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Generation: 2
| 2. | John Burrell MATTHEWS was born on 25 Aug 1881 (son of Levi Kingston MATTHEWS and Nannie OAKLEY); died on 5 Nov 1959 in Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0074, pp. 13
!Marshall 0177 - From a newspaper clipping that came with this letter. Buried in Salem Chapel Cemetery.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Levi Kingston MATTHEWS was born on 2 Dec 1858 in Forsyth County, North Carolina (son of George Staples MATTHEWS and Nancy CREWS); died on 13 Sep 1927 in Germanton, Forsyth and Stokes Counties, North Carolina; was buried in Sep 1927 in Walnut Cove, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0033b; Marshall 0067a, p. 1
!Marshall 0074, p. 12 & 14 - Levi was on the rail gang laying track between
Winston Salem and Roanoke in January, 1889. A gasket on a work locomotive
broke and brought work to a halt. The president of the road, Col. Frances H.
Fries half in jest turned to Levi and told him that if he could fix the gasket, he would make him the engineer of the run that would go over those tracks. Levi fixed the gasket and did become the engineer, a job he held until his retirement. (Norfolk and Western Magazine, September 15, 1976.
Levi married Nannie OAKLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Nannie OAKLEY Notes:
!Marshall 0074, pp. 13
Children:
- George Walter MATTHEWS was born on 31 Mar 1880; died on 22 Jan 1910 in , , Phillipines.
- 2. John Burrell MATTHEWS was born on 25 Aug 1881; died on 5 Nov 1959 in Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- Minnie MATTHEWS was born on 18 Oct 1883.
- James Levi MATTHEWS was born on 3 Oct 1885 in Roanoke, Virginia; died on 27 Jun 1957 in Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- Everett MATTHEWS was born on 3 Feb 1889; died on 27 Dec 1951 in Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina.
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| 8. | George Staples MATTHEWS was born on 2 Jul 1834 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of William MATTHEWS and Mary STAPLES); died on 24 Jul 1907 in Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1907 in Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0074, pp. 12, 13 - He and his wife are buried in the Shiloam
Methodist Church Cemetery.
!Marshall 0156, p. 9
George married Nancy CREWS on 18 Jan 1858 in , Forsyth County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Levi CREWS and Leannah ZIMMERMAN) was born on 25 Dec 1827 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 23 May 1907 in Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Nancy CREWS was born on 25 Dec 1827 in Stokes County, North Carolina (daughter of Levi CREWS and Leannah ZIMMERMAN); died on 23 May 1907 in Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0074, pp. 12, 13 - She and her husband are buried in the Shiloam
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Children:
- Infant MATTHEWS
- 4. Levi Kingston MATTHEWS was born on 2 Dec 1858 in Forsyth County, North Carolina; died on 13 Sep 1927 in Germanton, Forsyth and Stokes Counties, North Carolina; was buried in Sep 1927 in Walnut Cove, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- Mary L. MATTHEWS was born on 1 Jul 1860 in Forsyth County, North Carolina; died on 18 Sep 1953.
- George Lee MATTHEWS was born on 7 Jul 1865 in Forsyth County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jul 1932.
- Caleb C. MATTHEWS was born on 9 Jun 1869 in Forsyth County, North Carolina; died on 19 Jun 1933.
- John T. MATTHEWS was born in 1871 in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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