. Matthews: 1918 - Death Cert #5262, Saluda Co, SC Clarence Matthews Male white single b. March 5, 1915, SC father: G. F. Matthews, SC mother: Susie Matthews, SC d. March 24, 1918, Saluda Co, SC cause: pneumonia, bronco following influenza informant: D. W. Matthews, Batesburg, SC buried: Matthews Burial Plot [Cleaves Matthews Family Cem, Saluda Co, SC] UT: J. Edward, Batesburg, SC --------------------------------------------------------- DAUGHTER: Mary Cornelia Matthews: 1920 Death Cert. #12204, Saluda Co #1 Mary Cornelia Matthews Female White, infant b. Oct 18, 1819, SC father: Frank Matthews, SC mother: Susie Matthews, SC d. June 20, 1920, Saluda #1, Saluda Co, SC cause: a form of meningitis, probably at __ a sudden brain lesion with convulsions. informant: Odell Matthews, Batesburg, SC buried: Family Burial Ground UT: C. D. Barr, Leesville Family Burial ground is the Cleaves Matthews Cem, Saluda Co, SC. She is listed with her widowed mother as Mary A. Matthews, dau, F W 4 mo, single, SC SC SC in the 1920 Saluda Co, SC, Germanville, twp, p. 31A, hh#321/324. She is also listed in the cem. records I have as Mary Ann, so she may have been Mary Ann Cornelia Matthews. The transcription I have has her birth as 1918, but that is impossible because her age at death was 8 mo, 2 days. ---------------------------------------------------------------- SON: Leo Matthews 1929 - Death Cert #5387, Saluda Co, SC Leo Matthews Male, White, marriage state has work no written in, assume single. b. June 22, 1911, Saluda Co, SC father: Frank Matthews, SC mother: Susie Matthews, SC d. Jan 24, 1929, Saluda #1, Saluda Co, SC cause: broncho pneumonia; heart failure informant: Pierce Matthews, Batesburg, SC buried: Matthews Cem. [Cleaves Matthews Family Cem, Saluda Co, SC] UT: C. D. Barr, Leesville, SC Note the death date differs from the cem. record that I was sent as Dec 24, 1929. Date of DC is primary. However, I could have made a mistake and I did not note this and recheck it at the time. Will recheck at a later date, and post ONLY if the Death cert. date I have given is in error. ------------------------------------------------------------- SON - Albert D. Matthews 1938 - Death Cert. #11521, Saluda Co, SC Albert D. Mathews Male, White, marriage status not marked, Farmer, home address: Batesburg b. Nov 27,1917, Saluda Co, SC father: Frank Matthews, Saluda Co, SC [Edgefield at time of birth] mother: Susa Matthews, Saluda Co, SC [ " " ] d. May 28, 1938, Saluda #1, Saluda Co, SC cause: none given informant. A. R. Matthews, Rt. 5 Batesburg, SC buried: Family Plot [Cleaves Matthews Family Cem, Saluda Co, SC] UT: J. L. Parrish, Batesburg, SC ----------------------------------------------- NOTE that all death certs. name the mother as a Matthews. Perhaps she was a Matthews by birth as well as by Marriage. Does anyone know from which family she came from. Possibly we can find out by checking the informants on some of the death cert., may be her sibling. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Father Jacob L is also buried in the Cleaves Matthews Family Cemetery, Saluda Co., SC. Matthews, Jacob L. Jul 1 1863 - May 27 1937 Matthews, M. Alice [GOFF] Nov 5 1866 - Jan 20 1946 Matthews, J. Wesley Nov 14 1892 - Sep 11 1933 Matthews, J. Isaac Feb 3 1900 - Jul 1 1911 Matthews, Lizzie Anna May 3 1891 - Jun 12 1905 Matthews, Joseph E. Dec 7 1896 - Aug 25 1897 Matthews, William C. Nov 15 1889 - Oct 11 1890 Matthews, Carrie M. Jul 15 1888 - Jun 7 1889 Matthews, Lewis C. Mar 21 1887 - May 22 1888 I will work on him later since several who died agter 1914 should have available death cert. Billie Jones tjones@camden.net