Since I have done so much on my family, I thought it was only fair that I do a little looking on my husband's family. I must admit that I don't have a great deal of information. It seems that as a young man my father-in-law had feuded with his father. As a result, he dropped a "T" out of his surname for many years. Then, in the early 1950s, they came to a sort of peace and he put the "T" back in his surname.
If you find a match in this chart please contact Nancy Matthews. Other researchers on this line are Adrienne Deluke and Wanda Reed. Welcome to another Matthews Researcher Gary McDowell.
Descendants of Louis Pinkney MATTHEWS
Generation No. 1
1. LOUIS PINKNEY MATTHEWS was born 1832 in St. Clair County, Alabama, and died Abt. 1865.
He married LUCINDA HOLT 1848 in Shelby County, Texas, daughter of JOHN HOLT and ELIZABETH
CANNON.
Children of LOUIS MATTHEWS and LUCINDA HOLT are:
2. i. MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, b. 5 February 1848, Shelby County, Texas; d. 20
November 1920, Delta County, Texas.
3. ii. I.V. MATTHEWS, b. 1851, Texas.
4. iii. BARZILAH FRANCIS MATTHEWS, b. February 1852, Texas.
5. iv. SARAH J. MATTHEWS, b. 1857, Texas.
6. v. JOHN NATHAN MATTHEWS, b. 24 February 1855, Texas; d. 3 December 1930, Roxton,
Lamar, Texas.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS (LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 5 February 1848 in Shelby County, Texas,
and died 20 November 1920 in Delta County, Texas. She married CHARLES S. MCDERMOTT BAKER Abt.
1866 in Shelby County, Texas.
Children of MARY MATTHEWS and CHARLES BAKER are:
i. CHARLES BAKER, b. 1867, Texas.
7. ii. RICHARD P. BAKER, b. 1870, Texas.
8. iii. JOHN N. BAKER, b. 1872, Texas; d. 1956.
9. iv. LEE BAKER, b. 1874.
10. v. WILLIAM HEZEKIAH BAKER, b. 27 August 1876, Texas; d. 26 May 1943, Shelby County,
Texas.
vi. LILIAN BAKER, b. September 1879, Texas; m. JOHN FRASER.
11. vii. THOMAS S. BAKER, b. April 1880, Texas.
12. viii. LEMMUEL BAKER, b. 9 August 1882, Texas; d. 17 December 1957, Shelby County, Texas.
13. ix. NORA OLIVIE BAKER, b. 1 December 1886, Shelby County, Texas; d. 5 June 1969, Shelby
County, Texas.
x. ALVIS BAKER, b. 3 April 1889, Texas; d. 1 January 1909, Shelby County, Texas.
3. I.V. MATTHEWS (LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1851 in Texas. She married (1) STEPHENSON Abt. 1871.
She married (2) STUART Abt. 1882 in Van Zandt County, Texas.
Children of I.V. MATTHEWS and STEPHENSON are:
i. S.V. STEPHENSON, b. 1872, Texas.
ii. JOHN F. STEPHENSON, b. 1875, Texas.
Children of I.V. MATTHEWS and STUART are:
iii. E.G. STUART, b. 1882, Texas.
iv. V.E. STUART, b. October 1883, Texas.
v. E.A. STUART, b. 1884, Texas.
vi. L.N. STUART, b. 1887, Texas.
vii. M.L. STUART, b. 1889, Texas.
viii. V.D. STUART, b. 1892, Texas.
4. BARZILAH FRANCIS MATTHEWS (LOUIS PINKNEY) was born February 1852 in Texas. She married
JOHN HARDIN WRIGHT Abt. 1874.
Children of BARZILAH MATTHEWS and JOHN WRIGHT are:
i. WILLIAM P. WRIGHT, b. 1875, Texas.
ii. ALONZO B. WRIGHT, b. 1878, Texas.
iii. THOMAS J. WRIGHT, b. October 1882, Texas.
iv. LAURA A. WRIGHT, b. February 1889, Texas.
v. GEORGE T. WRIGHT, b. July 1891, Texas.
vi. PEARL M. WRIGHT, b. December 1893, Texas.
vii. IDA WRIGHT, b. August 1897, Texas.
5. SARAH J. MATTHEWS (LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1857 in Texas. She married G. MILTON WRIGHT 1875.
Children of SARAH MATTHEWS and G. WRIGHT are:
14. i. WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1878.
ii. GEORGE M. WRIGHT/MATTHEWS, b. 1887, Texas.
6. JOHN NATHAN MATTHEWS (LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 24 February 1855 in Texas, and died 3
December 1930 in Roxton, Lamar, Texas. He married SARAH AUDREY 19 December 1875, daughter
of AARON JEWETT and .
Children of JOHN MATTHEWS and SARAH AUDREY are:
i. JOHN PINKNEY MATTHEWS, b. 21 June 1877, Texas; d. 5 May 1878, Texas.
15. ii. ROBERT NATHAN MATTHEWS, b. 5 April 1880, Texas.
iii. HEZY LONG MATTHEWS, b. 26 April 1882, Texas; d. 14 December 1899, Texas.
16. iv. ADA ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, b. 14 July 1884, Texas; d. Aft. 1921.
17. v. SARAH "OFFIE" ALTHEA "ALTHA" MATTHEWS, b. 21 July 1886, Texas; d. 1975, Dallas,
Dallas, Texas.
vi. TOM A. MATTHEWS, b. 27 August 1888, Texas; d. 26 September 1903, Texas.
18. vii. LULA "LUTE" C. MATTHEWS, b. 22 January 1891.
19. viii. JULIA "JUTE" MATTHEWS, b. 9 March 1893; d. 31 July 1985.
20. ix. ANNIE BERTHA MATTHEWS, b. 18 March 1895; d. 31 January 1997.
21. x. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MATTHEWS, b. 24 July 1897.
22. xi. SUSIE FRANCIS MATTHEWS, b. 18 June 1900.
23. xii. SAMUEL WILLIE MATTHEWS, b. 30 April 1903, Red River County, Texas; d. 13 June 1985,
Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas.
Generation No. 3
7. RICHARD P. BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1870 in Texas.
He married CALLIE WATSON 20 December 1894 in Shelby County, Texas.
Children of RICHARD BAKER and CALLIE WATSON are:
i. VERA BAKER, b. 1897.
ii. CHARLIE BAKER, b. 1898.
iii. BESSIE BAKER, b. 1901.
iv. LACY BAKER, b. 1903.
v. NORMA BAKER, b. 1906.
vi. HOWEL BAKER, b. 1908.
vii. ALMA BAKER, b. 1910.
viii. OPAL BAKER, b. 1914.
8. JOHN N. BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1872 in Texas, and
died 1956. He married VALLIE BECK 27 March 1897.
Children of JOHN BAKER and VALLIE BECK are:
i. MAY BAKER, b. 1899, Texas.
ii. NINA BAKER, b. 1901, Texas.
iii. I.Z. BAKER, b. 1907.
9. LEE BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1874. Lee married
PARMELIA BAKER 1895.
Children of LEE BAKER and PARMELIA BAKER are:
i. JEWEL L. BAKER, b. 1897, Texas.
ii. ELBERT F. BAKER, b. 1902, Texas.
10. WILLIAM HEZEKIAH BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 27 August
1876 in Texas, and died 26 May 1943 in Shelby County, Texas. He married WINNIE COX 25 September
1908 in Shelby County, Texas.
Children of WILLIAM BAKER and WINNIE COX are:
i. ERA BAKER.
ii. ZERA BAKER.
iii. JAMES H. BAKER, b. 1911, Texas.
iv. NOBLE BAKER, b. 1912, Texas.
v. NEVA BAKER, b. 1913, Texas.
vi. RICHARD BAKER, b. 1915, Texas.
vii. BEATRICE BAKER, b. 1920.
viii. WILLIAM NOLAN BAKER, b. 5 April 1927; d. 11 July 1929.
11. THOMAS S. BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born April 1880 in Texas.
He married CALLIE GREEN.
Children of THOMAS BAKER and CALLIE GREEN are:
i. BONNIE BLANCHE BAKER, b. 14 November 1912, Texas; d. 4 March 1932, Shelby County,
Texas.
ii. TOMMIE VESTA BAKER, b. 1921.
12. LEMMUEL BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 9 August 1882 in
Texas, and died 17 December 1957 in Shelby County, Texas. He married MAGGIE CROCKETT 8 May
1905 in Shelby County, Texas.
Children of LEMMUEL BAKER and MAGGIE CROCKETT are:
i. BRYAN BAKER, b. 1907.
ii. HILDRED BAKER, b. 1909.
iii. OSCAR TERRELL BAKER, b. 1911.
iv. WOODROW BAKER, b. 1913.
v. BROOKSHER BAKER, b. 1916.
vi. BAKER, b. 1920.
13. NORA OLIVIE BAKER (MARY ELIZABETH MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 1 December
1886 in Shelby County, Texas, and died 5 June 1969 in Shelby County, Texas. She married SEBURN
ELWOOD LAWRENCE 28 January 1905 in Center, Shelby, Texas, son of JOHN LAWRENCE and MARTHA
JONES.
