Merry Christmas to all. Did not what to close done for the season and not take one last opportunity to say Merry Christmas too all. And just so you have something to do over the holidays I am cleaning out the data base of widows, orphans and lost lines. I will publish here what ever and all of the information I have whether Matlock or Medlock or Matlack or Matlick. If any of you know any of these folk or can contribute to the cause of tying the family together please feel free to respond. There will be a whole series of these each with this message and the primary ancestor as the subject line. May you all get what your want for Christmas and unlike myself only what I deserve. Good Luck Joe Matlock Descendants of Thorton Matlock Generation No. 1 1. THORTON1 MATLOCK was born 1814 in Kentucky. He married DEBORAH SNELSON. She was born 1817 in Ohio. Notes for THORTON MATLOCK: In 1850 this family is living in Union Township Sugar Loaf, Marion County, Arkansas. Children of THORTON MATLOCK and DEBORAH SNELSON are: i. JOHN MARSHALL2 MATLOCK, b. 1837, Missouri; m. JANE SMITH. 2. ii. THOMAS MATLOCK, b. 1840, Missouri; d. 1864. iii. WILLIAM R. MATLOCK, b. 1843, Missouri. iv. LUCINDA MATLOCK, b. 1844, Missouri. Notes for LUCINDA MATLOCK: In 1860 Lucinda and Mary are living in Phelps County, Missouri in the household of John Wallace and his wife Mary. v. MARY M. MATLOCK, b. 1847, Marion County, Arkansas. vi. ANDREW J. MATLOCK, b. 1849, Marion County, Arkansas. vii. ANNA MATLOCK, b. 1851. viii. EMMA V. MATLOCK, b. 1855. ix. ARRENA E. MATLOCK, b. 1857. x. JOSEPH MATLOCK, b. 1860. xi. DEBORAH ELIZABETH SARAH MATLOCK, b. 1865. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS2 MATLOCK (THORTON1) was born 1840 in Missouri, and died 1864. He married HESTER ANN SNELSON. She was born 1847. Children of THOMAS MATLOCK and HESTER SNELSON are: i. WILLIAM M.3 MATLOCK, b. 1866. ii. DEBORAH ELIZABETH MATLOCK, b. 1868; d. Missouri. This couple is buried in the Yates Cemetery, Drury, Missouri.; m. ROBERT SAMUEL HICKS, 06 September 1885, Denlow Missouri; b. 14 March 1853, Rockbirdge, Ozark County,Missouri; d. 05 December 1938, Missouri.. iii. DELIA MATLOCK, b. 1868. iv. ROSE ETTA MATLOCK, b. 1868. v. JOSEPH M. MATLOCK, b. 1872. vi. JEFFERSON MATLOCK, b. 1874. vii. GEORGE R. MATLOCK, b. 1879. viii. MARY L. MATLOCK, b. 1879.