Harriet, I have John W. Matlock b. Oct 1827 in TN and died in Benton Co., TN but do not know when. He was son of John W. Matlock and Maria Merrick (Not proven). He married Elizabeth B. FLOWERS 18 Oct 1848 in Benton Co., TN. She was born 28 Jul 1827 in TN and died 13 Apr 1895 in Benton Co., TN. Children are: 1..William Lane b. 21 Mar 1850 - d. 5 Jan 1913 and married Nancy Ann 2.. Mary R. b. 21 Jun 1852 - d. 5 Apr 1910; married Jacob Pebbles 3.. Sarah Ann b. 18 May 1855 4.. Caswell G. b. 1 Apr 1859; married Eliza ?? 5.. West Tennessee b. 7 Nov 1861; married Henry L. Craig 6.. Elizabeth b. 27 Mar 1863 7.. James W. b. about 1866; married (1)Malissa L. Unknown; (2) Mollie McDaniel (3) Janie Unknown 8.. RuEllen b. 1868 What county is Elija in? I have worked some of the MO bunch but by no means all of them. My ducks are like yours.... Going everywhere....LOL.... Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick and Harriet Preston" <preston@cablelynx.com> To: <MATLOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: [MATLOCK-L] John W Matlock