Many of the folks around Calico still pronounce 'Matthews" as "Mathis" just as you remember. Fern Quoting "Mary f. Jones" <maryfjones6539@yahoo.com>: > 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 >