Myrtle Ann Elizabeth (Harper) Mattson (1873-1963)

Myrtle Ann Elizabeth "Myrtle May" Mattson formerly Harper

Born 22 Jun 1873 in Villa Ridge, Pulaski, IL USA

Ancestors

Daughter of Samuel Hanes Harper and Josophine (Green) Harper

Sister of Lorenzo Dow Harper and James Walter Harper

Wife of Arthur Earl Mattson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Samuel Joseph Mattson, Flora Ellis (Mattson) Perry, Loren Leroy Mattson, George Lowell Mattson, Irma Geraldine (Mattson) Codding, Pearl Anita Mae (Mattson) Winters and Charles Lester Mattson

Died 11 May 1963 at age 89 in Detroit, Wayne, MI USA

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Biography

Myrtle Ann Elizabeth Harper was born on a farm in Villa RIdge, Pulaski, Illinois 22 June 1873. They were known for their strawberries. When she was a child her father owned the General Store that would eventually move to nearby Mounds. The family would move there too.

She married Arthur Earl Mattson 12 October 1898. He would eventually take over the family store. Myrtle would put up food to sell, including her renown bread and butter pickles. They had

All lived to adulthood, but Loren died of a brain tumor in his 20s. Sam stayed in Illinois, George moved to California, and the rest eventually followed Flora up North to Detroit during the depression.

Myrtle moved to Detroit to live with her daughter Flora after her husband died in a stove explosion at their store 4 July 1938.

She lived in Detroit until she died 11 May 1963.

Sources

Handwritten family tree which Myrtle was a primary informant - passed down - now with her great granddaughter. Family Stories.

US Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Junction, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: 243; Family History Film: 1254243; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 088; : 0724

Sam'l. Harper 40

Josephine Harper 37

Florenza Harper 17

Walter Harper 9

Myrtle Harper 7

Kate Harper 5

US Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Burkville, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: 336; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240336

Arthur Mattson 27

Myrtlee Mattson 24

Samuel Mattson 8/12

US Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Mounds Ward 3, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: T624_319; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374332

Arthur E Matson 37

Myrtle M Matson 36

Samuel H Matson 10

Flora E Matson 8

Loren L Matson 4

George O Matson 2

US Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: 550; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 815.0; FHL microfilm: 2340285

Arthur E Mattson 57

Myrtle M Mattson 55

Ioma G Mattson 19

Pearl A Mattson 16

Charles L Mattson 14

Year: 1940; Census Place: Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00870; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 77-9

Myrtle Mathson 65 Head, widowed

United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mound City, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: 89; Sheet Number: 14; Enumeration District: 77-13

Sam J Mattson 50 Head

Ina Mattson 47 Wife

Myrtle Mattson 76 Mother

Find a Grave Memorial 83043888 Myrtle

Cross reference

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Susan Fitzmaurice Great granddaughter

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Susan Fitzmaurice

I don't remember much about my great grandma. I do remember one time when she was quite insistent I was a boy. I was very late to develop much hair and I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I think she was in the early stages of dementia. All I do know that I have grown up without an ability to even consider a short hair style. i think that event is still with me. [Fitzmaurice-131|great grabddaughter Susan]

posted 21 Apr 2016 by Susan Fitzmaurice [thank Susan]

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle: