Earl Pangburn Mathias (1914 - 1976)

Born 14 Oct 1914 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 16 Feb 1976 at age 61 in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Earl P. Mathias was born in October 1914 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John Henry Mathias (1879–1919) and Margaret Weddell Pangburn (1887–1984).

In 1919 his father died, leaving Margaret with 4 children, ages 1-6. The following year they were all living with her parents in the town of Elizabeth in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

By 1930 Earl was living with his widowed mother and 2 brothers on South Front Street in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. The three teenage boys were attending the local public school.^[2]

He graduated from Lewisburg High School in about 1935 and then attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg. He graduated in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance.^[3]

When he registered for the U.S. military draft in October 1940, Earl was working for Northeast National Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds, with blue eyes, black hair, and a light brown complexion (possibly a remaining tan from the summer).^[4]

He married Josephine Victoria (1922–2018) on 16 July 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island. Their children included:

1. Greg Howard Mathias (1949–2020)
2. Jeff David Mathias (1950–2017)
3. Living daughter
4. 3 Living sons

In 1950 Earl, his wife and first son were living in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. He was the General Superintendent for J.P.M. Manufacturing, a company that he started with his brothers, Jay and Roy.^[5]

Earl passed away in February 1976 at age 62.^[6] He was buried in Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania (Plot: Section 4B Lot D2 Grave 1).^[7], ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BN-KJS : 3 February 2021), Earl P Mathais in entry for Jessie W Pangburn, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHH-596 : accessed 29 November 2022), Earle P Mathias in household of Margaret P Mathias, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1A, line 30, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2150; FHL microfilm 2,341,884.
3. ↑ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Bucknell University; Year: 1939; Page 80. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
4. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1595. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2732; Sheet Number: 26; Enumeration District: 60-5. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRH8-L2G : 8 January 2021), Earl Mathias, Feb 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231553139/earl-pangburn-mathias: accessed 29 November 2022), memorial page for Earl Pangburn Mathias (14 Oct 1914–16 Feb 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231553139, citing Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by WayneL (contributor 49100298) .
8. ↑ Obituary: The Daily Item newspaper; Sunbury, Pennsylvania; Published 19 February 1976; Page 8, Column 2 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/484778231/