This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hcB.2ACE/2571.1 Message Board Post: Gail, The MATHIS surname is frequently listed in records as MATTHEWS. This *may* be the Andrew listed as father on the 1910 census as 72 yrs. old. Carson *could* be the middle name of son John. Even though the age doesn't quite match later census records for Carson, this will give you some clues as to where to look for additional info. Ancestry.com-image 22, 1900 census Oconee Co., SC, Wagener, ED 77 sheet 11, D215/F222 MATTHEWS, Andrew Head W M Mar 1838 62 M 14 NC NC NC Farm laborer __________, Jane Wife W F May 1859 41 M 14 4 children 4 living SC SC SC Farm laborer __________, John C Son W M June 1891 8 SC NC SC Joy