Mathews, Charles Lewis, 1824-1864.

Charles Lewis Mathews (1824-1864) was the son of Judge George Mathews (1774-1836), justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans (1806-1813) and the Supreme Court of Louisiana (1813-1836), and Harriet Flower Mathews. His grandfather was General George Mathews (1739-1812), who fought in the Revolutionary War. Charles L. Mathews married Penelope Stewart (1828-1897) of Woodville, Mississippi, and they had five children: George (1849-1859), Charles S. (1853-1923), Harriet (1856-1921), Sarah (Sallie) (1859-1934), George (1860-1907), and William Fort (1862-1882). The family resided at Butler Greenwood Plantation. William Fort attended Episcopal High School of Virginia in Alexandria, Va. Sarah (Sallie) married James Alexander Ventress (1853-1912), a Mississippi planter who moved to Louisiana after their marriage in 1901. Harriet married Samuel McCutchon Lawrason. Charles S. Mathews attended the Virginia Military Institute for two years (1869-1871), then returned to Louisiana and assisted his mother in the management of Greenwood Plantation. He subsequently made his home at Georgia Plantation near Raceland.