Person:Elmer Mattox (2)

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Dr. Elmer Lincoln Mattox
b.3 Mar 1869 Buffalo, Madison County, Iowa
d.20 Jan 1963 Claremont, California
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Feb 1867
  1. Dr. Elmer Lincoln Mattox1869 - 1963
  2. Ernest Eugene Mattox1871 -
  3. Oren Omer Mattox1872 - 1954
  4. Fred Phinney Mattox1874 - 1959
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Dr. Elmer Lincoln Mattox1869 - 1963
  • W.  Emma Edna King1866 - 1939
m. 18 Apr 1893
  1. Annie Luverne Mattox1894 - 1994
Spouse and Children
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Dr. Elmer Lincoln Mattox
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4] 3 Mar 1869 Buffalo, Madison County, Iowa
Marriage 18 Apr 1893 (his 1st wife)
to Emma Edna King
Marriage (his 2nd wife; no children)
to Lois Deborah Lyon
Occupation? Abt 1920 Hangchow, ChinaPresident of Hangchow Christian College
Census[5] 1925 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
Other? 12 May 1934 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaNote
Death[3][4] 20 Jan 1963 Claremont, California

Jefferson County, Iowa, 1925 state census:[5]

Mattox, Elmer L. Head 55 yrs (marr.) (15 yrs school) b. Iowa (Father: John Mattox, b. New York; Mother: Mary Stewart, b. New York; m. New York) Presbyterian
[NOTE: Elmer's parents are completely wrong]
      Emma Wife 59 yrs (marr.) (4 yrs college) b. Ohio (Father: Perry King, b. Ohio; Mother: Phoebe A. Berry, b. Ohio; m. Ohio) Presbyterian
      Luverne Dau 30 yrs (marr.) (5 yrs college) b. China (Father: Elmer L. Mattox, b. Iowa; Mother: Esther Ruggle, b. Iowa; m. Jefferson Co, Iowa) Presbyterian
[NOTE: No idea who "Esther Ruggle" is. Elmer married his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Phinney, in 1893, Luverne was born in 1894 -- and she absolutely was not adopted.]
[+ Semi-legible note written in on Luverne's line: "Daughter of _____ Mu_____"]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Madison, Iowa, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
    Scott Twp, p. 105.
  2. ↑ Omohundro, Malvern Hill. The Omohundro genealogical record, the Omohundros and allied families in America: blood lines traced from the first Omohundro in Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1670, through his descendants in three great branches and allied families down to 1950. (Staunton, Virginia: McClure Printing Co., 1951)
    pp. 558-60, abt 1920.

    President of Hangchow Christian College

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cordelia (Myers) Smith, Family History Notes.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jefferson, Iowa, United States. 1925 Iowa State census
    Line 145 (401 West Burlington).
  6.   United States. Passport applications, 1795-1925. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives)
    22 Dec 1893.

    Elmer L. Mattox applied to U.S. Legation at Peking for a passport for himself and his wife, Emma K., and [blank] minor chldren. Born at Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, 3 March 1869. Left the U.S. 17 Sept 1893; now temporarily sojourning at Hangchow. Intends to return to the U.S. within ten [years?]. Desires a passport for the purpose of missionary work.

    Description:
    Age 25 yrs
    5' 7-3/4"
    Hard chin, high forehead, blue eyes, brown hair, mustache, straight nose, oval face, fair complexion.

    Attested by J. H. Judson, Hanchow, China.

  7.   Ancestry.com. Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957. (Provo, UT, USA).

    SS Empress of Russia -- departed Shanghai, China, 7 Jul 1917 -- arrived Vancouver, BC, 23 Jul 1917.

    Mattox, Elmer 48 yrs b. 3/3/1869 Winterset, Iowa ADD: Fairfield, Iowa
    Mattox, Emma 51 yrs b. 6/28/1866 Hillsboro, Ohio ADD: Fairfield, Iowa
    Mattox, Luverna 23 yrs b. 8/9/1894 Shanghai, China ADD: Fairfield, Iowa

  8.   California, United States. California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957. (Washington, D.C.).

    SS President Hoover -- departed Shanghai, China, 24 Apr 1934 -- arrived Los Angeles, California, 12 May 1934.

    Mattox, Elmer L. 65 yrs b. 3 Mar 1869 Winterset, Iowa ADD: 4721 Ambrose Ave, Los Angeles
    Mattox, Emma K. 65 yrs b. 28 Jun 1866 Hillsboro, Ohio ADD: 4721 Ambrose Ave, Los Angeles

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