Divorced in 1914 when marrying Lena. Buried in an unmarked grave at Saint Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA. Married at time of death.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9WL-KRC : accessed 30 May 2016), Mathew Decker in household of John Decker, Magisterial District 7, Grants Lick, Campbell, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 20A, family 395, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,513.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M286-6Z8 : accessed 30 May 2016), Matthew Decker in household of John J Decker, Newport Ward 4, Campbell, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,479.
"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWTT-VCD : accessed 30 May 2016), Mathew J. Decker and Lena Bechtold, 26 Aug 1914; citing Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, reference b85 p35; FHL microfilm 1,913,166.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K788-XFN : accessed 30 May 2016), Mathew John Decker, 1917-1918; citing Covington County no 1, Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,349.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLN-8HY3 : accessed 30 May 2016), Matthew John Decker, 1936; Burial, Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States of America, Saint Stephen Cemetery; citing record ID 100095837, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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