Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1900 Militia District 573, Crawford, Georgia census,

Name Home in 1900 Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
George Mathews MD 573, Crawford, Georgia abt 1878 Georgia White Head
Lizzie Mathews MD 573, Crawford, Georgia abt 1876 Georgia White Wife

This 1900 census is the first that George & Lizzie were enumerated together. This Crawford County, Georgia census indicates that George and Elizabeth had already attempted to have a family with the birth of an unknown gendered child, but that it was not living at the time of the census. Also revealed is that they had been married for 3 years as of 6-15-1900, the date of enumeration.

NOTE 2./ 1910 Crawford County, Georgia, census,

Name Home in 1910 Birth Year Birthplace Relation
George C Mathews MDistrict 630, Crawford, GA abt 1877 Georgia Head
Lizzie Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1878 Georgia Wife
Henry W Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1901 Georgia Son
James G Mathews MDistrict 630, Crawford, GA abt 1904 Georgia Son
Lizzie M Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1904 Georgia Daughter
Joseph B Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1909 Georgia Son

1910 United States Federal Census about George C Mathews
Name: George C Mathews
[George O Mathews]
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse's name: Lizzie
Home in 1910: Militia District 630, Crawford, Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

NOTE 3./ 1920 Crisp County Military District 945 Georgia census,

Name Home in 1920 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
George D Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1869 Georgia White Head
Lizzie Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1876 Georgia White Wife
Hommer Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1905 Georgia White Son
Lizzie M Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1908 Georgia White Daughter
Joe Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1910 Georgia White Son
Eddie Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1912 Georgia White Son

NOTE 4./ Historical Time Reference
"The Atlanta Constitution" (Atlanta, Georgia), 15 December 1901, page 3:
WAVES MARCONI SPEEDS MESSAGES ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN

From Newfoundland to Cornwall Italian Inventor Sends Message Without Wires.

St. Johns, N.F., December 14. Signor Marconi announced the most wonderful scientific discovery of modern times tonight in stating that he had received electric signals across the Atlantic ocean from his station in Cornwall, England. He explains that before leaving England he made plans for accomplishing this result, for while his primary object was to communicate with ocean liners in mid-ocean he hoped also to succeed in attaining the wonderful scientific achievement of wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.

Signor Marconi's station in Cornwall is most powerful. He has an electric force, generated there, a hundred times greater than at his ordinary stations. Before he left England he arranged that the electrician in charge of the station which is located at Poldhu, should begin sending signals daily after a certain date, which Signor Marconi would cable him after having perfected his arrangements here.

Signor Marconi arrive here a week ago Friday, selected Signal Hill, at the entrance to the harbor, as an experimenting station and moved his equipment there. Last Monday he cabled to the Poldhu station to begin sending signals at 3 p.m. daily and to continue until 6 p.m. these hours being respectively 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Johns time. During these hours Wednesday Signor Marconi elevated the kite with an aerial wire by means of which signals are sent or received. He remained at the recorder attached to the receiving apparatus and to his profound satisfaction signals were received by him at intervals, according to the programme arranged previously with the operator at Poldhu.

These signals consisted of repeating at intervals the letter "s" which, in Marconi's code is made by three dots, or quick strokes. This signal was repeated so frequently and so in accordance with the plan, arranged to provide safeguards against the possibility of a mistake, that Signor Marconi was satisfied that it was a genuine transmission from England. . .

George married Elizabeth CHANCELLOR on 23 Dec 1897 in Crawford County, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Calvin CHANCELLOR and Rebecca FOWLER) was born in Apr 1875 in Upsom County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baby MATHEWS was born about 1899 in Crawford County, Georgia; died before 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia.
2. Henry Walter MATHEWS was born on 11 Jul 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia; died on 09 Aug 1968 in Florida, from a heart attack on a fishing trip.; was buried in Antioch Baptist Church, Cordele, Crisp County Georgia..
3. Homer Grady MATHIS was born on 17 Jan 1904 in Crawford County, Georgia; died on 14 Jul 1949 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia; was buried in Zion Hope cemetery, Antioch Baptist Church, Cordele, Crisp County Georgia..
4. Living MATHIS
5. Joseph B. MATHIS was born in 1909 in Crawford County, Georgia; died on 16 Jan 1977 in Crisp County, Georgia..
6. Living MATHEWS

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1880 United States Census CD: Bud Mathews, Census Place: District 573, Crawford, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254142 National Archives Film T9-0142 Page 708B

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Bud C. MATHEWS Self M M W 46 GA
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
Josiphene MATHEWS Wife F M W 30 GA
Occ: Keeps House Fa: GA Mo: GA
Carry MATHEWS Dau F S W 10 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
James MATHEWS Son M S W 4 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
Enuch MATHEWS Son M S W 3 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
George MATHEWS Son M S W 2 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA.

