Person:William Mattox (14)

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William Wallace Ruthvan Mattox
d.12 Jul 1921 Shanghai, China
m. 20 Mar 1832
  1. Cyrus Montgomery Mattox1833 - 1884
  2. James Riley Mattox1834 - 1919
  3. Sarah Jane Mattox1836 - 1903
  4. William Wallace Ruthvan Mattox1838 - 1921
  5. Margaret Ann Mattox1840 - 1929
  6. Simon Peter Mattox1843 - 1863
m. 21 Feb 1867
  1. Dr. Elmer Lincoln Mattox1869 - 1963
  2. Ernest Eugene Mattox1871 -
  3. Oren Omer Mattox1872 - 1954
  4. Fred Phinney Mattox1874 - 1959
Facts and Events
Name William Wallace Ruthvan Mattox
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 21 Apr 1838 Perry Twp, Logan County, Ohio
Marriage 21 Feb 1867 Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowato Elizabeth Sophia Phinney
Death[1] 12 Jul 1921 Shanghai, China

Madison County, Iowa, 1870 census:S3

Mattox, William 31 yrs Farmer (real estate: $3,050; personal estate: $721) b. Ohio (cannot read/write)
      Elizabeth 27 yrs b. Ohio (cannot read/write)
(cannot read/write)
      Elmer 1 yr b. Iowa

Madison County, Iowa, 1880 census:S4

Mattox, William R. 42 yrs b. Ohio (father, b. Pennsylvania; mother, b. Ohio) Farmer
      Elizabeth S. wife 37 yrs b. Ohio (parents, b. Vermont)
      Elmer L. son 11 yrs b. Iowa
      Ernest E. son 9 yrs b. Iowa
      Oren O. son 8 yrs b. Iowa
      Fred P. son 6 yrs b. Iowa
Frew, James M. "tenant" 47 yrs b. Pennsylvania (parents, b. Pennsylvania)

Madison County, Iowa, 1885 state census:S5

Line 6: Mattox, William R. 47 yrs b. Ohio Resident Hutchings St. Married
Line 7: Mattox, Elizabeth S. 42 yrs b. Ohio Resident Hutchings St. Married

Pueblo County, Colorado, 1900 census:S6

(321 Broad)
Mattox, Wallace R. Head 62 yrs (b. Apr 1838) (marr. 33 yrs) b. Ohio (father, b. Pennsylvania; mother, b. Ohio) Night Watchman
      Elizabeth S. Wife 57 yrs (b. Jan 1843) (4 children, 4 living) b. Ohio (parents, b. Ohio)
      Ernest E. Son 29 yrs (b. Dec 1870) Single b. Iowa Carpenter
Finney, Emeline Sis/law 61 yrs (b. May 1839) Single b. Ohio
Anderson, Mary Lodger 42 yrs (b. Jan 1858) Single b. Virginia (parents, b. Virginia) Coatmaker
Jones, Emeline Lodger 65 yrs (b. Feb 1835) Wid. (2 children, 2 living) b. Pennsylvania (parents, b. Pennsylvania)
Firestine, Helen S. Lodger 10 yrs (b. Jul 1889) Single b. Colorado (father, b. Gemany; mother, b. Pennsylvania) At School

Los Angeles County (Santa Monica), California, 1910 census:S7

(1433 - 10th St)
Mattox, Wallace R. Head 72 yrs (marr. 43 yrs) b. Ohio (father, b. Pennsylvania; mother, b. Ohio)
      Elizabeth S. Wife 67 yrs (marr. 43 yrs) b. Ohio (farther, b. New York; mother b. Vermont)
      Ernest E. Son 39 yrs Single b. Iowa Carpenter
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Cordelia (Myers) Smith, Family History Notes.

    He became a missionary in his later years.

  2. U.S. Passport Application
    24 Sep 1917.

    Passport application:

    Los Angeles County, California, 24 Sep 1917.
    Wallace R. Mattox / 1483 Tenth St, Santa Monica, Calif.
    Born: East Liberty, Ohio, 21 Apr 1838.
    Father: Peter Mattox, born Meadville, Pennsylvania.
    Residence: Santa Monica, California.
    Retired.
    Intends to travel to: Havana, Cuba, to "visit son," leaving from Key West or New Orleans, 15 Nov 1917, ship name unknown.
    Age: 79 yrs.
    5 ft 5-1/2 in, high forehead, blue eyes, aquiline nose, moustached, beard, gray hair, fair complexion, oval face.
    Ernest E. Mattox swears he has known Wallace R. Mattox for 46 yrs. (Carpenter, Santa Monica, Calif)

    "Ernest Eugene Mattox, first being duly sworn, deposes and says that Wallace R. Mattox, his father, was born April 21st, 1838 in the state of Ohio; and that he knows this to be a fact from hearing his father and mother talk of such matters, also from hearing his grandmother and grandfather speak of it."

  3.   Madison, Iowa, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
    p. 105, house/family 15/15.

    (Winterset)

  4.   Madison, Iowa, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    Scott Twp, ED 113, p. 117 [duplicated on p. 42].
  5.   Madison, Iowa, United States. 1885 Iowa State Census
    p. 36.
  6.   Pueblo, Colorado, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 97, p. 8A, house/family 119/153.
  7.   Los Angeles, California, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
    ED 344, p. 268, house/family 646/652.