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Francis Asbury Mathis 1825 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1825

Birth Location: Richmond, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1903

Death Location: Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States

Father: Jordan Mathis

Mother: Nancy McDonald

Spouse(s): Martha Diffey

Children(s): Tina Mathis, Margaret Mathis, Sarah Mathis, Nancy Mathis, William Mathis, Martha Mathis, Amy Mathis, Robert Mathis

Francis Asbury Mathis was born in 1825 in Richmond, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jordan Matthews Mathis and Nancy Rainwater McDonald. In 1850, Francis Asbury Mathis resided in Haywood, North Carolina. Francis Asbury Mathis married Martha C Diffey, and had children including Tina Ann Mathis, Margaret Catherine Mathis, Sarah Mathis, Nancy Frances Mathis, William C. Mathis, Martha Elizabeth Mathis, Amy Louisa Mathis, Robert Benjamin Mathis. Francis Asbury Mathis passed away in 1903 in Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Asbury Mathis was born in 1825 in Richmond, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jordan Matthews Mathis and Nancy Rainwater McDonald.
  • In 1850, Francis Asbury Mathis resided in Haywood, North Carolina.
  • Francis Asbury Mathis married Martha C Diffey, and had children including Tina Ann Mathis, Margaret Catherine Mathis, Sarah Mathis, Nancy Frances Mathis, William C. Mathis, Martha Elizabeth Mathis, Amy Louisa Mathis, Robert Benjamin Mathis.
  • Francis Asbury Mathis passed away in 1903 in Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jordan Mathis
1775 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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Nancy McDonald
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Diffey
1827 – 1904
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Tina Mathis
1847 – 1911
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Margaret Mathis
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Sarah Mathis
1851 – 1933
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Nancy Mathis
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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William Mathis
1855 –
Birth Location: –
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Martha Mathis
1858 – 1946
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
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Amy Mathis
1860 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Robert Mathis
1867 – 1949
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
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Francis Mathis's Ancestors

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Francis Mathis
1825 – 1903
Birth Place: Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jordan Matthews Mathis
1775 – 1850
Nancy (Rainwater) McDonald
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Mathis's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Asbury) Mathis (13 Apr 1825 – 3 May 1903) m. Martha (C) Diffey (1827 – June 23,1904)
  1. 1. Tina (Ann) Mathis (18 Oct 1847 – 15 Feb 1911) m. Frank Taylor
    1. 1. Charles (B.) Taylor (14 Apr 1872 – 10 Mar 1947) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hatman (16 APR 1872 – 27 MAY 1957)
      1. 1. Nora (Melviney) Taylor (14 JAN 1894 – 1972)
      2. 2. Sarah (M.) Taylor (ABT 1897 – )
      3. 3. Hattie (Lola) Taylor (30 Sep 1899 – 20 Jul 1919)
      4. 4. Loma (B) Taylor (20 Dec 1904 – SEP 1986)
      5. 5. Joseph (Hubert) Taylor (25 Oct 1907 – Aug 1980)
  2. 2. Margaret (Catherine) Mathis (April 23, 1849 – Feb 17, 1912) m. John (Gilmore) Blue (23 Sep 1849 – 21 Mar 1914)
    1. 1. Henry (Azariah) Blue (22 Jun 1869 – 17 Feb 1912)
    2. 2. Thomas (Jacob) Blue (26 Apr 1871 – 16 Sep 1946)
    3. 3. Sarah Blue (2 Oct 1872 – 17 Aug 1948)
    4. 4. Joseph (Hubert) Blue (8 Sep 1875 – 4 Sep 1954)
    5. 5. Louisa (Frances Fannie) Blue (21 Jan 1877 – 26 Aug 1944)
    6. 6. Mary (Belle) Blue (28 Oct 1879 – 28 May 1944)
    7. 7. John (Lewis) Blue (7 Dec 1880 – 4 Jul 1946)
    8. 8. William (Monroe) Blue (14 Sep 1882 – 3 Dec 1899)
    9. 9. Dora (Celia) Blue (7 Nov 1884 – 28 Nov 1899)
    10. 10. Roby (Omega) Blue (22 Nov 1886 – 5 Feb 1963)
    11. 11. James (Perry) Blue (3 Mar 1889 – 10 Dec 1981)
    12. 12. Florence (Melvina) Blue (11 Oct 1890 – 7 Jul 1968)
    13. 13. Harvey (Adam) Blue (26 Jul 1895 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Mathis (1851 – 8 Jul 1933) m. Benjamin (F) Lucy (abt 1845 – 5 Mar 1940)
    1. 1. Orlando Lucy (Dec 1867 – 16 Jan 1952)
    2. 2. Frances (A "frank") Lucy (About 1869 – 1918)
    3. 3. Lucy (abt 1874 – )
    4. 4. William Lucy (abt 1879 – )
    5. 5. James (Martin) Lucy (7 Apr 1881 – 15 Feb 1968)
    6. 6. Robert (Henry) Lucy (27 Mar 1884 – Sep 1970)
    7. 7. Minnie (P) Lucy (Oct 1885 – 1985)
    8. 8. Walter (Benjamin) Lucy (3 Feb 1889 – 1989)
    9. 9. Ello Lucy (abt 1892 – )
    10. 10. Rosella Lucy (May 1892 – 1992)
  4. 4. Nancy (Frances) Mathis (9 Mar 1853 – 28 Sep 1926) m. Elkannah (C.) Sipe (Nov 19, 1847 – Dec 13, 1914)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Sipe (24 Jul 1870 – 26 May 1949) m. Oletha (Adeline) Johnson (25 Oct 1873 – 1 Mar 1958) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lafferty
      1. 1. Clemmon Sipes (Oct 1893 – )
      2. 2. Wyman (Odell) Sipes (22 Nov 1894 – 12 Jun 1973)
      3. 3. Cora (Alton) Sipes (1 Aug 1896 – )
      4. 4. Mamie (Gertrude) Sipes (25 Aug 1898 – )
      5. 5. Myrtle (M) Sipes (11 Mar 1900 – )
      6. 6. Fay (Emmitt) Sipe (22 Oct 1904 – 3 May 1995)
      7. 7. Nora (Elizabeth) Sipe (11 Nov 1889 – 25 May 1972) m. William (Haven) Shannon (9 Nov 1886 – 22 Aug 1929)
        1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Shannon (8 Jan 1913 – 30 Dec 1992)
    2. 2. Jenette (Parlee) Sipe (30 Apr 1871 – 5 Mar 1962) m. Hugh (L) Hanna (21 Jul 1861 – 10 1941)
      1. 1. Adah (Rosetta) Hanna (Apr 27 1888 – 10 Aug 1979)
      2. 2. Ida (Marcella) Hanna (19 Jan 1890 – 30 Dec 1960)
      3. 3. Dora (Etter) Hanna (17 May 1892 – 14 Jul 1990)
      4. 4. Oma (Melissa) Hanna (20 Oct 1894 – 24 Dec 1989)
      5. 5. Melia (Lavada) Hanna (14 Jan 1898 – 11 Aug 1985)
      6. 6. Ewell (Canna) Hanna (23 Jun 1900 – 20 Jun 1974)
      7. 7. John (William (Bill)) Hanna (5 Sept 1903 – 27 Aug 2000)
      8. 8. Orville (Everitt) Hanna (27 May 1906 – 31 Dec 1976)
      9. 9. Sabra (Ellen) Hanna (13 Feb 1910 – 26 Dec 1991)
