Martha Bell DENNIS1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,12,13,5,6,14,7
8th Dec 18901,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 23rd Apr 19903,4,5
Life History
8th Dec 1890 |
Born in Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
8th Dec 1907 |
Married James Richard GRUBBS in Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.5,6 |
24th Sep 1908 |
Birth of daughter Nova Bernice GRUBBS in Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.15,16,17,18,3,19,2,10 |
16th Dec 1910 |
Birth of daughter Juanita G GRUBBS in Oklahoma.2,4,3 |
1st Mar 1913 |
Birth of daughter Helen Oleta GRUBBS in Lawrence, Comanche, Oklahoma.8,4,2,20,17,10,17 |
11th Dec 1922 |
Birth of son James Richard GRUBBS in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma.3 |
5th Feb 1926 |
Death of son James Richard GRUBBS in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma.3 |
7th May 1941 |
Death of James Richard GRUBBS in Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma.3 |
23rd Apr 1990 |
Died in Caddo County, Oklahoma.3,4,5 |
26th Apr 1990 |
Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma,.3 |
Notes
- I got Mattie Bell's name first from her grandson, my first cousin, Asa Lee Jenkins in 2007. Asa Lee gave me a lot of Jenkins family information on 3 May 2007, when we gathered in his son Randall Jenkins' home in Chickasha, Oklahoma, along with Randy's son James and all our wives and my mother Lou Ila Jenkins for a famliy evening after many years separation.
Asa Lee told me Matties's father's name was James Grubbs and her mother was named Martha Bell Barefoot.
I was surprised some years later to find that Asa Lee Jenkins' granddaughter-in-law, Erica Casperson Jenkins, reported in her genealogy that Mattie Bell's parents were John Payton Dennis and Katie Magby. After John's death, Katie married Thomas Duncan Barefoot II, who died in 1907. After Thomas' death, Katie married Jefferson Davis Luttrell. Erica did not have John Dennis' date of death or the date of marriage for Katie and Thomas Barefoot.
-- Casperson-Boyd-Jenkins-Riley, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/1860881/person/24446080363/facts
Mattie Belle Dennis
BIRTH 8 DEC 1890 Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
DEATH 23 APRIL 1990 Caddo County, Oklahoma
Parents:
John Payton Dennis 1855-
Katie Magby 1871-1965
Spouse James Richard Grubbs 1889-1941
Children:
Nova Bernice Grubbs 1908-2001
Juanita G Grubbs 1911-1999
Helen Oleta Grubbs 1913-1997
-- Casperson-Boyd-Jenkins-Riley, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/1860881/person/24446080363/facts
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 16 June, Township 1, District 123, page 9A (scan 176) Hse #146, Fam #147
Dennis, Jno P Head W M Apr 1854 46 Married 12 yrs MS AL AL Farmer Owns
Dennis, Katie Wife W F Feb 1870 29 Married 12 yrs 4 children/4 living TX AR AR
Dennis, Harvey Son W M Apr 1889 11 Single TX MS TX
Dennis, Mattie Dau W F Feb 1891 10 Single Ind Terr MS TX
Dennis, Thos Son W M Feb 1893 8 Single Ind Terr MS TX
Dennis, Robt Son W M Nov 1898 1 Ind Terr MS TX
I found in further sources that Katie married Thomas Barefoot in 1907, 17 years after Mattie was born. This confirms Erica's report that Mattie's father was John Dennis. Thomas Duncan Barefoot was Mattie's stepfather. However, even though Mattie's mother signed her marriage license as Katie Barefoot, Mattie's name on her marriage license is Mattie B Dennis. A conundrum, and no doubt why Erica Jenkins reported Mattie's name as Mattie Dennis and .
Mattie Bell married James (Jim) Grubbs. The head of the Kansas household of Grubbs is also James. Their marriage license was signed by her mother and his father.
