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LOUDON COUNTY
MOOR
MATLOCK Family Record
Written in an old Arithmetic book
Contributed by Charlotte Klein.
thatmatlockgirl@yahoo.com
Charlotte said this about the book:
It's very fragile. The handwriting is very good and it
appears
it was
all done with a quill pen. The book appears to be hand-
made.
Page 1
Ages
Moor Matlock was Born February 5th. 1801
Rebecca Matlock Was Born February 1811
John P. Matlock Was Born March 26 – 1827
Mary Matlock Was Born January 31 – 1830
Catharine Jane Matlock was Born Oct. 19. 1832
Nancy ann Matlock was Bornd July 8th 1835
Martha Matlock Was Born May 3rd 1838
James P. Matlock was Born December 21st 1840
Page 2
Ages
John P. Matlock Was Bornd 26 Mar 1827
Tabbitha Jane Matlock Was Bornd Oct 20 1832
Sarah Rebeca Matlock Was Bornd September 12 1856
Absalum Moor Matlock Was Bornd January 3 1858
John P. Matlock departed this life March 18th 1858
Tabitha J Matlock departed this life Ap the 12 1864
Page 3
James P. Matlock Was Born December 21st A.D. 1840.
Elizabeth F. Matlock Was Born January 3rd. A.D. 1838
William M. Matlock Was Born February 22nd A. D. 1860
Mary A Mallock Was Born Nov the 23rd 1861
John T. Matlock Was Born Jan the 15th 1867
Robert E Matlock Was Born
Son of J. P. & Elizabeth F. Matlock
William More Matlock was born Feb 22 1860
Departed this life June 18. 1918
William Gordon Matlock was born July 2, 1906
and fell heir to this book at the death of his
father Wm. Moor Matlock June 18, 1918.
Page 4
Colored
Primons Holden or Walden Was Borned July the 7 1867.
This picture was taken with a slant and is hard to read.
LETTERS from Charlotte concerning this Matlock family.
First Letter
Mrs Geneva Burkart.
Lenoir City, Tenn
Postmarked Jul 17 1961
Lenoir City, Tenn
July – 15 – 1961
Dear Geneva –
I am Gordon’s aunt & I have often wondered what had
become of you & the children
I read
in the paper last Saturday about your late husbands
death. If I hadn't
read
about that I don’t know if I ever would have heard of
you. It is too bad
that
you have to be left a widow again. I am sure you had a
hard time raising
your
first children, but maybe they can help you now. Do you
work any where?
Geneva I would like to know if you have a ledger that
belonged to my grand
father
Moore Matlock?
Pg 2
the book was given to brother Will, Gordens father, and
I would like very much
to
locate it. It has the birth dates of my grand fathers
family & I would like
so
much to have that. In fact I would like to have the
book if you don’t care
about
keeping it. The book was written by my grand father
with a goose quill
back
when they didn't have pens to write with. I wrote to
Margie about this
book &
she didn't even answer me. Do you hear from her? I am
the only one of
my
fathers family living & I am 81 years old. I was the
youngest child. Give
my
love to your children & may God bless you & them & help
you to live a
concreted life each day (over)
pg 3
I hope to hear from you when you have time to write
Sincerely
Jannie Matlock Alexander
Lenoir City, Tenn
Return address:
Mrs. J. P. Alexander
Lenoir City, Tenn
Second Letter
Mr & Mrs David R. Matlock
Phoenix, Ariz
Postmarked Dec 15 1966
Dear David,
I appreciated your Christmas greeting so much. It is
nice to make contact with
a
relative I didn’t know I had. I also appreciated
getting the information you
sent
to Floyd Watt from the family Bible. It was so good to
know that the Bible
is
still in the family. I had been trying for years to
find dates on Moore Matlock,
my
great grandfather.
You stated in the letter to Floyd that the book
wasn’t in any condition to be
copied. I hope you didn’t go to a lot of trouble trying
to get it done. I think
the
information will be accepted. If you would like
addition information or dates
I
would be glad to furnish you what I have.
I know you don’t know anything about me but I will try
to tell you a little about
myself. My Mother’s Mrs J P Alexander who had written
about the Bible was a sister
to
your grandfather Matlock. She was the oldest of eight
children. James Pickel
Matlock was their father.