    3. 3. Cornelia (Loualia) Sipe (17 Jul 1872 – 18 Jun 1945) m. Lewis (T) Weaver (14 Dec 1872 – 23 Aug 1945)
      1. 1. Tona Weaver (Jan 1893 – )
      2. 2. Clairie Weaver (Jun 1894 – )
      3. 3. Zada (Ruth) Weaver (20 Jun 1897 – 2 Jan 1979) m. Luther Bobbitt (2 Mar 1891 – 1 Apr 1970)
        1. 1. Pascal (A) Bobbitt (abt 1917 – )
        2. 2. L (A) Bobbitt (15 Aug 1920 – 17 Oct 1987)
      4. 4. Ottis (Burton) Weaver (1 Nov 1899 – 18 Jul 1938)
        1. 1. Evelyn (19 Dec 1921 – 7 Jan 1946)
      5. 5. Randall Weaver (30 Nov 1901 – 14 Feb 1918)
      6. 6. William (Estle) Weaver (05 Dec 1909 – 09 Mar 1984) m. Bonnie (P) Arnold (abt 1913 – )
      7. 7. Evelyn Weaver (19 Dec 1921 – 7 Jan 1946)
    4. 4. Burleigh (Martin) Sipe (9 May 1875 – 20 Feb 1957) m. Sarah (Ann) Ray (abt 1880 – 30 Mar 1952)
      1. 1. Dovie (Matilda) Sipe (July 1897 – )
        1. 1. Lois (Maxine) Brunson (16 Dec 1918 – 16 Mar 1999)
      2. 2. Minnie (Lavada) Sipe (20 Aug 1899 – 25 Dec 1984) m. Lonnie McKiney (12 Feb 1892 – 31 Dec 1957) m. Gruben
      3. 3. Noah (Miles) Sipe (04 Sep 1911 – 02 Sep 1998) m. Anna (Lucille) Hale (12 Jan 1916 – April 7, 1999)
        1. 1. Joy (Gail) Sipe (Dec 24, 1936 – ) m. Frank (H.) Newman
        2. 2. Floy (Dail) Sipe (Dec 24, 1936 – ) m. Skelton m. Don (W.) Burleson
        3. 3. Buddy (Martin) Sipe (9 Nov 1941 – ) m. Carolyn
      4. 4. Norvie Sipes (abt 1912 – )
      5. 5. Thessie (Mae) Sipe (22 Jul 1914 – 12 Jul 2006) m. James (Wiley) Patterson
    5. 5. Cora (Lavada) Sipe (30 Nov 1877 – 2 Jan 1896)
    6. 6. Noah (Hillary) Sipe (5 Jan 1880 – 28 Aug 1960) m. Carrie (Lavada) Love (14 Feb 1887 – 4 Jun 1985)
      1. 1. Carl (K) Sipe (23 Mar 1906 – 23 Mar 1906)
      2. 2. Eva (Mae) Sipe (6 Apr 1911 – 2 Dec 2001) m. Stanley (Richard) Helm (28 Apr 1911 – 17 Nov 1946)
        1. 1. Bobby (Richard) Helm (7 Jan 1940 – 13 Oct 2005)
        2. 2. Jack (Stanley) Helm m. Katie
      3. 3. Ernest (Edgar) Sipe (27 Jan 1915 – 6 Apr 1992) m. Mary (Armenta) Lemon (3 May 1924 – 12 Nov 1999)
      4. 4. Lillian (Ora) Sipe (3 Oct 1919 – 14 Sep 2009) m. William (Allison) Westmoreland (23 Dec 1915 – 23 Aug 2005)
    7. 7. Thomas (Jacob) Sipe (7 Dec 1882 – )
    8. 8. William (Edward) Sipe (May 3, 1884 – Dec 7, 1916) m. Zoa (Elizabeth) Landers (Nov 23, 1880 – Jun 29, 1972) m. Frankie Love (June 1885 – 1908)
      1. 1. Virgie (Nancy) Sipe (7 Oct 1909 – May 1975) m. Jesse (Leonard) Carter (abt 1910 – )
        1. 1. Jesse (Leonard Dale) Carter (10 May 1928 – )
        2. 2. Patsy (Laverne) Carter (11 Jan 1935 – ) m. R (V) Pruitt
        3. 3. Louise Carter m. Guss
      2. 2. Sherman (Elcaney) Sipes (22 Sep 1911 – Aug 1982) m. Geneva (Lucille) Busby (3 Aug 1913 – 5 May 1988) m. Mary (Laura) Bundick (14 Nov 1916 – 21 Mar 1992)
        1. 1. Helen (Novedell) Sipes (30 Apr 1933 – January 1, 2013) m. James (Walton) Dickey (26 Apr 1912 – Mar 1978) m. Raymond (Clayton) Millsap (26 Mar 1925 – Nov 1971)
        2. 2. James (Henry) Sipes (9 Nov 1934 – 17 Oct 1995) m. Joyce (Rae) Russell (Sept 19, 1935 – May 23, 2011) m. Lawanna (Mary Ellen) Orme (April 13, 1937 – 4 May 2014)
        3. 3. Neva (Belle) Sipes (3 Oct 1937 – Feb 8, 2005) m. Charles (Edward Hargraves,) Jr (19 Dec 1922 – 26 June 2013) m. Curtis
        4. 4. Phelix (Edward) Sipes (14 Aug 1940 – 11 April 2018) m. Brenda (Sue) Contrell (July 2, 1942 – ) m. Patricia Farrow m. Willa Scoggins
      3. 3. Floyd (E.) Sipes (8 OCT 1913 – Nov 2, 1987)
      4. 4. William (Miles) Sipes (8 Nov 1915 – 10 Apr 2003) m. Leslie Chandler (abt 1917 – 8 May 1941) m. Lena (Faye) Avara (11 Dec 1913 – 29 May 1996)
        1. 1. Harriett (Faye) Sipes (2 Jan 1949 – 14 Aug 2021)
      5. 5. William (Amos) Sipe (16 Oct 1902 – July 30, 1926) m. Zora (G) Marlin (18 AUG 1901 – 1991)
        1. 1. Imogene Sipe (5 Jul 1925 – 11 Jul 2007)
