Afton (Freestone) Mathis (1918 - 1965)

Biography

• Fact: Also Known As Afton Freestone Williams
• Fact: Residence (1920) Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) Safford, Supervisorial District 1, Graham, Arizona, United States
• Fact: Marriage (2 April 1943) Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Fact: Burial (26 July 1965) Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Afton Freestone was born on March 18, 1918 in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, daughter of Alma Lind Freestone (1889–1956) and Verlina Skaggs (1894–1963). She later used her stepfather's last name of Williams.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1920, Afton (2) was in the household of her father, Alma. ^[2]

Afton (19) married John Daniel Young in Safford, Graham, Arizona on October 10, 1937.^[4]

Afton died on July 21, 1965 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States, aged 47.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7N2-9ZN2 : 27 April 2020), Afton Freestone, 1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRJ-JV9 : 31 January 2021), Afton Freestone in entry for Elma L Freestone, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VYWG-3MY : Tue Apr 04 15:52:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Verlina Williams and Grant W Williams, 1940.
4. ↑ "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-D429 : 29 November 2018), John Daniel Young and Afton Williams, 10 Oct 1937; citing Marriage, Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 004251886.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP2W-T4P : 26 November 2014), Afton A Mathis, 21 Jul 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• • • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 April 2023, 14:27), entry for Afton Freestone (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KW8C-WL1 ); contributed by various users.

• "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HN8Y-Q3ZM : 16 March 2020), Afton Williams in entry for Weldon Morrison Mathis, 1943.