Family Tree

"Like branches on a tree, our lives may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one."
- Author Unknown

                   John Matthews (1774 - 1856)
              Thomas L. Matthews (1814 - 1871)
              |    Margaret Grubb (1776 - 1854)
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         Newman H. Matthews (1853 - 1923)
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         |    |    Jacob Puterbaugh (1797 - 1858)
         |    Elizabeth Puterbaugh (1820 - 1904)
         |         Hannah Hittle (1797 - 1863)
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    Herbert L. Matthews (1889 - 1965)
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    |    |         Sven Andersson (1808 - 1852)
    |    |    Carl M. Swanson (1840 - 1905)
    |    |    |    Anna L. Hurtig (1816 - 1869)
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    |    Anna Swanson (1865 - 1907)
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    |         |    Bengt Olafsson (1796 - TBD)
    |         Anna S. Bentgson (1841 - 1910)
    |              Anna L. Hansdotter (1811 - TBD)
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Stanley E. Matthews (1923 - 1944)
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    |              Levi C. Reeder (c.1815 - 1863)
    |         Joseph Reeder (1844 - 1920)
    |         |    Jane (unknown) (1816 - 1890)
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    |    James Levi "Lee" Reeder (1868 - 1930)
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    |    |    |    Gardner Condon (1821 - 1899)
    |    |    Christina Condon (1852 - 1896)
    |    |         Alma Young (1817 - 1895)
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    Goldie M. Reeder (1897 - 1981)
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         |         William Turner (1807 - TBD)
         |    James VanBuren Turner (1839 - 1910)
         |    |    Sarah Garrett (1824 - TBD)
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         Nettie L. Turner (1866 - 1907)
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              |    Samuel Cozat (1812 - 1887)
              Amanda Cozat (1844 - 1874)
                   Deborah Byers (c.1819 - 1863)

About This Site

LET FRIENDSHIP KINDLE HERE

Those words adorned the mantel of the fireplace in Herbert and Goldie Matthews’ home in Indianapolis. A mere four words, they speak volumes about the character and sentiments of the Matthews’ family. Like the bright fire crackling below them, these words reflected the love and warmth that permeated the Matthews household, kindled and strengthened by replenishing acts of care and support. A heat radiating outward, a strong sense of family was passed on to the children and descendants. This website celebrates that kinship. Just as we’re all children of one heavenly Father, so too we belong to a large family of ancestors, and the genealogy record reminds us of the unbroken string of parents and children that leads all the way back to Adam. In the spirit of Herbert and Goldie, let friendship continue to kindle here.

This website presents historical information about Herbert and Goldie Matthews, their children (while they were young), and their ancestors. It also presents information about the USS Scorpion submarine and Stanley Matthews and the rest of the crew who gave their lives for our freedom. If you would like more information than what is presented here, or would like to get connected to living Matthews descendants, please contact me.

“Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over the years, mutates, some parts are sharpened, others dropped, and there is often debate about what really happened. But even with these different sides of the same story, there is still agreement that this is the family story. And in the absence of other narratives, it becomes the flagpole that the family hangs its identity from.”

A.M. HOMES, O Magazine, Apr. 2007