Abraham William Matthews (1870 - 1949)

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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

Nakiyah Nijuan Matthews

Elizabeth (Puterbaugh) Matthews

Mable Irene (Matthews) Reeder

Iva and Anna (Swanson) Matthews

Newman Hamlin Matthews

Newman Hamlin Matthews

Betty Jean (Matthews) Bogan

Goldie May (Reeder) Matthews

Goldie May (Reeder) Matthews

Herbert Leslie Matthews Sr

Herbert Leslie Matthews Sr

Herbert Leslie Matthews

Michael James Matthews

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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 1905, Abraham was 35 years old when the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.

In 1912, by the time he was 42 years old, New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.

In 1920, he was 50 years old when the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.

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.