Born in Mason, Illinois, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of James L Mattson
and Keziah (Campbell) Mattson
Sister of
David William Mattson, Thomas E Mattson, Elijah B Mattson, Sarah Caroline (Mattson) Montgomery, Mary E (Mattson) Russell, Elsa J Mattson, Arabelle E (Mattson) Miller, John Burnham Mattson, Joseph Mattson and Alice Elizabeth (Mattson) Fisher [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 38
in Mason, Illinois, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2016
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Biography
Laura Lucinda Mattson Olston was born 6 April 1846 in Mason, Illinois. She is the daughter of John Mattson and Keziah Campbell.
She married Thomas John Olston of Norway (1851–1906+) 10 December 1868 in Menard, Illinois. They had:
- Laura Minnie Belle (1872-1945) m. Robert Cummings
- Thomas ‘John’ Olston (1876–1906) m. Birdella Schultz
- William Henry ( 1880-1994) m. Emma Elizabeth Swesey
- David Powell (1882~1883)
- Lottie May (1885-1910) m. Henry W. Hill
It is unknown when Laura died, but after 1885 and likely in Mason, Illinois.
Thomas married Elizabeth Hall Rose 13 October 1889 who must have helped raised the younger children. He then married Lalitha Smith Wall 5 November 1906 in Oklahoma.
Sources
- US Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Mason, Illinois; Roll: M432_120; Page: 175B; Image: 191
- John Madison 28
- Keziah Madison 24
- William Madison 8
- Thomas Madison 6
- Laura Madison 4
- Sarah C Madison 1
- US Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 20 Range 5, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M653_210; Page: 601; Image: 600; Family History Library Film: 803210
- John L Mattison 42
- Keziah Mattison 37
- David W Mattison 17
- Thomas E Mattison 16
- Laura L Mattison 14
- Sarah C Mattison 10
- Mary E Mattison 8
- Elsa J Mattison 6
- Arabel E Mattison 4
- John B Mattison 2
- Illinois Marriage records
- Laura Matteson
- Spouse Name Thomas Olston
- Marriage Date 10 Dec 1868, Menard
- Comments This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1311614 - 1311615.
- US Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois; Roll: 235; Family History Film: 1254235; Page: 555B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0492
- Thomas Olston 29. plasterer
- Laura Olston 33
- Laura M. Olston 7
- Thomas J. Olston 4
Research Note
Children and Thomas’s second and third wife found via unsourced Ancestry tree than verified through credible sources.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Laura:
-
~1.56%
Ron Mattson
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
E. Geraldine (Perry) Dahler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A482205 [compare], Ancestry member susanfitzm
-
~0.78%
Susan Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M119902 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Richard Fitzmaurice :
23andMe, GEDmatch WY5176563 [compare]
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