Family:John Matthews and Eliza Edwards (1)

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Parents: Wyatt Matthews and Mary Ashworth
John Wyatt Matthews
b. 1820 Franklin County, Virginia
d. 24 Feb 1895 Carroll County, Virginia
Parents: Isaac Edwards and Mary Beamer
Eliza Edwards
b. 5 Apr 1823 Carroll County, Virginia
d. 1905
m. 20 Apr 1840 Grayson County, Virginia
Facts and Events
Marriage? 20 Apr 1840 Grayson County, Virginia
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Corene P. Matthews
1851
 
2.
Julian Matthews
1852
 
3.
Samuel N. Matthews
1853
 
4.
Isaac M. Matthews
1855
 
5.
Armstead W. Matthews
1857
 
6.
Sena Matthews
1857
 
7.
Mary Elvira Matthews
1859
15 Jul 1957
8.
John Creed Matthews
1866
 
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Marriage Record

2 Apr 1840 in Grayson Co, VA, marriage bond John Matthews & Eliza Edwards, d/o Isaac

1850 census

Carroll County VA census 703 John W. Mathews 30 m Farmer 

    Eliza                       27 f
    Julian                      8 f
    Samuel N.              7 m
    Armstead W.          3 m
    Mary J.     Raines  15 f

1850 census: Annotated, compiled by John P. Alderman (1979) John Wyatt Matthews (1820-1895) was born in Franklin Co. to Wyatt and Mary (Ashworth) Matthews and came here with his mother and stepfather, Samuel Sink. He married in 1840 Eliza Edwards (1823-1905) daughter of Isaac and Mary (Beamer) Edwards. They had nine children.

1860 census

Carroll County VA census 277/278 John W. Mathews 40 m Farmer 

         Eliza                    37 f
         Samuel M.                16 m   Farm Laborer
         Armistead                13 m
         Corene P.                 9 f
         Isaac M.                  5 m
         Sena                      3 f
         Elvira                    1 f

1870 census

Carroll County VA census 41/42 Matthews John 50 mw Farmer 

                           Eliza 47 fw   Keeping House
                        Emmeline 14 fw
                          Elvira 11 fw
                           Creed  4 mw
                          Monroe 26 mw   Works on Farm
                           Wiley 23 mw   Works on Farm
                       Culpernia 21 fw
         Woltz       Cureen 18 fw

1880 census

Carroll County VA census 218/218 

     Mathews             John W.     wm       60                    m  Farmer
                         Eliza     wf       57                  w m  Keeping House
                       Mary E.     wf       21                  d s
                       John C.     wm       14                  s _
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