Brief Life History of Douglas Whitmore
When Douglas Whitmore Mattson was born on 7 January 1919, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, his father, Victor Emanuel Mattson, was 28 and his mother, Helma Adelia Johnson, was 28. He married Rita Forester on 31 July 1956, in Clark, Nevada, United States. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 13 January 1981, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Douglas W Mattson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Douglas Whitmore Mattson, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Douglas W Mattson, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
Spouse and Children
1919–1981 Male
1922– Female
Parents and Siblings
1890–1980 Male
1890–1952 Female
Siblings (3)
1919–1981 Male
1920–2012 Female
1923–2007 Female
World Events (8)
1920
Age 1
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Age 2
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 18
Name Meaning
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Mattsson .
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Mattsen and Madsen , cognates of 1.
English (mainly Yorkshire and Derbyshire): variant of Matson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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