When the Henry family came to the VanBuren Co area of Arkansas they changed the name from Mathis to Henry.
In 1881 Henry T. McEntire and his son-in-law, William Mathis were indicted regarding a murder in Murray County, Georgia. See Courthouse Minutes, Book B., pg. 44. Also see The Georgia Black Book, also filed in Atlanta, Ga. was $150.00 bounty on Henry T. McEntire's head. Later it was reported that William Mathis was a witness to Henry T. killing a man named Orr in a distillary in the North Georgia mountains between Chatsworth and Elijay. William Mathis and Henry T. McIntire fled the state of Georgia with their families in the middle of the night. William Henry Mathis dropped the Mathis from his name and used the name John William Henry from then on. Nanny McEntire confessed to this on her death bed.
His descendants now go by the last name of Henry instead of Mathis. (by member 48588974)
Personal note: We were also told this by Clemmie's nephew Charley Tankersley.
In 1881 Henry T. McEntire and his son-in-law, William Mathis were indicted regarding a murder in Murray County, Georgia. See Courthouse Minutes, Book B., pg. 44. Also see The Georgia Black Book, also filed in Atlanta, Ga. was $150.00 bounty on Henry T. McEntire's head. Later it was reported that William Mathis was a witness to Henry T. killing a man named Orr in a distillary in the North Georgia mountains between Chatsworth and Elijay. William Mathis and Henry T. McIntire fled the state of Georgia with their families in the middle of the night. William Henry Mathis dropped the Mathis from his name and used the name John William Henry from then on. Nanny McEntire confessed to this on her death bed.
His descendants now go by the last name of Henry instead of Mathis. (by member 48588974)
Personal note: We were also told this by Clemmie's nephew Charley Tankersley.
When the Henry family came to the VanBuren Co area of Arkansas they changed the name from Mathis to Henry.
In 1881 Henry T. McEntire and his son-in-law, William Mathis were indicted regarding a murder in Murray County, Georgia. See Courthouse Minutes, Book B., pg. 44. Also see The Georgia Black Book, also filed in Atlanta, Ga. was $150.00 bounty on Henry T. McEntire's head. Later it was reported that William Mathis was a witness to Henry T. killing a man named Orr in a distillary in the North Georgia mountains between Chatsworth and Elijay. William Mathis and Henry T. McIntire fled the state of Georgia with their families in the middle of the night. William Henry Mathis dropped the Mathis from his name and used the name John William Henry from then on. Nanny McEntire confessed to this on her death bed.
His descendants now go by the last name of Henry instead of Mathis. (by member 48588974)
Personal note: We were also told this by Clemmie's nephew Charley Tankersley.
In 1881 Henry T. McEntire and his son-in-law, William Mathis were indicted regarding a murder in Murray County, Georgia. See Courthouse Minutes, Book B., pg. 44. Also see The Georgia Black Book, also filed in Atlanta, Ga. was $150.00 bounty on Henry T. McEntire's head. Later it was reported that William Mathis was a witness to Henry T. killing a man named Orr in a distillary in the North Georgia mountains between Chatsworth and Elijay. William Mathis and Henry T. McIntire fled the state of Georgia with their families in the middle of the night. William Henry Mathis dropped the Mathis from his name and used the name John William Henry from then on. Nanny McEntire confessed to this on her death bed.
His descendants now go by the last name of Henry instead of Mathis. (by member 48588974)
Personal note: We were also told this by Clemmie's nephew Charley Tankersley.
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