Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
NameJames B. MATTHEWS598,643, M
Birth Date26 Dec 1795598
Birth PlaceBrunswick County, Virginia
Death Date16 Oct 1853598 Age: 57
Death PlaceJackson County, Alabama
Burial PlaceCumberland Cemetery on Little Crow Creek, Jackson County, Alabama598
FatherJohn MATTHEWS , M (ca1770-<1830)
MotherFrances MISKELL , F (ca1770-<1870)
Spouses
1Elizabeth "Betty" GONCE598,643,643, F
Birth Date10 May 1798
Birth PlaceTennessee
Death Date18 Sep 1873646 Age: 75
Death PlaceJackson County, Alabama
FatherIsaac GONCE , M (1770-1853)
MotherFrances Ann "Frankie" WILSON , F
Marr Date29 Dec 1818598
ChildrenFrances , F (~1820-)
 John , M (~1822->1890)
 Isaac , M (1822->1890)
 James , M (~1825-)
 Nancy Ann , F (~1825-)
 Margaret , F (1830-1860)
 Sarah , F (~1834-)
 Hardiway , M (~1836-)
 Elizabeth Ann “Eliza” , F (~1837-)
 Mary , F (~1839-)
 Wilson , M (~1842-)
Notes for James B. MATTHEWS
He is not on the 1850 Jackson County, Alabama census.598

James was a very prominent man in his county, was quite wealthy in Negroes and lands. It was the ambition of all the Matthews of that generation to own Negroes.643
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