"North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 5 January 2016), William Franklin Matthews, 16 Dec 1934; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 9, p. 385, Yadkin, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
Census Records 1940
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 5 January 2016), Billie Matthews in household of Thomas H Matthews, Fall Creek Township, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99-13, sheet 3A, family 41, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2991.
Marriage Records 1960
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 5 January 2016), Billy Franklin Matthews and Betty Lou Shaw, 22 Apr 1960; citing Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 899,680.
Death Records 2009
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 5 January 2016), Billy F Matthews, 04 Feb 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 4 January 2016), Mr Billy Franklin Matthews, North Carolina, United States, 6 Feb 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Winston-Salem Journal, born-digital text.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 5 January 2016), Billy Franklin Matthews, 2009; Burial, Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States of America, Forbush Friends Cemetery; citing record ID 96633249, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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