Good Morning JulieYour John Wesley is not so much lost as unpublished. Your grandmother Daisy was quite right but she would not have first hand information as she was born (from what I have been able to find out) in California. Your real blind alley is John's grandfather Elisha Hosea Matlock. Very little is known or published about him other than his name and that of his sons. You might want to contact the two informants below as well. good luck in your search and please let the family know how you progressing. by the way are you in contact with any of the male descendent of your line who have the surname Matlock. We have a DNA program just starting and could use the data. good LuckJoe MatlockDescendants of Lewis Micajah Matlock Generation No. 1 1. LEWIS MICAJAH8 MATLOCK (ELISHA HOSEA7, 1) was born 17 January 1805 in Burke County, North Carolina, and died 10 May 1883 in Christian County, Missouri. He married MARY LEVINA MOORE 1826 in Carter or Washington County Tennessee. She was born 1806 in Tennessee, and died 1862 in Bond County, Illinois. Notes for LEWIS MICAJAH MATLOCK:Goodger/Matlock/Eagly/Eldred/Eldredge/Eldridge/CrowellEntries: 23616 Updated: Wed Mar 26 17:07:15 2003 Contact: M. Crowell mariemonent1966@aol.com not all info is verified. But collected from various websites on the internet. ALL my info is already online so please limit emails to corrections or additions. Thank you.ID: I12283 Name: Macagah Lewis Matlock Sex: M Birth: 17 JAN 1805 in Burke Co., NC Death: 10 MAY 1883 in Christian Co., MO 1850 MATLOCK MICAJAH Madison County IL 583 4 N 5 W Micajah Matlock 44 M Labor NCIn 1860 this family is living in Madison County, Illinois.In 1880 this family is living in Buck Prairie Township, Missouri. Children of LEWIS MATLOCK and MARY MOORE are:2. i. ALFRED T.9 MATLOCK, b. 1830, Illinois. ii. JAMES MONROE MATLOCK, b. 1836; d. Highland, Illinois.3. iii. JOHN WESLEY MATLOCK, b. 11 February 1838, Highland, Madison County, Illinois; d. 28 September 1916, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee. He died in the Mountain Branch National Soldiers' Home DVS. He is buried in the Mountain Home National Cemetery.. iv. MARY MATLOCK, b. 1840. v. WILLIAM HENRY MATLOCK, b. 1842. vi. FRANCIS MATLOCK, b. 1850. Generation No. 2 2. ALFRED T.9 MATLOCK (LEWIS MICAJAH8, ELISHA HOSEA7,) was born 1830 in Illinois. He married (1) MARY N. PARKINSON 07 April 1860 in Madison County, Illinios. She was born 1837 in Illinois, and died 1868. He married (2) SUSAN M. HUNTER 13 January 1869 in Bond County, Illinois. Notes for ALFRED T. MATLOCK:In 1860 this family is living in Madison County, Illinois. Alfred's occupation is listed as horse trader and jockey. Children of ALFRED MATLOCK and MARY PARKINSON are: i. MAUD N.10 MATLOCK, b. 1870. ii. BLANCE W. MATLOCK, b. 1873. 3. JOHN WESLEY9 MATLOCK (LEWIS MICAJAH8, ELISHA HOSEA7,) was born 11 February 1838 in Highland, Madison County, Illinois, and died 28 September 1916 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee. He died in the Mountain Branch National Soldiers' Home DVS. He is buried in the Mountain Home National Cemetery.. He married GENEVIEVE JENNIE MOORE 12 October 1864 in California. She was born 21 October 1843 in Massachusetts, and died 30 March 1893 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon. Notes for JOHN WESLEY MATLOCK:In 1860 he is living in Madison County, Illinois and listed as a School Teacher. >>> "jcooper" <jcooper@futureone.com> 11/19/00 10:27PM >>> Started verifying Virginia Z's info recently posted. According to her notes, Lewis Micajah (or other way around) Matlock found in 1850 Madison County ILL census and voila my John W. shows age 13 (within the parameters of known birthdate 1838.) Other children are found in that same family and true to Virginia's notation John W. Matlock is found near his brother James Monroe Matlock in Moniteau County, MO in 1870. My John W. is found in Walker Township and James Monroe is found in Harrison Township, both in Moniteau County Mo in 1870. She also states Lewis Micajah or Micajah Lewis Matlock in Madison County, ILL father is Elisha Hosea. Elisha Hosea is found in Matlock Encyclopedia as being born in Va 1754. Your post dated 23 Mar 2000 puts Elisha Hosea son of Nicolas and Mary Sheldon. Turns out that younger brother Richard is where Jana Black' s line branches off. Can you substantiate Elisha Hosea's parentage. Also I have to get substantiation for Virginia's claim that Elisha Hosea is father of Lewis Micajah or Micajah Lewis Matlock. If I can, then I can prove my father's ancestors in this way. Perry Wilson Matlock b. 1917 