Family/Spouse: Living HOUSTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living MATHIS
2. Living MATHIS
3. Living MATHIS
4. Living MATHIS

Homer married Clara Mae CHILDERS on 04 Oct 1924 in Crisp County, Georgia. Clara (daughter of Lucius Hoy CHILDERS and Nancy L LEWIS) was born on 21 Sep 1902 in Crawford County, Georgia; died on 27 Mar 1982 in Cordele, Crisp County Georgia; was buried in Zion Hope cemetery, Antioch Baptist Church, Cordele, Crisp County Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1900 Militia District 573, Crawford, Georgia census,

Name Home in 1900 Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
George Mathews MD 573, Crawford, Georgia abt 1878 Georgia White Head
Lizzie Mathews MD 573, Crawford, Georgia abt 1876 Georgia White Wife

This 1900 census is the first that George & Lizzie were enumerated together. This Crawford County, Georgia census indicates that George and Elizabeth had already attempted to have a family with the birth of an unknown gendered child, but that it was not living at the time of the census. Also revealed is that they had been married for 3 years as of 6-15-1900, the date of enumeration.

NOTE 2./ 1910 Crawford County, Georgia, census,

Name Home in 1910 Birth Year Birthplace Relation
George C Mathews MDistrict 630, Crawford, GA abt 1877 Georgia Head
Lizzie Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1878 Georgia Wife
Henry W Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1901 Georgia Son
James G Mathews MDistrict 630, Crawford, GA abt 1904 Georgia Son
Lizzie M Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1904 Georgia Daughter
Joseph B Mathews Militia District 630, Crawford, GA abt 1909 Georgia Son

1910 United States Federal Census about George C Mathews
Name: George C Mathews
[George O Mathews]
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse's name: Lizzie
Home in 1910: Militia District 630, Crawford, Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

NOTE 3./ 1920 Crisp County Military District 945 Georgia census,

Name Home in 1920 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
George D Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1869 Georgia White Head
Lizzie Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1876 Georgia White Wife
Hommer Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1905 Georgia White Son
Lizzie M Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1908 Georgia White Daughter
Joe Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1910 Georgia White Son
Eddie Mathews MD 945, Crisp, Georgia abt 1912 Georgia White Son

NOTE 4./ Historical Time Reference
"The Atlanta Constitution" (Atlanta, Georgia), 15 December 1901, page 3:
WAVES MARCONI SPEEDS MESSAGES ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN

From Newfoundland to Cornwall Italian Inventor Sends Message Without Wires.

St. Johns, N.F., December 14. Signor Marconi announced the most wonderful scientific discovery of modern times tonight in stating that he had received electric signals across the Atlantic ocean from his station in Cornwall, England. He explains that before leaving England he made plans for accomplishing this result, for while his primary object was to communicate with ocean liners in mid-ocean he hoped also to succeed in attaining the wonderful scientific achievement of wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.

Signor Marconi's station in Cornwall is most powerful. He has an electric force, generated there, a hundred times greater than at his ordinary stations. Before he left England he arranged that the electrician in charge of the station which is located at Poldhu, should begin sending signals daily after a certain date, which Signor Marconi would cable him after having perfected his arrangements here.

Signor Marconi arrive here a week ago Friday, selected Signal Hill, at the entrance to the harbor, as an experimenting station and moved his equipment there. Last Monday he cabled to the Poldhu station to begin sending signals at 3 p.m. daily and to continue until 6 p.m. these hours being respectively 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Johns time. During these hours Wednesday Signor Marconi elevated the kite with an aerial wire by means of which signals are sent or received. He remained at the recorder attached to the receiving apparatus and to his profound satisfaction signals were received by him at intervals, according to the programme arranged previously with the operator at Poldhu.

These signals consisted of repeating at intervals the letter "s" which, in Marconi's code is made by three dots, or quick strokes. This signal was repeated so frequently and so in accordance with the plan, arranged to provide safeguards against the possibility of a mistake, that Signor Marconi was satisfied that it was a genuine transmission from England. . .

