Matthew Driggers Sr (1911 - 1992)

Born 15 Jun 1911 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 May 1992 at age 80 in Alabama, USA [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Shannon Martin [send private message] and Kimberley Coulter [send private message]

Biography

Matthew was born in 1911. He passed away about 1992. ^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Kimberley (Burton) Coulter
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Shannon (Driggers) Martin.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XG-L6C : 8 January 2021), Mathew Driggers, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-687, sheet 8A, line 9, family 146, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1535.

• "Driggers, Matthew," death notice, Mobile Register and Advertiser (Mobile, Alabama, USA), 11 May 1992, Page 22; NewsBank.com, database online, "Heritage Hub," (https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=HHUB&req_dat=FB6D4948A98B436B881FB1E75B01F195&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A12A5B295590D2839%2540HHUB-132DC8AC3288626D%25402448754-132D3E41F5B2CE73%254021-1758DEE4E7059EBD%2540/hlterms%3A : accessed 3 October 2021). [Accessed free via a library account.]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2873240/matthew-driggers : accessed 03 October 2021), memorial page for Matthew Driggers (15 Jun 1911–9 May 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2873240, citing Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5). [Kimberley (Burton) Coulter - "Matthew Driggers was my Granddad. He died in a single car accident in Alabama, where he lived, but was flown to Massachusetts by family for Veteran’s burial."]

See Also:

• Mentioned in obituary of his brother Rufus - "Rufus A Driggers," obituary, Charleston News and Courier (published as The News and Courier THE EVENING POST) (Charleston, South Carolina, USA), 28 April 1985, Page 21; NewsBank.com, database online, "Heritage Hub," (https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=HHUB&req_dat=FB6D4948A98B436B881FB1E75B01F195&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A13CCA871AD118D5A%2540HHUB-154BB5D817572604%25402446184-154BB481D80FA8AB%254020-175FC51BB841CAEF%2540/hlterms%3A : accessed 3 October 2021). [Accessed free via a library account.] [Born 1909; Died April 27, 1985; Father: Henry B Driggers; Mother: Olivia Canady Driggers; Brother: Matthew Driggers]