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James B Mathis 1911–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 NOV 1911

Birth Location: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 JUL 1985

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: B Mathis

Mother: Vice Caldwell

Spouse(s): Edna Cope, Anges Vause

Children(s):

James B Mathis was born in 1911 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of B L Mathis And Vice Caldwell. James B Mathis married Anges Marie Vause, Edna Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Ernest Edward Mathis, Gene Mathis, Hattie Mathis, Pam Mathis, Sally Kaye Estes, Sharon Norine Mathis. James B Mathis passed away in 1985 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • James B Mathis was born in 1911 in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of B L Mathis And Vice Caldwell.
  • James B Mathis married Anges Marie Vause, Edna Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Ernest Edward Mathis, Gene Mathis, Hattie Mathis, Pam Mathis, Sally Kaye Estes, Sharon Norine Mathis.
  • James B Mathis passed away in 1985 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

B Mathis
1866–1917
Birth Location: Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
BM
Vice Caldwell
1878–1951
Birth Location: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
VC

Spouses(s)

Edna Cope
1927–1988
Birth Location: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
EC
Anges Vause
1921–2005
Birth Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
AV

Children(s)

James Mathis's Ancestors

Self
James Mathis
1911–1985
Birth Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
B L Mathis
1866–1917
Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Vice Caldwell
1878–1951
Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (J (Tom)) Mathis
1840–1900
Jackson County, North Carolina
Mary (T "Polly") Parker
1841–1935
Jackson, North Carolina, United States
John Queen
1842–1917
Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Ferriby Queen
1856–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
David Mathis
1816–1880
Elizabeth Jones
1822–1894
Americus Queen
1819–1902
Mary Parker
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Mathis
1765–1830
Nancy Allen
1764–1835
Soloman Parker
1794–1849

James Mathis's Timeline

8 Records

1911
22 NOV 1911
Birth of James B Mathis in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1914
22 NOV 1914
Age 3
Birth of James B Mathis in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1914
22 NOV 1914
Age 3
Birth of James B Mathis in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1916
22 OCT 1916
Age 5
Birth of James B Mathis in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 31
James B Mathis resided here in York, York, South Carolina, USA
York, York, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
James B Mathis resided here in Clover, York, South Carolina, USA
Clover, York, South Carolina, USA
1985
28 JUL 1985
Age 74
Death of James B Mathis in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1985
28 JUL 1985
Age 74
Death of James B Mathis in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1914
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 30 Jul 1985; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America; ,0.40536106,0.49397

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1985
    Event Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Charlotte Observer - 30 Jul 1985 - Page 7, Obituary for JB Mathis (Aged 71) 30 Jul 1985

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1985
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 30 Jul 1985; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America; ,0.40536106,0.49397
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 124

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gastonia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 30 Jul 1985; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America; ,0.40536106,0.49397

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clover, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clover, York, South

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1914
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1985
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1916
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 124

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1911
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index
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