George married Elizabeth CHANCELLOR on 23 Dec 1897 in Crawford County, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Calvin CHANCELLOR and Rebecca FOWLER) was born in Apr 1875 in Upsom County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ THE LUCIUS CHILDERS FAMILY

Reproduced from Crisp County's History in Pictures and Stories published 1978 by Cordele-Crisp County Historical Society, Inc - pages 86-87.

Lucius Hoy Childers was born the fifth child of Michael and Mary Elizabeth (George) Childre on June 9, 1864, in Crawford County. Michael Childre was one of six children born to a plantation owner, Nathan Childre, and his wife, Patsy. Nathan and Patsy Childre settled in Crawford County in the early 1800's. When Nathan died, he left the majority of his estate to his eldest son. Michael remained and was the caretaker of the house and share left to his stepmother, Martha, Nathan's second wife. Michael fought for the Southern cause in the Civil War. He died at the age of 38 while on a wagon train headed for Texas while they were passing through Alabama. His wife and children returned to Crawford County, Georgia, with some of her family to make her home near her relatives. Lucius was forced to quit school to help his 15-year-old brother and mother operate the farm. Their maternal grandmother was widowed and lived with them, also. When Lucius was 32, he married Nancy Lewis in Crawford County on December 18, 1894. She was the daughter of Zackariah Lewis. When Zack was a very young man, he came to Georgia as a slave caretaker and stayed. He purchased land and became a wealthy man. He had a large 2-story house. Nancy's mother was Sarah Anne Moncrief, the daughter of David and Sarah (Pollard) Moncrief. David and Sarah had seven sons, all of whom served in the Confederate Army, three of them losing their lives. They also had four daughters. Zack Lewis was married to Mary Jane Moncrief, and later, to Sarah Anne, her younger sister. Zack and Sarah Anne had nine children: Soloman (Sol), Nancy Childers, Jackson (Jack), Rufus (Ruf), Edna Bagwell, Ella Mae (Dolly), Annie Posey, Isabelle (Issie) Stevens, and Bessie Eaves.
Lucius and Nancy lived on Zack Lewis's place and farmed from 1894 until they moved to Crisp County in December of 1912. They and their 7 children moved on a wagon with a cow and calf tied behind it. The trip took three days and 2 nights. Their children played along the way, walking part of the time to rest from riding in the jolting wagon which was loaded with all their possessions. The older boys rode along the side and helped drive the wagon. The nights were spent under and around the wagon with a camp fire providing warmth and protection. The second night, they stayed at Dooly County Camp Grounds. The third day, they arrived in Crisp County about sundown at Sol Lewis's Nancy's older brother's home. This farm is still intact today about 10 miles south of Cordele on Hwy. 33 and remains in the Lewis family. Sol and Ellen Lewis's daughter, Josie (Lewis) Sego, live there in the old home.
When the 1913 spring planting season arrived, Lucius, Nancy, and their family settled in one of Sol Lewis's sharecropper houses and planted a crop. They lived and farmed in Crisp County from that time until their deaths.

Lucius married Nancy L LEWIS on 19 Dec 1894 in Crawford County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Zachariah LEWIS and Sarah Ann Elizabeth MONCRIEF) was born on 02 Mar 1875 in Crawford County, Georgia; died on 05 Mar 1957 in Crisp County Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1880 United States Census CD: Bud Mathews, Census Place: District 573, Crawford, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254142 National Archives Film T9-0142 Page 708B

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Bud C. MATHEWS Self M M W 46 GA
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
Josiphene MATHEWS Wife F M W 30 GA
Occ: Keeps House Fa: GA Mo: GA
Carry MATHEWS Dau F S W 10 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
James MATHEWS Son M S W 4 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
Enuch MATHEWS Son M S W 3 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA
George MATHEWS Son M S W 2 GA
Fa: GA Mo: GA.

