Abraham William Matthews (1870 - 1949)

Abraham's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Matthews family tree.

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Abraham's Family

Matthews Joseph Matthews

Ellen Matthews

Abraham William Matthews

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Matthews Joseph Matthews

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Ellen Matthews

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Nakiyah Nijuan Matthews

Added: Feb 12, 2020

Nakiyah Nijuan Matthews

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Elizabeth (Puterbaugh) Matthews

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Mable Irene (Matthews) Reeder

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Iva and Anna (Swanson) Matthews

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Newman Hamlin Matthews

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Newman Hamlin Matthews

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Betty Jean (Matthews) Bogan

Added: Jun 06, 2019

Goldie May (Reeder) Matthews

Added: Jun 05, 2019

Goldie May (Reeder) Matthews

Added: Jun 05, 2019

Herbert Leslie Matthews Sr

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Herbert Leslie Matthews Sr

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Herbert Leslie Matthews

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Michael James Matthews

Added: Feb 27, 2019

Grave record, Londonderry UK

Added: Jun 13, 2018

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In 1870, in the year that Abraham William Matthews was born, on January 26th, the state of Virginia rejoined the Union. On February 23rd, Mississippi was readmitted to the Union. On March 30th, Texas was readmitted to the Union. And on July 15th, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.

In 1885, by the time he was just 15 years old, on June 17th, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. Two hundred thousand people and hundreds of boats greeted the statue. It had to be assembled but that had to wait until the pedestal was completed the following April.

In 1903, when he was 33 years old, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.

In 1912, at the age of 42 years old, Abraham was alive when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.

In 1949, in the year of Abraham William Matthews's passing, on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.