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Johnson Mathis 1849–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1849

Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 DEC 1917

Death Location: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Father: Forrister Mathis

Mother: Martha Ratcliff

Spouse(s): Susan Maynard

Children(s): Sylverter SR.

Johnson Mathis was born in 1849 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, the child of Forrister Matthews Mathis And Martha Ratcliff. Johnson Mathis married Susan Maynard, and had children including Sylverter Mathis Sr. Johnson Mathis passed away in 1917 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Johnson Mathis was born in 1849 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States, the child of Forrister Matthews Mathis And Martha Ratcliff.
  • Johnson Mathis married Susan Maynard, and had children including Sylverter Mathis Sr.
  • Johnson Mathis passed away in 1917 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Forrister Mathis
1807–1890
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
FM
Martha Ratcliff
1814–1872
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Susan Maynard
1851–1915
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sylverter SR.
1870–1952
Birth Location: WV, United States
SS

Johnson Mathis's Ancestors

Self
Johnson Mathis
1849–1917
Birth Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Forrister Matthews Mathis
1807–1890
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Martha Ratcliff
1814–1872
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Mathis
1788–1869
North Carolina, USA
Mourning Adaman-Mathis
1788–1861
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Jeremiah Ratliff
1782–1857
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Sarah Nester
1770–1860
Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Mathews
1760–1830
Sarah "Sally"
1760–1830
Thomas Adaman
1760–1792
Anna Forrister
1765–1793
Nathaniel Ratliff
1762–1835
Martha Farmer
1764–1835
Frederick Nester
1739–1836
Maria Parbares
1739–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dobyns
1738–1781
Winnefred Forrester
1745–1802
John Adaman
1734–1818
Elizabeth Thorpe
1735–
Benjamin Sr
1736–1800
Sarah Forrester
1737–1816
William Ratcliffe
1730–1825
Susannah Curtis
1745–1810
Jeremiah Farmer
1730–1792
Sena Knight
1740–1788
Frederick END
1709–1782
Catherine Nester
1711–1782

Johnson Mathis's Descendants

1.
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Johnson Mathis (22 MAR 1849–2 DEC 1917) m. Susan Maynard (1851–1915)
  1. 1. Sylverter (Mathis) SR. 1870–1952 m. Fairabell Mathis 1871–1931
    1. 1. Sylvester Mathis 1909–2001 m. Blanche Frye 1913–2001

Johnson Mathis's Timeline

2 Records

1849
22 MAR 1849
Birth of Johnson Mathis in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
1917
2 DEC 1917
Age 68
Death of Johnson Mathis in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1849
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1917
    Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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