LUKE MATLOCK Son of Moore Matlock

LUKE MATLOCK

Luke Matlock was born about 1766 VA. For many years it has been thought that Luke was a son of Moore Matlock. Now with the study of DNA combined with genealogy research, there is a good possibility that Luke is not the son of Moore. Joe, an ancestor of Luke Kit # 14482 has a closer match 36/37 with those coming from SC than he does with a known ancestor of Moore, Kit# 26563.The DNA results show that it is a 33/37. Click here to see the DNA Results.

A Luke Matlock shows up first in Greenville County SC. While not

proven that this Luke is the one that is later found in Tennessee,

It is interesting to find Joe matching the SC group more than he

does the TN group.

1790/91 MEDLOCK LUKE Greenville County SC 86 1-2-2

Luke over 16

2 Females

1 Male 1-15

In 1796 and 1797 on a Sullivan Co TN Tax List Luke Matlock shows up. From

1790-1794 Moore Matlock was of Sullivan County, with that in mind and the

fact that in 1811 Moore Matlock sold Luke Matlock then of Humphreys Co TN

is the basic reason Luke became the son of Moore.

As the DNA project is growing, one thing we have learned is, you

can't assume that a same surname person in the same area is related. But

for now, Luke is linked from Moore, for the simple reason that is where

most will look for Luke, as a son of Moore.

1808 Stewart Co TN Tax List Luke Matlock 270 acres

1811 Oct 17 A bill of Sale from Moore Mattock to Luke Mattock

for a Negroe Boy...Know all men by these presents that I Moore Mattock of the County of Roane and State of Tennefsee hath and by these presents doth bargain and Sell unto Luke Mattock of the County of Humphreys and State afforesaid a certain Negroe boy named Isaac which Said Negroe I am privileged to Keep until my death for and in Consideration of the Sum of two hundred dollars to one in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and the Said Luke Mattock is to pay unto William Holland one hundred dollars in trade it being the amount of the Said Negroe Boy Which Negroe I Warrant and defend from all person or persons having any demand Whatsover - In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 17th day of October 1811---Moore (his X mark) Mattock (Seal) Signed Sealed and delivered in the presents of us William Waller, Polly Waller (Roane

County, TN Deed Book D page 90)

1812 Humphreys Co TN Tax List Luke Matlock

1820 MEDLOCK LUKE Dickson County TN 18 121201-10201

Luke 45 and over

Wife 45 and over

1 Male 18-25

2 Male 18-25

3 Female 16-25

4 Female 16-25

5 Male 16-18

6 Male 10-15

7 Male 10-15

8 Female 0-9

9 Male 0-9

1823 Aug 18 Luke Matlock witness to the will of John Willey

(Deed Book B Dickson Co TN)

1829 Edward Choate named in his will a daughter Charity Medlock (in

Robertson Co., Tenn. Wills, Bonds, Inventories & Sales Books, Volume

#7, 1828- 1832, pages 482 - 486 Will of Edward Choate, Sr. - 28 August

1829

1830 MEDLOCK LUKE SR. Dickson TN 339 000010001-00010001

Luke 60-69

Wife 50-59

1 Male 20-29

2 Female 15-19

1835 Excerpts from "Dickson County, TN Handbook" Page 60, John Choate

Will - Page 114, No. 65, "My beloved wife Eleanor Choate ...son John H. Choate...all of my children...sons Peter Choate and Squire J. Choate...

my old plantation and old tract...east section has a cave spring. Signed

19 August 1834, John (x) Choate, Proved January 1835 Witnesses, William S. Coleman, Luke Matlock, John H. Choate

Excerpts from "Dickson County, TN Handbook� George Light, Pages 211-212, Inventory and account of sale of George Light, deceased on 29 July 183_

Buyers: George Tilly, Jas. Choat, Z. Drummond, Richard Coke, Simon

Deloach, George Kelly, J. A. Bowen, Joseph Choat, Luke Matlock, Hartwell Weaver, B. G. Ragan, H. J. Shropshire, Peter Cooke, Thomas Hudson, John A. Bullock, Peter Light, William Willyk, Jas. Cook, J. R. Drake, Louis Ticer, Thomas McClellan, John Shropshire. Jos. (or Jas.) Choat, administrator.

