CEPHAS ISAAC MATTHEWS

Cephas Isaac Matthews, b April 13, 1874, d January 2, 1948 at Reagan, Falls County, Texas ‑ was a son of Isaac and Tennessee Matthews. He married Addie Mae Peeples, b August 13, 1884, d September 4, 1964 and buried in Waite Cemetery at Reagan ‑ a daughter of Rufus Pinkney and Alice Peeples. One of his younger brothers, James Matthews, died at the age of twenty‑one, and Cephas took the responsibility of arranging the funeral.

Cephas was a farmer in the Reagan area, and he and Addie were the parents of three children:

Eldred Matthews entered the army at an early age, and made the military service his career. He is now retired, and has never married.

Cephas Irl Matthews, b January 20, 1911, d January 6, 1970‑was a Sergeant in the Medical Corps during World War II and Korea. After twenty years of service, he retired and later worked in the New Braunfels and Torbett‑Hutchings‑Smith Memorial Hospitals. He died of a heart attack while on duty. He was married to Mary Inez Worthington, b August 1, 1909 ‑ a daughter of Julius Benjamin and Viola (Stark) Worthington, and who still lives in Reagan, Texas. They had one daughter, Norma Jean Matthews, who was a talented pianist and a graduate of Sam Houston State University. Norma is married and has children.

Paul Matthews, a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II ‑ married Georgia Staley, and works for the Kennecott Copper Mines. They adopted Timothy Matthews and Paulette Matthews.

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this web page. “Families of Falls County”, compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Department, pp. 302-303