Mama was the last one of her family living. She died
May 26, 1965. She Celebrated
her
85th birthday on Jan. 10. She also lived longer than
any of the other children.
I have two brothers, Ralph and Earl. They both live
in Loudon, Tenn, which is about
nine
miles from where I live. I am not married and I live
alone I am 48 years old and
I work
for a oil company. Ralph has two Children. A boy &
girl. The girl is married
and
their son is in service. He and his wife both teach
school. Earl was the youngest
one of
my family he also has a boy and girl. Earl works for
Mayfields Dairy. His wife
doesn’t work since they have the children. She is very
interested in the Bible and she
is
planning to write to you some time.
I would be glad to hear from you and if you ever come
to East Tennessee I hope you
will
get in touch with us we are only twenty-five miles from
Knoxville.
I hope you and your family will have a very good
holiday season.
Sincerely
Reba Alexander
Return address
Reba Alexander
Lenoir City, Tenn 37771
Third Letter
Mr David Matlock
Phoenix, Arizona
Postmarked Oct 11, 1966
This letter is typed…
Dear David:-
I hope it wont be too great a shock for you to get a
letter from a cousin you
likely
never heard of. Your father and I were first cousins.
Your Grandfather
(William Matlock) and my Mother (Julia Matlock) were
brother and sister.
For some time I have been assembling information
about my Matlock ancestry.
I
would like to know the birth dates, and marriage date,
of Rebecca Pickell and
Moore
Matlock. If such dates are in your family Bible, I
surely will appreciate
it if
you will forward to me this information.
I understand the Moore Matlock Family Bible was in
the possession of James P.
Matlock, Sr., during his life time; then, it was passed
on to his oldest son,
William Matlock (your Grandfather). No one seems to be
sure where it went to
next,
perhaps to your Father (Gordon Matlock). Some one
suggested that this Bible
may be
in your possession. If so, would like to have these
dates.
If you do not have the Bible, do you know anything
about it, who has it, whether
or not
it may have been lost in family changes through the
years.
The enclosed page will reveal to you that I have been
in the Presbyterian ministry
most
of my life. Would surely welcome any information you
feel like writing about
your
self. And when you come back to east Tennessee, my wife
and I would surely be
glad
to have you visit us and spend some time in our home.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I am,
A Tennessee Cousin,
{his signature}
Floyd R. Watt
Return address:
Rev. & Mrs. Floyd R, Watt
Maryville, Tenn 37801
FLOYD RODGERS WATT
(Second son of JAMES VANCE and JULIA MATLOCK) born on
Evergreen Dairy Farm, Loudon,
Tenn., Oct. 13, 1898;
graduated Loudon High School 1917; B.A. Degree Maryville
College, June 1921;
graduated from Biblical Seminary in New York, May, 1924;
joined
Loudon Cumberland
Presbyterian church, Mar. 22, 1908; ordained a minister,
at Union
Cumberland Presbyterian
church, Sept. 1920; his ministerial work has been as
follows:
- Columbia, Tenn.,
1924-26; Hubbard, Texas, 1927-28; teacher of English
Bible Bethel
College, school year of
1928-1929; Selmer, Tenn., 1929-1933; Oakland, Miss.,
1933-36;
Unit of Sunday School
Missions, with headquarters at Maryville, Tenn.,
1936-1946;
Baker’s Creek, Cloyd’s
Creek and Holston churches, Maryville, Tenn., 1946-1950;
Baker’s
Creek and Greenback
churches, Greenback, Tenn., 1950-1955; Inglenook
Presbyterian church,
Birmingham, Ala.,
1955-1958; First Presbyterian church, Spring
City, Tenn., 1958-65.
Semi-retirement since
Jan. 1, 1965, serving as Stated Supply
pastor of Cloyd’s Creek
Presbyterian church, near Greenback.
Married Pauline McAuley Houston, of Elsberry, Mo., Oct.