1840 MATLOCK LUKE SR Humphreys Co TN 234 0200000001-0000100001

Luke 70-79

Wife 70-79

1 Female 20-29

2 Male 5-9

3 Male 5-9

1850 MATLOCK LUKE Humphreys County TN 099 No Township Listed

Luke Matlock 44 WM Farmer TN

Eleanor 43 WF TN

John 19 WM TN

Ellyann 13 WF TN

Edward 9 WM TN

Elizabeth 4 WF TN

Thomas 1 WM TN

Luke Matlock Sr 84 WM SC

1860 MATLOCK LUKE Barry County MO 901 Shoal Creek Township
Wm. R. Sooter 57 MW TN Farmer
Anna          57 FW TN Domestic
Monro J.      16 MW MO Farmer
B. F. Sooter 21 MW TN
Mary           1 FW MO
Luke Matlock  94 MW VA Family a farmer
Jemima        47 FW TN Domestic
Abslum        14 MW TN
Elisha Sooter 27 MW MO Farm labor

CHILDREN of Luke Matlock by census are thought to be:

1 FEMALE MATLOCK born before 1790. At one time it was thought

that Jane Bell who was on the 1850 Dickson Co TN Census who

has a 13 year Martha Matlock was the daughter of Luke. There is

some researchers who state that Jane Bell was actually a Leach,

and not a Matlock. Jane Bell was born Oct 31 1781 NC. and died

June 26 1872 Dickson Co TN, and is buried in the Jackson Cemetery.

It is unknown to me who Martha Matlock was the daughter of.

1850 MATLOCK MARTHA Dickson County TN 102 Middle District
Jane Bell 68 F NC
Martha Matlock 13 F TN

1860 BELL JANE Decatur Co TN Decaturville 295B

Daniel Leech 69 M Farmer NC

M M 58 F NC

Jane Bell 79 F NC

1870 MATLOCK JOHN Dickson County TN 348   White Bluff P.O.
John Matlock 60 MW TN Farmer, v.R/E $600, v.pers $400
Mary         48 FW VA Keeping house
Wm         16 MW TN
Edward       14 MW TN
Duncan       11 MW TN
Thos. P.      9 MW TN
Jane Bell    89 FW NC

2 JAMES B MATLOCK............................

3 LITTLEBERRY MATLOCK........................

4 BENJAMIN MATLOCK...........................

5 SMITH MATLOCK .............................

6 ANNA MATLOCK born abt 1803 TN. Anna married William R Sooter.

1832 September. Ordered by the Court that Benjamine Medlock, Wm R.

Sooter, John Stone , Thomas Findley, James Wright, Robert Bird &

James McCamie be appointed as jurors to turn the old road leading

from Huntingdon to Paris near Co. Wrights and report the same to

next term of this court. (Carroll Co. Order Book: Page 466

September term, 1832 page 466)

1850 SOOTER WILLIAM R Barry Co MO 220

William R Sooter 48 M Farmer TN

Anna 48 F TN

William 17 M TN

Edward 15 M TN

Martha 13 F TN

Benjamin 11 M TN

Monroe 6 M TN

1870 SOOTER WILLIAM R Benton Co AR Sugar Creek 371

William R Sooter 67 WM Farmer TN

Mary 65 WF SC

Sarah E Wilks 20 WF MS

Children of Anna and William:

1 William W Sooter born 1833 TN.

2 Edward Sooter born 1835 TN.

3 Martha Sooter born 1837 TN.

4 Benjamin Sooter born 1839 TN.

5 Marion Sooter born 1834 TN. Marion married Martha Matlock

June 7 1857 Barry Co MO.

Mrs. Martha E. Sooter died March 25, 1909, of cancer of

stomach, aged 65 years, 11 months and 15 days, at the

residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. G. Cooper in San

Bernardino, Calif.

Mrs. Sooter was born in Tennessee in 1843; she left there

in 1850 and came to Barry County, Missouri, and lived near

Gadfly, now Corsicana. In 1857 she and Marion M. Sooter were

married and lived happily together, and to them were born

four children, three of whom are living, Mrs. S. M. Jones of

Berryville, Arkansas, E.M. Sooter of Maple, Arkansas, and

Mrs. G. G. Cooper of San Bernardino, Calif.

