Edward F Mathis

Brief Life History of Edward F

When Edward F Mathis was born on 15 June 1876, in Polk, Iowa, United States, his father, John Taylor Mathis, was 40 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 37. He lived in Bondurant, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Douglas Township, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 30 years. He died on 25 February 1960, at the age of 83, and was buried in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Taylor Mathis
1836–1886
Mary Davis
1838–1928
Jefferson Mathis
1855–1937
John D Mathis
1857–1934
Zephaniah Mathis
1859–1859
Adaniram Judson Mathis
1861–1955
- Louisa Jane Mathis Gulick
1863–1950
Emma Bell Mathis
1865–1946
Benjamin Mathis
1867–1872
Elizabeth Elenior Parthenia Mathis
1870–1946
Frederick Emanuel Mathis
1872–1949
William Harrison Mathis
1874–1959
Edward F Mathis
1876–1960
Bertha Mary Mathis
1879–1928
George Delano Mathis
1881–1970

Sources (13)

  • Edward F Mathis, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edward Mathis in household of Birtha Mathis, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Edward Frank Mathis, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884

Historical Boundaries: 1884: Polk, Iowa, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .

English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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