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John Theodore MATTSON

John Theodore MATTSON

Male 1875 - 1955  (80 years)

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  • Name John Theodore MATTSON  [1] 
    Birth 6 Sep 1875  Finström, Ahvenanmaa, FINLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 12 Sep 1875  Finström, Ahvenanmaa, FINLAND Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 28 Apr 1910  Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1910 census shows John T. Mattson, 33, married 9 years, b. Fin-Swedish, parents b. Fin-Swedish, immigrated 1893, naturalization papers submitted, farmer; Olga A., 32, 6 children born/5 living, b. Fin-Swedish, parents b. Fin-Swedish, immigrated 1894; children b. MA: John A., 9; Hollis, 7; children b. MN: Edith E., 3; Leonard T., 2 1/12.

      Right next door is a Frank Skoberg, I suspect he is a brother to Olga. He is first found in Norwood, MA as was his sister.
    1910 Census    		 1910 Census
    John and Olga (Skoberg) Mattson
    Census 9 Jan 1920  Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1920 census shows John T. Mattson, 44, married 9 years, b. Finland, parents b. Finland, immigrated 1895, naturalization 1916, farmer; Olga A., 42, immigrated 1896, naturalized 1916, b. Finland, parents b. Finland; children b. MN: Hollis, 17; Edith, 12; Hilmar, 11; Olga, 10; Astrid, 8 6/12; Einar, 4 4/12.
    1920 Census    		 1920 Census
    John and Olga (Skoberg) Mattson
    Census 12 Apr 1930  Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1930 census shows John T. Mattson, 54, married at age 23, b. Finland, parents b. Finland, immigrated 1895, farmer; Olga E., 52, married at age 21, immigrated 1896, naturalized 1916, b. Finland, parents b. Finland; children b. MN: Einar L., 14. Also enumerated is Norris Stanley, aged 2 1/2 and listed as a grandson. I can't tell who he "belongs" to as no daughter married a Stanley.
    1930 Census    		 1930 Census
    John and Olga (Skoberg) Mattson
    Census 4 Apr 1940  Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1940 census shows John T. Mattson, 64, b. Finland, farmer; Olga, 61, b. Finland, Norris Mattson, grandson, 12, b. MN.

      The grandson Norris Stanley has now become Norris Stanley Mattson. Further research shows he was born June 14, 1927 in St. Paul, the son of Edith. He died 22 May 2012. His obituary names Edith as his mother and her husband Walter Olson his step-father. Edith lived to be 109 years old, she died in 2016, her obituary does not mention him.
      In 1930 Edith is living in Minneapolis and working as a maid for a private family. She does not marry until 1933.
    1940 Census    		 1940 Census
    John and Olga (Skoberg) Mattson
    Immigration 1895 
    • John probably immigrated in 1895 as this is the answer he gives most often. I have been unable to find his record of entry to the US.
    Death 28 Sep 1955  Hennepin Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I27250  MM
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2023 

    Father Mathias August MATTSSON,   b. FINLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ida Kristina SAMUELDR,   b. 1844, Åland, FINLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olga Alina SKOGBERG,   b. 10 Apr 1878, Jomala, Åland, FINLAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1965, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1899  Boston, Suffolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • John and Olga were born and raised with 6 or 7 miles apart. According to the family story they did not know each otherin Finland. They met and married in Massachusetts.
    Children 
     1. Allen John MATTSON,   b. 5 Feb 1901, Norwood, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1970, Rockford, Winnebago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Hollis Sigurd MATTSON,   b. 17 Jul 1902, Norwood, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1993, Kalispell, Flathead, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Karl Lennart MATTSON,   b. 7 May 1904, Norwood, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1905, Norwood, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Edith E MATTSON,   b. 13 Mar 1907, Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 2016, Brainard, Crow Wing, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 109 years)
     5. Leonard Theodore MATTSON,   b. 28 Feb 1908, Little Falls, Morrison County, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1946, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     6. Olga Lennea MATTSON,   b. 9 Apr 1909, Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 2008, Moose Lake, Carlton, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     7. Austrid Mildred MATTSON,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 2001, Hennepin Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     8. Einar Leroy MATTSON,   b. 29 Sep 1915, Darling Township, Morrison, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 2000, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F6441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jul 1899 - Boston, Suffolk, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 28 Apr 1910 - Darling Township, Morrison, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jan 1920 - Darling Township, Morrison, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Apr 1930 - Darling Township, Morrison, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1940 - Darling Township, Morrison, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Sep 1955 - Hennepin Co., MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1970] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915, 1970.

    2. [S1973] Ancestry.com, Finland, Select Baptisms, 1657-1890, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1973.

    3. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910.

    4. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.

    5. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930.

    6. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940.

    7. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    8. [S1] MKM, 1.

    9. [S925] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts), 925.