In 1861 Mr. and Mrs. Sooter moved to Carroll County Arkansas

and remained there until the close of the Civil War in 1865.

Marion Sooter was killed and buried five miles south of

Berryville, Arkansas. At the close of the war Mrs. Sooter

with her three children moved back to Barry Co., near

Washburn Prairie, where she lived nearly thirty years and

raised her three children. In 1893 she and the youngest

daughter, Mrs. Cooper, moved to Cassville, Missouri, and

lived here for two years, and then moved back to Berryville,

Arkansas, and has remained with the daughter, Mrs. Jones,

and the son, E.M. Sooter, since that time. About 18 months

ago she decided she would make a visit to her daughter in

Calif., which she did and was blessed with beautiful

mountains, scenery, flowers, and sunshine, that she enjoyed

up to the day she took sick, which was January 17, 1909.

Everything was done by her daughter, Mrs. Cooper and husband

and four of the best physicians of San Bernardino, Calif.,

and a trained nurse, to restore her to health, but to no

avail; they made her last days on earth as pleasant as

possible, but God called her home.

She was a devoted Christian and a member of the Washburn

Prairie Baptist Church for 30 years. She persuaded the

friends and everyone around her bedside to be Christians.

"Let us all live as one family and live together with Jesus;"

she repeated this over and over again. She was a devoted

Christian, an obliging neighbor, a true companion, and a

dear friend to so many. A blessed mother will be missed in

the home of all her children. There is a vacancy that can

never be filled, only by mother. Rev. Mark B. Shaw officiated

at the funeral service and the remains were interred in the

San Bernardino City Cemetery. The choir rendered very

beautifully " Asleep In Jesus," " Beyond The Smiling and

Weeping" and " When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Be

There."

Mrs. Sooter was a cousin of Mrs. ?. P. Mitchell and Preston

Matlock of this city, and her husband M. M. Sooter was a

cousin of W. H. Brown, living north of this city. Exeter,

Calif.

7 ELIZABETH MATLOCK born abt 1804 TN. Elizabeth married John W

Simpson.

1860 SIMPSON JOHN W Dade Co MO 14 Marion

John W Simpson 56 M Farmer KY

Elizabeth 56 F TN

Luke 31 M Stock trader TN

Edward 27 M TN

Benjamin 24 M TN

John S 22 M TN

Harrison H 18 M MO

1870 MATLOCK JEMIMA Dade County MO 038 Marion Township
Luke Simpson   41 MW TN Stock dealer, v.R/E $800,
Elizabeth    66 FW TN Keeping house,   v.R/E $600
Jemima Matlock 56 FW TN
Joseph Swain   41 FW IL Stock dealer, v.pers $910

8 LUKE MATLOCK JR...............................

9 EDWARD M MATLOCK born abt 1808 TN.

1850 METLOCK E. M. Navarro County TX 098 Navarro District
E.M. Matlock 42 WM Merchant TN

1858 Jack Co TX Tax List E M Matlock

1859 Jack Co TX Tax List Edward M Matlock

1860 MATLOCK E. M. Jack County TX 361 Salt Hill P.O
John Denton   23 MW AR Farmer
Amanda        22 FW AL
Sarah          1 FW TX
Nancy Hogan    8 FW TX
Kumette        4 FW TX
Artems Baker 38 MW OH Farmer
Levina        36 FW OH
Ellen C.       8 FW TX
Cornelius      5 MW TX
Kate           4 FW TX
Sarah E.       2 FW TX
John B.   2/12 MW TX
E. M. Matlock 52 MW TN Laborer, v.R/E $1,680, v.pers $75

1870 MATLOCK E. M. Anderson County TX 042 Palestine P.O
E. M. Matlock 61 MW TN Farmer, v.R/E $500, v.pers $400

1880 MEDLOCK EDMUND Johnson County TX 260 E. D. 81
William Boatwright Head WM 46 GA VA VA Farmer
Elizabeth          Wife WF 41 GA NC
John McColland          WM 17 TX
Leslie Claude           WM 24 TN PA TN
Edmund Medlock          WM 72 TN

10 NEWELL W MATLOCK born 1805-1810 TN. Newell married Nancy ?

Newell died before 1840 Limestone Co AL.

