For those family members who have never seen this lady it is Kate Matthews-Uphold-Rodeheaver. She grew up in West Virginia on the Matthews Farm. Married Walter S. Uphold and had 5 kids. Rose, Dora, Howard, Gilbert, George. Walter died from complications of sugar (we call diabeates today). He died at the young age of 31. Now being a widow Kate reutrned to her family. At the time the only family that had room for her and her kids was Bert Matthews. Bert worked Kate and the boys to death. I'm not sure excatly why yet but Kate had to give the kids up. She was unable to support them. The boys were seperated and given jobs on different farms. I am still trying to figure out where the girls went? I really did not even know about the girls until yesterday. For some I can not find any goverment records on them. Jim Uphold (Kates Grandson) told their names last night. But that is all he said. The Matthews family and the Rodeheaver family were close even before the marriage of Fuller Rodeheaver & Kate Matthews-Uphold. Kate later married Fuller Rodeheaver and had 5 kids Marshall, Edith, Ben, Ruth & Jud. (Fuller was married once before Kate. He was married to ..?Feathers and they had 2 kids Bertha & Esta.) 10 KIDS WOW!. Becky & Harmony went to visit a pleasant Elder from the Rodeheavers. Mrs. Jud Rodeheaver. Kate was her mother in law. Even though she had never met Kate she spoke very highly of her. The rest of the information will be released in the 1st addition of the Uphold Legacy. All family members will be notified about this. Many old pictures of Walter, Walters parents, kate and Kates Parents. Baby pictures of their kids and stories about plucking chickens, bailing hay, stealing cigarette machines, pancakes, love, hate, birth certificates. remember all comments, pictures & stories are welcome.
