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JESSE3 MATHEWS was born c1788, and died in 1866 in Crawford County, Georgia. He had several children.
"Jesse Mathews, third son of Moses Mathews, Sr. removed from Lincoln County, Georgia to Crawford Georgia settling a few miles east of Knoxville, about the year 1860. He was Quite a prosperous farmer, owning a large farm and other property in Crawford County, Georgia. He raised several sons and daughters, the descendants of whom are farmers and prosperous men. His grandsons Benjamin F. and Enoch Mathews, and his granddaughter Mrs. Ray, live at and near Chance, Georgia and all have large families who are more or less prominent farmers, merchants and railroad men. The husband of Mrs. Ray, Col. Ray, represented Crawford County in the Georgia Legislature and was quite a prominent and influential citizen of his county. Jesse Mathews, Sr. like his Mathew ancestors was a devout Episcopalian. He was not a minister but took a great interest in church affairs and made it a point to visit his brother's and sister's families every year or two as long as he lived. He died at his home in Crawford County at the age of 78 years in 1866, leaving the bulk of his property and family records and other papers to his grandson, Benjamin F. Mathews at Chance, Georgia, who nursed him during his last sickness."
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Abt 1764 - Abt 1866 (102 years)
