Frank August Mattson

  Research Notes:

Note: I have not done a detailed research about his children, although I did find some information about son Cyrus - see his reseach notes page

1. Skåne Sweden to Minnesota .... Moody families ..... by Kay Breding Netz, © 1990
[I have recorded a link to the FamilySearch scan in my document, "Appendix", number 32.]
- image 102: does not add any new information; photo, image 103
- names of children correspond to point 2.


2. Trinity Lutheran Church records:

image 744
Frank August Mattson, b 19 Dec 1871, Götaholm MN; married 7 Sep 1899 [there is a reference to N. B. page 18, but not scanned]
wife Selma Kristina Persson, b 20 Aug 1877, Götaholm MN; died 27 Apr 1923 [image 732][
dau Edna Evangeline, b 13 Apr 1902, Götaholm MN [all children]
dau Cyrus Meredith .., b 5 May 1904; dropped 1932 [image 732]
dau Lily Louise, b 9 Jun 1906; dropped 1932 [image 732]
dau Wilma Christine, b 23 Aug 1908; letter 18 Aug 1928 ???]
dau Anna Amanda, b 11 May 1910
then references page 43 or image 732
as above, with added
son Nils Orville, b 5 Jun 1912
dau Ruby Lucile, b 29 Nov 1914
dau Grace Josphine, b 12 Feb 1917
son John Clemens Pershing, b 24 Aug 1918

3. US Census records:


1910 US Census, Carver Co, MN; ED 0013; sheet 9A; dw/fam; 109/113
Frank A Mattson, age 39 b in in MN [same for others] married 9 yrs [?]
wife, Selma C, age 31; mother of 4 children, living
day Edna E age 8
son [?] Cyrus M age 5
dau Lilly L age 3
dau, Wilma C age 1 yr 7 months

1920 US Census, Watertown, Carver; sheet 3B; dw/fam - 62; all family born in MN
Frank A Mattson, age 49 b in in MN
wife, Selma C, age 41;
day Edna E age 17
son [?] Cyrus M age 15
dau Lilly L age 16 ???
dau, Wilma C age 11
dau, Anna A age 9
son, Orville N age 7
dau, Ruby L age 5
dau, Grace J, age 2 yrs 11 months
son, John P, age 1 yr 4 months
then, sister, Annie, age 52

1930 US Census, Watertown Twp, Carver Co, MN; Ed 0020; sheet 4B; dw/fam - 85
Frank A, age 59; Wd; farmer
son N Orville, age 17
dau Ruby L age 15
dau Grace J, age 13
son Pershing J, age 11

1940 US Census, Watertown Village, Carver Co, MN; ED 10-20 sheet 9B; house visit 173
Frank A Mattson, age 69, Wd; same place in Apr 1935
dau, Grace J, age 23; printer, private practice [?]


Frank's findagrave id, 76106052

Frank married Selma Kristina Person on 7 Sep 1899 in Carver Co, Minnesota, United States. (Selma Kristina Person was born on 20 Aug 1877 in Götaholm, Carver Co, Minnesota, United States, died on 27 Apr 1923 in Carver Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watertown, Carver Co, Minnesota, United States.)