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Jesse Edward Mathis 1893 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1936

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Mathis

Mother: Minnie Gurien

Spouse(s): Grace Palmer, Louverne Pointer

Children(s): Thomas Mathis, Mary Mathis, Thomas Mathis, Mary Mathis, Georgia Mathis, Doris Mathis, J Mathis, Billie Mathis

Jesse Edward Mathis was born in 1893 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Thomas Mathis and Minnie E Gurien. In 1900, Jesse Edward Mathis resided in Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Jesse Edward Mathis resided in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. Jesse Edward Mathis married Grace Palmer, Louverne Pointer, and had children including Thomas Willy Mathis, Mary Z Mathis, Thomas Willy Mathis, Mary Z Mathis, Georgia Mathis, Doris Mathis, J E Mathis, Billie Jo Mathis. Jesse Edward Mathis passed away in 1936 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Edward Mathis was born in 1893 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Thomas Mathis and Minnie E Gurien.
  • In 1900, Jesse Edward Mathis resided in Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Jesse Edward Mathis resided in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse Edward Mathis married Grace Palmer, Louverne Pointer, and had children including Thomas Willy Mathis, Mary Z Mathis, Thomas Willy Mathis, Mary Z Mathis, Georgia Mathis, Doris Mathis, J E Mathis, Billie Jo Mathis.
  • Jesse Edward Mathis passed away in 1936 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mathis
1871 – 1955
Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee
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Minnie Gurien
1876 – 1919
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Grace Palmer
1899 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Louverne Pointer
1904 – 1948
Birth Location: Obion County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Mathis
1915 – 1979
Birth Location: Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Mathis
1918 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Thomas Mathis
1915 – 1979
Birth Location: Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Mathis
1918 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Georgia Mathis
1919 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Doris Mathis
1921 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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J Mathis
1927 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Billie Mathis
1929 – 1931
Birth Location: Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
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Jesse Mathis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Mathis
1893 – 1936
Birth Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Thomas Mathis
1871 – 1955
Henry County, Tennessee
Minnie (E) Gurien
1876 – 1919
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Mathis
1794 – 1875
North Carolina, USA
Mary Murphy
1833 – 1898
Tennessee
James (Edward) Gurien
1846 – 1922
stewart,tennessee
Susan (Elizabeth Ann) Waters
1853 – 1940
Paris, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Mathias
1760 – 1824
Mary Harmon
1775 – 1828
William Murphy
1797 –
Catherine Blanton
1813 – 1872
Edward Gurien
1819 – 1892
Obediah Walters
1822 – 1883
Jemima Rushing
1827 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Matthias
Sarah Sutton

Jesse Mathis's Descendants

1.
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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)

Jesse Mathis's Timeline

8 Records

1893
19 Feb 1893
Birth of Jesse Edward Mathis in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Jesse Edward Mathis resided here in Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Jesse Edward Mathis resided here in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
Jesse Edward Mathis resided here in Dyer, Tennessee
Dyer, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 27
Jesse Edward Mathis resided here in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Jesse Edward Mathis resided here in District 5, Dyer, Tennessee
District 5, Dyer, Tennessee
1936
16 Apr 1936
Age 43
Death of Jesse Edward Mathis in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
1936
17 Apr 1936
Age 43
Burial of Jesse Edward Mathis in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 4
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1738; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 830
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979
    [5] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Dyer; Roll: 1852981
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241578
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1375510
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 25, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241578

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1497; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1375510

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Dyer; Roll: 1852981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1738; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 830

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 897.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 4
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1936
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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