Our Family History
Joseph Beck Matthews
1824 - 1895 (70 years)-
Name Joseph Beck Matthews Born 24 Aug 1824 Gender Male Died 27 Jun 1895 Notes - Source http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17378344
Birth: Aug. 24, 1824
Death: Jun. 27, 1895
Facts:
J.B. and his wife were one of the earliest settlers of Shackelford County. He lived close to the Clear Fork when white residents were few.
Joseph and his wife Caroline came west when their son was only a baby.
He devoted his time and energies to the cattle business.
He had five daughter and one son.
1880 - J. B. introduced Barbed Wire to the Clear Fork country.
(Info from Tracks along the Clear Fork)
Family links:
Children:
Lucinda Elizabeth Matthews Reynolds (1851 - 1935)*
John Alexander Matthews (1853 - 1941)*
Mary Jane Matthews Larn Brown (1857 - 1946)*
Spouse:
Caroline Spears Matthews (1828 - 1924)
Burial:
Albany Cemetery
Albany
Shackelford County
Texas, USA
Plot: Masonic, Sec. D, Lot 35
Person ID I6691 Clark Last Modified 17 Mar 2011
Wife Carolina Spears, b. 16 Jul 1828, d. 7 Oct 1924 (Age 96 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=17378344