Thank you for visiting Mattocks Family Heritage.
This site is a family tree of my known American ancestors. It is not meant to be an exhaustive account of each individual named herein, and is restricted merely to the most vital of statistics: births or baptisms, deaths, burials, marriages, and children. For more detailed information about my ancestors, please visit my companion site, An Inheritance of Ghosts.
You may navigate through this site by clicking on the links in the “Name Index” in the sidebar. Each record contains links for related family members, usually father, mother, spouse, and also the child from whom I am descended. At this point, I provide only a few links to children from whom I am not descended.
If you are returning to this site, you may want to click on the “Updates” link in the sidebar. I hope to use this page to document any additions or modifications that might be made to the database.
I encourage you to leave a comment if you have additional information or corrections you would like to share, or any questions about any individual or family mentioned here. First-time messages will be moderated before they are posted. Also be advised that, if you leave a comment, you will first be asked to provide an e-mail address. This address will not be published, but I may use it to contact you directly. If you would like your e-mail address to be published with your comment, please include it in the body of the comment. If possible, please try to leave your comments at the entry for the individual you are writing about.
Unless you specify differently, I will assume that any e-mail correspondence we engage in can be reproduced and published. So please let me know if you want your correspondence to remain private.
I regret that I am unable to keep up with responding to the numerous comments that have been left by my visitors. Lately, it seems, I have not been able to devote as much time to genealogy pursuits as once I was wont. I do eventually get around to reading all of the comments and I find them helpful and interesting. If I do not respond to your query, I apologize, but it most likely means that I am unable to answer your question, or that to answer would require more time and effort than I have available at this time.
In addition to this site, I also currently maintain three other genealogy sites. At An Inheritance of Ghosts, I have begun assembling biographies of my ancestors and their families. At Mattocks Family Heritage Resources, I am archiving the notes I have gathered that have helped me assemble my family history. Finally, at The Cooperage, I keep an informal log of my current genealogical research and discuss issues entailed in that research.
You have the Whitt chin! take a look at my site. You have a nice site. Cousin Dahnmon
I was researching my family’s genealogy some years back and had found mentions of Wisecup and Mattocks’ family genealogy, but those names where never on the same page let alone the correct family. I was surfing the net today and the lack of knowledge I had of my family’s roots was bothering me so I thought I would do some searching to see if anything had changed. I was looking through your article “First draft,” on your Cooperage blog, when the excerpt “Later on, Allene and Mary married brothers, James and George Wisecup. I believe Mary’s husband George committed suicide,” stood out very strongly to me. I realized this “George Wisecup” and “Mary” where most likely my grandparents. If this is true then that would make you my first cousin once removed? I asked my father if he knew of a “Gregg Mattocks” and he replied “Oh, I think thats Uncle Leon’s boy.” I met your father one time when I was about 7 at my grandmother’s funeral in Galveston, Texas; I remember we were making fun of one another’s clip-on-ties. I don’t recall if you where there or not; however, I vaguely remember two other women, I guess one was your mother. My father doesn’t talk much about his side of the family, but if he does mention something it was mostly about your father. I believe my dad was really fond of him. I remember getting letters from your mother, Aunt Carol, we haven’t heard from her in a while. How is she? Hopefully I’ve found the right family this time; please email me back, I know my sister and I would love to here about our family’s history and how everyone is doing now.
Your nephew David.
I am looking for information on William D. Strode who was my great, great grandfather. William married Martha Hunt and they had a daughter, Ella Strode. Ella married William P. Hieatt and they had a son Floyd H. Hieatt who was born 3/22/1894. I’m guessing therefore that Ella would have been born around 1870 and William maybe around 1845-1850. A W.D. Strode is buried in the Winchester, KY cemetery as are Ella Strode Hieatt and Floyd H. Hieatt. Since your site has several Strodes in Clark County and Winchester, I am wondering if you may have come across any of my kin. Unfortunately, I have hit a road block with William D. Strode. If you may have any information about “my” Strodes I would be most appreciative if you would contact me.
Robert,
Thanks for leaving a message at my website, Mattocks Family Heritage.
Looking briefly at my Strode family records, I find mention of a William Dillard Strode, born 23 July 1837, son of Nelson and Elvina H. (Rash) Strode. According to what I have, William married, 18 March 1858, Martha B. Hunt. Martha died 4 March 1915.
That is all I have found so far on William Dillard Strode. His father, Nelson Strode, was born 18 October 1813, the son of John Strode and his wife Ruth Constant. Nelson was mentioned in the 1834 will of his father. He married first, 26 May 1836, Elvina H. Rash. Elvina was born 5 February 1819. She died 12 November 1844. Nelson married second, 8 June 1845, Susan B. Weldon. Susan died 16 November 1869. Nelson married third, Fannie Howard. Fannie was born 29 January 1815. She died 29 December 1889. Nelson died 30 July 1895.
Unfortunately, all I have available to me at this moment are some notes I made to facilitate my further research, and I can’t tell you off the top of my head where this data was culled from. As time permits, I will see if I can find out where it was I got this information from.
