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1857 - 1935 (78 years)| Name | Daniel Webster BROWN [1, 2] | |
| Birth | 8 Aug 1857 | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 2:35 AM, Jan McCorkle Hey, I would know none of this without you pointing me in some direction and giving me clues and tips, as well as many solid facts. My cousins and I both feel that Peter Mathews (sic) in Marion County in 1900, SWM, boarder in the home of Charles Michel is possible. He is about the right age, listed as Laborer. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3TZ-CZN Railroad Trestle Foreman Peter C Matthews was employed by the Atlantic Coastline RR Co. After the Civil War, William T. Walters of Baltimore gradually acquired control of the W&W, W&M, North Eastern, Petersburg, and R&P railroads, forming a route known as the Atlantic Coast Line — an association of more or less independent railroads.[2] In 1889 Walters formed a holding company to control them; it was renamed the Atlantic Coast Line Company in 1893.[4] The R&P merged the Petersburg in March 1898 and in November of that year was renamed the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad of Virginia. In April 1900 it merged the Norfolk & Carolina Railroad (Norfolk, Virginia-Tarboro, North Carolina), the W&W, the Southeastern Railroad (an 11-mile (18 km) line from Elrod to Ashpole, North Carolina), and the ACL of South Carolina and renamed it simply the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The new railroad stretched from Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, to Charleston, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia.[4] It’s stated on his WWI registration, if you’d like to see the document. I can’t make out the word before “Foreman”, can you? https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZD1-B3C Small discrepancy: this doc says he was born in 1880. Do you know what month the 1880 census was taken (when Peter C was the infant in the home of Isaac and Rebecca)? All other documents say he was born in 1879. Why would the WWI registration be off a year? Someone doing math slightly off? Also, as on this doc, my grandmother’s nickname was “Mamie” though her given name was Mary. Peter C was declared an invalid in 1924 and died in 1927: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDBD-BKJ By the way, his death certificate is WRONG about the mother’s and father’s names. We know for certain the woman named is his SISTER, Minnie. My grandmother did not know much about his parentage. His uncle William Matthews was his closest male relative and named as father, but we are also sure that also is not correct --as father. Gotta stop in my tracks again… my email was down last night so I went a little crazy tonight. Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 10:04 AM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Re: Future wife of Peter C, Mary A Brown JAN, Sorry, you are absolutely correct, and do not understand where he was located before his marriage as not found in this state. I believe the answer to found in his occupation as a railroad worker: very hard to locate at any given time. What railroad did he work for and are there any records for this company today? Thanks so very much for straightening out this census mystery! Dallas On Sunday, September 7, 2014 8:28 PM, Jan McCorkle Oops – carelessness! I didn’t read correctly and told you wrong that John Alexander Brown (Father of Daniel W, and Grandfather of Mary A Brown future Matthews) was born in Ireland… No, it was HIS father (John A’s) that was born in Ireland. Not that you needed to know, but I wanted you to know I realized my error. From: Jan McCorkle [mailto:jan@fnmccorkle.com] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 8:06 PM To: 'Dallas Phelps' Subject: Future wife of Peter C, Mary A Brown Correction to previous email: My grandmother (and future wife of Peter C Matthews), Mary A Brown was 15 in 1900 and living in her father’s home in Clarendon Co. The transcription on the website said 16, but the census page clearly says 15, which is what Mary Alice my cousin verified. The census also names Head: Dan W Brown, I believe. We have always known that his full name was Daniel Webster Brown. Again, I know you’re not doing the Browns, but interestingly (to me) Daniel’s father is also in the home: John Alexander Brown, aged 77. This would be our Confederate War veteran. I have a 2nd cousin named Robert Brown who was the commander of the SC Chapter of Sons of Confederate Veterans for quite some time, maybe a decade ago. The cousin did a good bit of research so I will not recreate it. Not sure how far back he got… says John A was born in Ireland. Just telling you, since you have a mind that can hold all this and may need it sometime later. Who knows? From: Jan McCorkle [mailto:jan@fnmccorkle.com] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 7:56 PM To: 'Dallas Phelps' Subject: RE: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? Hey there! I always am happy to comment. I guess I didn’t think to comment so much when tired and maybe a little confused! Maybe it was because I already knew about the 1920? Sorry that I didn’t specify. Here are a couple of comments. Let me know if I don’t address what you were thinking about. In 1900, my grandmother Mary Alice Brown (Peter C’s future wife) was 15 and still living with her parents, father being Daniel Webster Brown. I hope you can see this link below. My grandmother went to “finishing school” as the family was well off until the “bottom fell out of cotton.” She had her first child in 1905 so it is believed she and Peter C were married in 1903 or 1904, but not yet in 1900. