James A Matthews (1870 - 1934)

Born 14 Jun 1870 in Bahamas

Died 6 May 1934 at age 63 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

Biography

James Matthews is part of a Bahamian family.

James Matthews is a part of US Black heritage.

James was born in 1870.^[1] He is the son of Ann McNorton and Edward Mathews. By 1880, the family was living in Key West, Monroe County, Florida.^[2]

James passed away in Key West in 1934.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLMT-PTG : 16 December 2019), Edward Mathews in entry for Mathews, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ4-6S6 : 19 February 2021), James A Mathews in household of Edward Mathews, Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 116, sheet 269C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,131.
3. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPHV-XJF : 23 February 2021), Edward Matthews in entry for James Matthews, 1934.