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Dorcas Guest Anderson 1836–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1836

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1918

Death Location: Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA

Father: Samuel Anderson

Mother: Mary McKensie

Spouse(s): Wiley Mathes, John Smith

Children(s): John Mathes, Mary Mathes, Nancy Mathes, William Mathes, Mattie Mathes, James Mathes, Anna Smith, George Mathis, Joseph Mathes, Sigle Mathis, Josephine Matthews

In 1836, Dorcas Guest Anderson entered the world in White, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Anderson And Mary Mckenzie Mckensie. Dorcas Guest Anderson married John D Smith, Wiley Green Mathes, and had children including Anna Josephine Smith, George W Mathis, James R Mathes, John Wiley Mathes, Joseph Mathes, Josephine Matthews, Mary Frances Mathes, Mattie Mathes, Nancy Ellen Nannie Mathes, Sigle Mathis, William D Willie Mathes. Dorcas Guest Anderson passed away in 1918 in Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Dorcas Guest Anderson entered the world in White, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Anderson And Mary Mckenzie Mckensie.
  • Dorcas Guest Anderson married John D Smith, Wiley Green Mathes, and had children including Anna Josephine Smith, George W Mathis, James R Mathes, John Wiley Mathes, Joseph Mathes, Josephine Matthews, Mary Frances Mathes, Mattie Mathes, Nancy Ellen Nannie Mathes, Sigle Mathis, William D Willie Mathes.
  • Dorcas Guest Anderson passed away in 1918 in Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Anderson
1794–1873
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
SA
Mary McKensie
1802–1863
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Wiley Mathes
1839–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee
WM
John Smith
1835–1856
Birth Location: –
JS

Children(s)

John Mathes
1873–1960
Birth Location: Stone County, Missouri, USA
JM
Mary Mathes
1864–1955
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MM
Nancy Mathes
1866–1942
Birth Location: Galena, Stone County, Missouri, USA
NM
William Mathes
1867–1936
Birth Location: Missouri
WM
Mattie Mathes
1860–
Birth Location: –
MM
James Mathes
1871–1890
Birth Location: Stone Co, , Missouri, USA
JM
Anna Smith
1855–1875
Birth Location: ,,MO
AS
George Mathis
1858–1939
Birth Location: Bollinger County, Missouri, USA
GM
Joseph Mathes
1860–
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
JM
Sigle Mathis
1862–
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
SM
Josephine Matthews
1855–1875
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
JM

Dorcas Anderson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Anderson
1836–1918
Birth Place: White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Anderson
1794–1873
White, Tennessee, United States
Mary (McKenzie) McKensie
1802–1863
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Noble (Anderson) Sr.
1769–1850
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth
1770–1850
North Carolina
Chesley McKenzie
1775–1838
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
Elizabeth (Ford Huson) (Hughson)
1780–1840
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Anderson's Descendants

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Dorcas (Guest) Anderson (14 Sep 1836–19 Feb 1918) m. Wiley (Green) Mathes (04 Sep 1839–22 Feb 1898) m. John (D.) Smith (ABT 1835–25 Mar 1856)
  1. 1. John (Wiley) Mathes 1873–1960
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Mathes 1864–1955 m. James (Benton "Bent") May 1857–1945
    1. 1. Rosie ((Roxy) Gladys) May 1902–1987 m. John (Julian Ryker) Sr. 1900–1989
      1. 1. John (Julian Ryker) Jr. 1923–1992
    2. 2. Orville (Ralph "Chig") May 1898–1987
    3. 3. Alta (Lindell) May 1896–1992
    4. 4. Edgar (Artie) May 1893–1987
    5. 5. Verna (Ethel) May 1889–1920
    6. 6. William (Wiley "Bill") May 1883–1956
    7. 7. Ida (Gertrude) May 1891–1892
    8. 8. Frederick May 1887–1891
    9. 9. Benjamin (Harrison) May 1887–1962 m. Locke (Mae Cockie) Howerton 1886–1976
      1. 1. Winfred May 1907–
      2. 2. Forrest (Earl) May 1917–1999 m. Martha (Eunice) Dillbeck 1918–1999
    10. 10. Arvel (R) May 1899–
  3. 3. Nancy (Ellen "Nannie") Mathes 1866–1942 m. James (Hickory) Hunt 1859–1945
    1. 1. Joyce Hunt 1900–1988
    2. 2. Gertrude (Fanny) Hunt 1903–1986 m. Robert (Vance) Penland 1900–1975
      1. 1. Robert (Ray) Penland 1925–1991
      2. 2. Betty (Jo) Penland 1923–1995 m. Roy (John) Silveira 1920–1998 m. Lavern (Clark) Bell 1917–2005
        1. 1. Sherry (Jo) Bell 1942–2010
        2. 2. Linda (Anita) Bell 1941–2010
    3. 3. Jessie (Jewell) Hunt 1897–1964
    4. 4. Ramie (Oscar) Hunt 1891–1976
    5. 5. Edna (Florence) Hunt 1889–1969
    6. 6. Walter (Abraham) Hunt 1886–1974
    7. 7. Edwina ("Winnie" G.) Hunt 1883–1937
    8. 8. Veda (Bernice) Hunt 1882–1966
    9. 9. James (Roma) Hunt 1894–1911
  4. 4. William (D. 'Willie') Mathes 1867–1936
  5. 5. Mattie Mathes 1860–
  6. 6. James (R) Mathes 1871–1890
  7. 7. Anna (Josephine) Smith 1855–1875 m. Silas (Addison Carr) II 1846–1924
    1. 1. Henry (Washington) Carr 1874–1960
  8. 8. George (W.) Mathis 1858–1939
  9. 9. Joseph Mathes 1860–
  10. 10. Sigle Mathis 1862–
  11. 11. Josephine Matthews 1855–1875

Dorcas Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1836
14 Sep 1836
Birth of Dorcas Guest Anderson in White, Tennessee, USA
White, Tennessee, USA
1918
19 Feb 1918
Age 82
Death of Dorcas Guest Anderson in Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA
Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1836
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Ruth, Stone County, Missouri, USA
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