William Francis Mattimore

1868 - 1917  (48 years)

• Name	William Francis Mattimore
  Birth	4 Oct 1868	Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jul 1917	Tunnel, Mesa County, Colorado
  Notes	Deserted his wife and daughters in 1908. Went to work as a Boilermaker June 28, 1910 in Panama Canal (65cents/hr) on the Atlantic Division, by Aug 3rd was absent without permission and discharged. 1917 killed in Colorado in a wreck at Tunnell. His daughter, Lillian wrote the local police there asking if it was her father that was killed as she had not heard from him in several years. His wife and daughter ended up suing the Railroad(The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company) for his death due to the cave in of the Beavertail tunnel and the neglect of having the extended derrick boom struck the top or roof of the tunnel causing the tunnel to cave in covering the and burying the train and killing William Mattimore instantly.
  Person ID	I56372	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Catherine Dudley,   b. 26 Mar 1869, Carbon, Bradford County, Pennsylvania d. 28 Apr 1935, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1894	Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Ellen Mattimore,   b. 29 Jul 1895, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania d. 4 Dec 1911, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania (Age 16 years) + 2. Lillian Catherine Mattimore,   b. 1901, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F20743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2026

  
  

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