I don't know but I did find this family. They are some times given credit for Robert Matlock but this cannot be right as Robert is born well before 1836. The only other Shuemate I have found so far Is Mariah who marries Simpson and stays in Davidson County Tennessee. This Kesia is listed as a daughter of David Shoemate who dies in Arkansas about 1850.Joe Matlock ID: I168022 Name: Isom MATLOCK Surname: Matlock Given Name: Isom Sex: M Birth: WFT Est. 1783-1815 in ? Death: WFT Est. 1838-1875 in ? _UID: FDB2CE8E5F92D446B648C6324427C3639DE4 Change Date: 20 Oct 2003 at 21:56:30 Marriage 1 Kesia SHOEMATE b: WFT Est. 1791-1818 in ? Married: 6 Dec 1835 in Crawford County , Missouri >>> "Wanda Albers" <WandaR7@worldnet.att.net> 3/26/2004 9:23:02 PM >>> Joe, The Silas that was in Shannon County, I believe belongs to David and Rachel as you thought. But the other one in Crawford County. I can't figure out because they used initials. Wanda 1850 MEDLOCK DAVID Hopkins County KY 166 District 2David Medlock 44 WM Farmer SCRachel 43 WF SCJohn 18 WM SCJanetta C 16 WF SCDavid 15 WM SCNathaniel 14 WM SCWally S B 10 WM KYWm H 9 WM KYSilas H 8 WM KYDica A 4 WF KYRhodoephus 2 WM KY 1860 MEDLOCK DAVID Shannon County MO 152 Jackson TownshipDavid Medlock 53 MW SC Farmer, v.R/E $1,000, v.pers $500Rachel 52 FW SC Mistress of houseWalter 21 MW KY Farm laborerDicea 13 FW KYRodolphus 11 MW KYLuther 9 MW KYAnn 7 FW KY Do you think that this one S. F. age 8 is Silas that was in Crawford in 1870. I'm not familiar with this family. 1850 MATTOCK M. J. Crawford County MO 228 Being 24th DistM. Shoemate 66 FW VA Widow (could be Shumate)T. or L. A. Mattock 36 FW TN Widow (not on list or indexed)E. Lane 35 FW TN WidowS. Berry 29 FW TNT. L. Shoemate 26 FW MOM. J. Mattock 14 FW MOE. W. Lane 13 MW MOW. R. Lane 11 MW MOS. J. Lane 9 MW MOS. W. Mattock 12 MW MOS. E. Mattock 10 FW MOS. F. Mattock 8 MW MOD. A. Mattock 6 FW MOJ. F. Lane 5 MW MO ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Matlock To: MATLOCK-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:16 AM Subject: [MATLOCK-L] which Silas Brenda and Wanda et alI knew this was going to easy. Using your census information working on a chart and found these two different Families. One of them belongs to (I think) to David and Rachel Medlock...any help?Joe Matlock 1870 MATLOCK SILAS Crawford County MO 674 Union Township 1870 MEDLOCK SILAS Shannon County MO 655 Jackson Township 1870 MATLOCK SILAS Crawford County MO 674 Union Township Silas Matlock 28 MW MO Farmer, v.pers $200Sarah 27 FW MO House KeeperWilliam T. 6 MW MOEliza A. 3 FW ARJames J. 1 MW 1870 MEDLOCK SILAS Shannon County MO 655 Jackson Silas Medlock 27 MW MO Farmer, v.R/E $800, v.pers $400 Siloma 30 FW MO Keeping house Melissa 3 FW MO Edward 2 MW MO ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== Check out US GENWEB for surnames, info by county or country and more! http://www.usgenweb.net/ ~ Also see the World GENWEB Project for international queries http://www.worldgenweb.org/ TIP:use multiple spellings!