David Matthews

First Name: David
Last Name: Matthews
Unit: 
Co. C, 6th Georgia Cavalry, 4th Georgia Cavalry, and Co. C, 13th Alabama Infantry
Residence (County): 
Cherokee County, AL
Biography: 

David Matthews was born in Georgia (ca. 1834). At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, David and his wife, Nancy (b. Georgia ca. 1838), owned a small farm in Cherokee County where they lived with their infant son William. David served variously in Co. C, 6th Georgia Cavalry, the 4th Georgia Cavalry, and Co. C, 13th Alabama Infantry. In 1870 the Matthews Family was still living in Cherokee County, but in 1874 they relocated to Florida.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11763 Matthews21 David Matthews Nancy Matthews GA Cherokee County, AL
11742 Matthews3 September 26, 1862 David Matthews Nancy Matthews KY Cherokee County, AL
11743 Matthews4 October 22, 1862 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Knoxville, TN Cherokee County, AL
11744 Matthews5 November 23, 1862 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Knoxville, TN Cherokee County, AL
11747 Matthews8 March 20, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Loudon, TN Cherokee County, AL
11749 Matthews9 April 17, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Rogersville, TN Cherokee County, AL
11751 Matthews10 April 20, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Morristown, TN Cherokee County, AL
11754 Matthews12 April 23, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Cumberland Gap, TN Cherokee County, AL
11758 Matthews16 May 24, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Cumberland Gap, TN Cherokee County, AL
11760 Matthews18 June 7, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Cumberland Gap, TN Cherokee County, AL
11762 Matthews20 October 25, 1863 David Matthews Nancy Matthews Rome, GA Cherokee County, AL

Received Letters

Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11753 Matthews11 Nancy Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11740 Matthews1 February 18, 1856 J. J. Matthews S. C. Matthews , David Matthews AL Cherokee County, AL
11741 Matthews2 September 7, 1862 Nancy Matthews David Matthews AL AL
11745 Matthews6 December 3, 1862 Nancy Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11746 Matthews7 December 3, 1862 Parthenia Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11755 Matthews13 April 27, 1863 Nancy Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11756 Matthews14 April 28, 1863 Parthenia Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11757 Matthews15 May 22, 1863 Nancy Matthews David Matthews Cherokee County, AL
11759 Matthews17 May 29, 1863 N.O. Matthews David Matthews
11761 Matthews19 July 31, 1863 Larkin M. Matthews David Matthews
11764 Matthews22 March 1, 1864 J. J. Matthews David Matthews

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