Elizabeth
Caroline
(Caroline)
Matthews
Born in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anderson Matthews
and Elizabeth (Copeland) Matthews
Sister of
Eliza (Matthews) Carpenter, Mary (Matthews) Reinhardt, Artaminsa (Matthews) Carpenter, Sarah L. (Matthews) Tippett, Oliver P. Matthews, Lewis Benjamin Matthews, Joseph Anderson Matthews and David Jerome Matthews
Wife of
James H. Smith
— married
28 Feb 1854 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Ayers Smith, Adolphus Smith, Rufus Smith, Alonzo Lonnie Smith, Jefferson Smith, Elizabeth (Smith) Hasty and John Lewis Smith
Died
at age 90
in Kensington, Walker, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2015
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Biography
Elizabeth Caroline Matthews was born on 5 May 1833 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, daughter of Anderson Matthews (1791–1868) and Elizabeth Copeland (1799–1889). [1]
Caroline (20) married James H. Smith (18) (born on 8 Jul 1835 in North Carolina) on 28 Feb 1854 in Cherokee, Georgia. [2] Their children were:
- Ayers Smith (1854–1917)
- Adolphus Smith (~1855–~1919)
- Rufus Smith (1857–1928)
- Alonzo Lonnie Smith (1862–1944)
- Jefferson Smith (1864–1948)
- Elizabeth Smith (1871–1939)
- John Lewis Smith (1874–~1924)
Caroline (20) married Entry for James H. Smith on 28 Feb 1854. [3]
Caroline died on 12 Mar 1924 in Kensington, Walker, Georgia, United States, aged 90. She was buried in Shoal Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11055610/elizabeth-caroline-smith: accessed 14 July 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Caroline Matthews Smith (26 May 1833–3 Dec 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #11055610, citing Shoal Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Evening Blues (contributor 46587085).
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV9-Q96 : Sat Oct 21 14:57:24 UTC 2023), Entry for James H. Smith and Elisabeth C. Mathis, 28 Feb 1854.
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV9-Q96 : Sat Oct 21 14:57:24 UTC 2023), Entry for James H. Smith and Elisabeth C. Mathis, 28 Feb 1854.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LT8M-WY1 details for Elizabeth Caroline Matthews.
- Source: S-834726697 Repository: #R-1245519985 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=79090970&pid=228
- Repository: R-1245519985 Name: Ancestry.com
Acknowledgments
- Profile was created by Beryl Jacobs through the import of Anderson Family Tree.ged on Apr 10, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caroline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caroline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caroline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caroline:
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~6.25%
Joe Woodward
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23andMe, GEDmatch QM3119133 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CB8353106 [compare], Ancestry member joewoodward60
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~3.12%
Tim Cagle :
23andMe, GEDmatch BG7147539 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH361040c5
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Tina (Delaney) Delaney-Hogan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A192210 [compare], Ancestry member rubywebbdelaney
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PN6208425 [compare]
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