Birth Name: Bruce Rankin Matthews
Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Date of Birth: August 8, 1961
Ethnicity: English, German
Ancestry/Genealogy: Bruce Matthews is an American former National Football League (NFL) center. He spent his entire professional career with the Houston/Tennessee/Oilers/Titans. He was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
Bruce Matthews was the son of William Clay Matthews Sr. and Daisy Ezelle Crowson. Bruce’s father was also a professional football player.
His paternal grandfather was Howard Lynn Matthews, the son of George Washington Matthews and Maxie Jean Rankin. George was born in Ohio, the son of James Milton Matthews and Sarah Jane Bentley. Maxie was born in Ohio, the daughter of Lyman Rankin and Margaret A. Smith.
His paternal grandmother was Elsa Wilhelmina Bargmann, the daughter of William John Bargmann and Catherine Elsa Tiedemann. William and Catherine were both German.
His maternal grandfather was Thomas Walter Crowson Sr., the son of Thomas Siegic Crowson Jr. and Nannie Rebecca Gulledge. Thomas was born in North Carolina, the son of Thomas Seigic Crowson and Eliza Jane Covington. Nannie was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Thomas Huntley Gulledge and Rachel Ratliff.
His maternal grandmother was Daisy Ezelle Lilly, the daughter of Frederick Lilly and Roxanna Goodwin. Frederick was born in North Carolina, the son of Thomas J. Lilly and Mary Ann Hatch. Roxanna was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Wesley Green Goodwin and Mary V. Hunter.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177698922/clay-matthews (fathers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82823051/daisy-ezelle-matthews (mothers obituary)
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