Lonnie Lee Mathews

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during World War I, he was farming as a tenant of Mrs. Jessie Smith. He was described as tall and stout, with brown eyes and black hair.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP One, San Augustine Town
Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 1B
Market Street
17-20
Mathews, Lonnie L Head m W 29 M Tx Ala Miss Salesman Retail Grocer
Mathews, Mabel J Wf F W 25 M Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Miller L Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Clifton S Son M W 2 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Edward Son M W 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 25, 1930
ED 203-3 SD 15 Sheet 11B
Broaddus Road
205-213
Mathews, Lonnie L Head M W 39 m 23 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Mathews, Mabel Wf F W 24 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Miller Son m W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Clifton Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Helen J Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Mathews, Victor M Son m W 5 S Tx Tx Tx

Lonnie married Mabel Jeanette Miller about 1913. Mabel was born on 1 Dec 1894 in Texas; died on 19 Jan 1948 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine History 1928
Column by Harry P. Noble
Published in The San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, October 13, 2005, pg 10

JULY

Nine local Boy Scouts went on a 10-day summer camp near Jacksonville, Texas. They were:
Tom Blount, Hampton Downs, W. H. Fussell, Morgan Harris, Floyd Lucker, Miller Mathews, Charles McMillian and Harold Taylor. These same boys, plus seven more--George Ramsey, Joe Bickley, Philip Cockerham, Wyatt C. Teel, Lawrence Rulfs, Herbert Payne and Luther Morris--had a party at Bland Lake the week before.

His Texas Death Certificate shows that he was a farmer and cattle rancher, along with being a veteran of World War II. The informant was his wife, Tommie Mathews.

Notes:

The SSDI shows his last residence as Alamo, Contra Costa, California

Notes:

Mrs. Helen Jean Lake, age 93, lifelong resident and business owner of San Augustine, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in San Augustine.

Helen was born to Mabel (Miller) Mathews and Lon Mathews on July 22, 1922 in San Augustine, Texas. Along with her husband, the late William "Bill" Leland Lake, they owned and operated The White Auto Store in San Augustine for many years. She was a member of the First Memorial Presbyterian Church in San Augustine.

Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., October 9, 2015, in the Memorial Presbyterian Church in San Augustine. The family chose cremation.

Those who are left to cherish her memory include, Daughter, Pamela Janette Lake Baggett and her husband, Joe of Conroe; Son, Murray Keith Lake; Daughter-in-law, Linda Lake Vanderwilt of Houston; her beloved grandchildren, Nicole Plaster of Conroe; Kevin Lake of Houston; Lindsay Lake Gray and her husband, Steven of East Lansing, Michigan and William Cody Baggett of Conroe and Michelle Giaramita of New York; great-granddaughter, Emily Nicole Plaster of Conroe and Jonah Gray of East Lansing, Michigan; Sister, Carolyn Epps and husband, Ken, "Uncle Ken" of Houston; Her nieces, Debbie Epps Vaughn and husband, Tom; Janet Mathews; Tory Mathews Henley and husband, John; Monette Mathews Graffe and husband, Reed; Mary Jean Mathews Weaver and her husband, Mark; Betty Kim Eppps Bradshaw and Kent and Renee Mathews Koethon and her husband, Ted; Nephews, Lew Mathews and wife, Les; Tom Mathews; Richard Epps; Robert Epps and his wife, Terry and Murray Mathews, along with numerous great nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lon and Mabel (Miller) Mathews; Her Beloved Husband, William "Bill" Leland Lake, and Her Brothers, Miller Mathews; Clifton Mathews and Victor Mathews, and a nephew, Lonnie Mathews.

- See more at: http://www.wymanrobertsfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 7, 2015, Page 9

Helen married William "Bill" Leland Lake on 16 Jun 1944. William was born on 18 Jul 1920 in Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 7 Jan 1993; was buried in McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He has a military marker, embosssed with a cross, and with the following information: Victor M. Mathews, CPL US Army, World War II, 1924-1986.

Family/Spouse: Wava Vautrot. Wava was born on 20 Dec 1926; died on 6 May 1989; was buried in McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laura Carolyn Mathews Epps (Carolyn) went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2017 at the young age of 85. Carolyn was born on April 2nd 1931 in San Augustine, Texas to Mabel Miller Mathews and Lonny Mathews (deceased) and was married to the love of her life, Richard Kenneth Epps, Jr.(Ken) for almost 67 years.

Carolyn grew up in San Augustine in a loving family. She was the youngest of 5 siblings (Miller Mathews, Clifton Mathews, Helen Jean Lake, Dr. Victor Mathews, '96 all deceased) who affectionately called her "Sissy", which later became "Aunt Sissy" to her many nieces and nephews. The siblings were especially close because their father was killed in an accident six weeks before she was born and their mother died when she was 16; the Mathews' Clan (as many referred to them) overcame the tragedies and remained together, supported by the older brothers. They have had annual family reunions every Christmas for the last 63 years, a tradition that continues to this day.

Carolyn and Ken are blessed with four wonderful children: Deborah Kay Vaughan and husband Tom, Richard K Epps, III, Robert Mathews Epps and wife Terry, Betty Kim Bradshaw and husband Kent; Eleven grandchildren - Jennifer Vaughan Buttery (deceased), Kristin Vaughan Mrnustik, Michele Vaughan Sparkman, Clayton Vaughan, Alison Epps, Hallie Epps, Danielle Epps, Brian Bradshaw, Tyler Bradshaw, Scott Bradshaw, and Brooke Bradshaw; and fourteen great grandchildren with another two expected later this year.

Carolyn loved the Lord with all her heart and wasn't afraid to share that love with others. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church for many years and involved in Bible studies and Cursillo. She will always be remembered as an incredible and supportive wife, mother and grandmother. Carolyn was full of joy and fun with a huge heart and generous spirit, known for her ever present sweet and inviting smile, quick wit, sense of humor, and availability at a moments' notice to help others. She adored all of her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Carolyn, aka Mimi, was dearly loved and will be dearly missed.

A Memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Friday February 17th, 12:30pm in the chapel at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee at Sam Houston Tollway, Houston, Texas. Internment services will be held on Saturday, February 18th, at Antioch Church of Christ Cemetery at 2 pm in San Augustine, Texas. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her memory to the charity of your choice.

(Copied from the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home website, also published in the Sabine County Reporter, February 22, 2017, page 10)

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]