Gibson Matthews

Abt 1902 - 1943  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Gibson Matthews
  Birth	Abt 1902	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1943	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	A national miner was fatally injured when run over by a Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad coal train in sight of his home and five others were injured in two automobile accidents last night. The miner, who died at Miner's Hospital, Frostburg, at 11:15 p.m., a few hours after being hit, was Gibson Matthews, 41. A miner at coal mine 17 of the Consolidation Coal Company located in Klondike, Matthews had spent the afternoon away from home and was on his way back, taking a commonly used shortcut along the railroad tracks, when he was struck. His left leg was amputated below the knee. A train crew called a Frostburg ambulance to take Matthews to the hospital. Matthews is survived by his mother, Mrs. Viola Matthews, of Pekin; his wife, Mrs. Stella Crawford Matthews, and four children, Pvt. Gibson DeWayne Matthews, Camp Edwards, Mass.; LaVerne, Joan, and Dale, at home. The Cumberland Sunday Times, October 24, 1943
  Person ID	I45247	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	Stella Crawford,   b. 10 Mar 1908, Mt. Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. 26 Feb 1989, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Gibson DeWayne Matthews,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Joan Matthews,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Dale Matthews,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   4. LaVerne Matthews,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F17028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021