Selected Families and Individuals


Benjamin Franklin MATTHEWS [Parents] was born on 16 Apr 1819 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN. He died on 18 Aug 1888 in Devil Canyon, San Bernadino Co., CA. He married Mahala Ann WHITEMAN on 20 May 1866 in Los Angeles Co., CA.

Other marriages:
WEEKS, Temperance

Mahala Ann WHITEMAN was born on 5 Feb 1843 in Hamilton Co., TN. She died on 26 Apr 1910 in San Bernadino, CA. She married Benjamin Franklin MATTHEWS on 20 May 1866 in Los Angeles Co., CA.

They had the following children:

  F i Alma Ethel MATTHEWS.
  M ii Robert lee MATTHEWS was born on 22 Sep 1867 in San Bernadino, CA.
  M iii John David MATTHEWS was born on 16 Feb 1870 in San Bernadino, CA. He died on 9 Apr 1944 in Los Angeles, CA.
  M iv Reuben Alexander MATTHEWS was born on 4 Jun 1872 in California. He died on 16 Nov 1937 in Newport, Orange Co., CA.
  M v William Jesse MATTHEWS was born on 14 Mar 1876 in California. He died on 13 Oct 1876 in California.
  F vi Anna L. MATTHEWS was born in 1878.

Ezekial MATTHEWS was born in 1751 in Virginia. He died on 2 Feb 1838 in Georgia. He married Rebecca JONES in 1774 in South Carolina.

Rebecca JONES was born in 1755 in South Carolina. She died on 7 Oct 1839 in Georgia. She married Ezekial MATTHEWS in 1774 in South Carolina.

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas MATTHEWS was born in 1785. He died on 2 Feb 1837.

William MCDAVID was born in 1760 in South Carolina. He married Nancy DORROH.

Nancy DORROH was born in 1766 in Antrim, Ireland. She died on 26 Nov 1840 in Alabama. She married William MCDAVID.

They had the following children:

  F i Jane MCDAVID was born in 1788. She died on 30 May 1836.

Edward W. RIDLEY was born in 1805 in England. He died on 10 Jul 1891 in San Bernadino, CA. He married Celeta Adaline WEEKS in 1858 in San Bernadino, CA.

Celeta Adaline WEEKS [Parents] was born on 25 Dec 1826 in Marion Co., AL. She died on 20 Jun 1900 in San Bernadino, CA. She married Edward W. RIDLEY in 1858 in San Bernadino, CA.

Other marriages:
WEST, James Monroe

They had the following children:

  M i Edward RIDLEY died in Nov 1867.
  F ii Sarah RIDLEY was born in 1859 in California.
  F iii Mary Elizabeth RIDLEY was born on 13 Oct 1860. She died on 14 May 1946.

Shaster Adelbert BENSON was born on 8 Jul 1857 in San Bernadino, CA. He died on 2 May 1899 in San Bernadino, CA. He married Mary Elizabeth RIDLEY on 2 Nov 1879 in San Bernadino, CA.

Mary Elizabeth RIDLEY [Parents] was born on 13 Oct 1860 in San Bernadino, CA. She died on 14 May 1946 in San Bernadino, CA. She married Shaster Adelbert BENSON on 2 Nov 1879 in San Bernadino, CA.

They had the following children:

  F i Adah Bell BENSON was born on 7 Nov 1880. She died on 21 Dec 1946.
  F ii Anna Idella BENSON was born on 12 Sep 1890 in San Bernadino, CA. She died on 1 Mar 1984 in San Bernadino, CA.
  M iii Leland Shaster BENSON was born on 7 Feb 1894 in San Bernadino, CA. He died on 14 Feb 1942 in San Bernadino, CA.

Harry Clinton FIELD was born on 5 Sep 1872 in Maine. He died on 24 Sep 1947 in San Bernadino, CA. He married Adah Bell BENSON.

Adah Bell BENSON [Parents] was born on 7 Nov 1880 in San Bernadino, CA. She died on 21 Dec 1946 in San Bernadino, CA. She married Harry Clinton FIELD.


Daniel McIntosh DONALD was born on 11 Jun 1841 in United Kingdom. He died on 21 Apr 1925. He married Mary MCKEE.

Mary MCKEE was born on 14 Nov 1837 in Canada. She died on 27 Jan 1907. She married Daniel McIntosh DONALD.

They had the following children:

  M i Davis McKee DONALD was born on 23 Mar 1865. He died on 31 Jul 1927.

James MCMURCHIE was born in 1801 in Scotland. He married Mary Armor MCMILLAN.

Mary Armor MCMILLAN was born on 11 Jan 1822 in Scotland. She died on 15 Oct 1898 in Canada. She married James MCMURCHIE.

They had the following children:

  F i Agnes MCMURCHIE was born on 3 Jul 1857. She died on 13 Jun 1940.

Benjamin Henry STEELE [Parents] was born on 30 May 1895 in Arkansas. He died on 21 Jan 1981 in Texas. He married Mabel VANDIVER.

Mabel VANDIVER [Parents] was born on 9 Aug 1896 in Birch Tree, Missouri. She died in 1997 in Dallam, Texas. She married Benjamin Henry STEELE.

They had the following children:

  M i Paul Henry STEELE was born on 3 Mar 1917. He died on 21 Jul 2008.

Abraham Lincoln STEELE [Parents] was born on 11 May 1869 in Georgia. He died on 13 Jul 1942. He married Nancy Liza TAFT.

Nancy Liza TAFT was born in 1865 in Alabama. She died in 1941 in Oklahoma. She married Abraham Lincoln STEELE.

They had the following children:

  M i Benjamin Henry STEELE was born on 30 May 1895. He died on 21 Jan 1981.

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