John
Gattis
Born about in Alabama, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary P Ledbetter
— married
27 Feb 1874 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 68
in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA [uncertain]
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Biography
BIRTH / DEATH
- John Gettis
- Birth, about 1812, in Alabama, based on the following:
- 1) born 1811 TN, per census in 1850, age 39
- 2) born 1818 AL, per census in 1860, age 42
- 3) born 1812 AL, per census in 1870, age 58
- 4) born 1812 AL, per census in 1880, age 68
- Death: cannot locate after 1880 census
- Last known location: Hardin Co., Tennessee
- Also, cannot locate wife after 1880
MARRIAGE
- 1st Marriage:
- Ancestry.com. Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50
- Groom Name: John Gattys
- Bride Name: Mary Piles
- Marriage Date: 12 Aug 1840
- County: Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
- 2nd Marriage:
- Groom: John Gattis
- Bride: Sarah _____ (maiden name unknown)
- Married: between 1860 and 1870 census
- 3rd marriage (assumed):
- Ancestry.com. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957
- Name: M. P. Rice
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1874
- Marriage Place: Colbert, Alabama
- Spouse: John Galty
- FHL Film Number: 1031087 V. A-B
- 3rd marriage assumption based on the following:
- 1) assume Galty misspelling for Gattis, because there were no Galty in the area
- 2) Tishomingo Co. MS and Colbert Co. AL, are bordering counties
- 3rd wife is maiden Ledbetter. She was previously married to William Rice.
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1850 Census: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi, #736
- John Gattis .......... 39 ... TN ... farmer ... real estate $100
- Mary Gattis ......... 31 ... TN
- Wm C Gattis ....... 10 ... MS
- Mary A Gattis ....... 7 ... MS
- James K P Gattis ... 5 ... MS
- John Gattis ............ 3 ... MS
- Martha J Gattis ..... 1 ... MS
- Matilda Nash ....... 39 ... AL
- Judge Nash .......... 15 ... AL
- Eldridge W Nash ... 4 ... MS
- Margaret Nash ... 13 ... MS
- 1860 Census: Burnsville, Tishomingo, Mississippi, #1946
- John Gattis ......... 42 ... AL ... day laborer
- Mary Gattis ........ 40 ... AL
- Mary A Gattis .... 15 ... MS
- James P Gattis ... 14 ... MS
- Lydia Gattis ........ 11 ... MS
- Absalom Gattis .... 6 ... MS
- Sarah Gattis ......... 4 ... MS
- 186x: death of 1st wife Mary
- 186x: marriage to 2nd wife Sarah
- 1870 Census: Iuka, Township 4 Range 11, Tishomingo, Mississippi, #31
- John Gettis ........... 58 ... AL ... works at steam mill, personal estate $150
- Sarah Gettis ......... 30 ... AL ... [2nd wife]
- Abraham Gettis ... 17 ... MS ... works at steam mill
- Francis Gettis ....... 13 ... MS
- George Gettis ........ 9 ... MS
- 187x: death of 2nd wife Sarah
- 1874: marriage of John to 3rd wife, Mary Ledbetter-Rice, in Colbert Co. AL
- 1880 Census: District 11, Hardin, Tennessee, family#170
- John Gattis ........... 68 ... AL,Ireland,Ireland ... farmer, cannot write
- Mary Gattis .......... 52 ... TN,TN,TN ... cannot write
- Geo. W. Gattis ..... 16 ... AL,AL,TN ... attends school
- Daniel R. Gattis ... 14 ... AL,AL,TN ... attends school
- Francis Rose ........ 15 ... AL,AL,TN ... [RICE] ... step-daughter, attends school
- 1900: cannot locate John, or his 3rd wife Mary.
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