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David Washington Mathis 1847–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 JAN 1847

Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 SEP 1894

Death Location: Higdon, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: George Mathis

Mother: Rachel Dilbeck

Spouse(s): Francis Moore

Children(s): Thomas Mathews, David Mathis, George Mathews, Martha Foster, Morton Mathis, Rachel Vineyard, Daniel Sr, Rosette Price, John Mathews, Mary Postell

David Washington Mathis was born in 1847 in Polk, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Mathis And Rachel Dilbeck. In 1850, David Washington Mathis resided in District 7, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. David Washington Mathis married Francis Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Daniel Virgil Mathis Sr, David Taylor Mathis, George Washington Mathews, John Nathaniel Mathews, Martha Jane Foster, Mary Elizabeth Postell, Morton Columbus Mathis, Rachel Catherine Vineyard, Rosette Melvina Price, Thomas Franklin Mathews. David Washington Mathis passed away in 1894 in Higdon, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Washington Mathis was born in 1847 in Polk, Tennessee, USA, the child of George Washington Mathis And Rachel Dilbeck.
  • In 1850, David Washington Mathis resided in District 7, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • David Washington Mathis married Francis Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Daniel Virgil Mathis Sr, David Taylor Mathis, George Washington Mathews, John Nathaniel Mathews, Martha Jane Foster, Mary Elizabeth Postell, Morton Columbus Mathis, Rachel Catherine Vineyard, Rosette Melvina Price, Thomas Franklin Mathews.
  • David Washington Mathis passed away in 1894 in Higdon, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Mathis
1823–1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Rachel Dilbeck
1827–1910
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Francis Moore
1847–1926
Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Mathews
1867–1949
Birth Location: Fannin County, United States of America
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David Mathis
1886–1887
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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George Mathews
1869–1946
Birth Location: Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Martha Foster
1873–1941
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Morton Mathis
1888–1967
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Rachel Vineyard
1871–1942
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Daniel Sr
1881–1954
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Rosette Price
1879–1943
Birth Location: Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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John Mathews
1877–1966
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Mary Postell
1874–1958
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
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David Mathis's Ancestors

Self
David Mathis
1847–1894
Birth Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Washington Mathis
1823–1909
North Carolina, United States
Rachel Dilbeck
1827–1910
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
David (Louis) Dilbeck
1788–1857
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary Hampton
1795–1870
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1745–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Dilbeck
1703–1775
Rachel Combs
1706–1775

David Mathis's Descendants

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David (Washington) Mathis (06 JAN 1847–10 SEP 1894) m. Francis (Elizabeth) Moore (Apr 5 1847–March 10 1926)
  1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Mathews 1867–1949 m. Clearsey (Jane) Mathews 1868–1953
    1. 1. Mollie Howell 1889–1962 m. Joseph (Glenn) Higdon 1885–1961
      1. 1. Bertie Holt 1919– m. Fuller (J) Halt 1917–1965
        1. 1. John (Fuller Holt) Jr. 1940–1999
        2. 2. Lessie Holt 1924–
      2. 2. Mary (Wrethel) Mahan 1925–1970
      3. 3. Cleo (Marie) Higdon 1932–1932
    2. 2. George (David) Mathews 1896–1974
    3. 3. Mertie (Leomie) Fowler 1912–1983
    4. 4. Harrison (Christopher) Mathews 1888–1964
    5. 5. Sidney (T) Mathews 1891–1972
    6. 6. Thomas (McKinley) Mathews 1900–1990 m. Millie (L) Mathews 1902–
      1. 1. Clara (B) Mathews 1931–2006
    7. 7. Lora (Viola) Bryant 1906–1959
    8. 8. Willard (Arthur) Mathews 1908–1997
  2. 2. David (Taylor) Mathis 1886–1887
  3. 3. George (Washington) Mathews 1869–1946
  4. 4. Martha (Jane) Foster 1873–1941
  5. 5. Morton (Columbus) Mathis 1888–1967
  6. 6. Rachel (Catherine) Vineyard 1871–1942
  7. 7. Daniel (Virgil Mathis) Sr 1881–1954
  8. 8. Rosette (Melvina) Price 1879–1943
  9. 9. John (Nathaniel) Mathews 1877–1966
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Postell 1874–1958

David Mathis's Timeline

4 Records

1847
06 JAN 1847
Birth of David Washington Mathis in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA
1850
30 Dec 1850
Age 3
David Washington Mathis resided here in District 7, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
District 7, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1866
8 Apr 1866
Age 19
David Washington Mathis was married in Fannin, Georgia, USA
Fannin, Georgia, USA
1894
10 SEP 1894
Age 47
Death of David Washington Mathis in Fannin, Georgia, USA
Fannin, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 JAN 1847
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Fannin, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1850
    Event Place: District 7, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Place: District 7, Gibson, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 2; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1894
    Event Place: Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Higdon, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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