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James Gordon Mathis 1878–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1878

Birth Location: Doolittle, Murray, GA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1961

Death Location: Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA

Father: John Mathis

Mother: Samantha Sanders

Spouse(s): Rebecca Nash

Children(s): Vernon Sr, Agnes Mathis, Sallie Mathis, Eva Mathis, Homer Mathis, Ethel Mathis, Horace Mathis, Mattie Mathis, Harmon Mathis

James Gordon Mathis was born in 1878 in Doolittle, Murray, GA, the child of John Alec Mathis And Samantha J Sanders. In 1880, James Gordon Mathis resided in Doolittle, Murray, Georgia, United States. James Gordon Mathis married Rebecca Jane Nash, and had children including Agnes Irene Mathis, Ethel Mathis, Eva Luna Mathis, Harmon Slayden Mathis, Homer T Mathis, Horace Clifford Mathis, Mattie Lenoria Mathis, Sallie Francis Mathis, Vernon Ozias Mathis Sr. James Gordon Mathis passed away in 1961 in Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Gordon Mathis was born in 1878 in Doolittle, Murray, GA, the child of John Alec Mathis And Samantha J Sanders.
  • In 1880, James Gordon Mathis resided in Doolittle, Murray, Georgia, United States.
  • James Gordon Mathis married Rebecca Jane Nash, and had children including Agnes Irene Mathis, Ethel Mathis, Eva Luna Mathis, Harmon Slayden Mathis, Homer T Mathis, Horace Clifford Mathis, Mattie Lenoria Mathis, Sallie Francis Mathis, Vernon Ozias Mathis Sr.
  • James Gordon Mathis passed away in 1961 in Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mathis's Ancestors

Self
James Mathis
1878–1961
Birth Place: Doolittle, Murray, GA
Parents
John Alec Mathis
1848–1927
North Carolina, USA
Samantha (J.) Sanders
1852–1891
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John ((Mathis)) Matthews
1809–1884
North Carolina, USA
Leah (Emiline) Mcentire
1819–1900
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Lottie Sanders
1810–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Matthews
1780–1855
Susannah Brantley
1779–
John McEntire
1783–1858
Elizabeth Wylie
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Matthis
1741–1824
Susannah Thomas
1745–1809

James Mathis's Descendants

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James (Gordon) Mathis (20 Apr 1878–10 Jun 1961) m. Rebecca (Jane) Nash (04 Sep 1885–14 Mar 1978)
  1. 1. Vernon (Ozias Mathis) Sr 1911–1988
  2. 2. Agnes (Irene) Mathis 1921–1998
  3. 3. Sallie (Francis) Mathis 1919–2007
  4. 4. Eva (Luna) Mathis 1907–1931
  5. 5. Homer (T.) Mathis 1908–1983
  6. 6. Ethel Mathis 1914–1931
  7. 7. Horace (Clifford) Mathis 1916–1998
  8. 8. Mattie (Lenoria) Mathis 1922–1999
  9. 9. Harmon (Slayden) Mathis 1926–1946

James Mathis's Timeline

3 Records

1878
20 Apr 1878
Birth of James Gordon Mathis in Doolittle, Murray, GA
Doolittle, Murray, GA
1880
1880
Age 2
James Gordon Mathis resided here in Doolittle, Murray, Georgia, United States
Doolittle, Murray, Georgia, United States
1961
10 Jun 1961
Age 83
Death of James Gordon Mathis in Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Doolittle, Murray, GA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Doolittle, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T9_159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 449.2000; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0503.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Doolittle, Murray, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Doolittle, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T9_159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 449.2000; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0503.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maud, Bowie, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1961
    Event Place: Atlanta, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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