1830 MATLOCK NEWELL W Limestone Co AL 45 20001001-10001

Newell 40-49

Nancy 20-29

1 Male 20-29

2 Female 0-4

3 Male 0-4

4 Male 0-4 Jasper (2)

1840 MEDLOCK NANCY Limestone Co AL 138 00200000-110101

Nancy 30-39

1 Female 15-19 Tabitha (16)

2 Male 10-14

3 Male 10-14 Jasper (12)

4 Female 5-9

5 Female 5-9

6 Female 0-4 Christian (3)

1850 MATLOCK ELIZABETH Limestone County AL 066 District 3
Elizabeth Matlock 69 FW   VA
Nancy             51 FW   TN
Tabitha           26 FW   AL
Christian         13 FW   AL

1860 MATLOCK ANDREW J. Giles County TN 175 Southern Subdivision
Andrew J. Matlock WM 24   AL
Christian Matlock  WF 20   AL
Martha E.          WF  3   TN
Minge G.           WF 1/12 TN
Tabitha Matlock    WF 30 AL

1 Tabitha Matlock born 1824 AL.

2 Nelson Ash Matlock born 1822 NC.

   1850 MATLOCK NELSON ACH Limestone County AL 066 District 3
   Nelson Ach Matlock 28 MW Farmer NC
   Sarah               27 FW        AL
   James                5 MW        MS
   Isaac Ash            3 MW        MS
   Thomas               1 MW        AL
   Margaret Moore      18 FW        AL

3 Jasper S Matlock born 1825 TN. Jasper married Martha A Heflin

Nov 9 1851 Limestone Co AL. Nancy Adeline Matlock died Aug 11

1918 Limestone Co AL.

    1850 MOTLOCK JASPER Limestone County AL 057 District 3
    William Hallbier 73 MW Farmer VA v.R/E $300
    Kasa             68 MW Farmer VA
    Lucy Pitts      40 FW        VA
    Laura            20 FW        VA
    Jasper Motlock   22 MW Farmer AL

    1860 MATLOCK JASPER Lincoln Co TN
    Jasper Matlock 33 MW  AL Farmer, v.pers $75
    Martha          28 FW AL
    Mary             7 FW AL
    Lafayette        6 MW AL
    Martha           2 FW TN
    Sarah         8/12 FW TN

   1870 MATTOCK J S Lincoln Co TN 424 Pleasant Plains
    J S Mattock 45 MW AL Farmer, v.pers $300
    Adaline     39 FW  AL
    A L         16 MW AL
    Martha      13 FW AL
    Sarah       10 FW AL
    E A          9 FW AL
    M A          6 FW AL
    A W          4 MW AL
    Adelia       1 FW  AL

    1880 MATTOCK J S Giles County TN District 1 5A
    J S Mattock Head WM 54 M AL TN TN Farmer
    Martha      Wife WF 48 M AL NC TN
    Samantha    Dau WF 22 S TN AL AL
    Sarah       Dau WF 19 S TN AL AL
    Matilda     Dau WF 17 S TN AL AL
    Augustus    Son WM 14 S TN AL AL
    Delia       Dau WF 11 S TN AL AL
    Francis     Dau WF  6 S TN AL AL

    1900 MADLOCK ADLINE Lincoln Co TN District 17 211
    Jim Scott      Head WM Feb 1844 56 M 28 yrs KY KY KY Farmer
    Samantha       Wife WF Oct 1857 42 M 7/6   TN TN TN
    Roy            Son   WM Apr 1885 15 S        TN KY TN
    Belton         Son   WM Jun 1880 9 S        TN KY TN
    Adline Madlock M/law WF Apr 1832 68 Wd 1/1   TN TN TN

    1900 MATLOCK MARTHA Limestone Co AL Sand Springs 60
    Charlie Gatlin Head WM Aug 1873 26 M 2 yrs TN TN TN Farmer
    Fanny          Wife WF Feb 1876 24 M 1/1 TN TN TN
    Trundle        Dau   WF Apr 1900 1/12 S     AL TN TN
    Martha Matlock M/Law WF Apr 1833 67 Wd 3/2  TN SC SC

    1910 MATLOCK A WHITE Lincoln County TN 84-1
    A White Matlock Head   WM 44 S       TN AL AL Farmer
    Addie           Mother WF 72 Wd 10/6 AL NC KY

