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	Wiley J. Matthews (Confederate) Enlistment: - Residing in Franklin County, VA at time of enlistment - Enlisted on Jul 20 1861 at Sydnorsville, VA as Private Mustering information: - Enlisted into G Company, 57th Infantry (Virginia) on Jul 20 1861 Promotions: - Promoted to Sergt (Full, Vol) on Nov 17 1861 Listed as: - Detailed on Oct 15 1864 (In QM Dept) - POW on Apr 1 1865 at Five Forks, VA - Confined on Apr 6 1865 at Point Lookout, MD - Oath Allegiance on Jun 15 1865 at Point Lookout, MD (Released) Sources for the above information: - The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, (1987) Wiley James Matthews was my great great grandfather. He had seven children one was Nancy Margaret Rosella, she was my great grandmother. He was buried in Wingo Cemetery off of St Route 662 on the property now called Roy Houseman property. Take Rt 40 E. from Rocky Mount, VA and go through Glade Hill. Turn left on state Rt 834 and then turn right on state Rt 840. Go to State Rt 662 and go left. There are two houses at the intersection of 840 and 662. Take a left on and go about a half mile to a gravel road. There is a field and you walk through the field and back in the woods there is a cemetery. Apparently called Wingo Cemetery. Since locating this cemetery in the 80's homes were built in the area near Smith Mt Lake, and I need to go back and locate it again. His tombstone says Wiley J Matthews Co C 57th VA Infantry Confederate States of America. The stone is in the shape of an obelisk. Wiley first married to Sarah Kessler and had seven children. She died when her youngest child was ten years old. He married again to Pamelia F Brooks who was the daughter of Cluff Brooks and his first wife Sarah Dudley. He then married Permelia V Crum who was the granddaughter of Cluff Brooks through his second wife Permelia Mattox. Their daughter Mary Amelia Brooks married a John Crum. Wiley died in Franklin Co VA on 15 January, 1940. He would have been 78 years old when he died.
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