Children of NORA BAKER and SEBURN LAWRENCE are:
i. WYLMA LUCILLE4 LAWRENCE, b. 1907, Texas; d. 28 May 1993, Harris County, Texas.
ii. WILLIAM MARVIN LAWRENCE, b. 1909, Texas; d. Abt. 1983, Arkansas.
iii. FRED COLQUITT LAWRENCE, b. January 1912, Texas.
iv. JOHNNIE ESTELLE LAWRENCE, b. 19 February 1913, Cooper, Delta, Texas.
14. WRIGHT (SARAH J. MATTHEWS, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born Abt. 1878. She married HANLEY
Abt. 1897.
Children of WRIGHT and HANLEY are:
i. JOHN M. HANEY, b. 1898, Texas.
ii. JAMES M. HANEY, b. 1900, Texas.
15. ROBERT NATHAN MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 5 April 1880 in Texas.
He married MAUDE 30 September 1903.
Children of ROBERT MATTHEWS and MAUDE are:
i. BEAUTY MATTHEWS, b. 1905; m. REED LOVELL
ii. BESSIE MATTHEWS, b. 1908.
iii. ROBERT LEE MATTHEWS, b. Aft. 1910.
16. ADA ELIZABETH MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 14 July 1884 in Texas,
and died Aft. 1921. She married WILLIAM IRWIN WHEAT KERR 3 July 1902 in Lamar County, Texas,
son of JAMES KERR and EUNICE HILL.
Children of ADA MATTHEWS and WILLIAM KERR are:
i. DONALD KERR.
ii. GERLDINE KERR.
iii. JAMES KERR.
iv. JEANELL KERR.
v. LILLIAN KERR.
vi. WINNIE DELLA KERR, b. 13 November 1905, Oklahoma.
vii. BERTHA GLADYS KERR, b. 3 October 1908, Texas; m. ROY ORENDUFF, Unknown, ?.
viii. BULAH AUDREY KERR, b. 11 January 1911.
ix. IRWIN WHEAT "DUB" KERR, b. 11 September 1915; m. EUBA HERVEY.
x. HOMER LEE KERR, b. 10 May 1921.
17. SARAH "OFFIE" ALTHEA "ALTHA" MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 21 July
1886 in Texas, and died 1975 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas. She married HORACE GREELEY HERVEY 5
December 1906.
Children of SARAH MATTHEWS and HORACE HERVEY are:
i. GUSSIE NAOMI HERVEY.
ii. HOLLIS HABURN HERVEY.
iii. MARGIE ELIZABETH HERVEY.
iv. JAMES COLEMAN HERVEY, b. 17 October 1907, Race Track, Delta, Texas; d. 5 June 1988,
Cooper, Delta, Texas.
v. WALTER NATHAN HERVEY.
18. LULA "LUTE" C. MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 22 January 1891. She
married NEWT KIZER.
Children of LULA MATTHEWS and NEWT KIZER are:
i. GENE KIZER.
ii. OBBIE KIZER.
19. JULIA "JUTE" MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 9 March 1893, and died 31
July 1985. She married JIM WIGGBE.
Children of JULIA MATTHEWS and JIM WIGGBE are:
i. JACK WIGGBE.
ii. DWIGHT WIGGBE.
iii. JIMMY DOYLE WIGGBE.
20. ANNIE BERTHA MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 18 March 1895, and died 31
January 1997. She married ROY BROOKS.
Children of ANNIE MATTHEWS and ROY BROOKS are:
i. LOIS BROOKS.
ii. RUTH BROOKS.
21. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 24 July 1897. He
married FAYE.
Children of BENJAMIN MATTHEWS and FAYE are:
i. FRANK DUGAN MATTHEWS , JR., m. MARJORINE WOODALL.
ii. EDWARD EARL MATTHEWS, m. IMAJEAN.
22. SUSIE FRANCIS MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 18 June 1900. She
married MALLOY CALVERT.
Child of SUSIE MATTHEWS and MALLOY CALVERT is:
i. SARA FRANCIS CALVERT, m. J.T. CARR.
23. SAMUEL WILLIE MATTHEWS (JOHN NATHAN, LOUIS PINKNEY) was born 30 April 1903 in Red
River County, Texas, and died 13 June 1985 in Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas. He married BONNIE
JEWELL GARNER 29 May 1926 in Broadway, Lamar, Texas, daughter of OWEN GARNER and
LOTTIE GRAY.
Children of SAMUEL MATTHEWS and BONNIE GARNER are:
i. DORIS JEAN MATHEWS
ii. BILLY WAYNE MATHEWS
iii. JAMES ARLIE MATHEWS
iv. DONALD CLAY MATTHEWS
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