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** Florence Ella Matthews Dunkerton (b. 1902 Waterloo, IA - d. 1951 Baltimore, [[Maryland|MD). Husband: Roger Keith Dunkerton (b. 1911 Dunkerton, Black Hawk, IA - d. 2002 Swannanoa, Buncombe, [[North Carolina|NC]]), son of James Andrew Dunkerton (1884-1927 Dunkerton, IA) & Barbara Jane Leask Dunkerton-Otzen (b. 1884 Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA - d. 1973 Waterloo, IA). Barbara was a daughter of William Leask (b. 1855 South Shields, South Tyneside, Eng. - d. 1940 Mason City, IA) & Alice Ramsay Kerr Leask (b. 1877 Edinburgh, Scot. - d. 1935 Waterloo, IA). '''See Leask family'''. James Dunkerton was a son of Thomas R. Dunkerton (1856-1924 Dunkerton, IA) who founded the [[Dunkerton Gospel Hall, IA]] in his home.
** John Elbert Matthews (b. 1904 Waterloo, IA - d. 1995 San Diego, CA). Wife: Grace Lorene Akerson Matthews (b. 1902 Ladd, Bureau, IL - d. 1987 San Diego, CA), daughter of Edward Gottfrid Akerson (1879-1945 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA) & Gertrude Pearl Holland Akerson (b. 1882 Center Twp., Russell, KS - d. 1941 Ottumwa, IA).
** Wayne Beverly Matthews (b. 1908 Waterloo, IA - d. 1965 Mission, KS). Wife: Ruth Frances Sommerville Matthews-Haynes (b. 1909 Kansas City, [[Missouri|MO]] - d. 1994 Los Angeles, CA), daughter of William Charles Sommerville (b. 1874 Wishart, Scot. - d. 1931 Kansas City, MO) & Jessie M. Baker Sommerville (m. 1901).
William was employed in 1910 managing his father-in-law Caleb J. Baker's tent/awning business "Baker-Lockwood Co.) in KCMO. William's parents settled initially in Watcheer, [[Iowa]]. William studied mine engineering in school, becoming an expert in that field, then settled in KCMO in 1895, starting for Baker-Lockwood as an elevator operator, and was last as its president, and in fellowship with the [[Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO]]. Baker-Lockwood was founded in 1888. Dr. Walter L. Wilson, co-founder of Calvary Bible College, was brother-in-law to Jessie Sommerville.
Pallbearers (active & honorary) at William Sommerville's memorial service were all employees of Baker-Lockwood, including W.L. Mellor, J.F. Rodabaugh, Forrest E. Gill, George Andrews, Will Leishman, George Parker, Sterling Short, Roy Smith, Bert Capp, A.A. Larned, Edward Armfield & A.I. Graham.
* 2nd wife (1913 @ Bay City, [[Michigan|MI]]): Jessie Linklater/Limkerter Wishart Matthews '''+1927+''' (b. 1871 Hamilton, ON - d. 1935), daughter of James Wishart (b. 1844 Sandwick, Orkney, Scot.) & Wilhelmina Firth Wishart (b. 1848 Finstown, Firth & Stenness, Orkney, [[Scotland|Scot.]]; m. 1869 Firth & Stenness, Scot.; d. 1936 Dallas, [[Texas|TX]]). James Wishart, Sr. was employed a carpenter. Jessie's brother was Dr. James Corregal Wishart (b. 1875 Hamilton, ON), a chiropractor in Dallas.
=Sources=
* 1922 & 1927 assembly address books
* Ancestry.com
* Findagrave.com
