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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-283“History of Stewart County, Georgia,” Volume 2, Pages 380 and 511; 4) Letter, Martha(Benns) Reeves to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 1966JOHN WYATT MATHIS (2.10.3.3) is the son of William Rutherford Mathisand Julia Frances (Brooks) Mathis. John was born on April 26, 1856 in StewartCounty, Georgia. John Mathis married Laura Talulah Gilbert. Talulah was bornon October 16, 1852 in Georgia. John and Talulah Mathis were the parents ofthree children:............E. Potis Mathis, b. 1882, Georgia............Mattie E. Mathis, b. 1884, Georgia............John W. Mathis, b. 1886, GeorgiaJohn Wyatt Mathis died on May 22, 1885. In 1910, Talulah (Gilbert) Mathisand her children were living in Stewart County, Georgia. Talulah (Gilbert)Mathis died on April 10, 1928. Potis Mathis married Annie Carter and lived inOmaha, Georgia. Mattie Mathis married Lee Pope and they had four children: -Edward Lee Pope, b. September 8, 1891, - Evelyn Louise Pope, - MarionPope, - Joseph Pope. Edward Pope died on December 11, 1949 and was buriedin the Omaha Cemetery in Stewart County, Georgia. Evelyn Pope married J. D.Singer, Jr. of Lumpkin, Georgia. John Mathis married Derlie Pope and they hadfour children: - Margery Mathis, - John Mathis, Jr., - David BartonMathis, - Mary Evelyn Mathis. Margery Mathis married Fred Harrell.References: 1) 1910 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 2) “History of Stewart County,Georgia,” by Terrill and Dixon, 1958, Volume 1, Page 537; 3) “History of StewartCounty, Georgia,” Volume 2, Pages 341, 380 and 384ROBERT LEE MATHIS (2.10.3.7) is the son of William Rutherford Mathis andJulia Frances (Brooks) Mathis. Robert was born in September of 1863 in Georgia.In 1895, Robert Mathis married Cora M. Cleveland (born April of 1877 inGeorgia) of Stewart County, Georgia and they were the parents of five children:............Wyatt L. Mathis, b. July, 1895............Robert L. Mathis, b. December, 1898............Margaret Mathis............Lloyd Mathis............Mable MathisRobert Mathis died in Florida in 1917 and his family moved to Decatur, Georgia.References: 1) 1900 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 2) “History of Stewart County,Georgia,” by Terrill and Dixon, 1958, Volume 1, Page 537; 3) “History of StewartCounty, Georgia,” Volume 2, Page 511CLANTON MATHIS (2.10.3.9) is the son of William Rutherford Mathis andJulia Frances (Brooks) Mathis. Clanton was born in May of 1867 in Georgia.In 1894, Clanton Mathis married Claudia Jones (born September 16, 1875 inGeorgia) of Stewart County, Georgia. Clanton and Claudia Mathis were the parentsof three children: