MATTESON, Fred and Charity

Uncle Fred MATTESON and Aunt Chat MATTESON

UPDATE - These photos of Fred and Charity Matteson have been claimed by a great-great-grandson and are going home!

Identification on photo: Uncle Fred Matteson / Aunt Chat Matteson
Photo taken: Talbot Studio, New Berlin, NY circa 1910-1912
Purchased: Aug 2018 Madison-Bouckville NY Antiques Week

Charles Fred Matteson (1848-1933), son of Charles S. Matteson (1819-1894) and Julia Demetra Sayders (1822-1893).

Charity "Chat" Margaret Lowe (1856-1915), daughter of Thomas Lowe (1820-1891) and Elizabeth Ann Phillips (1826-1892).

1905 State Census > NY > Chenango > New Berlin
MATTESON, Fred C., head, 56, farmer
MATTESON, Charity, wife, 49, housework
MATTESON, Leon, son, 22, farmer
MATTESON, Clyde, son, 19, farmer
MATTESON, Pearl, daughter, 27, trained nurse
MATTESON, Eveleen, daughter, 23, housework

1910 Census > NY > Chenango > New Berlin > West Hill road
MATTESON, C. Fred, 62, born in VT of VT parents, farmer
MATTESON, Charity M., wife, 54, born in NY of NY and RI parents
MATTESON, Clyde F., son, 24, born in NY, farm labor

According to the 1910 Census, they were neighbors of the family of Charles & Laurette Lowe. Charles Lowe was Charity's brother and Laurette Matteson-Lowe was Fred's sister.

Chat died on 25 May 1915.

Their children:

• Inesz "Irene" Pearl Matteson (1876-1959) married Frederick Henry Pardee.
• Lena Belle Matteson (1878-1951) married Mark Ray Angell, then Raymond Hoag.
• Eveline May Matteson (1880-1946) married Charles Brazie.
• Leon Fred Matteson (1882-1969) married Florence Clarinda Pope.
• Lizzie Matteson (b. and d. 1884)
• Clyde Floyd Matteson (1885-1956) married Margaret Zirkel.
• Ethel Matteson (b and d. 1887)

1920 Census > NY > Chenango > New Berlin
MATTESON, C. Fred, head, 71, widowed, farmer
ANGELL, Belle, daughter, 40
MATTESON, Clyde, son, 35, farmer
MATTESON, Margaret, daughter-in-law, 23, born in Ill of German parents
MATTESON, Evelyn, granddaughter, 2, born in Illinois

1930 Census > NY > Chenango > New Berlin
HOAG, Raymond, head, 37, born in NY of NY parents, farmer
HOAG, Belle, wife, 52, no occupation
MATTESON, Fred, father-in-law, 81, wd, no occupation

Fred died 13 Jan 1933 and is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in New Berlin.
His memorial at Findagrave.com is: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97345254

NOTE - a possibility for who had originally collected these photos which I bought all together - Elizabeth Lowe (1891-1939), she would have been a classmate of those pictured in the Class of 1909 photos. Her father was Marquis Lafayette "Mark" Lowe (a brother of Charity Lowe) which makes her a niece of Uncle Fred and Aunt "Chat" Matteson. She married Ray L Chapin (a surname on other photos found in this batch).