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Mary Matilda Jones

Female 1855 - 1936  (80 years)


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  • Name Mary Matilda Jones 
    Born 13 May 1855  Decatur County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Mar 1936  Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • "Mrs. Mary M. Hawthorne 80 Will be Buried at 3 Today Near Home in Roganville. 14 Children Survive Pioneer Resident in East Texas"

      Jasper, Texas (March 21, 1936)

      Mrs. Mary Matilda Hawthorne, 80, of Roganville died at her home Friday evening following a brief illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Hawhorne was a pioneer settler of Jasper County, coming here from Decatur, Georgia with her family when a small girl. She married J.T. Hawthorne here in 1871 and survived him by about a year.

      This couple were the parents of 14 children all now living. Thirteen of the children were at her bedside when death came. A daughter, Mrs. Martha Norburg, of Ashland, Oregon, failed to arrive in time.

      Mrs. Hawthorne was a devoted mother and a sincere neighbor in the community where she spent her life. She was active in church work, having been a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for the past 45 years. She took an interest in civic and educational affairs.

      She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Lula West of Kirbyville, Mrs. Ola Jones of Roganville, Mrs. Hattie Martin of Vidor, Mrs. Lizzie Hooks of Bleakwood, Mrs. Leachie Day of Newton, and Mrs. Norburg; eight sons, F.P., J.C., J.T., and Walter all of Kirbyville; Sion, Polk, Tommy and Zora all of Roganville, 96 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

      Funeral services will be held at the Friendship cemetery near Roganville at 3 pm Saturday, with the Rev. S.D. Newton of Orange, the Rev. A.J. Dubois of Jasper, and the Rev. Leonard Richardson and Rev. Audrey Richardson of Buna officiating. Burial will be under the direction of the Stringer funeral home of Jasper.

      (Source of Obituary, United States Gen Web Page, Jasper County, Texas courtesy of Yolanda Pepper Miller)
    Person ID I8685  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Sion Jones,   b. 1825, Pulaski County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1864, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Morgan,   b. 31 Dec 1830, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1902, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1853  Decatur County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F4000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joshua Timothy "Tim" Hawthorne, Jr.,   b. 2 Feb 1849, Decatur County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1934, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1871  Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Francis Putnam "Putt" Hawthorne, Sr.,   b. 26 Dec 1872, Zerath Community, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1968, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Lula Hawthorne,   b. 3 Nov 1874, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1962, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Iola Hawthorne,   b. 30 Oct 1876, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1968  (Age 91 years)
     4. John C. Hawthorne,   b. 7 Mar 1879, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1961, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Hattie Hawthorne,   b. 15 Nov 1881, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1973  (Age 91 years)
     6. Elizabeth Hawthorne,   b. 30 Nov 1882, Zerath Community, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1975, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Joshua Timothy "Tim" "Timmy" Hawthorne, III,   b. 2 Jan 1884, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1956, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Sion Hawthorn,   b. 11 Jan 1886, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1939, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     9. Malachia "Leachie" Hawthorne,   b. 3 Jan 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Walter Hawthorne,   b. 28 Jun 1890, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1965, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     11. Polk Hawthorne,   b. 11 Jun 1892, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1976, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     12. Martha Hawthorne,   b. 3 Jun 1895, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Tommie Hawthorne,   b. 24 Aug 1897, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1983  (Age 85 years)
     14. Zora "Zeke" Hawthorne,   b. 30 Jul 1899, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 2000, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1855 - Decatur County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1871 - Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Mar 1936 - Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, "CD-ROM," Marriage Index #3.

    2. [S17] Dore, Barbara Yancey (Transcriber), JASPER COUNTY TEXAS MARRIAGE RECORDS 1849-1900 (Southeast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society).


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