 Matthews died at the claimed age of 111 of pneumonia in Washington , D.C. At the time of his death , he was recognized as the oldest living former Buffalo Soldier , the oldest man in Washington and the second oldest person in Washington overall behind then oldest American Corinne Dixon Taylor . He was survived by three of his four daughters , his son , nine grandchildren and seventeen great @-@ grandchildren . He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in September 2005 and Washington , D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams spoke at his funeral , which was also attended by councilman and future mayor Adrian Fenty . 