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3RK-Q5K (I know you are not following this side of the family, but just for informational purposes, Daniel’s wife was Alice Irene Kolb. So that’s a WHOLE ‘nother line… but there’s plenty on the Kolbs so I’m not worried about them right now.) I have not yet seen the 1910 census with Peter C and his wife and children, but I know that they were married by then and had 2,3 or 4 children by then, so that’s not a surprise. I knew ALL of my aunts and uncles – my daddy’s siblings, so I knew their history pretty well. I just did NOT know anything about Peter C’s heritage, other than the bits and pieces I told you. However, YOU have helped me find out a lot already, and I know a lot more now that I did a few weeks ago, thanks to you! Until recently, I did not realize that my first cousin Mary Alice Matthews All (my Uncle Archie’s daughter) had already done a lot of the same things, and had been very serious about it. I have yet to tell her anything she didn’t already know, BUT – that’s ok, because I didn’t know it, and I like finding these things out. She, like many others, did not realize that some of us were all that interested. Also, she and I never really had the opportunity to get to know each other growing up, so we were not that well acquainted and didn’t talk as a rule till recently. Mary Alice (named for our grandmother Mary A Brown Matthews) is a sweet and kind person and willing to share everything she has gathered. Last week, Mary Alice, her sister Barbara, our only living aunt (of our daddies’ siblings: Dorothy Matthews Morgan, 91), and Dorothy’s daughter went on a field trip to the Kingstree area last week. They visited a gorgeous plantation “said” to be where our granddaddy either lived, OR that his mother Sarah had worked. Of course, I cannot verify this. The place is not related to Staggers as far as I know, but I’m not totally clear on the details yet. I will eventually talk to some of them, but we’re all too busy right now. Maybe next week. Mary Alice has been quite serious about our grandfather’s roots for at least 20 years and has been thoroughly checking her facts with records (as best she can). I like it when I can tell her something that you have found for me, but I haven’t been able to find out anything she doesn’t know yet. STILL, she encourages me, and there’s always more to learn! I just am studying the records that I can see, when I can… and saying a prayer that if there’s something there that I’m overlooking, that it will come to me. I can stare at a record quite a long time thinking about the situation surrounding that record… coming up with theories, or ideas or another place to search. Then next thing I know it’s 3 am and I’ve gotta get some sleep!!! Anyway, I am always very, very appreciative and hope to talk again soon! Please tell me what I’ve neglected to speak about. I’m happy to give a comment! Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 2:53 PM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Re: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? JAN, Thanks so very much for your encouragement! Though I would appreciate more a simple comment about this new census data that I shared, I understand that you are overwhelmed by your current circumstances. Genealogy is often better understood after it is studied for some weeks. Will get around to your request real soon. Dallas On Saturday, September 6, 2014 7:54 PM, Jan McCorkle Thank you! Take your time but will certainly appreciate all you are doing. I am exhausted from a long week. Unfortunately, my work day will not end until maybe 10 tonight. Take care Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 10:38 AM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Re: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? JAN, Good hear that you have the 1920 census entry as that is the very last one for Peter C. Matthews. Then, we have the 1930 for his widow, Mamie Matthews who lived in Sumter and not Pinewood. This would explain why is currently buried in the Sumter Cemetery. I passed this data on to the Sumter Genealogical Society database person, Jackie Hughes who is an officer who this group. She has been trying to get data on all of those persons buried in the Sumter Cemetery. Good luck and will get those census entries for you very soon! Dallas On Friday, September 5, 2014 10:02 PM, Jan McCorkle I have absolutely no time during the day… trying to run my own business; go see my mom every single day, check on her house every day, and conduct her business, bills, finances, and mine. It’s very tough right now. I have an income tax deadline in a couple weeks that is imperative. Hoping to have a little more time