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Joseph MeigsMattingly

Born 30 Nov 1904 in Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky, United States

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Joseph Meigs Mattingly was born on 30 Nov 1904 in Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky, United States, one of the 12 children of Thomas William Mattingly Sr (1861 - 1922) and Mary Eliza (O'Bryan) Mattingly (1868 - 1946). He was the second son they had named Joseph, although his middle name is different. ^[1] ^[2]

Joseph married Mabel Honora Stewart (1906 - 1988) on 10 Aug 1929 in Lucas, Ohio, with a very quiet wedding ^[3] ^[4] They had one child, a daughter: Joan Kathleen Mattingly (1930 - 2014).

Joseph Meigs died on 30 Jul 1957 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan aged 52. ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Sources

↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Traditions and genealogy lamentably imperfect of the Mattingly family 1633-1918.
↑ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 764.
↑Marriage:"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images
citing Page: 558; FHL microfilm: 002168584;
FamilySearch Record: 2Q35-89J
FamilySearch Image: 9392-T379-3 Image number 00678.
↑Marriage Announcement:"Newspapers.com", database
Detroit Free Press 05 Aug 1929, page
Newspapers Clip: 113924678
↑ Social Security Death Index. Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
↑Obituary 1: Arkansas Democrat:"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
FamilySearch Record: Q57V-1WF3
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSYF-V782-Z Image number 00545.
↑Obituary 2: Arkansas Democrat:"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
FamilySearch Record: Q57V-6DBB
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSYF-V788-W Image number 00546.

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

1910 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was), Year: 1910; Census Place: North Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: T624_481; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374494.

1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco), Year: 1920; Census Place: Little Rock Ward 8, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T625_79; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 147.

1930 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,), Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0751; FHL microfilm: 2340797.

1940 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627), Year: 1940; Census Place: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1828; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82-65C.

1950 United States Federal Census. (Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1950).

Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #110326197
Memorial page for Joseph Meigs “Joe” Mattingly (30 Nov 1904-30 Jul 1957), citing Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA (plot: Sec N, Lot 85).

Obituary of mother Mrs Mary E Mattingly: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
FamilySearch Record: Q53Q-NMY6
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1M-V9L5-P Image number 00397.

DNA Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Ezra Horak and L Kel, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Mattingly and Mary O'Bryan, the great great grandparents of both Ezra Horak and L Kel. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousin, based on sharing 138 cM across 8 segments.

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