Mathews family reunion set April 28 in Grove Hill

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby chats with David and Mary Mathews and other Mathews descendants as the group planned a Mathews family reunion Feb. 10 at Gloria's Pour House Cafe in Grove Hill. Shelby was at the restaurant for one of his community meetings and stopped by the Mathews' table to say hello.

Descendants of Josiah Allen Mathews (1803-1859) and Lucy Martin Mathews (1805-1879) are holding a family reunion in Grove Hill on April 28.

Their offspring were: Joshua Lewis Mathews, David Mathews, Martin Mathews, Nancy Ann Celia Mathews Hicks, Elizabeth Mathews Harrison, Lucy Mathews Summers, Josiah (Joe) Mathews, Jr., Emaline Eleanor Mathews Green, Frances Posey Mathews, Mary Mathews Morgan, Axeth (Axey) Mathews, Elijah (Lige) Mathews, Marion E. Mathews, Amanda Mathews Green and John Mathews.

The descendants include the children of David Mathews (1826- 1867) and Rebecca Waldrum Mathews (1827-1901): Eleanor Elizabeth Mathews Hallford, Celia Ann Mathews McMullen, James Waldrum Mathews, Mary Avaline Mathews Carmichael, Sophronia Alice Mathews Hicks Payne, and Marion Jackson Mathews.

For more information, contact David and Mary Mathews, 6050 Mad River Rd., Dayton, OH 45459; (937) 434-2019 or mmathews@ woh.rr.com

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