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Jesse Mathis 1794 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1794

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 02 Jul 1875

Death Location: Henry County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Josiah Mathias

Mother: Mary Harmon

Spouse(s): Susanah Gillum, Mary Murphy

Children(s): Garret Mathis, Josiah Mathis, Frances Vaughan, Willie Mathis, Samuel Mathis, Jeremiah Mathis, Mariah Mathis, Elizabeth Mathis, David Mathis, Monroe Mathis, John Mathis, James Mathis, Martha Owen

The story of Jesse Mathis began in 1794 in North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Jesse Mathis resided in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Jesse Mathis resided in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA. Jesse Mathis married Susanah H Gillum, Mary Murphy, and had children including Garret L Mathis, Josiah B Mathis, Frances Elizabeth Vaughan, Willie Mathis, Samuel Mathis, Jeremiah B Mathis, Mariah J Mathis, Elizabeth Ann Mathis, David T Mathis, Monroe MacKenzie Mathis, John Mathis, James Thomas Mathis, Martha Ann Owen. Jesse Mathis passed away in 1875 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Mathis began in 1794 in North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Jesse Mathis resided in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Jesse Mathis resided in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse Mathis married Susanah H Gillum, Mary Murphy, and had children including Garret L Mathis, Josiah B Mathis, Frances Elizabeth Vaughan, Willie Mathis, Samuel Mathis, Jeremiah B Mathis, Mariah J Mathis, Elizabeth Ann Mathis, David T Mathis, Monroe MacKenzie Mathis, John Mathis, James Thomas Mathis, Martha Ann Owen.
  • Jesse Mathis passed away in 1875 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Mathias
1760 – 1824
Birth Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Harmon
1775 – 1828
Birth Location: Valle Crucis, Ashe, NC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanah Gillum
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Murphy
1833 – 1898
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Garret Mathis
1814 – 1851
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Josiah Mathis
1816 – 1863
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Frances Vaughan
1817 – 1903
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Willie Mathis
1817 – 1863
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Samuel Mathis
1819 –
Birth Location: –
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Jeremiah Mathis
1819 – 1826
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Mariah Mathis
1821 – 1899
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elizabeth Mathis
1823 – 1871
Birth Location: Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
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David Mathis
1825 – 1893
Birth Location: Henry, Tennessee, USA
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Monroe Mathis
1840 – 1942
Birth Location: Henry, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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John Mathis
1842 – 1939
Birth Location: Henry, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
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James Mathis
1871 – 1955
Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee
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Martha Owen
1873 – 1952
Birth Location: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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Jesse Mathis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Mathis
1794 – 1875
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Josiah Mathias
1760 – 1824
Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Harmon
1775 – 1828
Valle Crucis, Ashe, NC, USA
Grandparents
Isaiah Matthias
Sarah Sutton
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Mathis's Descendants

