| 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War | 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1919 World War I | 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | William R. Matthews b. d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Jonathan Lewis Matthews b.1851 Carroll, Virginia d.1928 Thompson Valley, Virginia | Nancy Williams b.1821 d.1890 Thompson Valley, Virginia | |||||
| Carl Francis Matthews b. d.1988 Dearborn, Michigan | Albert Frazier Matthews b. Tazewell Co., Virginia d.1954 Bluefield, Virginia | ![]() | James (W.) Spence b. d. | |||||
| Sadie Helen Matthews b. d. | ![]() | Virginia Caroline Spence b.1855 Tazewell Co., Virginia d.1886 Thompson Valley, Virginia | Lucretia Kinder b. d.1857 Thompson Valley, Virginia | |||||
| Bernard Britten Matthews b. d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Clarence William Matthews b. Tazewell, Virginia d.1990 | ||||||||
![]() | Mary Ellen Hager b. Thompson Valley, Virginia d.1983 Lebanon, Virginia | |||||||
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