Brief Life History of Florence Dora
When Florence Dora Mathis was born on 30 August 1881, in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Madison "Jeff" Mathis, was 29 and her mother, Juda Rebecca Valentine, was 24. She married Thomas H Johnson on 3 February 1906, in Cocke, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Civil District 12, Crockett, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 19 January 1927, in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Johnson in household of Tom Johnson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Florence Mathens (Unknown), "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Florence Dora Johnson, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"
Spouse and Children
1872–1913 Male
1881–1927 Female
Children (3)
1907–1959 Male
1909–1929 Female
1912–1998 Female
Parents and Siblings
1851–1901 Male
1857–1900 Female
Siblings (14)
1872–1924 Male
1875–1940 Male
1877–1927 Male
1878–1960 Male
1881–1927 Female
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1886
Age 5
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 15
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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