22, 1925. Their Children:
1. MARY MATLOCK WATT, b. Feb. 28, 1927, at Hubbard,
Texas; B.A. from Maryville
College in 1950; taught
in Greenback, Tenn., Elementary School, 1950-52; post
graduate work at Biblical
Seminary in New York, 1952-53; married THEODORE E
FLAHERTY, of Detroit,
Mich., June 25, 1953, at Greenback, Tenn. They went
immediately to Japan as
missionaries under the Board of Missions of the Reformed
Church of America. Both
of them teach in Ferris School for Girls (1700
enrollment,
with about 840 in High
School Department). Ted is Principal of the High School
Department. Their
children: - (1) Pauline Anna Flaherty, b. Oct. 31, 1954.
(2) Robert Bruce Flaherty, b. June 12, 1957.
(3) Loyd Richard Flaherty, b. Aug 3, 1960.
The Flaherty address: 37 Yamate Cho, Naka-ku,
Yokohama, Japan.
2. JAMES EDWIN WATT, b. Mar, {smudged can’t read},
Tenn.; B.A. Maryville College
1951; B.D. Degree,
Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954;
married J
OAN DURRIG, New
Philadelphia, Ohio, June 10, 1954; their children:
(1) JANIE WATT, b. Oct. 14,
1955.
(2) JEFFREY RODGERS WATT, b.
April 25, 158.
James has been pastor of Milton Presbyterian Church,
Rittman, Ohio, since May 1960.
His address is:
197 N. First Street,
Rittman, Ohio 44270
3. BRUCE EARL WATT, b. Jan. 8, 1932; graduated from
Greenback, Tenn., High School
1951; attended Hiwassie
College 1951-1952; in U.S. navy 1952-54; began working
for
Blount National Bank,
Maryville, Mary. 1, 1954; manager of Blount National’s
Branch
Bank, at Midland Shopping
Center, Alcoa, Tenn. Since June 1, 1966. Married EILEEN
MARION, July 19,
1958.Their Children: - (1) FLOYD MARIAN WATT, b. Feb.
27, 1960.
(2) JOHN EDWIN WATT, b. Aug. 12, 1963.
(3) RUTH JENNIFER WATT, b. May 29, 1966.
His address is:-
1336 Tapica Avenue,
Maryville, Tenn., 37801.
JANNIE MATLOCK
ALEXANDER - Bible Record
Daughter of American Colonists
Tennessee Knox Chapter
Bible Records - page 108-109
Compiled by Adele Weiss Sneed
Submitted by Wanda Albers
Alexander Family Bible
In possession of
Mrs J. P. Alexander
Lenoir City, TN
FAMILY RECORD:
Husband – Joseph P Alexander born Sep 10 1868
Wife – Jannie MATLOCK Alexander born Jan 10 1880
Married Feb 12, 1908 by Rev George Boatman at Woodlawn
Church.
CHILDREN’S NAMES:
Frances Marene Alexander was born August 20, 1909
Joe Ralph Alexander was born October 16, 1915
Hester Reba Alexander was born July 17, 1918
Marion Earl Alexander was born Jan. 11, 1924
MARRIAGES:
Joseph P Alexander and Jannie Matlock were married Feb.
12, 1908
Joe Ralph Alexander and Charlotte Hambright were married
June 23, 1940
Marion Earl Alexander and Rhea Ghormley were married
Sept. 28, 1952
DEATHS:
Frances Marene Alexander died October 8th, 1913
Joseph P Alexander died May 10th, 1954
(Additional Notes)
Jason Matlock was born July 16, 1769 and died October
29, 1949
NOTE: This line from Jane to Jason is as follows:
Jannie Matlock
James Pickel Matlock and Elizabeth Hudson
Moor Matlock and Rebecca Pickle
Jason Matlock and Elizabth ‘Fanny’ Rayburn (His first
wife not proven).
JOHN SAMUEL MATLOCK
- Bible Record
Permission given by John Matlock to use his
grandfather's Bible record.
Thank you John.
BIBLE RECORD: (Family Register - Parent's Names)
John Samuel Matlock born Dec 7, 1875
Sallie May Matlock born Aug 12, 1888
Married: Mr J. S. Matlock and Sallie May Carroll were
married Jan. 5, 1905
by the Rev. J A Robinson.
Children's Names:
Arlie Lee Matlock was born Dec. 13, 1905.
