Sallie Reynolds was born on May 23, 1861, during a period on the prairie frontier when settlers were almost nomadic and building material was as scarce as trees. Her family moved around Texas, frequently living near the Matthews family, whom they had known in Alabama before both families headed to Texas. In 1867, the first marriage between a Reynolds and a Matthews formally sealed the informal bond between the clans. Four more Reynolds siblings married into the Matthews family, including Sallie Ann and John Matthew on Christmas Day 1876. She was 15. They had nine children together.
Later in life, Mrs. Matthews wrote an autobiographical account of life on the Texas frontier, intended for her children. Published two years before her death, InSallie Reynolds was born on May 23, 1861, during a period on the prairie frontier when settlers were almost nomadic and building material was as scarce as trees. Her family moved around Texas, frequently living near the Matthews family, whom they had known in Alabama before both families headed to Texas. In 1867, the first marriage between a Reynolds and a Matthews formally sealed the informal bond between the clans. Four more Reynolds siblings married into the Matthews family, including Sallie Ann and John Matthew on Christmas Day 1876. She was 15. They had nine children together.
Later in life, Mrs. Matthews wrote an autobiographical account of life on the Texas frontier, intended for her children. Published two years before her death, Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle far exceeded these modest ambitions and became a classic reference on West Texas pioneer life and customs. The work was later used as the basis for the Fort Griffin Fandangle, and partially reprinted in 1961 under the title True Tales of the Frontier.
In 1981, Matthews was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum....more
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