This page was last updated by Charlie Matkin on March 26,2005

Some of the links on this and other related pages are not working. Please bear with me, as I am working on them.

I also have a NEW personal web page (under construction):

"www.matkin.info"

These geocities pages are always under construction, for the use of members of the Matkin, Madkin or Matkins families.

We have been doing research for several years now and wish to have input from other interested and/or related parties.

We are in the process of moving to http://matkin.info/history.htmso bear with us on links and photos which do not work.

If you wish to see the Coat of Arms and surname documentation sent by Delma Matkin, click here.

A new feature is comments we have received from New Contacts

Charles Michael "Mickey" Matkin of Houston, TX has been to Alabama to do some research. You may read the correspondence we had concerning the trip by clicking here.

To learn about MATKIN MOUNTAIN at Redstone Arsenal, click here.

Thanks to Cindy Matkin Stiene, we have begun discussions with another branch of the family. To read about the Crow family connection, click here.

She also sent some genealogical Humor.

Next, maybe we can get more info about the Love family (Love Field in Dallas?)

Bettye McGovern of California has submitted info on Matkins in Marengo County, AL and Matkins in the Civil War.(Missing)

Joyce (Dashiell) Petty Cooper has contacted us again after several years. For her latest input, click here.(Missing)

Below is a picture taken a few years ago while visiting the Midlands of England searching for Matkin(s) ancestors. This is Richard Matkin. who was born in Bakewell, next to the grave of one of his ancestors. They go back SEVERAL generations. Richard and his wife Delma live in the area of Nottingham and were quite helpful (and delightful hosts), taking my wife and me all around the area on our quest. We have recently received word that Richard, who was an unsung hero of World War II, died of cancer on February 11, 1998 at the age of 79. We honor him with his own page. Click here.

Richard Matkin

Go to the main "Matkins Information Center Page"

Then link to other family info pages from there.

Go to the main page of "Charlie Matkin"

While visiting the area in the western part of the Carolinas that was known as the Pendleton District when my ancestors lived there, we visited the "one-house town" of Matkins, NC. It had originally been known as Williamsburg, but due to the confusion with another (better known) town in Virginia, it was changed. It's a longer story, but I will go into that later. Here are the folks who live there. I have lost contact with them, so their first names escaped me. While searching through my records I found a letter from him (Clarence Matkins). He recently contacted me and sent me a packet of family info. I've received some discs from him with all the info in ascii format which I hope to soon add to these files.

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