NOTE 2./ Historical Perspective thru the Presidency of the United States of America:

Andrew Jackson was President in 1832 when he ordered all Indians east of the Mississippi, to be moved West. This was one of the sadest edicts of this and for all time in the History of the United States. Andrew Jackson imposed his will on the Presidency, the people, the banking industry and the landscape of America. He was not a good delegator, and fired the members of his Cabinet, in some instances several times, when they would not do his exact bidding. He was a born fighter and dualed several times, and had two lead balls in his body from these contests. Jackson was censured by his Democratic Party for firing 3 Secretary of the Treasurys in order to change the Federal Banking methods. He was the only President to be censured. He was given the name "Jackass" by his Party, which soon became the symbol assumed by his Democratic Party. He was the first and last President to leave the Government debt free at his parting. Andrew Jackson used the Presidential veto 12 times, supassed only by Andrew Johnson (25), who took over after the assassination of Lincoln. As a final note, Johnson later missed being impeached by only one vote, because he did not want to punish the South, after the Civil War.

Bud married Josephene LEWIS about 1871 in Crawford County, Georgia. Josephene (daughter of James LEWIS and Nancy Ann WIGGINS) was born in Apr 1841 in Crawford County, Georgia; died after 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1850 Slave Schedules
Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home in 1850

45 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
30 Female Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
24 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
18 Female Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
18 Female Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
16 Female Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
12 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
9 Female Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
7 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
5 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
0 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia
0 Male Black E Mathews Division 20, Crawford, Georgia

NOTE 2./ 1860 Slave Schedules
Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home in 1860

80 Male Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
51 Male Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
36 Male Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
28 Female Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
26 Female Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
21 Male Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
19 Female Mulatto Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
12 Male Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
10 Female Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
7 Female Mulatto Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
6 Male Mulatto Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
2 Female Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia
2 Female Black Enock Mathews Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia

Summary of Slave census data:
The number of slaves owned by Enoch Mathews indicates his vast wealth for this time period. Since there is no information discovered so far indicating where, when or how he acquired the slaves, it has to be assumed that some of the aforementioned lot were brought from South Carolina, for which Charleston was a major slave trading center. His migration from South Carolina to Jones, then Crawford County Georgia was prior to 1824, since the place of birth of his first son Moses, is given as Georgia.

Enoch married Nancy MATHEWS on 11 Feb 1819 in Gray, Jones County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Micajah MATHEWS and Mary CROUCH) was born in 1802 in Barnwell County, South Carolina; died after 12 Jun 1880 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1880 Census Place Rogers, Crawford, Georgia ; Family History Library Film 1254142; NA Film Number T9-0142 ; Page Number 694B; LDS Internet Site, "Electronic,"

Name Relation M/S Gender Race Age BP Occupation Father's BP Mother's BP
James LEWIS Self M Male W 60 GA Farming GA GA
Nancy LEWIS Wife M Female W 50 GA Housekeeping GA GA
Jane LEWIS Dau S Female W 16 GA At Home GA GA
Franklin LEWIS Son S Male W 12 GA At School GA GA

James married Nancy Ann WIGGINS on 22 Oct 1846 in Bibb County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Jesse WIGGINS and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born in 1816 in Georgia; died in 1905 in Victoria, Coffee County, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Philip appears in the Fairfield Dist. SC census of 1820
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The 1840 U.S. Census, Crawford Co. GA, lists:
Matthews, Philip
0-0-0-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0 0-2-0-88-0
1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 80-90, 1 female 70-80.
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Note 2./
Buried: Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, U.S, Hwy 80 West, Roberta, Crawford Co., Georgia; # 005 Headstone: MATHEWS, Philip N/D N/D "S.C. Regt. Rev. War"

NOTE 3./
"The Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the Revolutionary War" by Bobby Gilmer Moss, page 665:
Mathews, Philip R7031
b. 1760 Buckingham County, Va. He enlisted during 1781, while residing in Fair Forest District, and served one hundred fifty-six days under Lt. William Robb, Thomas Ammon, Capts. Thomas Parrot, Anderson Thomas, Charnel Durham, Andrew Gray and Colonel Richard Winn. (Moved to Ga.)
A.A. 4828A; S270.

NOTE 4./
PROVIDENCE CHURCH CEMETERY
U.S. 80 HWY WEST
ROBERTA, GEORGIA 31078

This Primitive Baptist Church is located in the City of Roberta and the Cemetery is located one mile from the Roberta City Limits on U.S. 80 Hwy. west of Roberta. "# 005- Mathews, Philip N/D N/D "S.C. Regt. Rev. War"."

