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Bessie Matthews 1899 - 1981

Bessie Matthews of Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama was born on June 24, 1899, and died at age 82 years old in December 1981.

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Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama 35601
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In 1899, in the year that Bessie Matthews was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1909, at the age of only 10 years old, Bessie was alive when explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.
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Matthews, Bessie (Jan 13, 1913 - Feb 8, 1992) Matthews, Bessie (Nov 24, 1912 - Jul 1979) Matthews, Bessie (Aug 17, 1901 - May 1975) Matthews, Bessie (Sep 18, 1894 - Dec 1980) Matthews, Bessie (Dec 16, 1900 - Jul 1982) Matthews, Bessie (Dec 24, 1909 - Jul 1986) Matthews, Bessie (Jun 29, 1931 - Jan 24, 2011) Matthews, Bessie (Dec 8, 1895 - Mar 1976) Matthews, Bessie (Oct 10, 1879 - Jan 1979) Matthews, Bessie (Nov 29, 1901 - Aug 1987)
Matthews, Bessie (Mar 5, 1890 - Dec 1973) Matthews, Bessie (Aug 31, 1911 - Aug 1987) Matthews, Bessie (Jan 15, 1883 - Sep 2, 1989) Matthews, Bessie (Dec 7, 1905 - Jan 9, 1982) Matthews, Bessie (Jul 13, 1889 - Jul 1971) Matthews, Bessie (Jan 10, 1898 - May 14, 1990) Matthews, Bessie (Oct 9, 1889 - Oct 11, 1988) Matthews, Bessie (Jun 13, 1901 - Jul 1989) Matthews, Bessie (Aug 17, 1944 - Jan 10, 2007) Matthews, Bessie (Jul 10, 1918 - May 10, 2006)

Other Matthews Family Biographies

Matthews, Mary (Born 1907) Matthews, Ruth (Born 1901) Matthews, Helen (Born 1902) Matthews, Becky (Born Jan 23, 1942) Matthews, Batley (Born Oct 4, 1880) Matthews, Joseph (May 16, 1914 - Apr 1973) Matthews, Thelma (Born Oct 28, 1912) Matthews, Wilton (Jun 10, 1910 - Apr 1974) Matthews, Daisy (Born Mar 9, 1876) Matthews, Guy (Born Dec 25, 1889)
Matthews, Samuel (Born Aug 8, 1880) Matthews, Wonda Faye (Born Mar 17, 1939) Matthews, Murble (Jul 17, 1929 - Jun 1986) Matthews, Donald (Mar 4, 1918 - Aug 19, 2004) Matthews, Edward (May 8, 1917 - Feb 17, 1996) Matthews, Earl (Apr 13, 1904 - Sep 1973) Matthews, Lucien (Jul 30, 1916 - Mar 1970) Matthews, Albert (Aug 9, 1905 - Sep 1975) Matthews, Ray (May 6, 1906 - Sep 1983) Matthews, Thomas (Jan 5, 1911 - Jan 1978)
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