Gladys Caroline Jeffries

1916 - 2000  (84 years)

• Name	Gladys Caroline Jeffries  [1]
  Birth	27 Apr 1916	Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Baptism	21 May 1916	Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Caroline Jefferies  [7]
  Name	Gladys C Jefferies  [8]
  Name	Gladys C Jefferies  [8]
  Name	Gladys C Matthews  [3]
  Name	Gladys Caroline Jeffries Matthews  [2]
  Name	Gladys Caroline Matthews  [5]
  Name	Gladys Jeffries  [6]
  Name	Gladys Matthews  [4, 9]
  Residence	1920	Reading Ward 17, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1930	Reading, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1935	Prattville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1950	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Secretary; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Married
  Divorce - Gladys vs William Matthews	8 Mar 1966	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA   [10]
  		Newspapers.com - Statesman Journal - 8 Mar 1966 - Page 5 Divorce - Gladys vs William Matthews
  Reference Number	29772
  Burial	2000	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [5]
  Death	1 Nov 2000  [2, 5]
  Person ID	I29772	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John L Jeffries,   b. Abt 1891, Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1971, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mattie R Griffiths,   b. 11 May 1893, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Mar 1985 (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F19795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William H Matthews, Sr,   b. 20 Dec 1908, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Feb 1984 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1935
  Children	1. Living   2. Living > 3. Living
  Family ID	F19791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Apr 1916 - Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Baptism - 21 May 1916 - Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Reading Ward 17, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Reading, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1935 - Prattville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Occupation: Secretary; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Divorce - Gladys vs William Matthews - 8 Mar 1966 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Burial - 2000 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Newspapers.com - Statesman Journal - 8 Mar 1966 - Page 5 Divorce - Gladys vs William Matthews

  
  

• Sources

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