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'''Martha "Mattie" Lundie Sloss''' (born [[1842]] in Oxford, Mississippi - died [[August 10]], [[1922]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the second wife of Colonel [[James Sloss]] and mother to three of his children. | '''Martha "Mattie" Lundie Sloss''' (born [[1842]] in Oxford, Mississippi - died [[August 10]], [[1922]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the second wife of Colonel [[James Sloss]] and mother to three of his children. | ||
Martha was the daughter of Thomas and Winifred Lundie of Oxford, Mississippi. The couple married in Oxford in [[1872]] and lived together in the new city of [[Birmingham]]. She bore [[James L. Sloss|James Lundie]], [[Baxter Sloss|Baxter]], and [[Rosa Minge|Rosa]] to Colonel Sloss. She died in [[1922]] and is buried at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. | Martha was the daughter of Thomas and Winifred Lundie of Oxford, Mississippi. The couple married in Oxford in [[1872]] and lived together in the new city of [[Birmingham]]. She bore [[James L. Sloss|James Lundie]], [[Baxter Sloss|Baxter]], and [[Rosa Minge|Rosa]] to Colonel Sloss. | ||
She served on a capital campaign committee to raise funds for the erection of a new building for [[First United Methodist Church|First Methodist Church]] in [[1879]]. The new building was not completed until [[1891]]. | |||
Mrs Sloss died in [[1922]] and is buried at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/BrmnghmNP01,454 Birmingham Iron Age]'' (April 16, 1879) - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections | |||
* {{Owen-1921}} | * {{Owen-1921}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 21 October 2009
Martha "Mattie" Lundie Sloss (born 1842 in Oxford, Mississippi - died August 10, 1922 in Birmingham) was the second wife of Colonel James Sloss and mother to three of his children.
Martha was the daughter of Thomas and Winifred Lundie of Oxford, Mississippi. The couple married in Oxford in 1872 and lived together in the new city of Birmingham. She bore James Lundie, Baxter, and Rosa to Colonel Sloss.
She served on a capital campaign committee to raise funds for the erection of a new building for First Methodist Church in 1879. The new building was not completed until 1891.
Mrs Sloss died in 1922 and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- Birmingham Iron Age (April 16, 1879) - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Owen, Thomas McAdory and Marie Bankhead Owen (1921) History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. 4 volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
External links
- Mattie Sloss on Find-A-Grave