Joseph Matthews
Joseph Matthews (1809-1886) was born 9 Jan. 1809 in Johnston Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Lazarus Andelle Matthews and Delia Howard. He married Rhoda Carroll on 14 Jul. 1832 in Johnston Co., North Carolina; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized about 1843. He traveled with Wilford Woodruff and the other members of the first pioneer company to the Salt Lake Valley as recorded by Wilford Woodruff on 16 Apr. 1847. He died 14 May 1886 near Pima, Graham Co., Arizona Territory.
Joseph Lazarus Matthews (KWJT-CS3), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Feb. 2024). Joseph Matthews, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/joseph-matthews, accessed 1 Feb. 2024). "Record of members collection, 1836-1970 / S / SANTA MONICA STAKE-SAO BERNARDO BRANCH / SANTAQUIN WARD,” entry for Joseph Matthews, p. 118, image 44/544, CR 375 8; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 7 Feb. 2024). "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Feb. 2024); Joseph Matthews and Rhoda Carrell, 14 Jul. 1832, Johnston Co., North Carolina; citing Johnston Co., North Carolina, Register of Deeds, “Marriage bonds, 1768-1868,” image 294/451; DGS 4364134. Deseret Evening News, “CORRESPONDENCE: A Veteran And Patriarch” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 28 May 1886, vol. 19, no. 158, p. 1; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 1 Feb. 2024). The Deseret Weekly, “Deceased Pioneers” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 25 Aug. 1894, vol. 49, no. 10, p. 295; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org, accessed 1 Feb. 2024).