BIBBY, Matthew Augustus
1842 - 1902 (60 years)
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Name BIBBY, Matthew Augustus Birth 26 Jan 1842 Maryland, United States 
Gender Male Biography - MATTHEW A. BIBBY, agent, D. L.& W. R. R., Catawissa, was born in Lakesville,
Dorchester Co., Md., January 26, 1842, a son of Henry and Sarah (Graham)
Bibby, and of Scotch-English descent. His father was born in Maryland and was a
farmer, which occupation he followed near Lakesville, Md.,until his death in 1860.
Our subject was reared on a farm until he was fourteen years of age, when he entered D.
W. Wells' store in Havre de Grace, Md., and remained seven years. In 1862 he
went to Baltimore where he clerked in the store of George H. Edgar, until 1868, when he
removed to Renovo, Penn., and entered the office of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad as
clerk. There he remained until the fall of 1871, when he came to Catawissa and here
has since been employed by the D. L. & W. R. R., as station agent, express and freight
agent, and operator of the road - and the positions he has filled with perfect satisfaction
to the company in which he is employed. He married May 23,1872, Julia, daughter of
David W. and Elizabeth (Boon) Clark, and three sons were born to their union: David
B., Frank and Robert. Mrs. Bibby is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Census (desc) 1850 Dorchester, Maryland, United States _UID 27B81E1B90F649B9B19318873C32A7FA9276 Death 28 Nov 1902 Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I10082 Milton Families Last Modified 28 May 2016
Father BIBBY, Henry, b. 26 Apr 1807, Dorchester, Maryland, United States d. 1860 (Age 52 years) Mother GRAHAM, Sarah, b. 1809, Dorchester, Maryland, United States d. 1863 (Age 54 years) Family ID F3245 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CLARK, Julia Waller, b. 14 Feb 1852, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1921 (Age 68 years) Marriage 23 May 1872 Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F3268 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Apr 2024
- MATTHEW A. BIBBY, agent, D. L.& W. R. R., Catawissa, was born in Lakesville,
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Birth - 26 Jan 1842 - Maryland, United States 
Census (desc) - 1850 - Dorchester, Maryland, United States 
Marriage - 23 May 1872 - Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 28 Nov 1902 - Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S24] History of Columbia and Montour Counties 1887, Page 397.
- [S24] History of Columbia and Montour Counties 1887, Page 397.