I have the name Matthews (Mathis, Mathews) in my tree also. At one time or another it has be spelled each way by some ancestor. I have come to the conclusion that a lot of our ancestors....through no fault of their own...were illiterate and most likely never knew if their name was spelled incorrectly. Others, like my grandfather, was just cantakerous and did it his way. He spelled his name 'Matthews' and pronounced it 'Mathis'. He said it was his name and he could spell and pronounce it any way he chose....and did. Still others like one branch of my tree desired to seperate themselves from branches of the family and changed the spelling of their name. It is a real challenge when you are trying to find them, but the fun is in the chase, right? Mary --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen To: arizard@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 10:28 PM There's a big to-do over whether the correct name is Mathews, Matthews, or Mathis. The oldest known ancestor I have for her line, a Rev. War. soldier, is buried under the name Mathis. WHAT a BLOW UP that caused! But the gentleman who had spent years searching for that burial site, and who bought the stone for him, and had a special burial program for him, went by the name of Mathis. I think gma Pierson said her name was Mathis, and since it was her gma, who am I to dispute it? LOL You found more sites on her than I have, mind sharing them WHEN you have time? Thanks, gen PS, Elijah remarried after Sarah died, and then moved back to TN, from whence he came. I saw the same burial site mentioned for her, but I think she died in AR. Looking at the census record, Elijah was still in Strawberry twp, IZ co., AR, after Sarah passed away. He married Mary Ann Prater, she is buried in TN. Any idea what the nearest cemeteries are to that twp? --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> wrote: > From: Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 5:56 PM > > Two of the four files I found for her on Rootsweb listed > her > last name as "Matthews" > > One of the other two said she was born in 1848 in Wayne > County TN > and that she died 17 Feb 1898 in AR but was buried at > Warrington/Prater's Chapel Cemetery in Wayne County > TN...HRB > > Wonder if Elijah was sent back to Tennessee for burial > too???? > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Gen" <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:18 PM > To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ARIZARD] cemetery lookup? > > > Can anyone tell where Sarah Amanda Mathis Battles was > buried? > > 1880 the family lived in Izard Co., 1900 her husband > & family were in > > Sharp. He later moved to TN and was buried > there. > > Not much to go on, my best guesses are in an unmarked > grave in either Mt. > > Nebo or Godwin. > > TIA, > > gen > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I love the hunt. g. --- On Fri, 12/24/10, Mary f. Jones <maryfjones6539@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Mary f. Jones <maryfjones6539@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 3:53 PM > I have the name Matthews (Mathis, > Mathews) in my tree also. At one time or another it has be > spelled each way by some ancestor. I have come to the > conclusion that a lot of our ancestors....through no fault > of their own...were illiterate and most likely never knew if > their name was spelled incorrectly. Others, like my > grandfather, was just cantakerous and did it his way. He > spelled his name 'Matthews' and pronounced it 'Mathis'. He > said it was his name and he could spell and pronounce it any > way he chose....and did. Still others like one branch of > my tree desired to seperate themselves from branches of the > family and changed the spelling of their name. It is a > real challenge when you are trying to find them, but the fun > is in the chase, right? > Mary > > --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > From: Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 10:28 PM > > > There's a big to-do over whether the correct name is > Mathews, Matthews, or Mathis. The oldest known ancestor I > have for her line, a Rev. War. soldier, is buried under the > name Mathis. WHAT a BLOW UP that caused! But the > gentleman who had spent years searching for that burial > site, and who bought the stone for him, and had a special > burial program for him, went by the name of Mathis. I > think gma Pierson said her name was Mathis, and since it was > her gma, who am I to dispute it? LOL > You found more sites on her than I have, mind sharing them > WHEN you have time? > Thanks, > gen > PS, Elijah remarried after Sarah died, and then moved back > to TN, from whence he came. I saw the same burial site > mentioned for her, but I think she died in AR. Looking at > the census record, Elijah was still in Strawberry twp, IZ > co., AR, after Sarah passed away. He married Mary Ann > Prater, she is buried in TN. > Any idea what the nearest cemeteries are to that twp? > > > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> > wrote: > > > From: Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 5:56 PM > > > > Two of the four files I found for her on Rootsweb > listed > > her > > last name as "Matthews" > > > > One of the other two said she was born in 1848 in > Wayne > > County TN > > and that she died 17 Feb 1898 in AR but was buried at > > Warrington/Prater's Chapel Cemetery in Wayne County > > TN...HRB > > > > Wonder if Elijah was sent back to Tennessee for > burial > > too???? > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Gen" <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:18 PM > > To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: [ARIZARD] cemetery lookup? > > > > > Can anyone tell where Sarah Amanda Mathis Battles > was > > buried? > > > 1880 the family lived in Izard Co., 1900 her > husband > > & family were in > > > Sharp. He later moved to TN and was buried > > there. > > > Not much to go on, my best guesses are in an > unmarked > > grave in either Mt. > > > Nebo or Godwin. > > > TIA, > > > gen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >
That is kinda like my mom's grandparents .name was suppose to be Wood, and alot added an "s" and makes it kinda hard to find the right spelling some times. I met a Wood's guy in Gordonsville , Tn. in 2002 when my dau Janice and i made a trip to see what we could find and he took us to where my Gillihan's and Wood families lived in the 1800's and some died there suppose to be buried in Clubb Springs but no one can show you exactly where .He said his family was spelled Wood at one time and his father added the (s) to it. I know Gillihan has been spelled in alot of different ways. My ggrandpa William Riley Gillihan Sr came from Tn. and brought some family with him in abt 1850,and had several children by first wife and she died he remarried and had several more children some buried in Burgess Cem, Twin Creek, Izard,Ar .one being ggrandpa and sure probably his wives. His grave doesn't have a marker and i don't know where his grave is number of rocks, and can't find any that does. that is another thing i wish i had been intrested in all that when i was growing up, and my family was living to tell me. The ony thing i worried abt is when is the next fishing trip.Ha! Have a good week end, and God Bless. Junebug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary f. Jones" <maryfjones6539@yahoo.com> To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > I have the name Matthews (Mathis, Mathews) in my tree also. At one time or another it has be spelled each way by some ancestor. I have come to the conclusion that a lot of our ancestors....through no fault of their own...were illiterate and most likely never knew if their name was spelled incorrectly. Others, like my grandfather, was just cantakerous and did it his way. He spelled his name 'Matthews' and pronounced it 'Mathis'. He said it was his name and he could spell and pronounce it any way he chose....and did. Still others like one branch of my tree desired to seperate themselves from branches of the family and changed the spelling of their name. It is a real challenge when you are trying to find them, but the fun is in the chase, right? > Mary > > --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Gen <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 10:28 PM > > > There's a big to-do over whether the correct name is Mathews, Matthews, or Mathis. The oldest known ancestor I have for her line, a Rev. War. soldier, is buried under the name Mathis. WHAT a BLOW UP that caused! But the gentleman who had spent years searching for that burial site, and who bought the stone for him, and had a special burial program for him, went by the name of Mathis. I think gma Pierson said her name was Mathis, and since it was her gma, who am I to dispute it? LOL > You found more sites on her than I have, mind sharing them WHEN you have time? > Thanks, > gen > PS, Elijah remarried after Sarah died, and then moved back to TN, from whence he came. I saw the same burial site mentioned for her, but I think she died in AR. Looking at the census record, Elijah was still in Strawberry twp, IZ co., AR, after Sarah passed away. He married Mary Ann Prater, she is buried in TN. > Any idea what the nearest cemeteries are to that twp? > > > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> wrote: > > > From: Harold Blevins <hrblevins@knology.net> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Amanda Mathis -Gen > > To: arizard@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 5:56 PM > > > > Two of the four files I found for her on Rootsweb listed > > her > > last name as "Matthews" > > > > One of the other two said she was born in 1848 in Wayne > > County TN > > and that she died 17 Feb 1898 in AR but was buried at > > Warrington/Prater's Chapel Cemetery in Wayne County > > TN...HRB > > > > Wonder if Elijah was sent back to Tennessee for burial > > too???? > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Gen" <herronswayward1@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:18 PM > > To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: [ARIZARD] cemetery lookup? > > > > > Can anyone tell where Sarah Amanda Mathis Battles was > > buried? > > > 1880 the family lived in Izard Co., 1900 her husband > > & family were in > > > Sharp. He later moved to TN and was buried > > there. > > > Not much to go on, my best guesses are in an unmarked > > grave in either Mt. > > > Nebo or Godwin. > > > TIA, > > > gen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >