Lewis Matthews. c. 1880s. Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina

Title: Lewis Matthews. c. 1880s. Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Name: Lewis Matthews
Birthday: 1824
Birthplace: Edgefield County, South Carolina
Parents: Drury Cook Matthews (Lewis Matthews's enslaver) (1760-1830)
Darkiss/Dorcas (enslaved) (1772 - ?)
Spouse: Martha Bottom (1843-?) free woman of color
Death Date & Place: Before 1910 in Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Description: Lewis Matthews, the son of his enslaver Drury Cook Matthews and the enslaved Darkiss (Dorcas), was born in 1824 in Edgefield County, South Carolina and died between 1901 and 1910 in Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina. He married Martha Bottom who was born a free woman of color in 1843 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Martha (Bottoms) Matthews died in Pickens, Edgefield County, South Carolina between 1881 and 1890. Lewis and Martha Matthews were the parents of a large family.
Donated By: The Joseph C. Sheffey and Barbara Ann Turner Family