Son of Mary A and Mark Mitchell Stribling
Husband of Margarett Murphree Stribling
This man was Mathew C. Stribling. His parents were Mark Mitchell Stribling and Mary Ann Chapman.

From Jimmy C. Stribling:

"Pvt. Matthew C. Stribling (1832-1913) was the second oldest son of Mark Stribling to serve with the Confederate Army. He enlisted on March 7, 1862 at Sarepta with Co. D, 31st MS Infantry. There were 153 men to serve with Co. D. (Dixie Rebels) of which only 20 were with the unit when it surrendered. Matthew was one of them. After the surrender at Greensboro, NC, all the men had to walk to their Calhoun homes. The walk was very long for Matthew as he assisted fellow company buddy, Stephen Bennett Morgan in the walk. Morgan was sick and left to die. They only traveled a mile or so each day during the first part of the journey. On the last day of the journey, Matthew arrived at the Poplar Springs Baptist Church as the Sunday Service was being conducted. He attended the last portion of the service before walking the last mile or so to his Reid community home.

Matthew was a devout Christian, making a profession of faith on June 16, 1846. Once he attended a prayer meeting at the Duncan Hill Baptist Church. At the time the crops were suffering due to a very dry summer. There was not a cloud in the sky. Matthew announced to the people that if they would pray hard enough, God would provide a rain. He was so confident of his announcement that he took the saddle off his horse and put it under the church so that it would not get wet. Matthew and others prayed, and before the service was over, the area received a downpour and a good seasonal rain.

In his later years Matthew would spend a lot of time visiting with friends and relatives. He would travel in his buggy in which he took great pride. He would spend several days, but when it came time for the mail man to deliver his CSA pension check, he would return home.

Before his death he laid out plans for his funeral, asking that they sing O Sing to Me of Heaven" and Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow. These are Old Harp (shape note) songs. The service was from Job 14. He was buried with military honors. He and his first wife were buried at Rocky Mount. He has a CSA marker."

wife Margarett "Pat" (Murphree) Stribling #33111500