Mattie Eleanor Henderson's first husband, James Walter Evans (Uncle Walter) died of T B when he was 32 years old. The picture of him on my web site shows him to be a very handsome, large man. Aunt Mattie then married William Patrick Underwood. We called him Uncle Pat. Aunt Mattie from then on was called Mattie Pat. Granny Nan was sitting in Aunt Mattie's living room watching the news when Aunt Mattie came into the room from the bedroom in only her slip. Granny Nan told her to get back in the bedroom and put on her clothes, that the man on the t v was looking at Aunt Mattie. (I think of what little Granny must have thought as she sat there by herself watching this foreign invention in her daughter's house.) Aunt Mattie was always the life of any party. She had a loud laugh that could fill up a room with the cackle. She loved to hear jokes and she loved to tell them. She was a born story teller. My memory of her and Uncle Pat is one of how much fun the two of them had as man and wife with their sense of fun. Her child by Uncle Pat was raised along with the children by Uncle Walter. A special party was planned for her 95th birthday in Darien. She died six days before the celebration. She told a neighbor who was visiting to get her a glass of water. When the neighbor came into the living room she found Aunt Mattie had quietly gone to God. Aunt Mattie was a very special person to me. I am thankful to have had her in my life. Christopher Boyd

Christopher and Olivia, Thank you so much for correcting me on the position of husband's for Mattie Eleanor Henderson. Could you please tell me the date/place of her marriage to Mr. Underwood; obviously I have it incorrectly. Unfortunately, I didn't know my great uncle. I do have a few memories of Aunt Mattie Pat; like you Christopher, everyone on our side of the family also called her that :-) I do remember her sense of humor and always thought that her smile could light up a room. The information I have on her other husbands came from my aunt and I'm sure it was just a mistake on her part. If I have the info on her third husband wrong, please do correct it for me as well. I know how Christopher fits into the Henderson families, but am not familiar with you, Olivia. Would you mind sharing some with me please. Regards, Nancy E Parr At 02:45 PM 2/24/02 -0500, you wrote: >Mattie Eleanor Henderson's first husband, James Walter Evans (Uncle Walter) >died of T B when he was 32 years old. The picture of him on my web site shows >him to be a very handsome, large man. Aunt Mattie then married William >Patrick Underwood. We called him Uncle Pat. Aunt Mattie from then on was >called Mattie Pat. >Granny Nan was sitting in Aunt Mattie's living room watching the news when >Aunt Mattie came into the room from the bedroom in only her slip. Granny Nan >told her to get back in the bedroom and put on her clothes, that the man on >the t v was looking at Aunt Mattie. (I think of what little Granny must have >thought as she sat there by herself watching this foreign invention in her >daughter's house.) >Aunt Mattie was always the life of any party. She had a loud laugh that could >fill up a room with the cackle. She loved to hear jokes and she loved to tell >them. She was a born story teller. My memory of her and Uncle Pat is one of >how much fun the two of them had as man and wife with their sense of fun. Her >child by Uncle Pat was raised along with the children by Uncle Walter. >A special party was planned for her 95th birthday in Darien. She died six >days before the celebration. She told a neighbor who was visiting to get her >a glass of water. When the neighbor came into the living room she found Aunt >Mattie had quietly gone to God. >Aunt Mattie was a very special person to me. I am thankful to have had her in >my life. > >Christopher Boyd > > >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >To Unsubscribe:send mail to >GAWARE-L-request@rootsweb.com ..change the "L" to "D" for Digest >with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. >Judy Roberts- Co-Manager- j2roberts@sum.net >Sharon Wright- List Manager- shadri@perry.gulfnet.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Nancy, My grandmother, GranAnnie, was the sister of Aunt Mattie. Annie Eliza Henderson Hickox. Olivia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Parr" <nancparr@bellsouth.net> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:44 AM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Aunt Mattie Pat > Christopher and Olivia, > Thank you so much for correcting me on the position of husband's > for Mattie Eleanor Henderson. Could you please tell me the date/place of > her marriage to Mr. Underwood; obviously I have it incorrectly. > Unfortunately, I didn't know my great uncle. I do have a few > memories of Aunt Mattie Pat; like you Christopher, everyone on our side of > the family also called her that :-) I do remember her sense of humor and > always thought that her smile could light up a room. > The information I have on her other husbands came from my aunt and > I'm sure it was just a mistake on her part. If I have the info on her > third husband wrong, please do correct it for me as well. > I know how Christopher fits into the Henderson families, but am not > familiar with you, Olivia. Would you mind sharing some with me please. > Regards, > Nancy E Parr > > At 02:45 PM 2/24/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Mattie Eleanor Henderson's first husband, James Walter Evans (Uncle Walter) > >died of T B when he was 32 years old. The picture of him on my web site shows > >him to be a very handsome, large man. Aunt Mattie then married William > >Patrick Underwood. We called him Uncle Pat. Aunt Mattie from then on was > >called Mattie Pat. > >Granny Nan was sitting in Aunt Mattie's living room watching the news when > >Aunt Mattie came into the room from the bedroom in only her slip. Granny Nan > >told her to get back in the bedroom and put on her clothes, that the man on > >the t v was looking at Aunt Mattie. (I think of what little Granny must have > >thought as she sat there by herself watching this foreign invention in her > >daughter's house.) > >Aunt Mattie was always the life of any party. She had a loud laugh that could > >fill up a room with the cackle. She loved to hear jokes and she loved to tell > >them. She was a born story teller. My memory of her and Uncle Pat is one of > >how much fun the two of them had as man and wife with their sense of fun. Her > >child by Uncle Pat was raised along with the children by Uncle Walter. > >A special party was planned for her 95th birthday in Darien. She died six > >days before the celebration. She told a neighbor who was visiting to get her > >a glass of water. When the neighbor came into the living room she found Aunt > >Mattie had quietly gone to God. > >Aunt Mattie was a very special person to me. I am thankful to have had her in > >my life. > > > >Christopher Boyd > > > > > >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > >To Unsubscribe:send mail to > >GAWARE-L-request@rootsweb.com ..change the "L" to "D" for Digest > >with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. > >Judy Roberts- Co-Manager- j2roberts@sum.net > >Sharon Wright- List Manager- shadri@perry.gulfnet.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe:send mail to > GAWARE-L-request@rootsweb.com ..change the "L" to "D" for Digest > with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. > Judy Roberts- Co-Manager- j2roberts@sum.net > Sharon Wright- List Manager- shadri@perry.gulfnet.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/02