Logan County, West Virginia          Biography of Ray E. MATTICKS

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
page 237-238

RAY E. MATTICKS is the authorized Logan County representative in the sale
of the Ford cars, tractors and accessories. He has been with the Ford Company
several years, beginning in the large plant and offices at Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Matticks has the record of an ex-service man in the great war.

Mr. Matticks was born at Newark, Licking County, Ohio, December 28, 1891, son of
David and Gertrude (Legge) Matticks. His father, a native of Kentucky, died in
1907, at the age of forty-eight at Newark, Ohio, where for a quarter of a century
he was in the job printing business. The firm Matticks and Company was a very
prosperous one and had a reputation for the very highest class of work in printing.
David Matticks was active in republican politics, and for a number of years was
in the City Council. He was the father of two children, Ray E. and Mrs. Roy
Brenholts of Columbus, Ohio.

Ray E. Matticks was educated in the Newark grammar and high schools, and for a
time attended Ohio State University. While in university he had an active part
in athletics and was a member of the freshmen football team.

A large part of his business experience has been in the field of machinery and
automobiles. In 1912 he was employed by the Jeffery Manufacturing Company,
manufacturers of locomotives and mining machinery at Columbus, in their offices
and auditing department. Later he was a commercial salesman in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois for J. H. Swisher and Company of Newark, stogie
manufacturers Following that he was with the Moore Oil Company at Columbus.

He entered the service of the Ford Motor Company with the J. Renner Auto Sales
Company, the Ford representative at Columbus. He left that concern and on May
17, 1917, a few weeks after America declared war against Germany, and volunteered
in the Ohio National Guard. He was assigned to the Ordnance Department at Camp
Sheridan, Alabama, and continued in service until discharged in January, 1919.
He entered the army as a private, was promoted to first sergeant, and at his
discharge had recommendations for a lieutenant's commission.

On leaving the army he at once resumed his connections with the Ford Motor Company
in the assembly plant at Columbus. Three months later he was made assistant chief
clerk, in charge of the Columbus offices.

On September 11, 1920, he came to Logan, West Virginia, to take over the Ford agency.
Mr. Matticks knows automobiles thoroughly, and is also a past master salesman.

In July, 1919, he married Miss Garnett, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Wright,
of Columbus. They have one daughter, Margaret Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Matticks are members
of the First Episcopal Church. He is affiliated with Columbus Lodge of Elks, No.
37, Franklin Post No. 1, American Legion, at Columbus, and is a member of the Phi
Delta Theta College Fraternity.