Emma W. Matthews

1855 - 1941  (86 years)

• Name	Emma W. Matthews  [1]
  Birth	28 Jan 1855	Davenport, Scott County, IA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma W. Lucas  [2, 3]
  Reference Number	1353
  Death	31 Jan 1941	Pocomoke City, Worcester, MD   [1]
  	"Mrs. Emma W. Lucas, widow of Oliver J. Lucas, died at her home, this city, on Friday of last week, January 31, three days after the anniversary of her birth. Her death occurred after an illness extending over about ten months. Mrs. Lucas was the daughter of the late William H. and Margarette Ewell Matthews, and was born in Davenport, Iowa, January 28, 1855. Very early in life, the family came to Eastern Virginia, and subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Lucas came to Pocomoke City, taking up their residence here in 1893. The deceased is survived by three daughters: Mrs. William Wigton of Yeadon, Pa; and Mrs. Willaim S. Bowen and Mrs. Samuel Crockett, of Pocomoke City. She is also survived by six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, conducted by Rev. Mr. Leister, of Bethany Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. E. L. Bunce, former pastor of the same church. Interment in the cemetery of Bethany. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Paul Ewell, Frank Hudson, George Smullin, T. Pratt McAllen, William E. Bounds and Dr. R. L. Hall. Mrs. Lucas was well known and highly esteemed in this community. She belonged of course, to a past generation and has seen many changes both local and elsewhere. Her people belonged to an age when the modern methods of transportation would have been pronounced miracles, had they been mentioned. She could recall when her father and his brother drove from the Midwest to their Eastern home in the traditional horse and buggy, and, of course, deemed it at that time no hardship. People with such background are, indeed, a loss when death removes them from this mechanical age. Much of the romance of living is removed and people lapse into a routine which does not compare, in the minds of many, with the ease and freedom of former years."
  Person ID	I1353	ESVA Connections
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	William H Matthews,   b. 09 Dec 1815, Accomac, Accomack, VA d. 17 Dec 1894, Modestown, Accomack, VA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret R Ewell,   b. 13 Dec 1819, Virginia d. 21 Aug 1910, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oliver J Lucas,   b. 20 Aug 1837
  Marriage	12 Nov 1873	Modestown, Accomack, VA   [2, 3]
  	They were married near Modestown, VA by WF Talbott.
  Children	1. Maggie Lucas,   b. 01 Aug 1877, Accomack, VA   2. Emma Lucas,   b. 04 Mar 1878, Accomack, VA
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Worcester Democrat - Emma Lucas Obituary, (Jan 1941), Worcester Democrat - Emma Lucas Obituary. Worcester Democrat, January 1941 Mrs. Emma W. Lucas Mrs. Emma W. Lucas, widow of Oliver J. Lucas, died at her home, this city, on Friday of last week, January 31, three days after the anniversary of her birth. Her death occurred after an illness extending over about ten months. Mrs. Lucas was the daughter of the late William H. and Margarette Ewell Matthews, and was born in Davenport, Iowa, January 28, 1855. Very early in life, the family came to Eastern Virginia, and subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Lucas came to Pocomoke City, taking up their residence here in 1893. The deceased is survived by three daughters: Mrs. William Wigton of Yeadon, Pa; and Mrs. Willaim S. Bowen and Mrs. Samuel Crockett, of Pocomoke City. She is also survived by six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, conducted by Rev. Mr. Leister, of Bethany Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. E. L. Bunce, former pastor of the same church. Interment in the cemetery of Bethany. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Paul Ewell, Frank Hudson, George Smullin, T. Pratt McAllen, William E. Bounds and Dr. R. L. Hall. Mrs. Lucas was well known and highly esteemed in this community. She belonged of course, to a past generation and has seen many changes both local and elsewhere. Her people belonged to an age when the modern methods of transportation would have been pronounced miracles, had they been mentioned. She could recall when her father and his brother drove from the Midwest to their Eastern home in the traditional horse and buggy, and, of course, deemed it at that time no hardship. People with such background are, indeed, a loss when death removes them from this mechanical age. Much of the romance of living is removed and people lapse into a routine which does not compare, in the minds of many, with the ease and freedom of former years. [S10] Compiler: Barry W. Miles and Moody K. Miles III, Marriage Records of Accomack County, VA, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), Page 215, Col 2. LUCAS Oliver J 35 W Merchant Acc Acc s/o Southey T & Nancy to Emma W. Matthews 19 S Acc Acc d/o Wm H & Margaret on 12 Nov 1873 near Modestown by WF Talbott [S179] Lucas Bible, (Jasper Harding & Son, Philadelphia, PA, 1858), Lucas Bible Marriages. Oliver J. Lucas & Emma his wife were married Nov 12, 1873 [S193] Margaret R. (Ewell) Matthews Grave Marker, (28 Oct 2011).