Andrew J. Matthews

1891 - 1930  (39 years)

• Name	Andrew J. Matthews
  Birth	1891
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Nov 1930	Kerens Cem., Kerens, NavArkansasro, Texas
  Death	1 Nov 1930	Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I27544	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2001

  
  

  Father	Robert C. "Robin" Matthews,   b. 23 Dec 1848, Mississippi, USA d. 24 Oct 1915, Near/Haskell, Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Willie Louise Burgess,   b. 22 Nov 1851, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Nov 1916, Howard Community/Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1871	Pleasantsite, Alabama
  Family ID	F4400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCES: 1. Matthews Family Bible; 2.Info from Mildred Cummings; 3. Tape recording of conversation with J.Howard Montgomery ; 4. Info from Grace Montgomery; Info from Lelia Cox; 5. Death Certificate 51853 in Austin TX; 6. Grave marker; 7. Navarro County TX Cemetery records; !BIOGRAPHY: The death certificate shows that Andrew Jackson Matthews died Nov.1, 1930 in Cameron County, TX (Brownsville.) Although there is no family record of where Andrew died, the name and initial on this Certificate plus the date of death strongly indicates that it is for our Andrew J. Matthews. Visited Kerens Cemetery on west side of Kerens TX in October 1992 and found 3 graves in 4-person plot in northwest quadrant: * Andrew Carl Matthews (son of Andrew & Josie) - stone marker * Andrew J. Matthews - 1891 - 1930 on steel marker from funeral home * Josephine Carter - 1893 - 1979 on steel marker from funeral home (This is believed to be Josephine Garrett Matthews; she is known to have remarried, and SSI Index shows she died in June 1979. According to Grace Montgomery, Andrew Montgomery inherited a considerable amount of ranch land around Kerens from his father, R.C. Matthews. He also inherited the tract of land in Haskell Co. where Mr. Matthews home was located. However, he apparently never lived there, and the place was eventually sold to pay off debts. J.H. and Grace Montgomery often indicated that Andrew was an alcoholic and a spendthrift, and that was the reason that tract of land was lost from the family.