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
Jim Grubbs
Age 18, White, Birth Date abt 1889 in Texas
Residence Roff, Oklahoma
Father E C Grubbs
Mattie B Dennis
Age 17, White, born in Choctaw Nation
Residence Roff, Oklahoma
License issued 5 December 1907
Marriage 8 Dec 1907 in Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Ceremony performed by A Jeff Davis, Baptist Pastor
Witnesses L F Cooper and Daisy Cooper
1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 10 January, Tuttle, District 191, page 6A-B, Oak St, Hse/Fam #110
Grubbs, Jim Head Rents M W 30 Texas Georgia Texas Produce Salesman [abt 1890]
- page 6B -
Grubbs, Mattie B Wife F W 29 TX TX TX [abt 1891]
Grubbs, Nobla B Dau F W 11 OK TX TX [abt 1908]
Grubbs, Juanita G Dau F W 9 OK TX TX [abt 1910]
Grubbs, Ellen Dau F W 6 OK TX TX [abt 1913]
1940 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Anadarko, District 8-6, page 9A, 506 West Louisiana St, Hse #185 Owns $2800
Grubbs, J R Head F W 50 Grade 8 b Texas same place in 1935 Maytag Dealer
Grubbs, Mattie Wife F W 49 Grade 8 b Okla same place in 1935
There is a serious discrepancy in Mattie's reported age. The ages in the census indicate she was about a year younger than James, and born about 1890. But a photo of what appears to be her grave, posted on a memorial on Find a Grave, shows the date of birth as 8 Dec 1898. The date on the grave must be wrong, though this otherwise appears to be the correct person's grave. They originally lived in Tuttle where she is buried, before moving to Anadarko where he was in business. This is not the first grave I have found that has the wrong birth date.
Mattie's husband died in 1941. She moved some time later to Oklahoma City and was reported there in several city directories. Her obituary in 1990 reported she had moved to Oklahoma City 47 years before. That would be about 1943.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1949, p 382
Grubbs Mattie B (wid James) h 225 SW 32d
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1951, p 382
Grubbs Mattie B (wid Jas) h 225 SW 32d
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1959, p 332
Grubbs Mattie B (wid J R) h 225 SW 32d
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Mattie B Grubbs
Born 8 Dec 1890
Died 23 Apr 1990
SSN 446-22-0319 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
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Martha Belle "Mattie" Barefoot Grubbs
Birth Dec 8, 1898 [date in the obit included is Dec 8, 1890] Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Death Apr 23, 1990 Caddo County, Oklahoma
Mattie Belle Grubbs: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Wednesday, April 25, 1990, Page 32
GRUBBS
Mattie Belle, 99, died April 23, 1990, born December 8, 1890 in Durant, OK. She was a homemaker and mother. Had been a resident of OKC for the past 47 years, coming here from Anadarko. Survivors include 3 daughters, Nova Davis, Juanita Buckner both of OKC and Oleta McGill of Oceanside, CA; 3 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Committal services will be at 10am, Thursday, April 26, at Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle.
Copyright (c) 1990 Oklahoma Publishing Company
Burial Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma
Maintained by Tommy Neathery, Originally Created by Janey Clark Sep 01, 2007
-- Find A Grave Memorial #21289215, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21289215
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Sources
- 1. 1940 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 10 April, Anadarko, District 8-6, page 9A, 506 West Louisiana St, Hse #185 Owns $2800
- 2. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
- 10 January, Tuttle, District 191, page 6B, Oak St, Hse/Fam #110
- 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 5. Ancestry Trees
- 6. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
- 7. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 16 June, Township 1, District 123, page 9A (scan 176) Hse #146, Fam #147
- 8. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
- 9. Obituary of Martha Belle Barefoot Grubbs, 1990
- 10. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 11. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1959, p 332
- 12. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1949, p 382
- 13. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1951, p 382
- 14. Email Sources
- 15. 1930 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 1 April, Fort Cobb, District 26, page 7B, Hse #146, Fam #178
- 16. Jenkins Family Notes by Lou Ila Jenkins, uncertain source, 1950s
- 17. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
- 18. Social Security Death Index
- 19. 1940 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 9 April, Anadarko, District 8-6, page 7B, 408 W Louisiana St, Hse #157, Owns $2500
- 20. 1940 Federal Census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
- 12 April, Oklahoma City, District 78-148, 2712 South Indiana, page 11A, Hse #237, Rents $18
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