Rebecca Jane (Jackson) Matthews (1877 - 1945)

Born 1877 in South Carolina, United States

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Died 26 Feb 1945 at about age 68 in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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Rebecca Jane "Beckie" Jackson Matthews Birth: 1877 Death: Feb. 26, 1945 Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

CLINTON, Feb. 29 - Mrs. Rebecca "Beckie" Matthews, 67, died Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cole Blease after a two week illness. She was a native of Florence County but had been a resident of Laurens County for 37 years. She was a daughter of the late Jasper and Matilda Lynch Jackson. Her husband, A. B. Matthews, died two months ago. She is survived by five daughters and one son, Mrs. Cole Blease, Mrs. Homer Jacks, Mrs. K. C. Morekis, Mrs. James Neuffer Creswell, Mrs. Carnell Wofford, and B. W. Matthews. Also 15 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Edna Miles, survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Cole Blease, 119 Sloan Street, Clinton. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery with Rev. L. R. Allen and Rev. M. A. Bryant in charge of the services. The following will serve as pallbearers: A. B. Jacks, Frank Jacks, David Owens, Arthur Davis, Ed Warren and F. C. Rowe.

Parents:

John Jackson and Matilda Lynch

Spouse and Children:

Abraham B. Matthews (1875 - 1944)*

1. Burlan William Matthews (1897 - 1967)*
2. Freeland Matthews (1904 - 1908)*
3. Mamie Louise Matthews Blease (1908 - 1955)*
4. Carrie Mae Matthews Jacks (1909 - 2005)*
5. Wilma Lois Matthews Crouch Green (1913 - 1980)*
6. Sarah Catheline Matthews (1915 - 1917)*
7. Pauline Annie Matthews Creswell (1918 - 2001)*
8. Agnes Carnell Matthews Wofford Freeman (1921 - 1981)*

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L248-KQP

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 September 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Jane “Beckie” Jackson Matthews (1877–26 Feb 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #9191567, citing Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Lesley Hughes (contributor 46620397) .

• "South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1D-HS6 : accessed 17 May 2015), Rebecca Jane Jackson Matthews, 26 Feb 1945; citing Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, cn 7072, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia;

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• https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=75&query=%2Bgivenname%3AMatilda~%20%2Bsurname%3ALynch~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22S%20Carolina%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1858-1858~%20%2Bdeath_year%3A1930-1930~