William MATTHEWS

                   BIRTH:
Law Family Bible in possession of Herbert Law, Minneapolis,Minnesota.

CENSUS
1900 Census, Defiance County, Mark Township  ED #14  sheet 13  line 99,100,  lines 1-8 on pg 203A Sheet 14
Jason A. Law    head  white  male   Dec 1856  43  Married  number of years married 10 
   Born Ohio  Father: Penn   Mother: Ohio  Farmer  months not employed 0  Can read,write,speak English  
   Rent -Farm   183(number of farm schedule)
Edna Law   wife  white  female  Aug 1862 age 37  married 10yrs   number of children 5  living 5    Born: Ohio
Father:Ohio   Mother: Massachusetts        Can read,write,speak English
Orpha E.  daughter  white  female  Feb 1891  age 9  single  Ohio/Ohio/Ohio   occupation: school  attended 7 mo
can read,write,speak English
Opal E.   daughter  white  female  Mar 1893  age 7  single  Ohio/Ohio/Ohio           "                "            "       "   "
Richard C.  son       white     male  Apr 1895  age 5  single  Ohio/Ohio/Ohio           "                "            "       "   "
Jasen N.     son       white     male   Sept 1897 age 2  single  Ohio/Ohio/Ohio
Dewey D.  son       white     male   May 1900 age 0/12 single  Ohio/Ohio/Ohio
Sulivan, Bertha  servant  white  single   Mar 1898  22  Ohio
Bradford,Sam W. hired man  white  Mar 1868  32  Indiana/Virginia/Indiana  farm labor
Boyles,Dennis B. hired man  white Oct 1850 33  Ohio                                 farm labor
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CENSUS
Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
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Ray F Hoover 
Age: 23 State: OH 
Color: W Enumeration District: 0050 
Birth Place: Ohio Visit: 0053 
County:  Paulding 
Relation:  Head of Household 
Other Residents: Relation Name Color Age Birth Place 
Wife Orpha E  19 Ohio     
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MARRIAGES:  She was married several times.  According to Ted Law, she was married in Kelso, Washington for a short period of time to an unnamed 3rd husband.. To my knowledge she had one child by Hoover and two children by Near.  Do not know of any other children.

MARRIAGE:  Old letter gives date of marriage to William Matthews...in possession of Eleanor Law Johnson, 
c/o 530 S.4th St.,Las Vegas, NV 89101. 

LETTERS:  
Old letters from Orpha to Eleanor L. Johnson regarding family history information.  530 S. 4th St.,Las Vegas, Nevada  89101.

INTERVIEW:  With Ted, Richard and Dewey Law....Interviewed by Eleanor Law Johnson..

OBITUARY:  Her husband's obituary notice from Ventura, Calif. newspaper listed her as his wife.

CALIFORNIA DEATH INDEX
rootsweb.com.....
California Death Index:
Search Terms: ORPHA (854), MATTHEWS (3905)
        Database: California Death Index, 1940-1997
        Combined Matches: 1         
                                                
   Surname     MATTHEWS
   Given Name:  ORPHA                         
   Middle Name:   E
   Sex       FEMALE
   Birth Date    02/18/1891
Death Date:   09/09/1967
Birth Place:   OHIO
Death Place:   VENTURA
Social Security # 550845275
Mothers Maiden Name:   HULBERT
Father's Surname:
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Last Name:  Matthews
First Name:   Orpha
Middle:  E.
Birth Date  02/18/1891 
Mother  Maiden: Hulbert
Father Last:
Sex F
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Place: Ventura
Residence
Death Date:       09/09/1967 
SSN:  550-84-5275 
Age:        76                                             
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SOC.SEC.DEATH INDEX..Her number:   550-84-5275..Issued in California..
ORPHA  MATTHEWS
Born:  18 Feb 1891
Death:  Sept 1967
Residence: 91360  Moorpark, Ventura,CA
SS#         550-84-5275              
Issued:      CA                 (1966)                                            
                           
