Private Aaron Edson Mattox, born 18 Dec 1891, was the son of Samuel R Mattox and Nancy Ellen (Russell) Mattox of South Bloomingville, Hocking County, Ohio. South Bloomingville is 51 mi SSE of Columbus.
In the 1900 census 8-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles Albert 11, in Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio. His father is a blacksmith. Albert, at 11 years old, is a day laborer.
In the 1910 census 18-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles 21, on Mill Street in Benton Township. His father has his own blacksmith shop now. Brother Charles is a public-school teacher.
On his Apr 1917 draft registration 25-year-old Aaron is a laborer as a miller in a mill.
Aaron sailed for France with Company D of the 324th Machine Gun Battalion from New York City aboard the RMS Corsican on 11 Jun 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father, Samuel, back in South Bloomingville.
On 9 November 89th Brigade of the 30th Division forced a crossing of the River Scheldt; by that night elements of the Division were at Renaix (now Ronse), Belgium 23 miles south of Ghent. At the time when the Armistice came into effect, 11am on 11 November, the advanced units had reached the line Ghoy – la Livarde, northwest of Lessines.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2 Ohio, show Privates: Mattox, Aaron E, as Died of Disease 10 Nov 1918. We don't know how long Pvt Mattox had been ill but it was unlikely that he was still with his unit in Belgium when he died.
Nancy Ellen Mattox is listed with the 1929 Gold Star Mothers invited to visit their son's graves in France as a guest of the US Government. She accepted the invitation.
Pvt. Aaron E. Mattox, AEF SN# 2431777, Co D. 114th Machine Gun Battalion, 59th Brigade, 30th Division, AEF.
Died of Disease (Influenza) while serving as an HMG Crewman with Co D. while at the British General Hospital, Dury, France on the morning of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918.
Upon Pvt. Mattox's death, Pvt. Mattox was initially interred at Grave #17, Section #2, Row D. Hospice Military Cemetery, Dury, France on the afternoon of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #30, Row #19, Section A. at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France on the afternoon of Thursday, August 24th, 1922.
In the 1900 census 8-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles Albert 11, in Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio. His father is a blacksmith. Albert, at 11 years old, is a day laborer.
In the 1910 census 18-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles 21, on Mill Street in Benton Township. His father has his own blacksmith shop now. Brother Charles is a public-school teacher.
On his Apr 1917 draft registration 25-year-old Aaron is a laborer as a miller in a mill.
Aaron sailed for France with Company D of the 324th Machine Gun Battalion from New York City aboard the RMS Corsican on 11 Jun 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father, Samuel, back in South Bloomingville.
On 9 November 89th Brigade of the 30th Division forced a crossing of the River Scheldt; by that night elements of the Division were at Renaix (now Ronse), Belgium 23 miles south of Ghent. At the time when the Armistice came into effect, 11am on 11 November, the advanced units had reached the line Ghoy – la Livarde, northwest of Lessines.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2 Ohio, show Privates: Mattox, Aaron E, as Died of Disease 10 Nov 1918. We don't know how long Pvt Mattox had been ill but it was unlikely that he was still with his unit in Belgium when he died.
Nancy Ellen Mattox is listed with the 1929 Gold Star Mothers invited to visit their son's graves in France as a guest of the US Government. She accepted the invitation.
Pvt. Aaron E. Mattox, AEF SN# 2431777, Co D. 114th Machine Gun Battalion, 59th Brigade, 30th Division, AEF.
Died of Disease (Influenza) while serving as an HMG Crewman with Co D. while at the British General Hospital, Dury, France on the morning of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918.
Upon Pvt. Mattox's death, Pvt. Mattox was initially interred at Grave #17, Section #2, Row D. Hospice Military Cemetery, Dury, France on the afternoon of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #30, Row #19, Section A. at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France on the afternoon of Thursday, August 24th, 1922.
