Jason James Matlock (1795 - 1880)

Born 5 Feb 1795 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hicks) Matlock — married 30 Sep 1815 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died Mar 1880 at age 85 in Benton, Polk, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jason was born February 5, 1795 in Roane County, Tennessee. He was the son of Jason Matlock and Fannie Rayburn.

Pastor of Ocoee Baptist Church for fifty years. Married to Elizabeth "Betsey" Hicks on September 30,1815 in Roane County, Tennessee. ^[1]

He passed away March 1880 in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee.^[2] Jason was laid to rest in Matlock Cemetery, Polk County, Tennessee, United States. ^[3]

Research Notes

He was listed as Jackson on the 1870 Polk County, Tennessee census. 1870 United States Federal Census^[4] Name: Jackson Matlock [Jason Matlock] [Jason, Jr. Matlock] Age in 1870: 74 Birth Date: abt 1796 Birthplace: Tennessee Dwelling Number: 224 Home in 1870: District 2, Polk, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Benton Occupation: Minister Of Gospel Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 397 Real Estate Value: 2000 Household Members Age

• Jackson Matlock 74
• Elizabeth Matlock 72
• Abraham Matlock 31
• Rebecca A Matlock 27
• Euclid S Matlock 10/12

The following Info. may or may not be correct given the information listed after this one from the TNGen Web Project:

Matlock Cemetery near Estanalee Creek in Southwest Mcminn County, Tennessee, near Niota and three miles east of Riceville is on the old Matlock homesite and was formerly Cherokee Indian ground. Home was purchased in 1818 from Betsy McIntosh, a half breed Cherokee indian wife of the great Cherokee chief "Falling Water". Both are still buried here on this said property...located on county rd 725.

Matlock Cemetery Information from TNGen Web Project:

Location: 2 and 1/2 miles SE of Benton on Matlock Valley Road (now Hwy # 314).

Established: Approximately 1870 by the Rev. Jason Matlock.

Number of graves: 40 or 50

Acreage:1 acre

Remarks: Among those buried here are the Rev. Jason Matlock, first pastor of Four Mile Baptist Church who died in 1878,and his wife Elizabeth who were parents of 20 children; John Couch, & Joe Cain. Matlock School was formerly located here. Others buried here according to WPA listings are Lafayette "Shug" Cronan; an infant d/o Florence Cronan, May Matlock Miller, Infant of Bell Burns, grandchild of Bill Burns; Louise Matlock, Mr. & Mrs. Leander Presswood, he was born about 1810 and died about 1885; Mararet Cronan Cain , Sarah Presswood,w/o John and a daughter of Elijah Cronan; Mark Cain, infant of Becky Cronan Cain; Infant daughter of John and Sarah Presswood; Infant of Coot Cronan; May, an infant d/o Austin and Tennessee Presswood; Infant of Babe Cronan; Infant d/o Austin and Tennessee Presswood; Mrs. Frady, Matilda Frady Cronan, first w/o Elijah Newton Cronan. Polk County Cemeteries. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6Y-175 : 4 December 2014), Jason Matlock and Betsey Hicks, 30 Sep 1815; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 140, Roane, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. A portion of this collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880 (formerly in the custody of the Daughters of the American Revolution), and Related Indexes, 1850-1880. T655, 30 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.

   Name: Jason Matlock

   Gender: Male

   Race: White

   Marital status: Married

   Estimated birth year: abt 1796

   Birth Place: Tennessee, USA

   Age: 84

   Death Date: Mar 1880

   Cause of Death: Paralysis

   Census Year: 1880

   Census Place: District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA

   Enumeration District: 96

   Line: 11

3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 August 2020), memorial page for Rev James Jason Matlock Jr. (5 Feb 1795–Mar 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #10427218, citing Matlock Cemetery, Polk County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Cindy Womble Billman (contributor 46485823) .
4. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1554; Page: 26A
5. ↑ “Matlock Cemetery.” Polk Co. TN Cemeteries, TNGen Web Project, [1]

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TJ-3JM : 18 March 2020), Jason Matlock, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZY-Y4P : 19 March 2020), Jackson Matlock, 1870.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jane Hanson for creating WikiTree profile Matlock-207 through the import of Hanson Family Tree.ged on Aug 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jane and others.