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Family of William MATTESON and Sylvia BIDELER

William MATTESON b. 182228 at Yates Co., NY5024. d. 1895 Aug 221056 at prob Bremer Co., Iowa1056. bd. Harlington Cem., Washington Twp, Bremer Co., Iowa1056.
Sylvia BIDELER b. 1826 May3245 at New York3245. d. aft 19003245.

Married29.

The 1865 census5024 lists William's birthplace as Yates Co., NY. A listing28 in the Steuben Co. Historian's Office has William's birthplace as Campbell. As the source for the latter is unknown, Yates County is preferred.

William's occupation was farming.

Sometime between 1865 and 1870, William and his family moved to Waverly, Iowa, where William and Sylvia apparently spent the rest of their lives.

Sylvia resided3245 with her widowed son-in-law Hollis Houghton in Waverly, IA, in 1900.

Child 1. Semantha

Per information from the Steuben Co. Historian's Office (Marion Springer), Semantha died young.

Child 3. Myron

The image of the monument840 for Myron J Mattason in Harlington Cem., Waverly, IA, appears to read: "Myron J Son of W B & S E Mattason Died Mar 14 1877 Aged 23 Yrs 6 Mos 17 Days." His birthdate is calculated from that information.

Children of William MATTESON and Sylvia BIDELER:

1. Semantha MATTESON28 b. 184928.
2. Levi "Barney" D MATTESON28 b. 185228 at Steuben Co., New York1695. d. 1908 Feb 85051 at at home, 213 N Second St, Brainerd, MN5051. bd. Evergreen Cem., Brainerd, MN5051.
md. Carrie (Caroline) J FABRIZ
3. Myron J MATTESON28 b. 1853 Aug 2928 at Steuben Co., NY73. d. 1877 Mar 141056 at prob Bremer Co., Iowa1056. bd. Harlington Cem, Washington Twp, Bremer Co., Iowa1056.
4. Eva Mandana MATTESON28 b. 1857 Oct 141059 at Steuben Co., NY2374. d. 1894 Dec 92374 at Waverly, Bremer Co., IA2374. bd. Harlington Cem., Waverly, IA840.
md. Hollis J HOUGHTON


28. New York, Steuben Co Historian's Office, Various Listings, marriage, census, index of deeds, Bath, NY
29. New York, Steuben Co Historian's Office, Marriage, Death and Burial Listings
73. 1855 State Census NY, Steuben Co., Town of Campbell; www.ancestry.com
840. Gravestone inscriptions - www.findagrave.com
987. 1850 Fed Census NY, Steuben Co., Campbell; www.ancestry.com
1051. 1870 Fed Census IA, Bremer Co., Waverly; www.ancestry.com
1052. 1880 Fed Census IA, Bremer Co., Waverly; www.ancestry.com
1056. Iowa Graves Survey, WPA – 1930’s Graves Registration Survey
1059. Houghton, Hollis J, History of Bremer Co., Iowa, Vol II, 1914, http://iagenweb.org/boards/bremer/biographies/index.cgi?read=261740
1695. Mattason, Levi to Fabriz, Carrie
2374. Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990; familysearch.org, www.ancestry.com
3245. 1900 Fed Census IA, Bremer Co., Waverly; www.ancestry.com
5024. 1865 State Census NY, Chemung Co., Catlin; www.ancestry.com
5051. Obit - Mattason, Levi D (Barney), Brainerd (MN) Daily Dispatch, Mon, Feb 10, 1908; newspapers.com