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John Sherman Mathis 1870–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1870

Birth Location: Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 7 November 1915

Death Location: Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Reuben Mathis

Mother: Amanda Campbell

Spouse(s): Leivice Mathis

Children(s): Lillie Ballentine, Gerald Mathis, Clarence Mathis, Preston Mathis, Ardella Mathis, Johnnie Mathis

The story of John Sherman Mathis began in 1870 in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America. In 1880, John Sherman Mathis resided in Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA. John Sherman Mathis married Leivice Pearl Mathis, and had children including Ardella Howard Mathis, Clarence Clay Mathis, Gerald Wayne Mathis, Johnnie Clellan Mathis, Lillie Mae Ballentine, Preston Randolph Press Mathis. John Sherman Mathis passed away in 1915 in Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sherman Mathis began in 1870 in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America.
  • In 1880, John Sherman Mathis resided in Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA.
  • John Sherman Mathis married Leivice Pearl Mathis, and had children including Ardella Howard Mathis, Clarence Clay Mathis, Gerald Wayne Mathis, Johnnie Clellan Mathis, Lillie Mae Ballentine, Preston Randolph Press Mathis.
  • John Sherman Mathis passed away in 1915 in Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America.

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John Mathis's Ancestors

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John Mathis
1870–1915
Birth Place: Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Reuben Mathis
1844–1878
Tennessee, USA
Amanda (E) Campbell
1845–1880
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Mathews) (Mathis)
1815–1899
Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA
Phoeba Talley
1820–1870
Tennessee, USA
Lewis Campbell
1805–1872
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Leatha (Hester) Pace
1818–1854
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mathis's Descendants

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John (Sherman) Mathis (12 September 1870–7 November 1915) m. Leivice (Pearl) Mathis (13 Sep 1878–13 Feb.1914)
  1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Ballentine 1898–1969 m. Hervey (Jemes) Ballentine 1888–1956
    1. 1. Buck Ballentine 1924–2019 m. Edith (V) Ballentine 1926–2021
    2. 2. Allen (D) Ballentine 1924–
    3. 3. Joyce (B) Ladd 1925–2012 m. Richard (E) Ladd 1925–2014
    4. 4. Elmo Ballentine 1926–1988 m. Velda Raburn 1928–1991
    5. 5. Laverne Stalcup 1927–1986 m. Thomas (H) Stallcup 1923–2002
    6. 6. Leo Ballentine 1928–1943
    7. 7. Josephine Hicks 1930–2001 m. Alvin (Harold) Hicks 1932–2007
    8. 8. Betty Brooks 1932–2006 m. Ben (F) Edmundson 1916–
    9. 9. Maxine Carlton 1917–2009 m. Johnson (Robert) Carlton 1910–
    10. 10. Barbara (Jo) Ballentine 1936–1936
    11. 11. Alice (Jane) Ballentine 1934–1937
    12. 12. Billy (Burk) Ballentine 1921–1926
    13. 13. Mary (Lou) Ballentine 1931–1932
    14. 14. Doris (Allene) Nuttall 1923–2015 m. Roy (Harmon) Nuttall 1919–2013
    15. 15. James (Edward) Ballentine 1919–1919 m. Myrna (Lee) Ballentine 1941–2017
  2. 2. Gerald (Wayne) Mathis 1908–1981
  3. 3. Clarence (Clay) Mathis 1899–1961
  4. 4. Preston (Randolph "Press") Mathis 1902–1968
  5. 5. Ardella (Howard) Mathis 1913–1913
  6. 6. Johnnie (Clellan) Mathis 1896–1897

John Mathis's Timeline

3 Records

1870
12 September 1870
Birth of John Sherman Mathis in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America
Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 10
John Sherman Mathis resided here in Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
1915
7 November 1915
Age 45
Death of John Sherman Mathis in Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1870
    Event Place: Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1915
    Event Place: Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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