Martha Catherine "Mattie" Poyner

1866 - 1926  (59 years)

• Name	Martha Catherine "Mattie" Poyner  [1, 2]
  	"Mattie Pryor" (White Co IL marriage) "Martha C. Roush" (1910 Scott Co MO census) "Catherine Roush" (1920 Scott Co MO census) "Mattie Poyner" (maiden name from death certificate, Ripley Co MO) "Mattie Payner" (death certificate of her daughter Fannie May) "Mattie Poyner" (death certificate of her daughter Minnie) "Mattie Porner Roush" (obit, 1926, Sikeston) Mattie's marriage register to Adam, 1882 White Co IL, indicates that her parents were "John Pynor" and "Rebecca Satterfield. The 1880 White Co census reflects a "John Poyner" and wife Rebecca, with daughter Martha C., age 16. It seems likely that her name was Martha Catherine "Mattie" Poyner.
  Nickname	Mattie
  Born	24 Nov 1866	White County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Death certificate gives MAttie's birthdate as 24 November 1866. Obituary gives her birthdate as 18 August 1867.
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Jun 1926	Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  NEWS	29 Jun 1926	Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, USA   [3, 4]
  	Obituary: MATTIE ROUSH DIED LAST FRIDAY Mattie Poyner Roush, wife of Adam Roush of Doniphan, died at her home in Doniphan at eleven o?clock Friday, June 25 of dropsy of the heart, aged 58 years, 10 months and 7 days. Mattie Porner was born in White County, Illinois, August 18, 1867 and in 1883 married Adam Roush. To this union were born five children: Mrs. Byron Guthrie of Decatur, HI., Mrs. Henry Bolden and Mrs. Harry Vowels of Sikeston and Elsie Roush and Minnie Roush, deceased. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o?clock at the home of Harry Vowels, Rev. Jno. Ensor of the Methodist church officiating. The body was laid to rest in Big Opening Cemetery. Besides the husband and children, the deceased is survived by five brothers and sisters, Mrs. Bell Ray and Will Poyner of Jonesboro, Ark., who were present at the funeral, Mrs. Sara Bryant, Granville Poyner and Edmund Poyner, all of Greenway, Arkansas.
  	"Mattie Roush Died Last Friday" Sikeston Standard (Sikeston, Mo.), 29 June 1926, p.6, col. 7; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 June 2021).
  Person ID	I4779	Full
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John Poyner
  Family ID	F1676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adam Roush,   b. 27 Jan 1866, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1951, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri  (Age 84 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1892	White County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	1892 White Co marriage register indicates that this is Adam's second marriage. It names his parents as John Roush and "Emily" [Emeline] Cunningham. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-ZGDX : 28 November 2018), Adam A Roush and Mattie Pynor, 17 Aug 1892; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,070. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2G-HCC : 19 February 2021), Adam A. Roush and Mattie Pynor, 17 Aug 1892; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,071.
  Children	1. Emma J. Roush,   b. Abt 1894, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 8 May 1978, Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)   2. Frances May "Fannie May" Roush,   b. 15 Nov 1896, White County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 1950, Cape Girardeau, Gape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  (Age 53 years) + 3. Dola Louise Roush,   b. 23 Aug 1896, Missouri, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1976, Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 years)   4. Elsie Roush,   b. 1897,   d. 1900  (Age 3 years)   5. Minnie Roush,   b. 5 Apr 1903, Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1913, Scott County, Missouri, USA  (Age 10 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F1675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Adam Roush, marriage to Martha Catherine Poyner/Payner/Pryor, Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 5 February 2012), for Mattie Roush, certificate no. 20388, Ripley County, Missouri (1926).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2140] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 5 February 2012), entry for Adam A. Raush [Roush]-Mattie Pryor, White County (1892); citing White County, Marriage Book 18: [no p. no. stated], [no license no. stated]. . [S6369] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-ZGDX : 28 November 2018), Adam A Roush and Mattie Pynor, 17 Aug 1892; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,070. [S6073] Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 May 2020), memorial 60817135, for Mattie Payner Roush (1866-1926), digital image of marker; citing Little Vine Cemetery (New Madrid County, Missouri, USA). [S6368] "Mattie Roush Died Last Friday" Sikeston Standard (Sikeston, Mo.), 29 June 1926, p.6, col. 7; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 22 June 2021).