Margaret Estella Mattson

Brief Life History of Margaret Estella

When Margaret Estella Mattson was born on 4 November 1897, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Peter Adolph Mattson, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Jane Gibson, was 31. She married George Albert Compton on 29 September 1915, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ogden City Legislative District 4, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 10 March 1982, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Albert Compton
1891–1986
Margaret Estella Mattson
1897–1982
Marriage: 29 September 1915
Marama "Bud"Mattson Compton
1916–2012
Lane Albert Compton
1920–2013
Merlin David Compton
1924–2014
Barbara Jean Compton
1926–2018
Margaret Lavon Compton
1930–2022

Sources (56)

  • Margaret E Compton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Margaret E Mattson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Margaret Mattson Compton, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

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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