Detail View: Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files: WPA Bio 2149

Title: 
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Matthew Campfield
Collection Name: 
WPA Collection
Collection Number: 
WPA Bio 2149
Item Description: 
Campfield, Matthew - Biographiical information for Matthew H. "Uncle Matt" Campfield; "Matthew Campfield, Pioneer", no published source, n.d.
Date: 
Undated
Link to Finding Aid: 
https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
Notes: 
born: 1839 (Negro)
Notes: 
elected Natrona Co. Coroner (2 terms) - Democrat
Notes: 
homesteaded at site of Fort Casper (Natrona Co.)
Notes: 
Campfield, Mrs.Fannie (wife?, born: ? - married: ? - died: ? - buried: ?)
Notes: 
via wagon through Glenrock (Converse Co.) en route to Casper (1888)
Notes: 
he froze feet and legs (o/a 1865) - amputated both - artificial limbs
Notes: 
died: 1897 (age: 57-58)
Notes: 
buried: Highland Cemeter (Plot: Block 8, Lot 11, Grave 4 - Memorial ID: 146884405) at Casper (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
Notes: 
cemetery headstone courtesy of Harmony Art Club (May 29, 1960)
Notes: 
Civil War: served as soldier - G. A. R. veteran
Notes: 
barber: shop adjacent to newspaper at Casper (Natrona Co.)
Rights: 
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
Type: 
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