Children

1 Mary Matlock born 1853 AL.

2 Asbury Lafayette Matlock born 1854 AL. Asbury married Mary Ferguson.

      1880 MATLOCK A L Madison County AL Beat 10 13A
      A L Matlock Head WM 25 M   TN AL AL Blacksmith
      Mary F      Wife WF 26 M   TN SC GA
      Minnie      Dau WF 3 S   AL TN TN
      Ada L       Dau WF 4/12 S AL TN TN

      1900 MATLOCK ASBURY L Lincoln Co TN District 12 155
      Asbury L Matlock Head WM Jan 1854 46 M 25y TN AL TN Farmer
      Mary K           Wife WF Nov 1853 46 M 6/ TN SC SC
      Leona A          Dau WF Feb 1880 20 S     AL TN TN
      Walter D         Son WM Dec 1882 17 S     TN TN TN
      Benjamin L       Son WM Oct 1885 14 S     TN TN TN
      Launa L          Dau WF May 1888 12 S     TN TN TN
      Eva F            Dau WF Nov 1893  6 S     TN TN TN

      1910 MATLOCK ASBERY L Lincoln County TN 78-5
      Asbury L Matlock Head WM 58 M1 34 years TN AL TN Farmer
      Mary             Wife WF 58 M1   7/6    TN SC SC
      Lavina           Dau WF 21 S           TN TN TN
      Ada L            Dau WF 30 S           AL TN TN Teacher
      Eva F            Dau WF 16 S           TN TN TN

      1920 MATLOCK ASBERRY L Lincoln County TN 79-5
      Asberry L Matlock Head WM 65 M TN TN TN Farmer
      Mary              Wife WF 66 M TN SC SC
      Leona             Dau  WF 30 S TN TN TN Teacher
      Vessie            Dau WF 25 S TN TN TN Nurse Private

Children:

1 Minnie Matlock born 1877 AL. Minnie married J W Pike.

2 Leona Ada Matlock born Feb 1880 AL.

1930 Jan 9 Miss Leona Matlock, aged 59 years, died at her home near

Egam, on January 3. She had spent many years of her life in Fayetteville

as instructor in the schools. She was prominently connected with the

educational interests throughout the county. Miss Matlock was a life long

member of the Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted at the

Baptist Church here by Rev. Bunyan Smith. Burial was at Rose Hill. She

is survived by her mother and two sisters, Mrs. Bedwell and Mrs. Pike, of

Nashville, and two brothers, Walter, of this place, and Lewis, of Decatur,

Ala. (Lincoln County News of Fayetteville, TN)

3 Walter D Matlock born Dec 5 1883 AL. Walter registered

for the World War I Draft on Sept 12 1918 from Lincoln

Co TN. Walter was tall with a stout build with blue eyes

light brown hair. Walter married Iva?

        1920 MATLOCK WALTER Lincoln County TN 79-1
        Walter Matlock Head WM 37 M TN TN TN Farmer
        Iva            Wife WF 34 M TN TN TN
        Walter Jr.     Son WM 10 S TN TN TN
        Inez           Dau WF 7 S TN TN TN

4 Benjamin Lewis Matlock born Oct 21 1886 TN. Benjamin

married Nina Hatchett. Benjamin registered for the

World War I Draft on June 5 1917 from Madison Co AL.

Benjamin was noted as having his index finger, thumb

of right also half of little finger entirely gone.

Benjamin was married with 3 children. Benjamin was of

a medium height with a slender build with brown eyes

and black hair. Benjamin died Oct 24 1931 and is buried

in the Bethel Cemetery, Limestone Co AL. Nina died Feb

28 1970 and is buried in the Hatchett Cemetery,

Limestone Co AL.

