Francis Abram Matthews^{[1, 2, 3]}

1881 - 1970  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Francis Abram Matthews
  Born	Jul 1881	Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Frank Matthews
  Occupation	1905	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Machinist
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Machinist, Shirt Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1926	105 Cedar St. S, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-370269
  Died	25 May 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	27 May 1970	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I370269	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward Matthews,   b. 18 Jul 1845, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Dempsey,   b. 19 Jan 1851, Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F184920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Leah Clarissa Seibert,   b. 15 Jun 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1905	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Karen Seibert   2. Kenneth Roy Matthews,   b. 14 Nov 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F256554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Francis A. Matthews - Francis Abram Matthews of 105 Cedar St. S., died at the K-W Hospital today. He was 88. A native of Acton, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthews. His wife, the former Mabel Siebert, died in 1961. Mr. Matthews came to the Twin Cities in 1888. In 1961 he retired from John Forsyth Co. of Waterloo where he had worked for 12 years. Earlier he worked for 35 years with Cluett Peabody and Co. of Canada Ltd. Mr. Matthews was a member of the United Church of Canada and the Twin City Lodge 509, Masonic Lodge; a charter and life member of the Kitchener Musical Association and a member of the 108th Regiment Band. He is survived by one son, Kenneth Roy of Kitchener; one brother, Ormond of Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. William (Ethel) Stericker of Toronto and Mrs. Frank (Florence) Metcalfe and Mrs. William (Irene) Edwards of Kitchener; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sisters. The body is at the Keffer Funeral Home where Rev. John H. Patterson will conduct a service at 2 pm, Wednesday. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Matthews - 1932. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mabel L. Seibert - Matthews. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019029-05. Francis Matthews, 24, Occ. Machinist, b. Acton, Res. Berlin, son of Edward & Elizabeth married Mabel L. Seibert, 23, Berlin, Berlin, daughter of Frank Seibert & Sarah Bedford, Witn Osmond D. Matthews & Allie Seibert Both of Berlin, 7 September 1905 in Berlin. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 14. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Francis Abram Matthews. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190795511.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1881 - Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Sep 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Shirt Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 May 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 27 May 1970 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth