Bayles Oscar Matthews (1910 - 1985)

Born 22 Jan 1910 in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Son of Oscar David Matthews and Mahale Elizabeth (Gibson) Matthews

Husband of Caroline (Sutherlin) Matthews — married 27 Sep 1932 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1985 at age 75 in Michigan, United States

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Biography

Appears to be the son of Oscar David Matthews and [Mahala?] Elizabeth Gibson, based on his marriage record and also his 1930 Census record of living what can be assumed to be his sister (Frances Matthews) and her husband Laren (sp?) Kay. Although his WWII Draft card erroneously lists "O. D. Matthews" as his "mother." His marriage record also mentions brother-in-law Laren Kay.

He married his wife Carolyn Sutherlin (sp?) in Elkhart, IN on 27 Sep 1932 and they later moved to Michigan for unknown reasons, where he was employed by Kalamazoo Paper Company.

His records are inconsistent about his name and middle name, I'm not sure if his name is Bayles but he goes by Oscar, or may have changed his name to switch them at some point.

Sources

• WWII Draft Card https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=268547411&tid=&pid=&queryId=6fb3202ab631e3b389b7153cc39edaea&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gSN22&_phstart=successSource
• Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996 https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3171&h=506049&tid=&pid=&queryId=6fb3202ab631e3b389b7153cc39edaea&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gSN23&_phstart=successSource
• U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/30655618:1732?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=7bfc71905c9b462f5d7a3b75be39db2d&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gSN25&_phstart=successSource
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=39762150&tid=&pid=&queryId=7bfc71905c9b462f5d7a3b75be39db2d&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gSN25&_phstart=successSource
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBD-HL4 : accessed 26 December 2020), Bayles Matthews in household of Laren Kay, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 15B, line 96, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 998; FHL microfilm 2,340,733.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXBR-F6F : 10 December 2017), Oscar D Matthews in entry for Bayles O Matthews and Carolyn Sutherlin, 27 Sep 1932; citing Elkhart, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004540496.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between his daughter Carol's grandchild and his sisters' descendants. For example, his sister Francis' grandchild shares 159 cM with Carol's grandchild and they're estimated to be 2nd cousins once removed. His sister Eula's descendants also share cM with Carol's grandchild, one of Eula's grandchildren shares 163 cM with Carol's grandchild and they're also estimated to be 2nd cousins once removed.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between his daughter Carol's grandchild and his Mahala's siblings' descendants. For example. multiple descendants of her sister George are DNA matches, with one of George's grandchildren sharing 26 cM with Carol's grandchild and the two being estimated to be 2nd cousins twice removed. One of his great-grandchildren shares 8 cM with Carol's grandchild, being estimated as a 3rd cousin once removed, and one of his great great grandchildren shares 25 cM with Carol's grandchild, being estimated as a fourth cousin.