        2. 2. William (Amos) Sipe (25 SEP 1926 – 12 JUL 2004)
      6. 6. Ellis (Floyd) Sipe (4 Aug 1904 – 16 Feb 1974) m. Myrtle (F) Moser (17 May 1906 – 21 Dec 1985)
        1. 1. Doyne (Rudell) Sipe (01 Mar 1929 – 14 Jan 1986) m. Tommie (Lou) Blue (18 February 1929 – 5 April 1987)
      7. 7. Eulus (Sherwood) Sipe (7 Mar 1906 – 8 Jun 1990) m. Sadie Harris m. Zodie (Lane) Collins (abt 1902 – )
        1. 1. Glendola Sipes (abt 1920 – )
        2. 2. Carman Sipes (abt 1925 – )
        3. 3. Leland (Parker) Sipe
  5. 5. William (C.) Mathis (1855 – )
  6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Mathis (4 Jun 1858 – 1946) m. Robert (Franklin) Lassiter (Mar 1848 – 1910)
    1. 1. Thomas Lassiter (1874 – )
    2. 2. William (F) Lassiter (2 Mar 1876 – 12 Mar 1944)
    3. 3. Minerva (Caroline) Lassiter (14 Jul 1878 – 1930)
    4. 4. Emma (C) Lassiter (Jun 1883 – 1900)
    5. 5. Rosette (Pairlee) Lassiter (Nov 1883 – 1930)
    6. 6. James (A) Lassiter (Jan 1885 – )
    7. 7. Ara Lassiter (Nov 1886 – )
    8. 8. Dona Lassiter (25 Nov 1886 – 28 Feb 1963)
    9. 9. Mary Lassiter (1887 – 1910)
    10. 10. John (Allen) Lassiter (15 May 1889 – 11 Jul 1944)
    11. 11. Robert (Benjiman) Lassiter (14 May 1894 – 17 JAN 1944)
    12. 12. Marion (Alonzo) Lassiter (28 May 1897 – 1930)
  7. 7. Amy (Louisa) Mathis (Jan 1860 – ) m. James (H) Painter (abt 1854 – )
    1. 1. James (R) Painter (Dec 1882 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (D) Painter (Mar 1885 – )
    3. 3. Lilley (D) Painter (Jan 1887 – )
    4. 4. Birl (M) Painter (Nov 1889 – )
    5. 5. Gilbert (F) Painter (Mar 1891 – )
    6. 6. Oscar (H) Painter (1893 – )
    7. 7. Owen (E) Painter (Aug 1898 – )
  8. 8. Robert (Benjamin) Mathis (26 Apr 1867 – 2 Jul 1949)

Francis Mathis's Timeline

8 Records

1825
13 Apr 1825
Birth of Francis Asbury Mathis in Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1845
9 May 1845
Age 20
Francis Asbury Mathis was married in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 25
Francis Asbury Mathis resided here in Haywood, North Carolina
Haywood, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 35
Francis Asbury Mathis resided here in Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
1870
1870
Age 45
Francis Asbury Mathis resided here in Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 55
Francis Asbury Mathis resided here in Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 75
Francis Asbury Mathis resided here in Strawberg, Fulton, Arkansas
Strawberg, Fulton, Arkansas
1903
3 May 1903
Age 78
Death of Francis Asbury Mathis in Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: 47; Family History Film: 1254047; Page: 146A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 0063.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Strawberg, Fulton, Arkansas; Roll: T623_59; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 28.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 582; Image: 142.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 206A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 May 1845
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 206A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 582; Image: 142.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: 47; Family History Film: 1254047; Page: 146A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 0063.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Strawberg, Fulton, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Strawberg, Fulton, Arkansas; Roll: T623_59; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 28.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1903
    Event Place: Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
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