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John Preston Mathis 1790 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1790

Birth Location: , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1865

Death Location: , Randolph, Illinois, USA

Father: Josiah Mathias

Mother: Mary Harmon

Spouse(s): Margaret Brown, John Mathis, Nancy Shell

Children(s): William Mathis, James Mathis, Leonard Mathis, Thomas Mathis, Daniel Mathis, Elizabeth Mathis, Malinda Mathis, Eilene Mathis

John Preston Mathis was born in 1790 in , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA, the child of Josiah Mathias and Mary Harmon. John Preston Mathis married Margaret Peggy Brown, John Mathis, Nancy Shell, and had children including William Mathis, James Mathis, Leonard Mathis, Thomas M Mathis, Daniel Preston Mathis, Elizabeth Mathis, Malinda Mathis, Eilene (Lilda) Mathis. John Preston Mathis passed away in 1865 in , Randolph, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Preston Mathis was born in 1790 in , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA, the child of Josiah Mathias and Mary Harmon.
  • John Preston Mathis married Margaret Peggy Brown, John Mathis, Nancy Shell, and had children including William Mathis, James Mathis, Leonard Mathis, Thomas M Mathis, Daniel Preston Mathis, Elizabeth Mathis, Malinda Mathis, Eilene (Lilda) Mathis.
  • John Preston Mathis passed away in 1865 in , Randolph, Illinois, 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)

Margaret Brown
1792 – 1865
Birth Location: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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John Mathis
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Shell
1816 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Mathis
1813 – 1860
Birth Location: , Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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James Mathis
1816 – 1866
Birth Location: Trigg, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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Leonard Mathis
1825 – 1892
Birth Location: Trigg, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
LM
Thomas Mathis
1829 – 1898
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
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Daniel Mathis
1830 – 1864
Birth Location: , Trigg, Kentucky, USA
DM
Elizabeth Mathis
1832 –
Birth Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
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Malinda Mathis
1833 – 1895
Birth Location: ,Trigg,KY,USA
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Eilene Mathis
1834 –
Birth Location: ,Trigg,KY,USA
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John Mathis's Ancestors

Self
John Mathis
1790 – 1865
Birth Place: , Perquimans, 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

John Mathis's Descendants

1.
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John (Preston) Mathis (5 Jan 1790 – 24 Dec 1865) m. Margaret (Peggy) Brown (20 Jul 1792 – 1865) m. John Mathis m. Nancy Shell (1816 – )
  1. 1. William Mathis (1813 – 22 Nov 1860)
  2. 2. James Mathis (13 Jul 1816 – 27 May 1866)
  3. 3. Leonard Mathis (2 Jan 1825 – 3 January 1892)
  4. 4. Thomas (M) Mathis (1829 – 17 Sep 1898)
  5. 5. Daniel (Preston) Mathis (1830 – 19 Jan 1864)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Mathis (1832 – )
  7. 7. Malinda Mathis (1833 – 14 Mar 1895)
  8. 8. Eilene ((Lilda)) Mathis (1834 – )

John Mathis's Timeline

2 Records

1790
5 Jan 1790
Birth of John Preston Mathis in , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
1865
24 Dec 1865
Age 75
Death of John Preston Mathis in , Randolph, Illinois, USA
, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1790
    Event Place: , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1865
    Event Place: , Randolph, Illinois, USA
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