Antoinette Johnson Matthews was born in DeKalb County, Georgia, on September 1, 1894, to Daniel and Willie Johnson. She was married to William Collins Matthews of Atlanta, Georgia, on June 17, 1925. Her grandfather was John Gerdine Johnson (1817-1883) who owned most of the land where the Druid Hills neighborhood is now situated. She was the founder and headmistress of the Out of Doors School in Atlanta, Georgia, the first private kindergarten in Atlanta. Many prominent Atlantans including Sam Massell and George and Jack Adair attended the school which she ran out of her home. Matthews wrote Oakdale Road: Its History and Its People, a pictorial presentation with commentary on past owners of the homes along Oakdale Road in the Druid Hills neigborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The book also contains a genealogical supplement. Matthews died in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 27, 1989.
From the description of Antoinette Johnson Matthews papers, 1880-1974, undated. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 768825760
