Rick, Where was your Samuel Mattox married? I find your message interesting as I have searched for Joseph Mattocks of Wayne Co./Holmes Co. OH in the past, trying to find where he had moved to. Or what had happened to Joseph Mattocks and his second wife, Sarah Caster. I was trying to find out who his children were since he apparently married twice, both times to sisters of my ancestors. Here are my notes from the past on what I had found on Joseph Mattock/Mattox: There is only one Joseph Mattox in Ohio index for 1820 & 1830. Mary "Polly" Gwin, dau of John Gwin & Mary Ammon, married Joseph Mattock on 4 Dec 1817 in Wayne Co. OH. On 1820 census Hardy twp, Wayne Co. OH Joseph Mattox is listed next to Jacob & John Gwin (family of Mary Gwin). Joseph Mattox has 1m -10 1m 26-45 1f -10 1f 16-26 1f 45+. Mary "Polly" Gwin must have died abt 1824, possibly in childbirth. (Her mother states Polly is deceased in 1844 pension petition). Hardy twp, Wayne Co. became part of Holmes Co. OH in 1825. 18 Oct 1825 Joseph Mattox married Sarah Custer, daughter of Arnold, in Holmes Co. OH. Her brother Benjamin married a Polly Mattock. On the 1830 census Joseph Mattox is listed in Prairie twp next to Arnold, Benjamin, and Thomas Caster and Daniel Hutchison, a Caster-in-law. Joseph Mattox has 2m -5 1m 10-15 1m 30-40 1f -5 2f 5-10 1f 20-30. That was the last I found of Joseph Mattox. Don't know where he went to, do you? Your Samuel would fit in as son of Joseph and Mary, age wise. The name Samuel doesn't run in the Gwin family, but possibly could be a Mattox name. Or maybe they just wanted a different name. Would appreciate family info on your Samuel. Do you know if he had two sisters? I have info on both the Gwin family ( Mary "Polly" 's father , John Gwin & grandfather, Thomas Gwin, both served in the Revolution) and on the Custer family ( Mary "Polly" 's grandfather, Arnold Custer, was also in the Revolution). Bea McDonald