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Mahala Caroline Mathis 1813 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1813

Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 08 Jul 1904

Death Location: Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA

Father: Rev. Mathis

Mother: Lydia Carlton

Spouse(s): William Witherspoon

Children(s): Saybord Witherspoon

Mahala Caroline Mathis was born in 1813 in Gibson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rev. William T Mathis and Lydia Carlton. Mahala Caroline Mathis married William Fillmore Witherspoon, and had children including Saybord Y. Witherspoon. Mahala Caroline Mathis passed away in 1904 in Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Caroline Mathis was born in 1813 in Gibson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rev. William T Mathis and Lydia Carlton.
  • Mahala Caroline Mathis married William Fillmore Witherspoon, and had children including Saybord Y. Witherspoon.
  • Mahala Caroline Mathis passed away in 1904 in Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Mathis
1778 – 1847
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Lydia Carlton
1778 – 1857
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Witherspoon
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Saybord Witherspoon
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
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Mahala Mathis's Ancestors

Self
Mahala Mathis
1813 – 1904
Birth Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rev. William T Mathis
1778 – 1847
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Carlton
1778 – 1857
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Mathis
1742 – 1810
Cumberland, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Kezziah (Ann) King
1752 – 1810
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Thomas Carlton
1747 – 1795
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha Thomas
1751 – 1797
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mathis
1715 – 1791
Elizabeth Stephenson
1720 – 1760
Col. King
1722 – 1783
Mary Boone
1725 – 1783
John Carleton
1708 – 1782
Hannah Platts
1710 – 1782
Daniel Thomas
1731 – 1764
Abigail Conkling
1731 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Matthews
1682 – 1747
Martha Johnson
1688 – 1738
Michael King
1698 – 1741
Thomas Carleton
1667 – 1734
Elizabeth Haseltine
1677 – 1758
Moses Platts
1672 – 1739
Hannah Barker
1676 – 1755
Jonathan Thomas
1711 – 1776
Anne Merrill
1708 – 1760
Thomas Conkling
1705 – 1767
Naomi Chatfield
1709 – 1740

Mahala Mathis's Descendants

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Mahala (Caroline) Mathis (26 Mar 1813 – 08 Jul 1904) m. William (Fillmore) Witherspoon (12 Oct 1808 – 1860)
  1. 1. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon (30 January 1849 – 26 December 1912) m. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth (18 Jul 1845 – 12 Apr 1912)
    1. 1. Francis ("Frank") Wedgeworth (13 Feb 1881 – 19 Dec 1944) m. Omar (Drucell) King (29 Oct 1889 – 1916)
      1. 1. Beatrice Wedgeworth (22 Feb 1906 – 7 Mar 1964) m. Walter (Obine) Hudgins (27 Jan 1881 – 23 Dec 1957)
        1. 1. Jenny (Louise) Hudgins (07 Feb 1929 – 18 JUN 2015) m. Willie (Joe) Hall (15 May 1923 – 22 Jun 1977)

Mahala Mathis's Timeline

2 Records

1813
26 Mar 1813
Birth of Mahala Caroline Mathis in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1904
08 Jul 1904
Age 91
Death of Mahala Caroline Mathis in Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA
Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1813
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Center City, Shelby, Texas, USA
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