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William Virgil Mathes
(1857-1931)
Mary Isabel Blakely
(1860-1928)
Samuel Smith McLaughlin
(1851-1917)
Alvaretta Hartman
(1856-1931)
Otho Leob Mathes
(1889-1973)
Stella Irene McLaughlin
(1892-1980)
Retta Mae Jean Mathes
(1925-1972)

 

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Retta Mae Jean Mathes 1 2 3

  • Born: 15 March 1925, Liberty Township, Johnson County, IA 1 2 3
  • Died: 18 February 1972, Bettendorf, IA at age 46
  • Buried: After 18 February 1972, Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, IA

bullet   Another name for Retta was "Jeanne" Mathes.

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Retta Mae Jean Mathes
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 Mar 1925
Event Place: Liberty Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Liberty, Johnson
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Otha Liab Mathes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Age: 35
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Mother's Name: Stella Irene Mathes
Mother's Birthplace: Johnson
Mother's Age: 32
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPVG-4374 : 28 October 2019), Stella Irene Mathes in entry for Retta Mae Jean Mathes, 15 Mar 1925; citing Birth, Liberty Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



• Birth Image: 15 March 1925, in Liberty Township, Johnson County, IA. 1

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Liberty Township, Johnson County, IA on April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 14, Family 86, Roll 661
Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States
Jean R. Mathes..Daughter..5..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Graham Township, Johnson, IA on 18 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 52-11, Family 82, Roll 1171
Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States
Last Place of Residence: Johnson, Iowa
Home owned, $2500
Jean R. Mathes..Daughter..15..IA..8th grade

(Living with parents.)
.


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Sources


1 "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548 : accessed 2 Dec 2019), Retta Mae Jean Mathes, 15 Mar 1925; citing Birth, Liberty Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0014, sheet 5A, family 86, Otho Leab Mathes and Irene Stella McLaughlin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 661.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 52-11, sheet 5A, household 82, Otho Leab Mathes and Irene Stella McLaughlin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1171.


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