Pete MAthis was born 25 Sep 1907 in Oklahoma to Pete Mathis (1866-1912) & Rosie (1863-1937).
Inmate #24792 Oklahoma State Prison
Rec: 5 Nov 1931
Crime: Wife & Child Abandonment
Term: 2 years
His father Pete was a miner and was killed in an explosion.
Sans Bois Coal Company
San Bois No. 2 Mine Explosion
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~okleflor/newspapers/1912explosion.htm
https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/san_bois_news_only.htm?fbclid=IwAR22uatczJdarAK3y-2x6y1Ccn4cyQw4ePRju3fCEhzyQQSOrjBNURHhlnE
I did not find the wife or child for the reason he was placed in prison. He did however marry after he got out.
Pauline Evans 2 Feb 1935 in Arkansas
He went on to join the service and would die in 2001, I found this record.
Name: Peter John Mathis
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1907
Death Date: 11 Dec 2001
Service Start Date: 2 Jul 1943
Interment Date: 4 Mar 2002
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Buried At: Section Mw Site 189
This must of helped him, maybe he was just too young and rambunctious when he married the first time. His mugshot photo says a lot, he looks ashamed. Losing his father at such a young age had to of been hard, his mother remarried a year later to Andrew Waselus.
Rec: 5 Nov 1931
Crime: Wife & Child Abandonment
Term: 2 years
His father Pete was a miner and was killed in an explosion.
Sans Bois Coal Company
San Bois No. 2 Mine Explosion
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~okleflor/newspapers/1912explosion.htm
https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/san_bois_news_only.htm?fbclid=IwAR22uatczJdarAK3y-2x6y1Ccn4cyQw4ePRju3fCEhzyQQSOrjBNURHhlnE
I did not find the wife or child for the reason he was placed in prison. He did however marry after he got out.
Pauline Evans 2 Feb 1935 in Arkansas
He went on to join the service and would die in 2001, I found this record.
Name: Peter John Mathis
Service Info.: CPL US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1907
Death Date: 11 Dec 2001
Service Start Date: 2 Jul 1943
Interment Date: 4 Mar 2002
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Buried At: Section Mw Site 189
This must of helped him, maybe he was just too young and rambunctious when he married the first time. His mugshot photo says a lot, he looks ashamed. Losing his father at such a young age had to of been hard, his mother remarried a year later to Andrew Waselus.
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