Thanks again for visiting my site and leaving a message.
Gregg Mattocks
Just wanted to let you know…we will be at Pipsico Nov 30 – Dec 2 camping in Camp Kiwanis. Not as many are going this time…but we should have enough folks attending to get started on our next adventure of detecting Pipscio.
We were told of the cornfield location and an old road that led to the river when supplies were taken to and from the river, long before the BSA purchased the land. I was told the road was hard to get too…but that won’t stop us from trying. I was told they (BSA) have tried in vain to located any old home foundation…maybe we can assist and try to locate. If any foundation is there, it may be buried some in the dirt…but we will try to see about locating.
I will let you know of any finds we locate and let’s keep our fingers crossed we are able to find many nice relics of those before us!
You may also view our last hunt at: community.webshots.com/user/famleeroots
Look under the ablums for the dates for May 2007 for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of Pipsico. Day 3 will be the photos of our finds, which we are really hoping are in the museum so we may see them cleaned up!
Again, I will be happy to pass on to you anything that I feel may be of interest in your heritage.
Also, keep that website I posted handy, when we are done with this next hunt, I will post photos of it on that website.
Until my next message..Blessings to all,
Annmarie
My Great Grandfather was a Samuel Mattocks who was a Bank President in Vermont. He was the father of my patgernal grandmother, Muriel Mattocks, whose only son, Henderson Cleves, si my father. Are we related? Thanks.
Gregg,
I’m doing research on Bacon’s Rebellion, and was impressed with your write-up on Thomas Swann. Could you tell me some of the best sources you found on him?
Thanks,
Tony Connors
I am the Grandson of Allene Wisecup..
Hello My name is Sylvia Collins. My husband is a desc. of the Hough family. I seen a pic that I have an original of. I didn`t know who they were, thanks for posting it. I have lots of Hough / Baker/ Thompson pics. I don`t know who they are maybe we can help each other. Agn thanks for the pic. Sylvia Collins
I was flabbergasted and amazed to see mention of my great, great grandfather Elijah Cockel in one of your family blogs, marrying Elizabeth Knowls. From your blog, I added to my knowledge of Elijah, who was known as “Curly Jack”. It cannot be anyone else, as you mention his muster into the Union side of the Civil War in Lebanon IL and his listing on “Persons Rendered Indigent Due To The Ravages Of Grasshoppers” in Kansas (by the way, do you know that the species of locust responsible for that is now extinct). I have a wonderful picture of Elijah Cockel circa 1870′s in Dodge City KS, taken in a barbershop (his spurs are on, clean starched shirt clearly loaned by the photographer). I’ll be happy to forward. When you get it, note the gap between his pointing and 2and finger from holding the reins of a horse. Respond to me at bcockel@cruzio.com and THANK YOU for your extension of your family line!
I could not resist adding more about Elijah “Curly Jack” Cockel: After working in the ultimate lowly job at the time – a “cowboy”, Curly Jack saved enough money to buy a wagon and a team of mules. His plan was to load it with hardware and set out on the Santa Fe trail and sell them to the immigrants. Unfortunately, en route, a band of Arapahoe relieved him of his mules in the night. Having no money, he stationed his son Joesph, whose mother preceded Elizabeth Knowles and evidently died of Colera, with the wagon, sans mules, and instructed him to befriend an immigrant family. Curly Jack then WALKED back to Kansas. It took him six months to raise the money for a fresh set of mules and to eventually rejoin his son over a year after he left him. Whenever I think I’m having a hard time, I need only think of Elijah, “Curly Jack” Cockel. By the way, I have in my posession his muzzle loading precussion cap, double barreled shotgun, and my uncle Ray Cockel has his Union issue musket (which, like most Union Vets, he kept, bored out for use as a shotgun, with powerhorn. Hope you enjoy, and please DO contact me at bcockel@cruzio.com Best Regards,
Bryan Cockel
And again: Here is the geaneology of Elijah Cockel to the present (partial): Son Joseph Cockel (my great grandfather), farmed in Kansas all his life. His son, Lowell (my grandfather), moved to Chicago and, like many, was sporadically employed until he got a job in a war plant during WW II in California. His son, my father, Lowell Cockel Jr. was born in Chicago and served as a B-17 gunner, and gunnery instructer during WWII and settled in California after the war. Lowell, who is 82, has 4 sons in California.
Hi Gregg
I am your cousin from Connecticut, the 1st daughter of Carl K Mattocks (your father’s brother) I will go thru your website when I have more time. Keep up the good work!!!
Ellen
Have you considered participating in the MaddoxEtc DNA-based Family Research Project?? If you’re not familiar with the project, the DNA tests are performed by FamilyTreeDNA.com and the results posted on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maddoxetc/
I would gladly discuss this project further with you. Gene Mattocks, 1044 East Landing Way, Sacramento, CA 95831 (916) 428-8713
Hello,
My name is Sharline Mattocks – Bent. I am from Jamaica. I would like to know about the first set of Mattocks who came to Jamaica, probably in the colonial period. I understand that they were from Scotland. However i have limited information about my grandparents from my father’s side. His name was Norman Washington Mattocks. He died six years ago.
