Brief Life History of Bernice Houston
When Bernice Houston Matheny was born on 12 January 1884, in Franklin, Izard, Arkansas, United States, his father, Alison Butler Matheny, was 33 and his mother, Emeline Frances Mattox, was 33. He married Mary Eleanor Ely on 9 October 1910, in Dimmit, Texas, United States. He lived in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States in 1910 and Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 15 May 1932, in Atascosa, Texas, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, United States.
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Sources (17)
- B H Matheny in household of A B Matheny, "United States Census, 1910"
- B H Matheny, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Spouse and Children
1884–1932 Male
1890–1921 Female
Children (1)
1921–2010 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1936 Male
1850–1938 Female
Siblings (6)
1871–1918 Male
1873–1905 Male
1877–1961 Male
1880–1880 Female
1882–1962 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 10
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 14
Name Meaning
English (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Mathenay, a habitational name from a place called Mathenay in Jura (Franche-Comté). This surname is very rare in Britain, while the surname Mathenay has already died out in France.
History: Daniel Matheny came to MD from London in the latter half of the 17th century. — This surname is listed along with its original form Mathenay in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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