TX Upshur Co Family Group Sheet for the William Henry MATHIS 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: William Henry MATHIS 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., Texas Father: Joseph DeKalb Mathis (1839 – 1905) Mother: Martha Jane Gaston (1846 – 1899) Marriage date: About 1881 Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Wife: Delula Alice CARROLL Birthdate:29 AUG 1865 Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas Death date: 21 OCT 1931 Place of death: Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Father: Stephen Glynn Carroll (1841 – 1897) Mother: Susan Celia Bullard (1844 – 1901) CHILDREN Child No. 1: Nobel Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: About 1882 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: Before 1900 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Viola L. Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 4 NOV 1883 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 4 OCT 1972 Place of death: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell, Upshur Co., Tx. Marriage date: 9 July 1900 Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: Thomas Jefferson Petty Sr. (1882 – 1959) Child No. 3: Martha C. (Mattie) Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 7 FEB 1884 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 4 Apr 1884 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell, Upshur Co., Tx. Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Joseph Glen Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 7 OCT 1886 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 22 JAN 1960 Place of death: Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas Marriage date: 1904 Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas Spouse's name: Maude Marie Etheridge (1887 – 1957) Child No. 5: W. A. L. Sex: M Birthdate: 24 NOV 1887 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 21 DEC 1897 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Nora E. Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 3 AUG 1890 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 1 OCT 1891 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texasl Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 7: Cora L. Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 8 AUG 1890 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 7 SEP 1904 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: Troy M. Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 7 MAR 1891 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 6 OCT 1898 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 9: Leslie Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 21 MAR 1893 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 4 OCT 1897 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 10: Gladys Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 25 FEB 1898 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 22 SEP 1969 Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Clyde M Lowe (1895 – 1975) Child No. 11: Clyde Mathis Sex: M Birthdate: 21 APR 1899 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 16 APR 1905 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 12: Clara Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 21 APR 1899 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 16 FEB 1900 Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 13: Lillian Emile Mathis Sex: F Birthdate: 14 AUG 1902 Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas Death date: 28 FEB 1977 Place of death: SISKIYOU, California Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: #1 William Grady McPeek (1895 – ) #2 Mr. Jenefsky Documentation: Obituary from The Gilmer Mirror 11 Dec. 1935: W. H. Mathis, 70, died at his home at Pritchett Tuesday at 5:30 PM. Services were held at Hopewell Wednesday at 3:00 with B.B. Elder officiating and assisted by Rev. Arrington. Mr. Mathis was a faithful member of the Church of Christ and honored and respected citizen of the county. He was engaged in the ginning buiness at Pritchett and Latch many years and only retired this year on account of health. His friendly, kindly manner won him a host of friends wherever he was known. Survived by four children, Mr. Joe Mathis, Mrs. T. J. Petty of Latch, Mrs. Clyde Lowe of Dallas and Mrs. Emil Hume of Dallas, 12 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Also three brothers, J. H. of Gilmer, Frank of Tyler and Dolph of Latch and two siters, Mrs. Will Catlett of Pritchett and Mrs. J. D. Parker of Latch and a larger number of nieces and nephews including Mrs. Henry Stropp and R. E. David, Foy Mathis, Miss Helen Mathis and Virgil Mathis of Gilmer. 1870 United States Federal Census 1880 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census 1910 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census