I think the site is great and relevant to many like myself who wants to trace their family’s heritage.
Looking forward to a response.
Hello
I am researching Eunice Burlingame and I had her parents as Israel Burlingame and Eunice Crandall. I cannot prove that. I am a DAR mbr and am trying to prove this patriot (Israel). I might be wrong and if so, you are right in saying Clark Burlingame is her father. Do you have any proof I could have? Eunice married Ichabod Mattocks and I can’t seem to get any farther with Eunice as to who her parents are. Thank you for any help….Nancy
Looking to connect with Caroline Cleaves who mentioned Muriel Mattock Cleaves and her son, Henderson Cleaves. My great grandfather was married to Bessie Cleaves — sister to Howard Cleaves (husband of Muriel).
Lynn,
I have forwarded your e-mail address to Caroline.
May the two of you be able to share many family memories and pursue the research into your shared heritage together.
Gregg
Dear Gregg,
Elija Sutton Cockel was my Great-Great-Grandfather; his son, Tom Cockel, my Great Grandfather. Tom’s son Olan was my grandfather.
I have photos of Elijah in buckskin with 10 point spurs. Also photos of Lynn, Joe, Fern, Daisy, Vera, Lowell and Bertha Cockel.
I have a photo of a Matilda. I’ve never heard of a Matilda Cockel.I did noticed a Matilda Mattocks in your family. I think it is from the 1880′s to early 1900′s. Is it stretch to think there’s a connection?
I would love to reach Brian Cockel. How do I do that?
Sincerely, Susan Cockel
Dear Susan:
Thank you for leaving a comment at my genealogy site, Mattocks Family Heritage.
I attempted to forward your e-mail address to Bryan Cockel but, to my dismay, his address appears to no longer be active.
I doubt very much that there is a connection between a Matilda Mattocks and the Cockel family. I am descended from Elijah Cockel’s wife Elizabeth Parmelia Kaylor on my mother’s side of the family, and the Mattocks family, of course, from my father’s side. The two families were quite unconnected until my father met my mother.
I wonder if you have found my posts about Elijah Cockel at my genealogy blog The Cooperage? Those stories can be found at:
http://mattocks.blogspot.com/search/label/Cockel
I would love to procure copies of the photographs you mentioned in your comment. Please let me know if I can assist you in making and sending copies to me, either digitally through e-mail, or through the traditional post.
I am sad that I can no longer contact Bryan. I would have liked to obtain a copy of his photograph as well. We can hope that he will find us again someday and re-establish contact.
Thanks again for your comment!
Sincerely,
Gregg Mattocks
I have alot of Cockel photos.
Elijah Cockel
Tom, Joe (Elijah’s sons)
Olan (my grandfather)
Lowell (Brian’s Grandfather)
lynn
Fern
Vera
Daisy
Minnie
Bertha
Olan Cockel Married Lucy Pippenger
Robert Olan cockel, Sr. (son)
Dorthy (Ccokel) Hagberg (daughter)
Patricia Ann (Cockel) Howeth (deceased)
Robert Olan Cockel, Jr.
Susan Annette Cockel
Hopefully, Brian Cockel see’s this.
I will send a scan of Curly Jack via email when I get back from vacation.
Sincerely,
Susan Cockel
Thanks, Susan!
I attempted e-mailing you with the address you used to register with WordPress, but the message came back to me as undeliverable.
If you indeed did not receive my message, please check to make sure you registered here with an accurate address. Once it is valid, I can forward my e-mail address to you.
Thanks again,
Gregg
Good Evening Mr. Mattocks:
I am the adopted daughter of Olan Cockel, who passed away November 1, 1959. I only met my half brother, Bob, once and that was at my father’s funeral, though I did talk to him over the telephone for a very short time about 20 years ago. Susan Cockel is, perhaps, my niece through adoption, though we are about the same age. Over the years I’ve attempted to locate other members of the Cockel family, but have had no success as most do not know of me or were too young when Olan (Charlie was his nickname) died. I, too, attempted to contact Brian Cockel via his email but it was returned unread.
I would be deeply grateful if you would forward my email to Susan.
Thanking you in advance of your kind efforts on my behalf.
With warmest regards, I remain …..
Sincerely Yours,
Lynda Paradise (nee Cockel)
Lynda,
When I had attempted to contact Susan after leaving her message here, her e-mail address proved to be invalid.
We can hope that she will re-visit this site, find your message, and will contact me with a valid address.
Sincerely,
Gregg Mattocks
Dear Mr. Mattocks,
my name is kandra asbury. my mothers name is tammera mattocks, and my grandfathers name is John Mattocks, im 16 and trying to do research on my family heritage for a school project. I clicked on your website off of google. i have no idea if you can help me with this but i need to know a little about the ancestry of the mattocks name. anything would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Kandra Asbury
Gregg! Thinking of you. Amazed at what you’ve done here! Stunningly, beautiful tribute to the great big generous and funny soul that you are! Best wishes dear one…
Lisa