William Thompson Matlock

Brief Life History of William Thompson

William Thompson Matlock was born on 20 December 1866, in Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, United States. He married Laura Brown on 22 September 1900. He lived in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, United States in 1920. He died on 21 March 1935, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thompson Matlock
1866–1935
Donella Gillies
1883–1964
Marriage: 13 July 1918
Isabelle Katherine Matlock
1920–2010
Baby Matlock
1921–1921
Mary Jane Matloch
1926–2019

Sources (10)

  • William I Mitler in household of William Mitler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Wm T Matlock, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • William T Mattock, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1867 · Oregon Pioneer Association

The Oregon Pioneer Society was organized in October 1867. Their purpose was to keep a list of members and when they moved to Oregon. The Oregon Pioneer Society became the Oregon Pioneer Association on October 18, 1873. The Association dissolved in 1928. 

1885

Historical Boundaries: 1885: Gilliam, Oregon, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Matlock in Derbyshire. The placename probably derives from Old English mæthel ‘speech, assembly, meeting place’ + āc ‘oak tree’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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