        1910 MATLOCK BENJAMIN L Lincoln County TN 78-1
        Benjamin L Matlock Head WM 24 M1 3 years TN TN TN Farmer
        Nina S             Wife WF 22 M1 2/2    AL AL AL
        Vina O             Dau WF 2 S          AL TN AL
        Frances            Dau WF 11/12 S       TN TN AL

        1920 MATLOCK LEWIS B Madison County AL 118-9
      Lewis B Matlock Head WM 34 M MS TN MS Labor Fiber Mill
        Nina            Wife WF 33 M AL AL AL
      Vina            Dau WF 12 S AL MS AL
        Joyce          Dau WF 6 S AL MS AL
      Walker T        Son WM 3 S AL MS AL

1930 MATLOCK LEWIS Limestone Co AL Mooresville 303

Lewis Matlock Head WM 44 M (20) TN TN TN Farmer

Nina Wife WF 43 M (19) AL AL AL

Joice Dau WF 16 S AL TN AL

Woodard Son WM 15 S AL TN AL

Mary Dau WF 9 S AL TN AL

Alma Dau WF 7 S AL TN AL

1931 Nov 5 LEWIS MATLOCK, 49, FOUND PINNED UNDER OVERTURNED TRUCK (The Alabama

Courier) Lewis Matlock, aged 49 farmer of the Beam, community, was within a mile

of his little home late Saturday afternoon when his truck left the road, pinning

him beneath the truck. Passersby found Matlock pinned beneath his overturned

truck with his neck broken. Paul Ramsey, of Boonshill, was first to reach him,

and Mark Harrison assisted in freeing the body from the wreckage and him to his

home. Matlock was a native of Lincoln county but had resided for a time in the

Bethel community near Athens, Ala. Mr. Matlock is survived by his wife, who

before her marriage was Miss Nina Hatcher; four daughters, Mrs. Leslie Smith,

Mrs. L. Robinson, Belle Mina, Ala, and Mary and Alma Matlock; two sons, Woodard

and Frank Matlock; brother, Walter Matlock; three sisters, Mrs. J. J. Bedwell and

Mrs. J. W. Pike, both of Nashville, and Mrs. Ace Witt, of Huntsville, and his

mother, Mrs. Mary Frances Matlock. Funeral services were held at 9:30 a. m. Monday

morning at his residence, conducted by Elder D. E. Mason. Burial was in Bethel

cemetery near Athens,

5 Lavina L Matlock born May 1888 TN. Lavina married Jessie J Bedwell.

1930 BEDWELL JESSIE J Davidson Co TN Nashville 260

Jessie J Bedwell Head WM 56 M (19) TN TN TN Real Estate

Elvessa Wife WF 41 M (26) TN TN TN Nurse

6 Evdah "Eva" Forest Matlock born Oct 29 1892 TN. Eva married Asa

Alfred Whitt May 18 1912 Lincoln Co TN. Evdah died Sept 1986

Athens AL. Asa died Jan 1942 Athens AL. Laura (lerlex@alltel.net)

3 Martha Samantha Matlock born Oct 1857 AL. Martha married Jim Scott.

4 Sarah Matlock born 1860 AL.

5 E A (female) Matlock born 1861 AL

6 Matilda A Matlock born 1864 AL/TN

7 Augustus White Matlock born 1866 AL/TN

8 Adelia Matlock born 1869 AL/TN

9 Francis Matlock born Feb 1876 TN. Francis married Charles Gatlin.

11 NANCY MATLOCK born abt 1810 TN. Nancy married James Choate

Feb 24 1834.

12 MALE MATLOCK born 1811-1820 TN.

JEMIMA MATLOCK born about 1810 TN. Jemima is more than likely

the daughter-in-law of Luke Matlock.

1850 MATLOCK JEMIMA Dickson County TN 112 Middle District
Jemima Matlock 40 WF       TN
E. D           18 WM Farmer TN
Absolom         4 WM        TN

1860 MATLOCK LUKE Barry County MO 901 Shoal Creek Township
Wm. R. Sooter  57 MW TN Farmer
Anna           57 FW TN Domestic
Monro J.       16 MW MO Farmer
B. F. Sooter   21 MW TN
Mary            1 FW MO
Luke Matlock   94 MW VA Family a farmer
Jomima        47 FW TN Domestic
Abslum         14 MW TN
Elisha Sooter  27 MW MO Farm labor (Might be a Matlock)

1880 METLOCK LUKE Dade County MO Smith 145D
Luke Metlock      Head   MW 62 S TN TN VA Farmer
Sarah             Sister FW 55 S TN TN VA Keeping house
Jeminiah        Aunt   FW 68 S TN VA VA Helps Keep house
Elizabeth Simpson Sister FW 57 Wd TN TN VA Helps Keep house