William and others, Would like to know more about this family if you would. I concur with Paul's assessment earlier that James Edward Mattingly is a descendant of Joseph Mattingly and Hessina Hinton. I show that James Edward Mattingly was the son of Alexander Owen Mattingly who was the son of Edward Mattingly who was the son of Barton Mattingly who was the son of Joseph Mattingly and Hessina Hinton. See below on infor on the descendants of James Edward Mattingly and his three wives. Bob Alvey Descendants of James Edward Mattingly 1 James Edward Mattingly b: November 1859 in Marion Co, KY d: January 27, 1908 in Marion Co, KY Burial: St Charles Catholic Cemeetery, Marion Co, KY .+Elizabeth "Lizzie" Flanagan b: July 12, 1857 in KY m: January 22, 1878 in Marion Co, KY d: March 13, 1883 in Marion Co, KY Burial: St Charles Catholic Cemetery, Marion Co, KY ..2 Joseph Eugene Mattingly b: November 13, 1878 in Marion Co, KY ..2 Benedict Owen Mattingly b: October 06, 1880 in Marion Co, KY *2nd Wife of James Edward Mattingly: .+Annie Mamie Gettings b: 1863 m: November 11, 1884 in Marion Co, KY ..2 Robert Mattingly b: April 1889 in Marion Co, KY ......+Margaret HaydenFather: Sidney Hayden Mother: Catherine "Kate" Thompson *3rd Wife of James Edward Mattingly: .+Cynthia Josephine Thompson b: August 03, 1872 in KY m: May 20, 1894 in Marion Co, KY d: 1948 in Marion Co, KY Burial: St Charles Catholic Cemetery, Marion Co, KY Father: William R Thompson Mother: Mary Florence Medley ..2 Mary Alma Mattingly ......+Charles Frederick Hayden Father: Sidney Hayden Mother: Catherine "Kate" Thompson ....... 3 Margaret Louise Hayden b: October 28, 1920 in Marion Co, KY d: January 18, 1989 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY ...........+Joseph Oscar Skees b: July 19, 1902 in Hardin Co, KY m: March 24, 1979 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY d: August 19, 1980 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Father: Maurice C Skees Mother: Rebecca Ann Skees .. 2 Marie Aline Mattingly