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Jesse Mathis (15 September 1794 – 02 Jul 1875) m. Susanah (H) Gillum (17 April 1795 – 21 June 1863) m. Mary Murphy (Mar 1833 – 18 Oct 1898)
  1. 1. Garret (L) Mathis (23 December 1814 – 9 Oct 1851) m. Elizabeth Thomas (18 October 1818 – 22 December 1873)
  2. 2. Josiah (B) Mathis (7 December 1816 – 24 December 1863) m. Angeline (D) Poyner
  3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth) Vaughan (9 Jan 1817 – 3 Dec 1903) m. Benjamin Vaughan (29 January 1805 – 4 November 1883)
    1. 1. Lucretia Vaughan (1833 – 23 Sep 1912)
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Vaughan (22 Sep 1836 – 8 Oct 1876)
    3. 3. Oliver Vaughan (1838 – 1854)
    4. 4. Hamilton Vaughan (1840 – BEF 1883)
    5. 5. George (Peter) Vaughan (19 Apr 1842 – 16 Jun 1921)
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Vaughan (1845 – BEF 1870)
    7. 7. Joseph (B) Mathis (Sep 1846 – )
    8. 8. James (Granville) Vaughan (31 January 1847 – 11 July 1917)
    9. 9. John (Alexander) Vaughan (1859 – January 1920)
    10. 10. Evaline Vaughan (4 July 1851 – 1 April 1937) m. H (L) McClintock m. J (H) Brint
      1. 1. Benjamin McClintock (abt 1877 – )
      2. 2. Lieu McClintock (abt 1879 – )
      3. 3. Monroe (A) Brint (Aug 1885 – )
      4. 4. George (G) Brint (Jan 1887 – )
    11. 11. Kesiah (Ann) Vaughan (18 Dec 1853 – 8 Jun 1913)
    12. 12. E (M) Mathis (1854 – )
    13. 13. Martha (Ellen) Vaughan (1856 – 6 FEB 1908)
    14. 14. Pitser (Miller) Vaughan (10 Jun 1860 – 11 Mar 1884)
    15. 15. Martha (Ellen) Vaughan (9 Feb 1879 – 26 Dec 1950)
  4. 4. Willie Mathis (5 Mar 1817 – 10 Oct 1863)
  5. 5. Samuel Mathis (1819 – )
  6. 6. Jeremiah (B) Mathis (24 Jan 1819 – 11 Dec 1826)
  7. 7. Mariah (J) Mathis (3 Mar 1821 – 26 Aug 1899)
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Mathis (3 May 1823 – 9 May 1871)
  9. 9. David (T) Mathis (26 Sep 1825 – 19 Jul 1893)
  10. 10. Monroe (MacKenzie) Mathis (3 Jul 1840 – 17 Nov 1942)
  11. 11. John Mathis (1 April 1842 – 7 February 1939) m. Lura (A) Mathis (1843 – 1934)
    1. 1. Clark (M) Mathis (1870 – 15 February 1966)
    2. 2. Mary (H) Mathis (Oct 1872 – )
    3. 3. John (Anderson) Mathis (15 November 1876 – April 1952)
    4. 4. James (Josiah) Mathis (2 February 1878 – December 1965)
    5. 5. Edward (S) Mathis (20 February 1880 – 13 May 1881)
    6. 6. Emerson (Etheridge) Mathis (20 October 1883 – 3 May 1957)
  12. 12. James (Thomas) Mathis (May 19, 1871 – 19 Jun 1955) m. Minnie (E) Gurien (Apr 1876 – 20 Feb 1919)
    1. 1. Jesse (Edward) Mathis (19 Feb 1893 – 16 Apr 1936) m. Grace Palmer (abt 1899 – ) m. Louverne Pointer (23 October 1904 – 16 December 1948)
      1. 1. Thomas (Willy) Mathis (10 November 1915 – 11 February 1979)
      2. 2. Mary (Z) Mathis (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Georgia Mathis (abt 1919 – )
      4. 4. Doris Mathis (abt 1921 – )
      5. 5. J (E) Mathis (abt 1927 – )
      6. 6. Billie (Jo) Mathis (8 July 1929 – 28 June 1931)
    2. 2. James (Leonard) Mathis (23 Aug 1894 – Sep 1975) m. Virginia (B) Mathis
    3. 3. Clarence (Ervin) Mathis (2 Jan 1896 – 27 March 1967) m. Beatrice (D) Naspinski (24 Jan 1909 – 1 Jan 1996)
      1. 1. Caroline (Joyce) Mathis (26 Dec 1928 – 16 Apr 2005)
      2. 2. Glenn (Clayton Mathis) Sr (30 Jan 1930 – 11/20/2020) m. Peggy (Starr) Baker (22 Oct 1931 – 2 Dec 2012)
        1. 1. Glenn (Clayton Mathis) Jr (14 Nov 1958 – ) m. Teresa (Marie) Cooper (9 Dec 1961 – ) m. Charolette (A) Mathis (abt 1958 – ) m. Cynthia (L) Mathis (abt 1955 – ) m. Michele (E) Mathis (abt 1965 – ) m. Charline Jones (6 Jul 1953 – ) m. Gwendolyn (K) Miller (abt 1961 – )
        2. 2. Roger (Scott) Mathis (abt 1961 – ) m. Lynda (Claire) Barclay (abt 1961 – )
        3. 3. Pamela (Joy Mathis) Hernandez (14 Nov 1963 – ) m. Rick Hernandez
    4. 4. Cleary (A) Mathis (Oct 1899 – )
    5. 5. Nellie (Mae) Mathis (abt 1903 – 01 Sep 1917)
    6. 6. Edith (Murrel) Mathis (5 Jan 1904 – 5 June 2000) m. Francis (Elmo) Gore (11 September 1898 – 18 June 1980)
      1. 1. Francis (Elmo) Gore (16 February 1923 – 1951)
      2. 2. Edith (Helen) Gore (abt 1926 – )
      3. 3. Edith (Helen) Gore (abt 1926 – )
      4. 4. Richard (M) Gore (abt 1930 – )
      5. 5. Richard (Mack) Gore (26 Mar 1930 – 17 May 1930)
      6. 6. Darrell (Mathis) Gore (abt 1935 – )
      7. 7. Darrell (Mathis) Gore (14 March 1935 – 4 October 2009)
    7. 7. Garland (Watson) Mathis (31 May 1907 – 19 May 1979) m. Helen (Marjorie) Hesford (abt 1915 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Mathis (abt 1871 – )
      2. 2. Joan (B) Mathis (abt 1932 – )
      3. 3. Delores Mathis (abt 1933 – )
      4. 4. Dan (E) Mathis (abt 1935 – )
      5. 5. Garland (Wayne) Mathis (27 Jun 1939 – ) m. Kathleen (Dolores) Flynn (abt 1941 – ) m. Lois (I Adams) Mathis (1941 – )
    8. 8. Edward (C) Mathis (abt 1911 – )
    9. 9. Annie Mathis (abt 1908 – )
    10. 10. Albert Mathis (abt 1912 – )
    11. 11. Vernie Mathis (abt 1914 – )
  13. 13. Martha (Ann) Owen (24 Jul 1873 – 20 Jan 1952) m. Harris (Edmond) Owen (2 January 1872 – 10 Mar 1952)
    1. 1. Rhobena Wallace (13 June 1894 – 17 April 1970)
    2. 2. Wesley Owen (abt 1898 – 1974)
    3. 3. Joseph (Howard) Owen (abt 1901 – 7 November 1974)
    4. 4. Jessie (May) Owen (abt 1906 – )
    5. 5. Laerene Owen (abt 1909 – )

Jesse Mathis's Timeline

6 Records

1794
15 September 1794
Birth of Jesse Mathis in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 56
Jesse Mathis resided here in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
Jesse Mathis resided here in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 76
Jesse Mathis resided here in District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1875
02 Jul 1875
Age 81
Death of Jesse Mathis in Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
1875
10 Jul 1875
Age 81
Jesse Mathis - Probate in Henry, Tennessee, USA
Henry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1794
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1538; Page: 318A; Image: 306903; Family History Library Film: 553037
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1256; Page: 396; Image: 439; Family History Library Film: 805256
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 10156.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M432_884; Page: 313A; Image: 145
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M432_884; Page: 313A; Image: 145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1256; Page: 396; Image: 439; Family History Library Film: 805256

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1538; Page: 318A; Image: 306903; Family History Library Film: 553037

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Henry County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee County Court (Henry County); Probate Place: Henry, Tennessee
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee County Court (Henry County); Probate Place: Henry, Tennessee
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