My Genealogy Hound

Carlton Mathes, an old resident of Gibson County, is a son of William and Lydia (Carlton) Mathes. Carlton was born in Duplin County, N. C., August 7, 1801, and is a farmer by occupation. He was married in 1823 to Mary Shelley, who was born about 1805 and to them were born fourteen children, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Mathes was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South up to the time of her death, which sad event occurred November 4, 1883. Mr. Mathes is a member of the same church and in politics is a Republican, being an old line Whig before the war. Mr. Mathes is now in his eighty-fifth year, and is living with his daughter Lucinda, who was born in Gibson County February 25, 1839, and is the wife of William Johnson. Two sons and three daughters are the fruits of this marriage. Four of the children are dead, and only one daughter, Vinetta, is living. Mr. Johnson died in 1865, and about eleven years later his widow married William Gowan, and by him is the mother of one daughter, Fannie Loretta. Mr. Gowan was formerly a merchant and afterward a farmer of Gibson County. He was a Democrat and died October 22, 1875. Mrs. Gowan and her daughter, Miss Vinetta, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the former owns 232 acres of good farming land in the county.