Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameHenry James Matthews 
, GG Uncle, M
, GG Uncle, MBirth Date10 May 1886
Birth PlacePittsburgh, PA
Death Date6 May 1943 Age: 56
Death PlacePhilipsburg, PA
Burial PlaceBrandy Camp, Elk County, Pennsylvania
OccupationBookkeeper, Shawmut Mining Company
EducationShawmut School, Lock Haven Normal School
Military ServiceBoxer Rebellion, Shanghai, China, U.S. Marines, 1900. Served two enlistments. Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross.
FatherThomas George (AKA George Thomas) Matthews , M (1840-1918)
MotherDorothy (Dora) Margaret Carlton (Smith) , F (1844-1923)
Spouses
Birth Date2 Sep 1889
Birth PlaceBradford, PA
Death Date1918 Age: 28
Death PlaceBrandy Camp, Elk County, Pennsylvania
FatherIsaac Kissell , M
MotherJulia , F
Marr Date23 Mar 1912
Marr PlaceMethodist Church, Ridgway, PA
ChildrenBelva Ellen , F (1914-1983)
Marie (Dora) , F (1913-1964)
Henry J. , M (1915-1989)
Violet LaVonne , F
Birth Date31 May 1897
Birth PlaceAnita, Jefferson, PA
Death Date14 Feb 1996 Age: 98
Death PlaceErie, PA
FatherJames J. Garvey , M (~1848-1899)
MotherMary Jane Gardner (Gardiner) , F (1860-1943)
ChildrenJohn W. (Jack) , M (1921-1987)
Dorothy Margaret (Dottie) , F (1921-1982)
Francis , M (1923-1943)
Notes for Henry James Matthews
Boxer Rebellion, Shanghai, China, U.S. Marines, 1900. Served two enlistments. Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross.
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Militia United in Righteousness, known in English as Boxers because many of their members had practiced Chinese martial arts, referred to at the time as Chinese Boxing.
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Militia United in Righteousness, known in English as Boxers because many of their members had practiced Chinese martial arts, referred to at the time as Chinese Boxing.