Juanita Dolores (Styer) Mathews (1893 - 1962)

Born 16 May 1893 in Chile [uncertain]

Died 31 May 1962 at age 69 in Victoria, British Columbia

Biography

Nita was born about 1893 in Chile to Walter Styer and Ann Cockburn. Her burial record says she was born in England.

She married ? Pennington and divorced. On 7 November 1938 Richard Franks Mathews and Nita Dolores Pennington, both of Metchosin, were married in the Sheriff's Office in Victoria by civil contract^[1][2].

Juanita died 31 May 1962 in Victoria on May 31, 1962^[3], and was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Metchosin with her husband Richard. ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Registration of Marriage for Richard Franks Mathews and Nita Dolores Pennington, Event Type: Marriage, Registration Number: 1938-09-466035, Event Date: 1938-11-07, Event Place: VICTORIA, Groom: RICHARD FRANKS MATHEWS, Bride: NITA DOLORES PENNINGTON, Vital Stat Images(s): MRG_1938466035.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
2. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MR-1PQS : 2 February 2016), marriage license for Richard Franks Mathews and Nita Dolores Pennington, 1938.
3. ↑ Registration of Death for Juanita Dolores Mathews, Event Type: Death, Registration Number: 1962-09-007302, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13257, GSU Mfilm Number: 2033499, Event Date: 1962-05-31, Event Place: VICTORIA, Age at Death: 69, Person: JUANITA DOLORES MATHEWS, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479248_00314.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #156530730