Born in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Thomas Matthis I
and Mary Susan (Marshburn) Matthis
Sister of
Mary Olivia (Matthis) Butler, Henry James Matthis, William Rice Matthis I, Jesse Robinson Matthis, Katherine Atwood (Matthis) Evans, Thomas Alphonza Matthis I, Sudie Louise Matthis, John Tilman Matthis, Margaret A (Matthis) Evans and Helen (Matthis) Hodges
Wife of
Ernest Lee Best
— married
about 1922 (to 25 Feb 1960) in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Turkey Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2019
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Biography
Cecil Juanita "Juanita" MATTHIS was born[1] 03 Aug 1899 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of John Matthis and Mary Marshburn.
She passed away[2] 22 Feb 1992 in Turkey Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States. BURIAL Matthis Family Cemetery Turkey Twp., Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.
Children:
- Mary Kathryn Best Evans (1923–2008)
- Ernestine Best Lindy (1929–2019)
- Helen Gray Best (1931–1933)
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6G-WRW : 17 July 2017), John T. Matthis in entry for Cecil Juanita Matthis Best, 22 Feb 1992; citing Turkey, Sampson, North Carolina, v 09B cn 9623, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,943.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG6G-WRW : 17 July 2017), John T. Matthis in entry for Cecil Juanita Matthis Best, 22 Feb 1992; citing Turkey, Sampson, North Carolina, v 09B cn 9623, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,943.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBP-H22 : accessed 26 November 2019), Juanita Matthews in household of Thomas Matthews, North Clinton Township Clinton town (prt.), Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 14A, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,217.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS9-X1C : accessed 26 November 2019), Jenuttia Matthis in household of Mary S Matthis, North Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 25A, family 459, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1132; FHL microfilm 1,375,145.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #62415192
Acknowledgments
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