Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameGordon Ware MATLOCK Sr. [1], [14894], [14895]
BirthApr 5, 1908, Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [1], [281]
DeathJul 2, 1996, Norfolk City, Virginia [14894]
BurialBody Donated To Science: Eastern Virginia Medical School [14894]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/277770359/gordon_ware-matlock
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherJohn Burgess MATLOCK (1877-1951)
MotherAnnie Miller WARE (1885-1972)
Spouses
1Virginia Ware PAXTON [14894], [14896]
Birth1910, Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia [14896]
Death1982, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee [14896]
MarriageJun 30, 1930, Danville City, Virginia [14894], [14895]
ChildrenVirginia Sue (1931-1985)
 Gordon Ware (1936-2000)
2Sally Price TESH [1], [14897], [14898]
BirthAug 24, 1917, Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina [14897]
DeathMar 20, 1998, Norfolk City, Virginia [14897]
BurialMayodan Moravian God's Acre (Mayodan Moravian Graveyard), South 4th Avenue At West Roosevelt Street, Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina [14897]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28528251/sally_price-matlock
MarriageMay 4, 1940, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia [14894], [14895]
ChildrenJohn Burgess (1941-2013)
Obituary Online notes for Gordon Ware MATLOCK Sr.
U.S. Army, WWII Veteran

Parents John Burgess Matlock, Annie Miller Ware

Siblings
Edythe Inez Matlock (Hill) b. 19 February 1910, d. 26 August 1971
Una Alice Matlock (Griffin) b. 8 September 1912, d. 14 November 2003
Ola Frances Matlock (Smith) b. 5 January 1919, d. 25 April 2018
Ila Sue Matlock b. 3 Nov 1922, d. 22 April 1927
Anne Matlock (Schenck) b. 1925

m. Virginia Ware Paxton 30 June 1930
Children
Virginia Sue Matlock (McNulty) b. 12 July 1931, d. 19 June 1985, Hillsborough Co., Florida
Gordon Ware Matlock, Jr. b. 1936, d. 25 July 2000, Edison, Sussex, New Jersey

m. Sally Price Tesh 4 May 1940
Children
John Burgess Matlock b. 25 August 1941, d. 5 August 2013
One living
Gravesite Details
Burial: Memorial Garden, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Memorial Marker: Matlock Family Plot, Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, Cemetery ID 1988869 [14894]
Obituary Online notes for Sally Price (Spouse 2)
Parents Samuel Parmenia Tesh, Mamie Hampton Price

Siblings ages in 1920
Helen 17
Mamie 15
Katherine 13
Louise 10
Adelaide 8
Ruth 5
Sally 2.5
Marjorie
Jane b 1921
Samuel b 1924

m. Gordon Ware Matlock 4 May 1940

Children
John Burgess Matlock b. 25 August 1941, d. 5 August 2013
One living [14897]
 
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