eventually. It certainly would be a simple task if I had even an hour here or there, but I never do. I get in very late most nights. My cousin Mary has sent me a few of these by email, but I don’t think I have 1900 or 1910 with Peter C. I have downloaded 1920 so don’t need that one. If you have time to make those copies, I’d love to have them. No hurry, but if you have the time, anytime, I would like to have them at some point! Whatever you can do is appreciated! Just trying to keep up with all the info is a challenge, but I enjoy it very much and it’s a nice diversion! It’s hard to do it justice, piecemeal like this, but I still enjoy it and it’s the best I can do! Thanks, Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:35 AM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Re: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? JAN, Since you cannot visit the library or subscribe to ancestry, you do have a complicated problem. There are several answers to this type of problem. Those censuses can be searched by me for you and delivered to the archives. Thought that you might want to do that type of simple work yourself. Just let me about this type of census research as soon as possible. They do appear in all three censuses in Pinewood that you asked about. Dallas On Thursday, September 4, 2014 3:51 PM, Jan McCorkle Thanks again. I’m about to leave for the rest of the day till late tonight… but I looked again for the 1900 census on the Mormon site, which is very good by the way – the most stuff I’ve been able to find for free anywhere. I cannot find Peter C Matthews (or Peter or P) anywhere on this site in 1900 except for the boarder in Marion Co which you say is the wrong one. I do see him with wife and children in Clarendon in 1920. His first child, my aunt Madeline was born in 1905. I don’t recall what year they were married but probably not too many before the first child since they had children every couple of years thereafter! I will see if there’s anything in 1910. If you can find him in 1900, please let me know where I can see it. Many thanks! Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 9:13 AM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Re: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? JAN, No, this is the wrong person as yours was married and living in Clarendon County at this time. Have you never looked at this census from Clarendon County, how strange as this connected him to area of the Dr. Staggers family? My discovery for you! Dallas On Thursday, September 4, 2014 1:47 AM, Jan McCorkle This site has a lot on it! I Haven’t had that much time to search but am enjoying looking! The info about parents of Peter C Matthews being Minnie and William is definitely wrong. BUT that is what my grandmother told the coroner or Peter C considered William a surrogate father because he listed William as his guardian on his muster doc for the Span-Am War. Minnie was only 10 years older than Peter C, so it would be almost impossible for her to be his mother, but she somewhat “raised” him, being 10 years older, and that was what my grandmother (Peter C’s wife) knew, the closest to parents he had. Minnie was still living when Peter C died. I would have to see about William. Minnie and William were not a couple but were Niece and Uncle. This is very interesting! Thanks – I can see the copies of many documents and censuses! Jan From: Dallas Phelps [mailto:phelps1953@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 9:56 AM To: Jan McCorkle Subject: Could you locate that LDS Family website??? JAN Just curious to know if you were able to locate that LDS/Mormon family website that I told you about the restaurant on Sunday. You need to go into their SEARCH field to locate that family data. Would like for you to see all of those entries for Peter C. Matthews that I told you about. Still have NOT heard back from a single Williamsburg contact about any of your Matthews-Staggers inquiries. Do not understand how silence can help anybody with their family research! Dallas [2] | |
| _UID | C502EAE53B424200B1C1B6C7FC11728A4D90 | |
| Death | 4 Dec 1935 [3] | |
| Burial | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina  [3] |
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| Person ID | I82565 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 10 Sep 2014 | |
| Father | John Alexander BROWN, b. 6 Feb 1826, Fulton Township, South Carolina d. 9 Nov 1909, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 83 years) | |
| Mother | Emily Tobitha CHEWNING, b. 10 Apr 1824, Virginia d. 14 May 1886, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 62 years) | |
| _UID | 30253223B3004B508732A0E2D8D5D029D938 | |
| _UID | 30253223B3004B508732A0E2D8D5D029D938 | |
| Family ID | F68910 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Alice Irene KOLB, b. 12 Jun 1864 d. 25 Nov 1928 (Age 64 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
| _UID | 4FBF89F1E4A04D4EB4D5C234CCF554B7F29D | |||||||||||||||||||
| _UID | 4FBF89F1E4A04D4EB4D5C234CCF554B7F29D | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F57349 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
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