JACKSON HARVEY MATTOX

BORN: 4 December 1880 DIED: November 1939

Jackson Harvey Mattox married Mary Agnes Tidwell in 1904 in Tattnall County, Georgia. In the early years of their married life Harvey taught school, and they moved often. Their first child, Marguerite Elizabeth was born in Glenville, Georgia, in Tattnall County, Georgia. Delma was born in Daisy, Tattnall County, Georgia, and Edgar in Tibet, Liberty County, Georgia. Mary Jane, Mildred Estella and Edna Maureen were born in Ludowici, Liberty County, Georgia. When Maureen was ten months old they moved to Hickox, Georgia, now Brantley County. A boy was born next, and was buried in infancy at Hickox Cemetery. Barney Gray was born in 1916; followed by another boy, who died during the influenza outbreak during World War I. He was also buried in Hickox Cemetery. Then John Harvey and Thomas Edward were born. While the family lived in Hickox, Harvey was employed as Depot Agent for the railroad.

In 1922 the family moved to Hoboken, Georgia, where they farmed and Harvey taught school. In 1925 they moved to a farm in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. About 1930 the family, reduced now to the three younger boys and their parents, moved to Florida where they lived first near Starke, in Bradford County. They farmed, and Harvey also taught school. Their next move was to Ocala, Marion County, Florida. Harvey was ordained in the Baptist Ministry by the Anthony Baptist Church, and preached for several years-at small. churches within the county.
Mary Agnes had a heart attack and died in Ocala, Marion County, Florida 15 March,1937. She was buried in the Anthony Baptist Church Cemetery. Harvey had a massive stroke in 1938, and was unable to work again until his death in November,1939, at

Munroe Memorial Hospital. He was buried beside Agnes at Anthony Baptist Church Cemetery.
Their daughter, Mary Jane Mattox Williams, recalled the following anecdote: "When we were children at Hickox, Georgia, our Dad was the Depot Agent for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. There were several "through" trains each day and a "local" that made a round trip from Jesup to Folkston. This "local" was an old-fashioned engine with a large smoke stack that burned wood or coal. It was known as the old "Bogey". Dad would put the older children on it in the summertime and we would ride on old "Bogey" out to visit Granddad and Grandma'Mattox at Jesup, Georgia. Granddad would meet the train with the horse and wagon, since it was six miles out to his farm from the station. I remember the house was large and rambling, built with the kitchen separated from the main part of the house by a connecting hall. Since I was named for her, I always felt especially close to Grandma. We all loved our visits to our grandparents' home."