Inlow Lee Mathews

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate, as shown on Ancestry.com, shows he was a son of Inlow Mathews and Garnette Haffner, both born in Alabama. He worked as a merchant. The informant was Thos. I Mathews, likely his son

Texas Death certificates of Inlow's siblings show his mother's maiden name was actually Jeanette Hoffman/Huffman. It is also transcribed, on Inlow's death certifate, as Huffman on FamilySearch.org.

Name I L Mathews
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Apr 1932
Event Place San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 31 May 1866 [Census and other records show May 1864]
Birthplace San Augustine, Texas
Father's Name Inlow Mathews
Mother's Name Jeanette Huffman
Certificate Number 60264
GS Film number 2115162
Digital Folder Number 005145202
Image Number 00497

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K33R-251 : accessed 12 Dec 2013), I L Mathews, 20 Apr 1932; citing certificate number 60264, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2115162.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, Beat No 2
Enumerated 23 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 75 Sheet 33B
308-308
Mathews, Inlow L Head W M May 1864 36 M 8 Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Mathews, Mollie A Wf W F Apr 1869 31 M 8 4/3 Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Lee J Son W M Nov 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Thomas I Son W M Aug 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Willima C Son W M Nov 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, William P Brother W M Mar 1854 46 S Tx Ga Tx Farmer and Stockman
Trotti, Giny Boarder V M Feb 1882 18 S Tx --- Tx Farm Laborer
Collins, Stevawna Boarder B F Nov 1877 22 W 1/1 Tx Tx ... House Servant
Collins, Dewey Son B M Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 2
Enumerated 23 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 109 Sheet 6A Stamped 234
92-92
Mathis, Lee Head M W 41 m2 2 Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Mathis, Mandy Wf F W 26 M1 2 1/1 Tx Tn Tx
Mathis, Mary Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathis, W. P Brother M W 56 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Mathis, Lee J Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathis, Thomas Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathis, William Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP One, San Augustine Town
Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 176 Sheet10A
Main Street
200-226
Mathews, Inlow L Head M W 55 M Tx SC Ala Retail merchant Dry goods
Mathews, Amanda Wf F W 38 M Tx Ala Tx
Mathews, Jackson L Son m W 27 S Tx Tx Tx Retail merchant Dry goods
Mathews, Thomas I Son m W 25 S Tx Tx Tx Bookkeeper Dry goods store
Mathews, Mary J Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Jewell P Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Woodrow W Son M W 4 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, William P Brother M W 65 S Tx SC Ala Manager General Farm



1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Precinct and Town
Enumerated April 15, 1930
SD 203-1 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 138
105-121
Mathews, Inlow L Head O $7000 M W 63 M 27 Tx Ga Ga Merchant Dry Goods
Mathews, Amanda Wf F W 48 M 27 Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Mary Dtr F W 20 M Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Jewel P Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Woodrow W Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, William P Brother M W 74 S Tx Ga Ga
Curl, Mary Servant F Neg 24 S Tx Tx Tx Cook Private Family

Inlow married Mollie A. Roberts before 1892. Mollie was born on 14 Apr 1869 in Texas; died on 9 Jun 1900 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Inlow married Amanda "Mandy" Elizabeth Robinson about 1908. Amanda was born on 2 Aug 1881 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 26 Apr 1971 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate shows that he worked in the Insurance industry, and that he died at his office in the Parker Building in San Augustine of a coronary occlusion. His address at the time of his death was Box 65, San Augustine, and the informant was Mrs. Pearl Mathews.

Family/Spouse: Pearl Hattie Mathews. Pearl (daughter of Francis Newton "Newt" Mathews and Margaret "Maggie" Horn) was born on 17 Feb 1895 in Melrose, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1984 in Orange County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate indicates he was a veteran of World War I, and was employed in the General Insurance industry. He was married, and the informant for his death certificate was Mrs. Virginia Mathews.

Family/Spouse: Virginia "Jennie" McCowen. Virginia was born on 18 Apr 1899 in Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1980 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine JP 1
Enumerated April 10, 1940
SD 42-2 ED 203-1 Sheet 8B
E. Plantation
192 O 4000 No
Mathews, Jewell Head M W 29 M No C-2 Tx Same House Manager Retail Dry Goods Store
Mathews, Mildred Wf F W 28 M No C-2 Tx Same House Saleslady Dry Goods Store
Mathews, Rosa Mary Dtr F W 4 M No 0 Tx Same House
Mathews, Cherry Lynn Dtr F W 1 M Tx Same House

Jewel married Mildred Lee Rawson in 1931. Mildred (daughter of James Fisher Rawson and Ruth Madeline Moss) was born on 25 Jul 1911 in Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Iris Gretell Rawson. Iris (daughter of James Fisher Rawson and Ruth Madeline Moss) was born on 1 Oct 1915 in Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 2006 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from FindAGrave:

Jackson Lee (J.L.) Mathews, 88, of Orange, Texas went to be with his heavenly father on February 18, 2011.

Funeral Services will be 10am Monday, February 21, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Kevin Trinkle will be officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3pm at McMahan's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County, Texas.

J.L. was born to Jackson Lee Mathews, Sr. and Hattie Pearl Mathews on July 28, 1922, in San Augustine, Texas. He graduated from San Augustine High School in 1939. He trained in Sheepshead Bay, New York, and served in the United States Merchant Marines from 1940 to 1945. He made 7 voyages during the war years, and was lucky to be anchored in Tokyo Bay the day General MacArthur signed the Peace Treaty with the Japanese.

He married Della Laverne Noble in 1945 and they moved to Orange to start their family. They had two sons: Joseph Jay Mathews and Stanley Noble Mathews, both of Orange.

J.L. was an operator at DuPont River Works for 38 years and retired in 1985. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where he volunteered in the soup kitchen for many years. He was one of the founders of Twin County Little League. He loved to play golf, travel and play with his great-grandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend who will be missed dearly. He had a kind, loving heart and enjoyed helping others.

J.L. is survived by his wife, Laverne, sons, Jay Mathews and wife, Betty, Stan Mathews and wife, Linda; three grandchildren, Bryan Lee Mathews and wife, Lisa of Kingwood, Texas, Mandy Lea Mathews Mazzola and husband, Brian of Beaumont, Texas and Clay Michael Mathews and wife, Ayumi of Champagne, Illinois and six great-grandchildren, Vincent Noble Mazzola, Anthony Clay Mazzola, Julian Joseph Mathews, Christian Samuel Mathews, Lucian Mathews Mazzola and Sakura Madison Mathews.

Notes:

She was validictorian of San Augustine High School, graduating with the Class of 1944.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]