Mathew Ryburn Shugart1

b. 19 April 1890, d. 31 August 1943
FatherMathew Ryburn Shugart2 b. 21 Aug 1851, d. 2 Nov 1889
MotherIsabella Jane Ryburn2,3 b. Dec 1859, d. 5 Aug 1946
Birth19 Apr 1890 Mathew Ryburn Shugart was born on 19 Apr 1890 in Virginia.1 
 Mathew's father died in a train accident five months before he was born. He grew up with his mother and three sisters. 
  According to his sister Peggy, the family called him "Rybe" or "Shug."4 
  Mathew continued to live at home in Washington County with his mother well into his twenties. He worked at a sawmill during this time.5 
Cens-19202 Jan 1920  However by 1920 Mathew, his mother, sister Peggy, and aunt, Minerva Shugart, were living in Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, where Mathew worked as a salesman in a store.6 
Marriagecirca 1928 He married Flora Ethel Davidson circa 1928.1 
Cens-193014 Apr 1930 The 1930 census for McDowell County recorded Mathew as "Rybe" Shugart. He and Flora had been married about two years. Also enumerated was their 2 month old daughter, Peggy. Mathew was still working as a salesman (in a grocery store). He and Flora were paying $8 a month for rent in ____ Hollow.7 
  His sister Peggy was boarding with another family and his mother appears to have returned to Virginia. 
Death31 Aug 1943 Mathew died on 31 Aug 1943 at age 53.1 

Family

Flora Ethel Davidson
Children
  • Peggie Mae Shugart8
  • Robert Ryburn Shugart8
  • Sandy Greenway Shugart8
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited26 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8. Mathew was Peggie's brother.
  2. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8. Peggy (Margaret) was the daughter of Isabella Jane Ryburn and Mathew Ryburn Shugart. Her manuscript documented names and additional information for herself and her siblings.
  3. [S574] Jennie Shugart household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 4B, dwelling 65, family 68, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 8 of 70. Jennie Shugart, 40, widowed, b. Dec. 1859, mother of 4 children, 2 living; Peggy, dau, 14, b. Dec. 1885; Ryburn, son, 10, b. Apr 1890; all b. VA.
  4. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8.
  5. [S237] Isabella Jane Shugart household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 6B, dwelling 97, family 107, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S691] Jennie Shugart household, 1920 U.S. cens., McDowell Co., West Virginia, pop. sched., Browns Creek District/Eckman precinct, ED 62, sheet 1A (p. 43 stamped), dwelling 1, family 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2003, image 1 of 50. The enumerator recorded: Jennie Shugart, 60, widowed; Peggie, dau, 34, sgl, teacher; Mathew R., 29, sgl, salesman in store; Minerva, sister-in-law, sgl, 65; all born VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S692] Rybe Shugart household, 1930 U.S. cens., McDowell Co., West Virginia, pop. sched., Browns Creek District, ED 24-31 (p. 173 stamped), sheet 308, dwelling 332, family Sept. 2003, image 37 of 75. The enumerator recorded: Rybe Shugart, 40, b. VA, married at 38, rents home for $8 per month, works as salesman in grocery store; Flora, wife, 25, b. VA, marr at 23; Peggy M., dau, age 2/12, b. W VA, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  8. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 9.