Matthews, James Leonard

1892 - 1953  (61 years)

• Name	Matthews, James Leonard  [1]
  	http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/obitm.htm Obituary of JAMES LEONARD MATTHEWS James Leonard Matthews, 61, resident of Malaga, Ohio, for 40 years and a retired farmer, died unexpectedly yesterday morning (Tuesday, April 21, 1953) at his home. He was born in Cameron (Marshall County) W.Va, a son of James and Margaret Winters Matthews. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion. The only survivor is a brother, John Matthews of Malaga. Friends will be received at the Schoemaker funeral home at Woodsfield (Ohio), where services will be held Thursday (April 23, 1953) at 2 p.m. Burial will be held in Busche Cemetery near Malaga, with the Monroe post No. 87, American Legion holding graveside services. Source: Obituary in Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, WV, Wednesday, April 22, 1953 page 23. Appropriate correction by James Edward Dague. Submitted by James Edward Dague.
  Birth	1892	Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	World War I
  Death	21 Apr 1953	Malaga, Monroe, Ohio, USA
  Burial	West Virginia, USA
  	Busch Cemetery, near Malaga, WV
  Person ID	I53130	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1892 - Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA Death - 21 Apr 1953 - Malaga, Monroe, Ohio, USA Burial - - West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/obitm.htm Obituary of JAMES LEONARD MATTHEWS James Leonard Matthews, 61, resident of Malaga, Ohio, for 40 years and a retired farmer, died unexpectedly yesterday morning (Tuesday, April 21, 1953) at his home. He was born in Cameron (Marshall County) W.Va, a son of James and Margaret Winters Matthews. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion. The only survivor is a brother, John Matthews of Malaga. Friends will be received at the Schoemaker funeral home at Woodsfield (Ohio), where services will be held Thursday (April 23, 1953) at 2 p.m. Burial will be held in Busche Cemetery near Malaga, with the Monroe post No. 87, American Legion holding graveside services. Source: Obituary in Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, WV, Wednesday, April 22, 1953 page 23. Appropriate correction by James Edward Dague. Submitted by James Edward Dague.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1828] obituaries, West Virginia: USGenWeb Project, (Name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/obitswv.htm;), Obituary of JAMES LEONARD MATTHEWS. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/obitm.htm Obituary of JAMES LEONARD MATTHEWS James Leonard Matthews, 61, resident of Malaga, Ohio, for 40 years and a retired farmer, died unexpectedly yesterday morning (Tuesday, April 21, 1953) at his home. He was born in Cameron (Marshall County) W.Va, a son of James and Margaret Winters Matthews. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion. The only survivor is a brother, John Matthews of Malaga. Friends will be received at the Schoemaker funeral home at Woodsfield (Ohio), where services will be held Thursday (April 23, 1953) at 2 p.m. Burial will be held in Busche Cemetery near Malaga, with the Monroe post No. 87, American Legion holding graveside services. Source: Obituary in Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, WV, Wednesday, April 22, 1953 page 23. Appropriate correction by James Edward Dague. Submitted by James Edward Dague.

  
  

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TNG ID: I53130