There is a bit of confusion as to Mattie's birthdate. Family records state she was born 10/18/1859. The 1860 Census of Choctaw Co, AL lists a female, Martha A.C. Boney, aged 1, in the household of Owen & Rosaline. Unless this was another child with the same name, the 1859 date is likely correct.
In the 1870 Census for Choctaw Co, AL, Mattie Boney, aged 8 is enumerated in the household of her uncle & aunt,
William H Simmons and Martha A. (Daley) Simmons.
She married Preston (P.H.) Burnette 5/4/1880 @ residence of W.H. Simmons, Thompkinsville, Choctaw Co, AL Bk 1 p305.
The 1900 Census for Choctaw Co, AL states birth as 2/1862, married 20 yrs, 6 children, 5 living.
"Mrs. Mattie Burnett age about 47 years resides in Choctaw Co" is noted in a list of heirs of Owen Boney 9/19/1903.
The will of Martha A. Simmons, dated 10/3/1911 and filed 7/4/1912, Choctaw Co Will Bk A p270-1, leaves her estate to Mattie Burnette, her "friend and adopted child".
Mattie is interred in a joint plot with daughters Willie & Clara.
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In the 1870 Census for Choctaw Co, AL, Mattie Boney, aged 8 is enumerated in the household of her uncle & aunt,
William H Simmons and Martha A. (Daley) Simmons.
She married Preston (P.H.) Burnette 5/4/1880 @ residence of W.H. Simmons, Thompkinsville, Choctaw Co, AL Bk 1 p305.
The 1900 Census for Choctaw Co, AL states birth as 2/1862, married 20 yrs, 6 children, 5 living.
"Mrs. Mattie Burnett age about 47 years resides in Choctaw Co" is noted in a list of heirs of Owen Boney 9/19/1903.
The will of Martha A. Simmons, dated 10/3/1911 and filed 7/4/1912, Choctaw Co Will Bk A p270-1, leaves her estate to Mattie Burnette, her "friend and adopted child".
Mattie is interred in a joint plot with daughters Willie & Clara.
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There is a bit of confusion as to Mattie's birthdate. Family records state she was born 10/18/1859. The 1860 Census of Choctaw Co, AL lists a female, Martha A.C. Boney, aged 1, in the household of Owen & Rosaline. Unless this was another child with the same name, the 1859 date is likely correct.
In the 1870 Census for Choctaw Co, AL, Mattie Boney, aged 8 is enumerated in the household of her uncle & aunt,
William H Simmons and Martha A. (Daley) Simmons.
She married Preston (P.H.) Burnette 5/4/1880 @ residence of W.H. Simmons, Thompkinsville, Choctaw Co, AL Bk 1 p305.
The 1900 Census for Choctaw Co, AL states birth as 2/1862, married 20 yrs, 6 children, 5 living.
"Mrs. Mattie Burnett age about 47 years resides in Choctaw Co" is noted in a list of heirs of Owen Boney 9/19/1903.
The will of Martha A. Simmons, dated 10/3/1911 and filed 7/4/1912, Choctaw Co Will Bk A p270-1, leaves her estate to Mattie Burnette, her "friend and adopted child".
Mattie is interred in a joint plot with daughters Willie & Clara.
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In the 1870 Census for Choctaw Co, AL, Mattie Boney, aged 8 is enumerated in the household of her uncle & aunt,
William H Simmons and Martha A. (Daley) Simmons.
She married Preston (P.H.) Burnette 5/4/1880 @ residence of W.H. Simmons, Thompkinsville, Choctaw Co, AL Bk 1 p305.
The 1900 Census for Choctaw Co, AL states birth as 2/1862, married 20 yrs, 6 children, 5 living.
"Mrs. Mattie Burnett age about 47 years resides in Choctaw Co" is noted in a list of heirs of Owen Boney 9/19/1903.
The will of Martha A. Simmons, dated 10/3/1911 and filed 7/4/1912, Choctaw Co Will Bk A p270-1, leaves her estate to Mattie Burnette, her "friend and adopted child".
Mattie is interred in a joint plot with daughters Willie & Clara.
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