Pius and Lawrence Gibbar were brothers and our grand uncles, related to us through their marriages to our grand aunts, Mary Anna "Annie" (nee Belsha) Gibbar and Mary Pearl (nee Belsha) Gibbar, respectively.

PIUS GROVER MATTINGLY was born on November 22, 1892 in Belgique, Bois Brule Township, Perry County, Missouri, the son of Ferdinand James Mattingly and Mary Elizabeth (nee Redford) Mattingly. He was our grand uncle by marriage, the husband of our grand aunt Mary Anna (nee Belsha) Gibbar.

Pius registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. On his registration, he stated that he was the son of Ferd Mattingly, that he lived in Belgique, Missouri and he was single. Pius also claimed an exemption from the draft. His grounds were "dependents, father and mother." He was described as tall, slender, with brown eyes and dark hair. 

LAWRENCE MATTINGLY was born on February 24, 1890 in Belgique, Bois Brule Township, Perry County, Missouri, the son of James Ferdinand Mattingly and Mary Elizabeth (nee Redford)g. He was our grand uncle by marriage, the husband of our grand aunt Mary Pearl (nee Belsha) Belsha. 

Lawrence also registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. On his registration, he stated that he was the son of Ferd Mattingly, that he lived in Belgique, Missouri and he was single. Lawrence also claimed an exemption from the draft. His grounds were "dependents, father and mother." He was described as tall, slender, with blue eyes and light hair.

Apparently, the brothers' exemptions were only temporary and the eventually both served in the army. The photos below were taken at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, taken near the end of World War 1 in 1918. There is anecdotal evidence that neither brother served overseas.

Pius and Mary Anna (nee Belsha) Gibbar had one child, a daughter named Mary Doris. He was a farmer by trade. Pius died on April 11, 1968 at the age 75 from prostate cancer and bronchio-pneumonia and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Missouri.

Lawrence married Mary Pearl Belsha on September 9, 1919, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. They had no children. He died on February 26, 1970 and is buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois.