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Surnames: Mathis
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I am looking for Jeremiah Mathis' parents.
I think his mother was Martha Mathis born approx. 1793 in North Carolina. I don't know
who his father is or Martha's maiden name. In the 1850 Brown County, Indiana census it
shows Martha Mathis born in NC with her children: John 31, Jeremiah 22, Martha Ann 20,
Saline M. 15 and James
L. 11. Jeremiah was born in 1827 in Lawrence County Indiana, his birth date and place is
listed on his military records and he died January 21, 1893 in Brown County, Indiana. He
first married Nancy Wilkerson January 5, 1854 in Brown County Indiana. He left from Brown
County, Indiana to fight in the Civil War from 1864-1866. He was in the 120th Indiana
Infantry. I have his Military & Pension Records
already and they do not state who his parents are. He married Elizabeth Reed on January 9,
1868 in Edgar County Illinois. Elizabeth Reed had been previously been married to a Mr.
Reed . I don't know her maiden or his first name. She had one child by Mr. Reed who is
Henry Reed. Jeremiah and Elizabeth had a child William Mathis William who was born October
23, 1872 in Illinois and died March 6, 1933 in Brown County, Indiana. William Mathis
married Mary Ann McClary in Brown County, Indiana and they had eleven children who were
born all in Brown County Indiana. I have all their names, birth and death dates, their
spouses and children names. I would love to know Jeremiah's Parents names. If anyone
has heard of these names please let me know. If any of this looks familar to anyone please
write me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You Very Much
Sandra Mathis Gaither
CountryLady2559(a)aol.com
Brown County, Indiana