ALBERT S. MATLOCK - From Centennial History of Arkansas: Chicago, S.J. Clarker Pub. Co. 1922

ALBERT S. MATLOCK, postmaster at Van Buren, was born at Stattler, Crawford Co., Ark. 12 April, 1880, son of William and Harriet (Stewart) Matlock. The father removed from Overton Co. Tn. to Arkansas, while Jesse Stewart, the maternal grandfather, came from Cincinnati, Ohio and settled about 5 miles north of the Figure Five post office. Mr. and Mrs. William Matlock had 9 children. Of this family, E.L. Matlock is now an attorney of Van Buren, while J.D. Matlock is an official of the Arkansas Coffin Co. The family was represented in the World War by Fred Matlock and E.L. James, two nephews of Albert S.Matlock.

Having acquired a common school education, Albert S. Matlock in 1904 became a railway mail carrier and through his entire business career has been with the mail service. After acting in his original position until 1917, he was appointed a clerk in the Van Buren P.0. and in 1919 he was appointed postmaster for the 4 years term. In 1904 Mr. Matlock was married to Miss Mina Wood, daughter of J.C. Wood of Uniontown, Ark., and sister of Dr. T.F. Wood, who was a Capt. in the U. S. Army Medical corps in the World War and served a year and a half overseas. They have seven children: Joseph B., Crystal, Goldie May, Jeanette, Albert, Armstrong and Jack Pershing.

The family is Presbyterian.

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