INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

We (Wanda and Brenda) thought of how nice it would be to have an updated census page on the Matlocks/Medlocks/Matlacks etc. in order to make research easier on finding our family members. So, we decided to get busy and do just that. It has been fun and in next pages you will find what we found. We did start out including the spelling of Mattox but by 1870 it became so overwhelming with how many there were, that we decided to stop transcribing them. There is a web site for the Maddox, those of you interested might want to check it out. The address is : http://www.tfs.net%7Egbryon/kin/maddox.html
NOTE: Since the DNA project began and I saw that the results were not even close to matching I have removed all Mattox from this site. But, Brenda has kept them on the new site....Wanda

CENSUS

By constitutional requirement, the federal government of the United States conducts an enumeration of the nation every ten years. Since the first census in 1790, the returns from these censuses have become an invaluable source of information for genealogists and others. This collection of census records contains a vast amount of information on millions of Americans.

Although the questions asked and information provided has changed since that first census, there is some basic information provided in all indexes. The name of the head of the household is provided from the first census. In 1800, age categorization and residence was added to the other questions regarding slaves, and number of males and females. In 1820, categorization of occupation was added. In 1830, categorization of deaf, dumb, and blind persons was added. In 1840 an enumeration of living Revolutionary War veterans was included in the census. This was a list of names recorded on the back of the original printed census forms The 1850 Census was the first time that the name, age, sex, color, place of birth, and occupation was added.

AIS Mortality Schedules Index

Included in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses were questions regarding those who died in the twelve months prior to the enumeration. They list persons who died between 1 June and 31 May of the year prior to the census. Even though these lists of deaths are widely believed to underreport actual numbers of deceased, this is still a valuable source of information. In many states where vital records were not kept it provides a nation-wide death register for five years between 1849 and 1880. The schedule lists the deceased name, sex, age, color, widowed or not, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. In 1870 the parents' birthplace was added.

HOW THIS WORKS:

The First thing that you will find different with this, is the index is first.
It was done in alphabetical order by first names and at the end of that name, it will show the State and County and the year where that person was living. Next will be listed by Year, with its own index.

MILITARY RECORDS:

WAR OF 1812

When the United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812, Congress authorized the President to accept and organize volunteers in order to win the war. This database is a listing of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1815. Taken from records in the National Archives, each record includes the soldier's name, company, rank at time of induction, rank at time of discharge, and other helpful information.

CIVIL WAR

The Civil War Muster Rolls is part of a historic effort to compile and link all available records of soldiers mustered by individual states during the Civil War. This database is a listing of over 5.3 million men who served in the war. Taken from records housed in the National Archives, each record provides the soldier's name, company, and unit. Also provided is the individual's rank when inducted and rank when discharged.

NOTE:

One must remember that Human is to Error, and yes there are mistakes. Mistakes from the Census taker himself, mistakes from the person giving out the information, and mistakes by the ones that have sranscribed them for this site.

The Census Taker went door-to-door and asked for the required information from who ever was at home. For example, it may have been a young adult at home that day and when asked where his father was born, the young adult recalls his father speaking of Tennessee and that is what he answered. Later it is found that his father was raised in Tennessee but actually born in Kentucky.

Other mistakes made was where somehow a person was counted in two different households.

Carolyn and Brenda's Matlock family was one such Family. Isaac Matlock living in Johnson County, AR in 1850 listed his three youngest children by his second wife, but in the neighboring county, Pope County, AR the same three children were listed in their older sisters home.

Other mistakes are in the indexes. Not everyone is listed, in which case you will need to go page by page if you think your ancestor is should be in a certain county.

If and when you find mistakes, please Email one of us and we will be glad to correct it.

SPECIAL THANKS:

We want to give special thanks to all of the Matlock researchers who have made it possible to post this information, Carolyn for the 1880 work in AR, Shawn and Jana, for the great web site they have created, and the devoted Matlock researchers who have sent census information. Sue Bays for The Virginia info she sent, Gale Nagy for the NC info, Mary Jean for the GA info, Terry Gladfelter and Sam Medlock for the SC info, Lynn Meador and Larry Moody.

DISCLAIMER:

The information on this site was taken from US Federal Census. These Censuses are released to the public every 72 years. 1930 was released in 2003.

Censuses at times are hard to read, this being the cases, one may read the census one way and someone else may read it another way. Interpretation of a census may vary from person to person. Therefore, we strongly suggest that if you question anything on these pages, or is in doubt at our interpretation that you go to your nearest library and order the census and view it for yourself. That is the only way you will be able to satisfy your questions or doubts that are listed in each household. Your Library should be able to help you order the correct reel and should have access to an Indexed book or reel that will go hand in hand with that census. That is the only way that you will know what is on the actual census.

As far as our Collective Work pages. (Marriage Records, Cemetery Listings, Death Records, Deeds, Wills, etc) This is a collection of work from any place that we can find the information. If from books, we have tried to list the book and author if it is known. If from the internet, we have tried to contact the person that submitted the information and ask for permission to use it. We have also tried to list our source of information. But, many cases someone has just shared information with us and they did not have the source, and there was a wealth of information in it. So we added it to our pages. If you find something that may be from something you did and is copyrighted. Please let us know and we will give you credit for it. It may just be an oversite on our part. If you do not wish your work or information to be on our site we will remove it. But we would hope that you let us continue using it.

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