Pauline Carroll Matlock was born April, 16, 1908.
Samuel Kenneth Matlock was born Feb. 7, 1915
Grandchildren:
Living
Living
Living
Marriages:
Arlie Lee Matlock and Van Doyle Perigo were united in
Marriage April 15,
1930 at 730 N. Third Ave,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Pauline Carroll Matlock and Julian D. Weose were married
Samuel Kenneth Matlock and Bernice Barr were married
Aug. 10, 1946
MCMINN COUNTY
BIBLE:
John Matlock & Sarah McPherson
Found this typed Bible record with this notation at the
top of the page
"Records from the family Bible of the Matlock family
In the possession of Mr. James Arnwine Jr.,
S. Jackson Street, Athens, Tenn.
Copied by Iva Maude Lewis, Dec 15, 1936."
Typed:
Elizabeth Matlock born February 3, 1781
Charles Matlock born December 8, 1782
Sarah Matlock born September 21, 1784
Henry Matlock born September 11, 1786
Mary Matlock born November 6, 1788
Martha Matlock born July 3, 1791
John Matlock born February 13, 1793
William Matlock born April 11, 1795
Hand written to the right of these names. Grainger Co,
Tenn
Elizabeth - m. 2-20 1799 John C Hailey of Roane Co Tenn
d. 11-18-1838
McMinn Co, Tenn
Sarah - m. 6-4-1803 Richard Forrest Grainger Co, Tenn
Henry - m. 11-5-1814 Nancy Rice Roane Co, Tenn
Mary - m. 5-28-1798 Thos Fernault Comment: a notation
later;
information wrong - Mary
would have been 10 yrs old. Charles will
states Mary m. Elisha
Dodson.
Martha - m. as 2nd wife Isaac Rice, McMinn Co,. d.
8-10-1851 McMinn Co,
Tenn
John - m. Mary Arwine
William m. Sarah Dodson dau Jesse Dodson lived McMinn
Co, Tenn
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Hand written note naming children of John Matlock and
Sarah McPherson:
Comment And very interesting..
Notes made by Mattie Elizabeth (Rice) Howard in 1868
Three Matlock brothers lived in Botetourt Co, VA - viz
John Matlock
Charles Matlock
William Matlock
John Matlock m. Sarah McPherson dau of Richard & Nellie
(Martin) McPherson.
Their daughter Martha
Matlock married Isaac Rice.
The same children are listed as the above Bible record
however the only
notations to the right of
the births were:
Elizabeth - (m. John Cloud Haley, Roane Co, Tenn)
Henry - (m. Nancy Rice ?)
Martha - (m. as 2nd wife Isaac Rice)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
SOURCE:
“The Greene County Pioneer”
A publication of the Greene County Genealogical Society
Greene County, Tennessee
November 1994 , Volume 10, Number 2; page 113-114
COMMENT: Typed just as it appears in the article.
This appears to be William Matlock’s parents Bible.
Submitted by Wanda Albers
MATLOCK
Mr. W. David Beal of 144 Forest Road, Moorestown, New
Jersey 08057 writes:
"While doing research on the Matlock family of
Burlington County New Jersey,
I had an opportunity to
examine the papers of John Wesley Haines, a sell-
known local genealogist,
in the Burlington County, New Jersey Library. I
found a 'Matlack/Matlock'
file which included the attached Bible record which
I thought might be of
interest to Tennessee families because of the Sevier
connection.”
"Mr. Haines had himself received his copy of the Bible
records second hand,
as his note indicates."
An Old Matlock Bible
The following record was copied by Edgar Lee Matlock of
Van Buren, Arkansas
from an old Bible bearing
the publisher's date of [hard to read, but possibly
1790]. The spelling and
the lines drawn across the pages are exactly as in
the Bible, with the
exception of the statements contained in parenthesis.
This
Bible was originally the
property of William Matlock, born in Henry Co.,
Virginia December 3,
1762, or of his wife Catherine (Sevier) Matlock, who was
the sister of the
Tennessee Soldier and Statesman, General John Sevier.
The
Bible is now in the
possession of Rufus Matlock of Van Buren, Arkansas.
