Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co. 1893.  p. 952.
 
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Transcriber's note:

The following biography was indexed in the book as "J.D. MATTOCK" and the entire
biography was written using the spelling "MATTOCK," but in comparing with
other "MATLOCK" biographies and contact from family researchers to confirm the
family name, the name should possibly have been "MATLOCK."  The biography was
transcribed as it appears in the book,  "An Illustrated History of the State of
Oregon," and both spellings of the name may want to be considered by the
researcher.
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J. D. MATTOCK (MATLOCK)

     A representative of the interests of Eugene, was born in Benton county,
Tennessee, March 8, 1839.  His parents, E. L. and Susan C. (Fry) Mattock, were
natives of North Carolina, but subsequent to marriage removed to Tennessee,
where Mr. Mattock farmed for a few years, and in 1840 moved to Dade county,
Missouri, and reclaimed land from the prairie and improved a small farm,
remaining there until the spring of 1853, when he sold out and purchased prairie
outfit, consisting of six wagons and the necessary number of oxen, with 100 head
of cattle.  With these and his wife and eight children  he joined several
neighbors and crossed the plains.  They met with no accident until they reached
the Malheur river, where they attempted to cross the Cascade mountains by the
Elliott cut-off, and became lost in the Klamath lake county several weeks and
their provisions gave out, and they were obliged to kill the poor jaded cattle
to keep themselves from starving.  Egress was at last discovered by following a
branch of the Willamette river, and they arrived at Butte Disappointment October
26, 1853, six months after commencing the journey.  Mr. Mattock located near
Goshen and followed farming until 1863, when he went to Boise mines in Idaho,
where he was taken sick with a fever and died, aged forty-six years.
     J. D. Mattock secured his primary education in Missouri, and when they
crossed the plains he walked the entire distance, so as to drive the cattle.  He
finished his education at Columbia College, at Eugene.  After leaving college he
was married, and located near Goshen, where he engaged in farming, and so
continued until 1863.  In 1864 he was elected Superintendent of Schools of Lane
county, and served in that capacity two years, during which time he taught
school.  In 1866 he removed to Pleasant Hill, and engaged with his
father-in-law, Mr. B. Rutledge, in pork-packing, and in 1867 he bought the
mercantile stock of Mr. Rutledge and continued the business.  In 1868 he sold
his store and purchased 850 acres of land and engaged in farming and
stock-raising, which business he followed until 1884, and then moved to Eugene
and purchased the good-will and stock of general merchandise of T. G. Hendricks,
and has since followed mercantile life.  He rented storeroom until 1886, and
then built a three-story brick building, 28 x 110 feet on the southwest corner
of Willamette and Eighth streets, where he removed, and has every convenience to
conduct his growing business.  Mr. Mattock still owns 296 acres, being the
original donation claim, and 314 acres additional.  In business relation he has
always prospered of clerkship, but he has relied on his own sound judgment, and
it has crowned his efforts with success.  He is a stockholder in the Eugene
Milling and Lumbering Company, and is also a director in same.  He occupies the
same positions in the Eugene Cannery, and is one of the enterprising citizens of
Eugene.
     In politics he has always been a Democrat, and in 1874 he was elected to
represent his party at the State Legislature, and he has served two terms in the
City Council.  He is a Knight Templar, F. & A. M., a member of I.O.O.F.,
A.O.U.W., and of the Christian Church.
     He was married at Pleasant Hill in 1862 to Miss Elizabeth M. Rutledge, of
Illinois, and daughter of B. Rutledge, an Oregon pioneer of 1853.  She died
nineteen months later, leaving a little child, Elizabeth C., now Mrs. S. C.
Smith.  He was again married in 1867 to Miss Louisa Rutledge, and she died in
1891, leaving eight children, namely:  Edis D. and Caswell C., both engaged in
the store; Lula C., Carrie A., Bertha, Maud, Joseph F. and Eugene.
     

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.