"Was first married to Thomas B. Murrell. They had no biological children, but had an adopted daughter named 'Josie' who was born in February 1888. Thomas Murrell passed away in 1908. Mattie was the third wife of John Robert Dumas. They were married on January 16, 1909. J. R. Dumas had a store on East Rusk Street (on the square) in Rockwall, Texas. It featured 'Hardware & Stoves, Furniture and Undertaker.'"