Private Aaron Edson Mattox, born 18 Dec 1891, was the son of Samuel R Mattox and Nancy Ellen (Russell) Mattox of South Bloomingville, Hocking County, Ohio. South Bloomingville is 51 mi SSE of Columbus.
In the 1900 census 8-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles Albert 11, in Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio. His father is a blacksmith. Albert, at 11 years old, is a day laborer.
In the 1910 census 18-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles 21, on Mill Street in Benton Township. His father has his own blacksmith shop now. Brother Charles is a public-school teacher.
On his Apr 1917 draft registration 25-year-old Aaron is a laborer as a miller in a mill.
Aaron sailed for France with Company D of the 324th Machine Gun Battalion from New York City aboard the RMS Corsican on 11 Jun 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father, Samuel, back in South Bloomingville.
On 9 November 89th Brigade of the 30th Division forced a crossing of the River Scheldt; by that night elements of the Division were at Renaix (now Ronse), Belgium 23 miles south of Ghent. At the time when the Armistice came into effect, 11am on 11 November, the advanced units had reached the line Ghoy – la Livarde, northwest of Lessines.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2 Ohio, show Privates: Mattox, Aaron E, as Died of Disease 10 Nov 1918. We don't know how long Pvt Mattox had been ill but it was unlikely that he was still with his unit in Belgium when he died.
Nancy Ellen Mattox is listed with the 1929 Gold Star Mothers invited to visit their son's graves in France as a guest of the US Government. She accepted the invitation.
Pvt. Aaron E. Mattox, AEF SN# 2431777, Co D. 114th Machine Gun Battalion, 59th Brigade, 30th Division, AEF.
Died of Disease (Influenza) while serving as an HMG Crewman with Co D. while at the British General Hospital, Dury, France on the morning of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918.
Upon Pvt. Mattox's death, Pvt. Mattox was initially interred at Grave #17, Section #2, Row D. Hospice Military Cemetery, Dury, France on the afternoon of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #30, Row #19, Section A. at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France on the afternoon of Thursday, August 24th, 1922.
In the 1900 census 8-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles Albert 11, in Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio. His father is a blacksmith. Albert, at 11 years old, is a day laborer.
In the 1910 census 18-year-old Aaron is living with his parents and brother Charles 21, on Mill Street in Benton Township. His father has his own blacksmith shop now. Brother Charles is a public-school teacher.
On his Apr 1917 draft registration 25-year-old Aaron is a laborer as a miller in a mill.
Aaron sailed for France with Company D of the 324th Machine Gun Battalion from New York City aboard the RMS Corsican on 11 Jun 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his father, Samuel, back in South Bloomingville.
On 9 November 89th Brigade of the 30th Division forced a crossing of the River Scheldt; by that night elements of the Division were at Renaix (now Ronse), Belgium 23 miles south of Ghent. At the time when the Armistice came into effect, 11am on 11 November, the advanced units had reached the line Ghoy – la Livarde, northwest of Lessines.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2 Ohio, show Privates: Mattox, Aaron E, as Died of Disease 10 Nov 1918. We don't know how long Pvt Mattox had been ill but it was unlikely that he was still with his unit in Belgium when he died.
Nancy Ellen Mattox is listed with the 1929 Gold Star Mothers invited to visit their son's graves in France as a guest of the US Government. She accepted the invitation.
Pvt. Aaron E. Mattox, AEF SN# 2431777, Co D. 114th Machine Gun Battalion, 59th Brigade, 30th Division, AEF.
Died of Disease (Influenza) while serving as an HMG Crewman with Co D. while at the British General Hospital, Dury, France on the morning of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918.
Upon Pvt. Mattox's death, Pvt. Mattox was initially interred at Grave #17, Section #2, Row D. Hospice Military Cemetery, Dury, France on the afternoon of Sunday, November, 10th, 1918, and was finally reinterred at Grave #30, Row #19, Section A. at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France on the afternoon of Thursday, August 24th, 1922.
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