Roxanne, Considering that Thomas Mathews obit lists him as Tom L and he is apparently buried in Meigs and listed there as Tom L. , maybe this is the right 1930 census for him: 1930 Meigs co, TN, Dist 1, ED 1, sht 8B (all birthplaces TN except as noted, Jess is a farmer and the older boys are farm laborers) Jess F. Matthews 52 Alice H. 40 TN NC TN Carl O. 22 Thomas L. 20 James E. 19 William C. 18 Bula M. 16 Frank D. 13 Yank J. 12 Lester D. 10 Eugene J. 7 Lula H. 4 yrs & ? mos Harmon B? 2 yrs & ? mos