NOTE 5./ Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835: <>

PHILIP MATHEWS
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA MILITIA
$23.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$69.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
NOVEMBER 12, 1832 PENSION STARTED
AGE 78

NOTE 6./ Philip Mathews enlisted for service in July of 1781 under Captain Thomas Parrott and served a total of 156 days of militia duty, under Colonel Winn. During this time he was stationed at Congaree, Orangeburg, Four Hole and Edisto Fort.

NOTE 7./ About 1724, Philip Mathews moved his family to Crawford County, Georgia, about two miles south of Knoxville, Georgia, and about one-half mile off the Columbus highway. Nearby is Old Providence Cemetery, where most of the older Matthew's were buried.

NOTE 8./ The Year Was 1780 Historical time frame:

The year was 1780 and the American Revolution wasn't going well for the Americans in the South. British forces captured Charleston and 5,400 American troops garrisoned there. During the siege, South Carolina Governor John Rutledge managed to escape and when word reached the British General Cornwallis, he sent Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to chase Rutledge and troops under Colonel Abraham Buford who were escorting him to North Carolina. Tarleton's men caught up with Buford's troops near the Waxhaws District six miles south of the North Carolina state line, as Governor Rutledge continued north. Buford's men put up a brief fight during which Tarleton's horse was shot from under him. As the American troops began to surrender, Tarleton's men, thinking he had been killed began renewed their attack on the surrendering Americans. More than one hundred men were killed outright and perhaps another hundred died of their wounds shortly after.

Up to that point, most thought that the South was going to remain loyal to Britain, but the Waxhaws Massacre became a rallying point for the rebels, with "Tarleton's Quarter" becoming synonymous with "no mercy."

The divisions in the South were apparent in the Battle of King's Mountain, which was fought between two American forces--Tories under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, and the "Overmountain Men," American frontiersmen from what is now Tennessee and parts of Virginia. The Americans surrounded the Tories and this time it was they who gave "no quarter" to the surrendering Tory troops. Eventually American officers were able to reign in the troops and the battle was over. The defeat was a turning point in the Revolution in the South and forced General Cornwallis to retreat further south.

To the north, a British spy was captured with correspondence revealing that Benedict Arnold, who had recently been given command of West Point, planned to surrender it to the British. When news that the spy had been caught reached Arnold, he fled to the safety of a British ship and became a brigadier-general for the British, siding with them for the remainder of the war.

There was trouble in England as well. In 1778 a Catholic Relief Act had been passed, which reversed some of the Penal Laws of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It allowed Roman Catholics to join the armed forces with an oath amenable to Catholics and gave them the ability to hold longer leases on land. It also ended the requirement that a Catholic distribute his lands evenly among his sons upon his death. The Catholic Relief Acts weren't popular with some Protestants though and in 1780 Lord George Gordon established the Protestant Association in 1780. In June of that year an estimated 60,000 people marched on the House of Commons demanding the Relief Acts be repealed. The huge crowd turned violent and a week of rioting left two hundred and ninety people dead, and devasted Roman Catholic churches and related buildings, as well as the homes of prominent Catholics and supporters of the legislation. Troops had to be called in to end the rioting. Twenty-five of the leaders of the riot were hanged, but Gordon was found "not guilty" of treason.

May 19th was a dark day in New England--literally. A low-lying dark cloud that at times had a yellow and at times reddish hue descended on New England and was noted from Maine to as far south as New Jersey. It was darkest around northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and Maine, where it became so dark that candles needed to be lit to see. The cause is thought to have been a combination of low clouds that mixed with smoke and ash from a forest fire, but at the time it wasn't known and the event caused panic for many.

New England's dark day was a minor event though in comparison to the hurricane season of 1780. Eight storms struck in various parts of America and the Caribbean. British fleets off American shores took heavy hits during several storms. (Hurricanes in the 1780s were the cause of more British Naval losses than battle.) The worst storm struck on October 10th devastating Barbados and the Windward Islands, and claiming an estimated 22,000 lives.

RS married Nancy Priscilla NELSON in 1790 in Fairfield District, South Carolina. Nancy (daughter of ThomasSr NELSON and Susannah WOODWARD) was born in 1771 in Fairfield District, South Carolina; died in 1850 in Crawford County, Georgia; was buried in Providence Cemetery, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Micajah married Mary CROUCH before 21 Feb 1806 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. Mary was born about 1785 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Rowan

Jonathan married Nancy ALBRITTON on 10 Aug 1809 in Columbia County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Richard ALBRITTON and Mary HART) was born in 1778 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died after 1850 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jesse married Elizabeth UNKNOWN. Elizabeth was born about 1797 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]