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Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis (b. July 1860, d. 1942)

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Monroe and Amanda Hicks Mathis

Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis (son of Joseph Monroe (Mathews) Mathis and Sorintha (Srintha) E. ?)^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} was born July 1860 in Mississippi^{11, 12, 13, 14}, and died 1942 in Covington County, Mississippi (?)^{15, 16}. He married Amanda Virginia 'Mandy' Hicks on 1883 in Mississippi¹⁷, daughter of Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Hicks and Mary Ann Bullock.

Notes for Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis:
NOTE: There are several spellings for the last name of Francis Monroe Mathis in the records.

FAMILY LORE

Francis Monroe and family were living on Beat 4 in Covington County, Mississippi in May of 1910.

At the time of the 1920 census, Francis Monroe Mathis and family were living in Mt. Olive, Covington County, Mississippi.

Francis M. Mathis and family were living on Beat 4, Mt. Olive, hamlet of Lone Star, Covington County, Mississippi in April 1930. Living with the family was daughter Virginia Hooks Perry and her three children. Son Duncan and family were living next door.

More About Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis:
Date born 2: 1858, Covington County, Mississippi.^{18, 19}
Date born 3: 1861, Covington County, Mississippi.^{20, 21}
Date born 4: July 05, 1861, Mississippi.^{22, 23}
Date born 5: 1862, Mississippi.²⁴
Burial: 1942, Lone Star (a.k.a. Blackjack or Kaintuck) Cemetery, Lone Star, Covington County, Mississippi.^{25, 26, 27}
Occupation: Farming..^{28, 29}

More About Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis and Amanda Virginia 'Mandy' Hicks:
Marriage 1: 1883, Mississippi.³⁰
Marriage 2: Abt. 1890, Covington County, Mississippi.

Children of Francis 'Monroe' (Mathias, Mathews) Mathis and Amanda Virginia 'Mandy' Hicks are:

Mary Mathis, b. May 1885, Covington County, Mississippi³¹, d. date unknown.
Eleanor Mathis, b. December 1886, Covington County, Mississippi³¹, d. date unknown.
James C. Mathis, b. March 02, 1887, Covington County, Mississippi (?)^{32, 33}, d. September 10, 1892, Covington County, Mississippi (?)^{34, 35}.
+Martin Luther Mathis, b. April 1889, Covington County, Mississippi³⁶, d. date unknown.
+Carl Leon Mathis, b. April 1891, Lone Star (Dry Creek) , Covington County, Mississippi^{37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42}, d. 1959, Lone Star (Dry Creek) , Covington County, Mississippi^{43, 44, 45}.
Clara M. (Mathews) Mathis, b. March 12, 1892, Covington County, Mississippi⁴⁵, d. September 10, 1892, Covington County, Mississippi⁴⁵.
Mabel Mathis, b. July 1894, Covington County, Mississippi⁴⁶, d. date unknown.
Eula (Ulah) Mathis, b. March 1896, Covington County, Mississippi^{46, 47}, d. date unknown.
+Virginia 'Virgie' Mathis, b. March 27, 1898, Covington County, Mississippi^{48, 49, 50, 51}, d. October 19, 1991, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi^{52, 53, 54}.
Inez Mathis, b. March 1900, Covington County, Mississippi^{55, 56}, d. date unknown.
+Duncan Campbell 'D. C.' Mathis, b. February 17, 1902, Covington County, Mississippi^{57, 58, 59, 60}, d. July 03, 1944^{61, 62}.
Clifton Mathis, b. Abt. 1903, Covington County, Mississippi, d. Bef. 1910, Covington County, Mississippi (?).
Belvia Mathis, b. 1905, Mt. Olive, Covington County, Mississippi⁶³, d. date unknown.
Paul B. Mathis, b. 1907, Lone Star, Covington County, Mississippi^{64, 65}, d. July 1980, Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi⁶⁶.