OBIT:
FROM BELLEFONTAINE (Ohio) EXAMINER --September 7, 1912 issue:
Mrs. Maria Jane Mattox, wife of William Mattox, died Friday evening at her home near Russells Point. She was a niece of Dr. C. W. Heffner, Joseph Heffner, and Mrs. John Gray, all of this city. Mrs. Mattox was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1849 and married William Mattox September 3, 1867. Her maiden name was Clark. Three children were born to them and all are dead. She leaves besides her husband three sisters and two brothers and had been ill a long time of cancer. One son died in infancy and two reached manhood and died some 15 years ago leaving several children. Four of the grandchildren reside at the Mattox home. The deceased was a member of the Saint's church and a good woman. Mrs. Mattox was a lover of nature and about her house each summer she cultivated many beautiful flowers and she was never happier than when she was privileged to present them to her friends. She was a lover of children and everything that was good and pure and her home was one of the most hospitable in Washington Township. Kind, thoughtful, and considerate of others welfare and happiness, she endeared herself to many who deeply regret that she has been called to answer the final summons. Funeral will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 sun time and burial will be in the Lewistown Cemetery.
Mariah Jane Clark met William Mattox when she was visiting her grandparents, Daniel and Mary Heffner, in Logan County, Ohio. Later he went to Venango County, Pennsylvania, and married Mariah on September 3, 1867. She was the daughter of William and Mary (Heffner) Clark.
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