Descendants of WILLIAM (BILLY) MATLOCK 

submitted by Mrs. Doyle Slaten of Longview, Texas and Ann Wirfs of California

WILLIAM (BILLY) MATLOCK, son of Isham and Nancy Ellen Hale, and brother to Melba Wood's John, was born 18 November, 1813. He married Lydia McKenney and they had ten children:

1. James Isom born 1847 married Kate Saladin, had two sons, Frank and Harrison, and four daughters. Emmalie born 1848 married Dorsey Towell and had one son, Doss. Jessie born 1849 died young
2. ?
3. ?
4. John Franklin born 1850 married Lydia Epsworth and had six children: John, Dee, Evert, Jane, Ellen and Nell
5. Dosia Ann born 1853 married (1) William White and had one son, Tom. Married (2) William Miller and had two children: Ollie and Bill
6. Elizabeth (Betsy) born 1856 married Stephen Edwards and had four children: Luke, Doss, Ralph and Molly
7. Henry Columbus born 1859 married Laura Furling and had five boys: Ferd, Lee, Tommy, Herman and Brewer
8. Thomas Buckingham born 1862 married Amanda Jane Cane in 1881 and had ten children: Ola, Luther, Ethel Naomi, Lutitia, Frances, Alice, William and Walter
9. Laura Victoria born 1865 married Frank Craig and had one son, Marion and three girls- Eula, Pearl and Effie
10. Lucy born 1868 married Wesley Barnes and had four children: Doss, Charley, Oliver and Lucy.

THOMAS BUCKINGHAM (No. 8 above) married Amanda Jane Cane and had:

1. Oldridge (Ola) Mitchel born June 20, 1882, Married Bessie May Martin December 22, 1908 and had seven children
2. John Luther born 1884 married Lura Lewis and had four children: Boy baby died; Reble Marie, Luther, Monroe and Pauline Lura
3. Naomi May born March 2, 1886 died at 1 1/2 years
4. Mary Ethel born October 15, 1838 married Frank Howard and had five children: Winifred Amanda, Burnard Thomas, Frank Alexander, Norman Charles and Layman Carl
5. Lutitia born December 3, 1890 married Fred H. Kenney and had four children: Maud Naomi, Mable Bell, Thelma Marie, Fred Howard
6. Edwina Bell born September 9, 1893 married Elmer Keasling and had two sons: Adrin Elmer and Vernon
7. Ollie Frances Eugene born February 19, 1896 died Aug. 1916
8. Alice Dewey born July 10, 1898 married Elmer Ray who died. Two or three children stillborn. She later married Loyd Crawley
9. William Thomas born May 10, 1903 married Emma _ and had three children: Darle and Alice Marie (who died young) and Emma Jean
10. Walter Lee born 1904 married Lottie King. No children.

OLDRIDGE (OLA) MITCHEL MATLOCK (No. 1 above) married Bessie May Martin and they had seven children:

1. Thomas born 1909 died at birth
2. Naomi Edwina born April 16, 1910 married Edwin A. Haacke April 14, 1928 and had ten children Bessie Jane, Myrtle June, Ruth Evelyn and Reva Elenor (twins), Edwin Wayne, Janet Lucille, Maomi Edwina, Layne August and Lynda Ann (twins)
3. Melvin Thomas born April 17, 1911 married Iva Lucille Boggs on March 9, 1935 and had three children: Barbara Ann, Rebecka Lucille and Melvin Thomas
4. Ruth Amanda born November 18, 1913 married Roy A. Jones December 19, 1931 and had four children: Ola Evert, Roy Melvin, Almeda Gay and Larry David
5. Ollie Frances born 1917 married (1) George W. Haacke March 28,1936 and had three children: Robert George (Bob), Richard Lyn and Carolyn Sue. She married (2) Doyle Slaten July 24, 1971
6. Anna Mae Virginia born Oct. 2, 1924 married Thomas Pierre Wirfs and had four children: Thomas Piere, Patricia Lynn, David Mitchel and James Martin
7. Melba Lee born April 17, 1933 married Edward Holt and had six children: Sharon Irene, Edward Albert, Steven Wayne, Richard Lee, Melvin Matlock and Lisa Marline.

The information on the above family was submitted by Mrs. Doyle Slaten of Longview, Texas and Ann Wirfs of California.

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