BURIAL:  Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Rd., Ventura, California.  Telephone 805- 642-1055.
         My father, Ted Law, had told me Orpha was buried at Ivy Lawn Cemetery.  But, on 3-14-96  while visiting at the cemetery office, they could not find any record that stated that her ashes were interred with her husband or her mother.  They stated that she had been cremated there, but the ashes picked up or taken by Theodore T. Law and his wife....who had made the arrangements..  My parents, Ted & Dorsa Law, never spoke to me regarding the scattering of her ashes but that may be what happened....unless the cemetery records just didn't record the burial.  The cemetery office stated that they have no record that she's buried with anyone else.  Her husband, William Matthews was not cremated and is buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park   D-5-204

Sent above information to Linda Little and Gail McCrate...Orpha's granddaughters.

Mel Near told me that there was a bitter divorce between Orpha & Edward Near......

1999 Law Reunion:  Helen Swindler Rennell. my cousin,  said that Ed & Orpha lived with Richard and Ethel......That Ethel raised Orpha's children:  Bob and Olive Near.... Orpha wasn't around any more.....went west.  I remember seeing them at Ethels.....Helen also said that she married one of her husbands twice....she thought it was Matthews.

Kristina K. Swanson, Cowlitz County Auditor   Dec.13,1999
County Administration Building
207 Fourth Avenue North
Kelso, Washington 98626-4193
Note to myself:
Sent for Marriage license and record from that county and request was returned with note:  Enclosed find order form for marriage as I do not find it here.  (Wash.State Vital Records Application )
Marriages in Washington state are available after Jan. 1, 1968.  Prior to this date the record is filed only in county.
Therefore, not being successful in Kelso, I have decided not to pursue this record at this time. ELJ

May 2001
Received records of Marriage to Thomas E. Near and divorce record from Detroit, Wayne, Michigan....
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From: "Linda"  | Block Address  | Add to Address Book 
To: "The Johnsons"  
   Subject: Re: Emailing: Postal 006 
   Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:11:22 -0500    
   
January 18th, 1962.

My Dear Daughter and family,
Your-darling Christmas card and note, I received so much happiness, you'll never know.  I had a lovely holiday this year. Jean and Robert always send me a nice box, lots of gifts, the most precious, is home made fruit  cake and
three nice bottles of real perfume.  Jean, Robert and three children sure am proud of them, your family also, and Leona and family in Columbus, Ohio my step daughter a graduate, nurse in 1931 Mrs. Harry Kennedy of Bell 
Calif. always remembers me on every holiday, Marvel Taff (Teff)? of Alameda,  Calif. an adopted cousin your Grandpa Laws sister Aunt Geneva, was a music teacher and later years she had her own millenary shop in Edgerton, Ohio. That  was before you came to this world. 
        Am-glad you like your new home, and I know is much more fitted to you and family so much more free life.
I always loved the country I loved to bake pie, cake, bread, doughnuts and etc. I also loved horses., cows all animals I started to milk a cow at 6 years so I always loved the out door work too.  Oh-dear, time goes so  fast as ne-grows older.  Feb. 18th will be here before I know it.  Is it possible, my 71st BD?  I just can not keep from remembering dates.  Your grandpa (great) his 100th BD the 7th of Feb. He sure was a man to be groud of.  he was a Black smith, in Canada. Jean and Robert sent me a lovely photograph of them. Robert has white  hair at the temples a fine looking couple.  It is on my stand by my bed.   this is the only way I an able to visit.  My best Love to Olive, Roland, Linda  & Gail.
God Bless all of you and your -dear home love from your Mother, and grandmother, Orpha Ellen Matthews.
PS:  My hair is gray; not white yet.

Thats the letter I found amoung my things Mom must have given it to me - orI got it from Mom's things.  I remember reading it before. What do you think? Love, Linda