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1. | Lawrence Veronon Matthews was born on 6 Jan 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Oct 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Service Number: 922 56 58 Family/Spouse: Naomi C Shaw. Naomi (daughter of Joseph S. Shaw and Ada Mae Hill) was born in 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ronald Matthews (1.Lawrence1) |
3. | Richard Matthews (1.Lawrence1) was born about 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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4. | James Vernon Matthews (1.Lawrence1) was born on 9 Dec 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jun 2015 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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5. | Barbara Anna Matthews (1.Lawrence1) was born on 21 Jun 1934 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Mar 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes: When Barbara Anna Matthews was born on June 21, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, her father, Lawrence, was 22, and her mother, Naomi Shaw, was 31. She had four brothers. She died on March 15, 1935, in her hometown within a year of her birth, and was buried in Penbrook, Pennsylvania. |
6. | Lawrence Matthews, II (1.Lawrence1) was born in 1935 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 2003. Other Events:
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