Silas Gibbs Brickhouse

   Cause of his death was Suffocation - Fell through a cavity in a sawdust hopper at 7:15 a.m. while at work - accident.

  Research Notes:

WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Silas Gibbs Brickhouse
Residence: Columbia, Tyrrell Co., North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1921
Birth Place: Tyrrell, North Carolina
Person who will always know my address: Mrs. Cora Brickhouse of Columbia, N. C.
Registration Year: 1942
Note: Although Silas married Cora in 1943, she is listed on this dated 1942 document as his wife.

  Medical Notes:

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Silas Gibbs Brickhouse (married)
Residence: Morehead, Carteret Co., North Carolina
Occupation: Laborer at Paper Felt Mill
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1921
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 14 Sep 1954
Death Location: Morehead City, Carteret, North Carolina
Burial: Sept 15, 1954 at Gum Neck Cemetery, Columbia, N. C.
Father's name: Joseph Samuel Brickhouse
Mother's name: Cora Swindell
Informant: Mrs. Cora Brickhouse of Morehead City, N. C.

Silas married Cora Elizabeth Lawrence on 6 Mar 1943 in Hertferd Co., N. C. (Cora Elizabeth Lawrence was born on 22 Aug 1926 in Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, died on 8 Jan 2007 in Colerain, Bertie Co., North Carolina and was buried in Highland Memorial Gardens, Ahoskie, Hertford Co., N. C..)

  Marriage Notes:

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Cora Elizabeth Lawrence
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1926
Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1943
Marriage Place: Hertford, North Carolina
Father: Edgar Lawrence
Mother: Sudie Lawrence
Spouse: Silas Gibbs Brickhouse
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1922
Spouse Father: Joe Brickhouse
Spouse Mother: Cora Brickhouse
Event Type: Marriage