In a message dated 2/1/2001 12:01:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] write I'm still needing the list of children's names of Joab Matlock, he was the son of John and Patti Matlock, born on 20 Feb 1781, Washington Co.,VA Does anybody know? Who did Joab marry? To those who would like to see my list of Matlocks buried in Knox County, KY, I have given the list to the on-line site. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cckoc/knox/cemetery/mays.txt My Charles is there. Sue Bays

Hi Sue - Sorry it has taken me so long to answer your question about Joab's family. I'm afraid none of my info is "proven" except that Steven's descendants know Joab was his father. The others have been deduced, and therefore, could be incorrect, but I show 1) John, [email protected], possibly in Hancock Co., 2) your Charles, b. @ 1810 3) William b. @1810 4) Sarah (Sally) b. @ 1814 5) Steven, b. 1821 (my gg grandfather) 6) George, b. @ 1824 7) Martha, b. @1827. All I know of Joab's wife is that her name in the Census was Mary - have never been able to find her surname. Joab seems to disappear between 1850 and 1860. The family (and local) legend is that he was murdered and mutilated by some local outlaws, sometimes identified as the Howard's, and that his body was thrown into a sinkhole. I have been to the so-called Joab Hole in Rose Hill, Lee Co VA, but have never been able to substantiate any of this with documentation. I believe he was a sheriff, so it is possible that was related to the incident. I would love to have some help and information on this. I also have a theory, again unproven, that Joab's mother was a Sharp, possibly the daughter of Benjamin Sharp who also lived in Lee Co VA, since one of Joab's siblings was named Benjamin Sharp Matlock. Do you have any ideas about that? Again, my apologies for the delay. Brenda Matlock Curtis Irvine CA