Who was Johnson Mathis?

Johnson Mathis (1849–1917) was born in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States and died in Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Johnson Mathis 1849–1917

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Born 22 Mar 1849 · Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Died 2 Dec 1917 · Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Father Forrister Hornatis Kiah Mathis

Mother Martha Patsy Ratliff

Spouse Susan Maynard

Children Amanda Mathis, Cassie Mathis, Dollie Mae Mathis, Foster F Mathis, Francis Mathis, Georgia Mathis, Georgie Mathis, Johnson Mathis, Lark Mathis, Maggie Mathis, Martha Elizabeth Mathis, Millard Mathis, Sylvester Mathis

Siblings James Mathis, Margaret Peggy Perlina Mathis, Mary Ann Mathis, Simeon Mathis, Thompson Mathis

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Immediate Family

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Forrister Hornatis Kiah Mathis

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Children

Martha Elizabeth Mathis

Millard Mathis

Sylvester Mathis

Biography

Johnson Mathis was born in 1849 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, the child of forrister hornatis kiah mathis and martha patsy ratliff. In 1860, Johnson Mathis resided in Twelve Pole, Wayne, Virginia, USA. Johnson Mathis married susan maynard, and had children including amanda mathis, cassie mathis, dollie mae mathis, foster f mathis, francis mathis, georgia mathis, georgie mathis, johnson mathis, lark mathis, maggie mathis, martha elizabeth mathis, millard mathis, sylvester mathis. Johnson Mathis passed away in 1917 in Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

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Census 1860 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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1849

Birth of Johnson Mathis in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Birth

1860

Johnson Mathis resided here in Twelve Pole, Wayne, Virginia, USA

Residence

1917

Death of Johnson Mathis in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Johnson Mathis

This ancestor line traces from , Suffolk, , England (1590) to Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States (1849) across 10 generations.

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: Johnson Mathis (1849–1917) was born in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States and died in Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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