NOTE 2./ Historical Perspective thru the Presidency of the United States of America:

Andrew Jackson was President in 1832 when he ordered all Indians east of the Mississippi, to be moved West. This was one of the sadest edicts of this and for all time in the History of the United States. Andrew Jackson imposed his will on the Presidency, the people, the banking industry and the landscape of America. He was not a good delegator, and fired the members of his Cabinet, in some instances several times, when they would not do his exact bidding. He was a born fighter and dualed several times, and had two lead balls in his body from these contests. Jackson was censured by his Democratic Party for firing 3 Secretary of the Treasurys in order to change the Federal Banking methods. He was the only President to be censured. He was given the name "Jackass" by his Party, which soon became the symbol assumed by his Democratic Party. He was the first and last President to leave the Government debt free at his parting. Andrew Jackson used the Presidential veto 12 times, supassed only by Andrew Johnson (25), who took over after the assassination of Lincoln. As a final note, Johnson later missed being impeached by only one vote, because he did not want to punish the South, after the Civil War.

Bud married Josephene LEWIS about 1871 in Crawford County, Georgia. Josephene (daughter of James LEWIS and Nancy Ann WIGGINS) was born in Apr 1841 in Crawford County, Georgia; died after 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1910 Militia District 630, Crawford, GA census,

Name Home in 1910 Birth Year Birthplace Relation
Henry C Chandellor MD 630, Crawford, GA abt 1853 Georgia Head
Rebecca D Chandellor MD 630, Crawford, GA abt 1850 Georgia Wife
Mary W Chandellor MD 630, Crawford, GA abt 1882 Georgia Daughter
John H Chandellor MD 630, Crawford, GA abt 1885 Georgia Son

Henry married Rebecca FOWLER about 1871 in Upsom County, Georgia?. Rebecca (daughter of Samuel FOWLER and Marion CHANCELLOR) was born in Mar 1850 in Monroe County, Georgia; died after 1920 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./

Childres, Michael -Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 2d Regi- ment, 1st Brig ade, Ga. State Troops October 14, 1861. Granted leave of absence on account of illness in family January 23, 1862. Mustered out in 1862. Enlist ed as a private in Co. F, 57th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862. Captured at V icksburg, Miss. July 4,1863. Exchanged in 1863. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. Apr il 26, 1865. Died of typhoid fever near Montgomery, Ala. March 4, 187 5. (From roster of confederate soldiers, 57th GA Infantry, co F, Crawfo rd rifles)

CSA married Mary Elizabeth GEORGE on 02 Apr 1857 in Crawford County, Georgia. Mary (daughter of William H GEORGE and Elizabeth GRIMES) was born about 1839 in Georgia; died about 1912 in Crawford County, Georgia; was buried in Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Macon, Bibb Co, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Reproduced from Crisp County's History in Pictures and Stories published 1978 by Cordele-Crisp County Historical Society, Inc - pages 86-87

Zack Lewis was married to Mary Jane Moncrief, and later, to Sarah Anne, her younger sister. Zack and Sarah Anne had nine children: Soloman (Sol), Nancy Childers, Jackson (Jack), Rufus (Ruf), Edna Bagwell, Ella Mae (Dolly), Annie Posey, Isabelle (Issie) Stevens, and Bessie Eaves.
Lucius and Nancy Childers lived on Zack Lewis's place and farmed from 1894 until they moved to Crisp County in December of 1912. They and their 7 children moved on a wagon with a cow and calf tied behind it. The trip took three days and 2 nights. Their children played along the way, walking part of the time to rest from riding in the jolting wagon which was loaded with all their possessions. The older boys rode along the side and helped drive the wagon. The nights were spent under and around the wagon with a camp fire providing warmth and protection. The second night, they stayed at Dooly County Camp Grounds. The third day, they arrived in Crisp County about sundown at Sol Lewis's Nancy's older brother's home. This farm is still intact today about 10 miles south of Cordele on Hwy. 33 and remains in the Lewis family. Sol and Ellen Lewis's daughter, Josie (Lewis) Sego, live there in the old home.

Zachariah married Sarah Ann Elizabeth MONCRIEF about 1870 in Crawford County Georgia. Sarah (daughter of David MONCRIEF and Sarah POLLARD) was born on 28 Apr 1850 in Bibb County, Georgia; died on 10 Feb 1936 in Crawford County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]