WILLIAM A. MATLOCK - From History of Northwest Arkansas; 1889 Goodspeed: Crawford County, Ark. Matlocks pp 1172.

WILLIAM A. MATLOCK, farmer, was born 24 June, 1816 in Overton Co. Tn., one mile from the Kentucky line, and is a son of David C., and Martha D. (Armstrong) Matlock. The father was born in Buncombe Co., N.C. 4 April 1793 (?JNA). He was a soldier in the War of 1812 under Andrew Jackson, whom he greatly admired, and participated in the battles of Talledega, Horseshoe and Tallahoochie. When young he went to Tennessee on pack-horses, and his father buying land of John Sevirs (Sevier - JNA) they proceeded to make a home in the wilderness. From 1822 to 1845 he lived in Ky., working at the shoemaker's trade in connection with farming and in 1846 he bought land in Crawford County, where Logtown is now located, remaining until his death at the age of 79.

William Matlock, the grandfather, was born in Henry Co., Va. on Plumb Creek, from there went to N.C. and from there to Tenn. He subsequently moved to Overton Co. where he died. He was a soldier in the Cherokee War. Catherine (Sevier -- JNA) Matlock the grandmother was reared in N.C, and died in Overton Co., Tn. John Armstrong the maternal grandfather, was born in N.C. and during the Rev. served as Major, being a field officer in the Battle of Saratoga, under Gen. Gates. He died in Batesville,. Ark. (I have proof he died in Ky. JNA). His wife, Letitia, died in Tenn.

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