Category Archives: Family Lines
Montrans in the News – Monthan and Moutran Instead.
I discuss my ongoing search for information about the Montran surname, hoping to uncover details about my maternal grandmother’s father. I found mentions of Montran in historical newspapers, including marriages and military service. Although no breakthrough occurred this time, the search continues in the quest to connect these findings to John Montran. Continue reading
Marshall – Surname Saturday
My look at the Marshall surname, meaning, locations, my ancestors, and my earliest known ancestor’s descendants. Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Christine “Stena” (Eriksdotter) Mattson.
This detailed family history traces the life of Christine Ericsdotter from her birth in Sweden in 1863, through her emigration to the United States in 1880, and her subsequent marriage and family life in Minnesota. Despite numerous variations in records of her first and last name, Christine had a full life with her husband Lars Mattson and their 13 children, highlighted by the national census data from 1885-1940. She died in 1942 and was buried in the family plot in Minnesota.
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Posted in Matson Project
Tagged Christine, Christina, Stina, Eriksdotter, Erikson, Mattson, Matson
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The Time Before My Memories
I don’t remember much before I was 4 or 5, so anything before 1955 is based on what I have been told. In the 1970s, I wrote a page about my early life, residences & schools—most of the information about … Continue reading
Posted in My Memories, My History
Tagged Hastings, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Little Rock Lake
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Thomas Raidt & the Wisconsin Censuses.
The Wisconsin provides some insight and some additional questions regarding the Thomas Raidt household in the 1880s. Continue reading
Posted in Raidt-Langford Project, Censuses
Tagged Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Watertown
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