This copy of the record was sent by Edgar Lee Matlock to
Chalkey Matlock of
Moorestown, NJ, who
received it on August 21, 1935.
Agnefs Matlock was born the 27th March in the year of
our Lord 1753
John Matlock was born the 3rd November in the year of
our Lord 1755
James Matlock was born the 6th March in the year of our
Lord 1758
Sary Matlock was born the 11th August in the year of our
Lord 1760
William Matlock was born the 3rd December in the year of
our Lord 1762
Elizabeth Matlock was born the 7th October in the year
of our Lord 1765
David Matlock was born the 5th March in the year of our
Lord 1768
Gideon & and Catherine Matlock was born the 30th
September in the year
of our Lord 1770
George Matlock was born the 13th Aprile in the year of
our Lord 1774
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John Sevier son of Jas Sevier was born July 14th 1791
Alocander Daugherty was born July 4, 1812 son of
Alocander Daugherty
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Elizabeth Sevier was born 5th of May 1815
Juliett Sevier was born 25th of January 1818
Catharan Sevier was born 3rd of December 1820
Patience Sevier was born 18th of February 1823
William C. Sevier was born 11th of October 1825
(The above were children of John and Margaret Matlock
Sevier)
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Martha Matlock was born Jan. 19th 1826
John E. King was born May 19th 1827
Judith D. Matlock was born February 13th 1823
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John Matlock son of Wm. Matlock died March 21st 1785
Lusenda Matlock died on the 4th of January 1788
James Matlock died 27th February 1805
Catherine Matlock wife of William Matlock Senior died
6th Sept. 1824
Margaret Matlock departed this life on 17th of November
1825 aged about
93 years old
William Matlock, Sr. died Sept. 19th 1829
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Robert Matlock son of Polly Matlock was born 21st
January 1813
Bertha I. Matlock was born July 12th 1817
George W. Matlock son of Polly Matlock was born 1st June
1822
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Margaret Catherine Matlock was born July 23rd 1818
Kiturah Basett Matlock was born 23rd June 1820
George W. Matlock was married to his wife Margaret
Matlock March 18th 1824
(He married Margaret Bassett)
Martha Johnston Matlock was born February 24th on
Thursday at 2 o'clock PM
in the year of our Lord
1825
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George M. Matlock was born Dec 24th 1820
Johannah Matlock & Hugh Bassett was married August the
18th 1825
Nathaniel William Matlock son of Valentine Matlock was
born 25th
September 1828
Elizabeth Steel Matlock was born Jany 1st 1827
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Margaret Matlock was married August forth 1814
(She married John Sevier son of James Sevier who was a
son of General
John Sevier)
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David Matlock was married August 10th 1815
(He married Martha D. Armstrong a daughter of John and
Letitia
Armstrong.)
William Armstrong Matlock was born June 24th 1816
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Val Matlock & his wife was married July 20th 1817
(He married Mary Bassett)
Robert Sevier and his wife Katharine was married March
1st 1821
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(The following thirteen children were the children of
William and Catherine
Sevier Matlock. Catherine
Sevier Matlock was a sister of General John Sevier
of Tennessee.)
1. John Matlock was born 14th March on Monday 1785
2. Valentine Matlock was born February 27th on Wednesday
1786
3. Lusenday Matlock was born 18th December on Sunday
1787
4. Mary Matlock was born January 3rd on Sunday 1790
5. Margaret Matlock was born 17th February on Friday
1792
6. David Matlock was born 4th April, on Tuesday 1794
7. George Matlock was born 4th August Wednesday 1796
8. Catssy Matlock was born 14th October on Saturday 1798
9. Joannah Matlock was born 20th April on Monday 1801
10. Minervy Matlock was born 19th August on Saturday
1803
11. James Matlock was born 14th February on Saturday
1805
12. Betsy Matlock was born 12th of December on Saturday
1807
13. William C. Matlock was born 13th December on
Thursday 1810
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Catherine Matlock was born March 18, 1818
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Kitty C. Overstreet was born November 1, 1807
Rebecca P. Overstreet was born Aprile the 12th 1810
Ruthey S. Overstreet was born November 2, 1812
(Polly Preston Sevier Overstreet's children - Daughter
of Governor Sevier)
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