Pedro Florida, his father John Perry Matlock, b. 1868, Moniteau County Mo, his father John W. (Wesley) Matlock b. 1838 Madison County ILL, his father, Micajah b. 1806 living in Madison County, IL in 1850, his father Elisha Hosea b. 1754, his father Nicholas with wife Lucy Shelton, then John Moore Matlock and wife Hester Watson and immigrant John Matlock with wife coming over from England on the Griffith in 1675, etc, etc. etc. If you can follow my chicken scratch, I sure would like to hear from you. Thanks Janet Matlock Cooper from Prescott, AZ jcooper@futureone.com. P.S. You remember John Wesley Matlock is one of your "orphans" you are trying to plug in. I have complete documentation on his descendents if you want. More About JOHN WESLEY MATLOCK:Military service: War Between the States CPL Enlisted Co. D 59th Ill Vol Inf Rgt USA 30 july 1861. Mustered out 18 Aug 1864. Children of JOHN MATLOCK and GENEVIEVE MOORE are: i. VIOLA HELEN10 MATLOCK, b. September 1865, St. Joseph Missouri; d. Abt. 1934. ii. JOHN PERRY MATLOCK, b. 06 June 1868, High point, Moniteau County, Missouri.; d. 13 August 1933, Clovis, Fresno County, California; m. MAUDE MABE BLANCHARD, 14 August 1905. iii. LOUIS LORENZO MATLOCK, b. May 1870; m. ANNA. iv. DAISY ELLA MATLOCK, b. 07 October 1877, Summerville, California; d. September 1972; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON SMITH, 24 October 1896. v. RUFUS ELSTON MATLOCK, b. 04 June 1880, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon; d. 09 October 1967, Carmichael, Scramento County, California. vi. GEORGE MATLOCK, b. 14 May 1874; d. 01 August 1875, High Point, Moniteau County, Missouri.. >>> "Julie Smith" <smitty1006@comcast.net> 4/9/2004 11:26:06 PM >>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C41E79.44648150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit With all the Matlock information out there why is this guy's history so elusive? I have recently become the family genealogist for my side and my husbands side of the family. In doing so I work on one surname for awhile until I get frustrated then I wander off and do another one, This month I am buried in the Smith side of my family and my current wall is John Westly Matlock b. February 11, 1838 in Highland, Madison Co., MO I found today all the lovely information on the Matlocks on the web, unfortunately this John is only barely mentioned if at all and usually with a few big question marks around him. I was beginning to wonder if I had any of the right information. All my information is from the Moore Family Bible and oral history from the Smith Family. This is the information I have, maybe someone out there can help me link this guy to the other Matlocks. John Westly Matlock b. February 11, 1838 in Highland, Madison Co., MO d. Sept 28, 1916 (Wasco Co, OR. ?) m. Oct 12, 1864 Moniteau, MO Sarah Jane Moore (Jennie) b. October 1 1843 Norwich, MA d. April 1893 (Wasco Co., ?) 1. Viola Matlock b. September 01, 1865 MO 2. John Perry Matlock b. June 1867 MO 3. Louis L. Matlock b. June 30, 1869 MO 4. Daisy Ella Matlock b. October 07, 1877 Summerville, Siskiyou Co., CA 5. Rufus Matlock b. May 1880 (The Dalles Wasco Co.) OR Daisy Ella married Thomas Jefferson Smith (b. October 11, 1868 Greene Co., IA d. May 05, 1937 The Dalles Wasco Co., Oregon) on October 24, 1896 in Walla Walla, WA. They had 9 children. According to family oral history, The family moved in covered wagon from Mo to Northern CA around 1870-ish, Grandma Daisy is remembered by my husband (b 1957), he thinks it was her anyway, telling him about her early life as a settler, it is part of his growing up memories. No one knows when she finally died, and I can't find an obit. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C41E79.44648150 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Julie Smith.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Julie Smith.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Smith;Julie FN:Julie Smith TEL;HOME;VOICE:360-882-5337 TEL;CELL;VOICE:360-281-9054 ADR;HOME:;;;Vancouver;WA;98682;USA LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Vancouver, WA 98682=0D=0AUSA BDAY:19651006 EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:smitty1006@comcast.net EMAIL;INTERNET:smitty1006@comcast.net REV:20040410T042606Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C41E79.44648150-- ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, email MATLOCK-L-request@rootsweb.com, use no subject line and write only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. You will receive email confirmation that you have been unsubscribed.