Tombstone Tuesday: Wilson and Melvina Mattingly

Joseph James Wilson Mattingly

son of James Edward and Cecelia Ann "Sally" (Cusick) Mattingly

JOSEPH W.

MATTINGLY

Born

Feb. 14, 1832

Died

Mar. 13, 1914

He was a kind

and loving father

*Note: Dates are incorrect on stone. Baptized Joseph James Wilson Mattingly, 8-17-1838, by Rev. Vitalis Giles at St. Charles Catholic Church. Age 9 months. Sponsor, Weekly Mattingly (aunt). Parents, James Mattingly & Sylby Cussik (Cusick). Death certificate gives birth as "January 1832" and a death date of "March 18, 1914". Most researchers agree that the correct date of birth is December 8, 1837.   

Susan Melvina (Tucker) Mattingly

daughter of William Raphael and Elizabeth Maria (Brady) Tucker

MELVINA

wife of

J. W. MATTINGLY

Born

Jul. 10, 1830

Died

Oct. 21, 1899

She was a tender mother

and an affectionate wife.

Wilson and Melvina are buried in Calvert City Cemetery in Calvert City, Marshall Co., Kentucky. They are the paternal great, great grandparents of my husband Mike.  

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