Husband: William B. MATHIS
Birthdate:20 MAY 1808
Birthplace: Washington, Georgia
Death date: After 1867
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Presumed to be Shady Grove Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Father: Lewis Mathis (1775 – 1834)
Mother: Luranah Brantley (1779 – 1849)

Marriage date: 10 Jun 1834
Marriage place: Hardeman County, Tennessee

Wife: Martha Ann FOWLER
Birthdate:4 MAR 1819
Birthplace: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi
Death date: 25 FEB 1847
Place of death: Tippah County, Mississippi
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Joseph DeKalb Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 11 JUL 1839
Birthplace: Hardeman County, Tennessee
Death date: 24 NOV 1905
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Tx.
Marriage date: 30 Mar 1865
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Martha Jane Gaston (1846 – 1899)

Child No. 2: Jacob Lewis Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 22 Jun 1841
Birthplace: Hardeman County, Tennessee
Death date: 13 Dec 1881
Place of death: Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Taylor Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date: 1865
Marriage place: Soules Chapel, Upshur Co., Texas
Spouse's name: Mary Elizabeth Taylor (1849 – 1884)

Child No. 3: William Nicholas Mathis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 2 Jan 1844
Birthplace: Tippah County, Mississippi
Death date: After 1861
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Child No. 4: Ann Elizabeth Mathis
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Nov 1845
Birthplace: Tippah County, Mississippi
Death date: 4 Dec 1936
Place of death: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas
Burial: Shady Grove Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Marriage date: 3 Feb 1864
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Amos Jackson Willingham (1841 – 1924)
 
 
Documentation:
1808: 20 May Birth Washington, Georgia, USA 4 source citations
* OneWorldTree
* 1860 United States Federal Census
* 1850 United States Federal Census
* 1850 United States Federal Census
1834: 10 Jul Age: 26 Marriage to Martha Ann Fowler Hardeman County, Tennessee 1 source citation
* Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
1842: 13 Jan Age: 33 Property Tippah Co., Miss. Land sale from James Baker and Jane his wife to William B. Mathis of Hardeman Co. Tn 1 source citation
* Family Data Collection - Individual Records
* 1842: 13 Jan Age: 33 Property William B. Mathis and wife Martha Ann, Hardeman Co..TN. to James Baker land in Pontotoc Co. MS
* 1849: 18 Feb Age: 40 Marriage to Lydia Bernetta Read Tippah Co., Mississippi
1850: Age: 42 Residence Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi 1 source citation
* 1850 United States Federal Census
* 1854 Age: 46 Census 1854 Texas School Census William B. Mathis shown as having 3 males and 1 female in Upshur County
* 1855: 22 Sep Age: 47 Religion: Elder & Charter Member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Upshur Co., Tx.
1860: Age: 52 Residence Western District, Upshur, Texas Mis-interpreted on census--this is William B. Mathis and shown as Teacher 1 source citation.
* 1860 United States Federal Census
1861: Feb Age: 52 Military Enlisted as Sergeant in the Confederate States Army at Paris, Tx. in Company D of a 'regular' Texas infantry regiment 10th Texas Regiment Cleburne's Division with rolls showing as W. B. Matthews and with sons Jacob, Wm, & Joe 1 source citation
* Civil War Service Records William Mathews Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Texas Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Cavalry Regiment Texas. Sources: 425
* 1867: 14 Feb Property Upshur County Texas, Signed deed per Upshur Records
* 1867: aft Age: 59 Death Upshur Co., Texas After 1860.