hmtl5 Jacob Edgar Mathews b. 16 Feb 1869 Leesville, Lawrence County, Indiana d. 5 Aug 1950 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Jacob Edgar Mathews

Male 1869 - 1950  (81 years)

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  • Name Jacob Edgar Mathews 
    Birth 16 Feb 1869  Leesville, Lawrence County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation carpenter  [1, 3, 4] 
    Census 1910  Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 5 Aug 1950  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Burial 7 Aug 1950  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I1252  Hedges
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2024 

    Father Samuel Christopher Mathews,   b. 7 Apr 1840, Lawrence County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1928, Washington County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Lucinda Newkirk,   b. Mar 1844, Leesville, Lawrence County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1933, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1861  [2] 
    Family ID F709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Hawkins,   b. 16 May 1879, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1960, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1900  Lilly, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Bunice Veryl Mathews,   b. 16 Jul 1901, Trimble, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 2000, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     2. Oren F. Mathews,   b. 18 Sep 1910, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 2002, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Feb 1869 - Leesville, Lawrence County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1900 - Lilly, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Aug 1950 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Aug 1950 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Names of parents from MHR notes.
      [1]
    • LKH note:
      His surname on headstone is spelled Mathews.

      His death certificate gives his name as Jacob Edgar Mathews.

      His obituary gives his name as Jacob Edward Matthews.
      [2, 4, 6]
    • Jacob E. Matthews Dies.
      He was a former Member of the Kearney School Board.
      Jacob Edward Matthews, 81 years old, Kearney, Mo., died today at the Research hospital where he had been a patient a week.
      Mr. Matthews formerly was a member of the board of education of the Kearney school system and superintendent of the Kearney Methodist church. He served in both positions about twenty-five years.
      He was a retired carpenter and cabinet maker. He was a Mason and a member of the Odd Fellows in Kearney.
      He leaves his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Matthews of the home; a son, Oren Matthews, Kearney; a daughter, Mrs. Eunice Oneal, Kearney; two brothers, Oscar Matthews, Blair, Neb., and Burtis Matthews, Canada; and two sisters, Mrs. Addie White, and Miss Etta Metthews, both of Omaha.
      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday at the Kearney Methodist church.
      The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri. Saturday, 5 August 1950.
      [4, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

    6. [S82] LKH.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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