William Quarles Matthews

born: Abt 1840, Iowa
died: Abt 1878, Clark Co.,Washington
spouse: Drusilla BAKER
marr: 7 Mar 1871, Clark Co.,Washington
born: 25 Jul 1854
died: 1934
Children:
Lauri MATTHEWS
Florence MATTHEWS
Walter MATTHEWS
Blanche MATTHEWS
Loyd MATTHEWS

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------Joel MATTHEWS (1755, (probably) Virginia - 1834, OH)
                      |
           |---------James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
           |          |
           |          |--------Patty (1757, (probably) Virginia - )
           |
  |------John Harvey MATTHEWS (1804, Kentucky - 1858, Washington)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Margaret REED (1784 - 1824, Ohio)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------
  |
William Quarles MATTHEWS (1840, Iowa - 1878, Washington)
  |
  |                   |--------
  |                   |
  |        |---------
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |
  |------Elizabeth HATTON (1813, Kentucky - 1878, Washington)
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------
                      |
                      |--------
William Q. Matthews, his brother-in-law Ezra P. Hamilton, and several others planted several trees on the Vancouver public square to commemorate the US centennial in 1876. On Dec. 31st, they planted the trees and placed a several items in a jar as time capsule, which they put under the center of the six trees that they planted.

William's widow and children are in the 1880 census in Clark Co.,Washington.

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