TX Upshur Co Family Group Sheet for the Joseph DeKalb MATHIS #1 Family *********************************************** Copyright © Ronald Ellis Wade. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Ronald Ellis Wade Email address: ronwadegop@aol.com Husband: Joseph DeKalb MATHIS #1 Birthdate:11 JUL 1839 Birthplace: Hardeman County, Tennessee Death date: 24 NOV 1905 Place of death: Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Father: William B. Mathis (1808 – 1867) Mother: Martha Ann Fowler (1819 – 1847) Marriage date: 30 Mar 1865 Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Wife: Martha Jane GASTON #1 Birthdate:17 NOV 1846 Birthplace: Jasper County, Georgia Death date: 22 JUN 1899 Place of death: Pleasant Hill, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Father: Henry W. Gaston (1810 – 1881) Mother: Mary Ann Malone (1821 – 1870) CHILDREN Child No. 1: William Henry Sex: M Birthdate: 7 Mar 1866 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 10 DEC 1935 Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Tx. Marriage date: Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: Delula Alice Carroll (1865 – 1931) Child No. 2: John Thomas Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 15 AUG 1868 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 28 Oct 1916 Place of death: Dallas County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Sarah J. Read (1869 – 1920) Child No. 3: Ora Lee Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 8 FEB 1870 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 14 AUG 1945 Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Marriage date: 1894 Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: William Clark Catlett (1864 – 1960) Child No. 4: George Burton Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 3 FEB 1872 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 24 SEP 1874 Place of death: Upshur County, Texas Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: Mary Louella Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 8 Dec 1874 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 15 Mar 1932 Place of death: Jonestown, Smith County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Burton Blanton Elder (1869 – 1959) Child No. 6: Joseph Emmett Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 15 JAN 1876 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 2 NOV 1918 Place of death: Upshur County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Luelle Sanders (1878 – 1953) Child No. 7: James Hardy Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 15 OCT 1878 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 25 MAY 1941 Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: 18 Sep 1908 Marriage place: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: Molly Blanche Turner 1890 – 1982 Child No. 8: Walter Lewis Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 20 AUG 1880 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 14 OCT 1932 Place of death: Pritchett, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Mary Lavella Read (1878 – ) Child No. 9: Franklin Monroe Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 1 JUN 1883 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 16 MAY 1964 Place of death: Tyler, Smith County, Texas Burial: Morris Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas Marriage date: 22 Dec 1906 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Nona Mayberry (1884 – 1959) Child No. 10: Rober Rudolph (Dolph) Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 26 MAR 1885 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 29 JAN 1973 Place of death: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: Hulda Ethel Thompson (1896 – 1982) Documentation: 1839: 11 Jul Birth Hardeman, TN, USA 7 source citations 1870 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census One World Tree 1900 United States Federal Census 1870 United States Federal Census 1880 United States Federal Census 1850 United States Federal Census 1850: 24 OctAge: 11 Residence Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi 1 source citation 1850 United States Federal Census 1850: Nov Age: 11 Residence Moved to Texas with father from Mississippi 1862: Age: 23 Military Private in Company D, 10th Texas Cavalry with father William B. Mathis as Sgt. & brothers William Nicholas Mathis & Jacob Lewis Mathis 5 source citations Hide source citations Family Data Collection - Individual Records Family Data Collection - Individual Records Civil War Service Records Family Data Collection - Individual Records Civil War Service Records J. D. K. Mathews Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Texas Regiment Name: 10 Texas Cavalry Regiment Name Expanded: 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Locke\'s) Company: D Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: J. D. K./Matthews Film Number: M227 roll 23 1865: 30 Mar Age: 25 Marriage to Martha Jane Gaston Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation OneWorldTree 1870: Age: 31 Residence Precinct 5, Upshur, Texas 1 source citation 1870 United States Federal Census 1880: Age: 41 Residence Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas, United States 1 source citation 1880 United States Federal Census 1900: Age: 61 Residence Justice Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas 1 source citation 1900 United States Federal Census 1901: 2 Feb Age: 61 Marriage to Clementine M. Hill Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation OneWorldTree 1903:6 Jul Age: 63 Marriage to M. Elizabeth Steelman Upshur, Texas, USA 1 source citation OneWorldTree 1905: 24 Nov Age: 66 Death Upshur, Texas, USA buried Hopewell Cemetery