Texas Family Group Sheet for the Joseph DeKalb MATHIS Family #1


Husband: Joseph DeKalb MATHIS
Birthdate:11 JUL 1839
Birthplace: Hardeman County, Tennessee
Death date: 24 NOV 1905
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Father: William B. Mathis (1808 – 1867)
Mother: Martha Ann Fowler (1819 – 1847)

Marriage date: 30 Mar 1865
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas

Wife: Martha Jane GASTON
Birthdate:17 NOV 1846
Birthplace: Jasper County, Georgia
Death date: 22 JUN 1899
Place of death: Pleasant Hill, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Father: Henry W. Gaston (1810 – 1881)
Mother: Mary Ann Malone (1821 – 1870)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William Henry
Sex: M
Birthdate: 7 Mar 1866
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 10 DEC 1935
Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Tx.
Marriage date:
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Delula Alice Carroll (1865 – 1931)

Child No. 2: John Thomas Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 AUG 1868
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 28 Oct 1916
Place of death: Dallas County, Texas
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Sarah J. Read (1869 – 1920)

Child No. 3: Ora Lee Mathis
Sex: F
Birthdate: 8 FEB 1870
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 14 AUG 1945
Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: 1894
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: William Clark Catlett (1864 – 1960)

Child No. 4: George Burton Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 3 FEB 1872
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 24 SEP 1874
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial:
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Child No. 5: Mary Louella Mathis
Sex: F
Birthdate: 8 Dec 1874
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 15 Mar 1932
Place of death: Jonestown, Smith County, Texas
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date:
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Spouse's name: Burton Blanton Elder (1869 – 1959)

Child No. 6: Joseph Emmett Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 JAN 1876
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 2 NOV 1918
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date:
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Spouse's name: Luelle Sanders (1878 – 1953)

Child No. 7: James Hardy Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 OCT 1878
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 25 MAY 1941
Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date: 18 Sep 1908
Marriage place: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Molly Blanche Turner (1890 – 1982)

Child No. 8: Walter Lewis Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 AUG 1880
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 14 OCT 1932
Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date:
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Spouse's name: Mary Lavella Read (1878 –    )

Child No. 9: Franklin Monroe Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1 JUN 1883
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 16 MAY 1964
Place of death: Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Burial: Morris Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas
Marriage date: 22 Dec 1906
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Nona Mayberry (1884 – 1959)

Child No. 10: Rober Rudolph (Dolph) Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 26 MAR 1885
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 29 JAN 1973
Place of death: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date:
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Hulda Ethel Thompson (1896 – 1982)
 
 
Documentation:
1839: 11 Jul Birth Hardeman, TN, USA 7 source citations
* 1870 United States Federal Census
* 1900 United States Federal Census
* One World Tree
* 1900 United States Federal Census
* 1870 United States Federal Census
* 1880 United States Federal Census
* 1850 United States Federal Census
1850: 24 Oct Age: 11 Residence Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi 1 source citation
* 1850 United States Federal Census
* 1850: Nov Age: 11 Residence Moved to Texas with father from Mississippi
* 1862: Age: 23 Military Private in Company D, 10th Texas Cavalry with father William B. Mathis as Sgt. & brothers William Nicholas Mathis & Jacob Lewis Mathis 5 source citations.
* Family Data Collection - Individual Records
* Family Data Collection - Individual Records Civil War Service Records
* Family Data Collection - Individual Records Civil War Service Records J. D. K. Mathews Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Texas Regiment Name: 10 Texas Cavalry Regiment Name Expanded: 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Locke's) Company: D Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: J. D. K./Matthews Film Number: M227 roll 23
1865: 30 Mar Age: 25 Marriage to Martha Jane Gaston Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation
* OneWorldTree
1870: Age: 31 Residence Precinct 5, Upshur, Texas 1 source citation
* 1870 United States Federal Census
1880: Age: 41 Residence Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas, United States 1 source citation
* 1880 United States Federal Census
1900: Age: 61 Residence Justice Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas 1 source citation
* 1900 United States Federal Census
1901: 2 Feb Age: 61 Marriage to Clementine M. Hill Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation
* OneWorldTree
1903: 6 Jul Age: 63 Marriage to M. Elizabeth Steelman Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation
* OneWorldTree
* 1905: 24 Nov Age: 66 Death Upshur, Texas, USA buried Hopewell Cemetery.
 

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