Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameEdward Folger MATTESON 1085, surname only,1089, p 1
Birth13 Mar 1873, Rocklin, Placer, California5642, date & state only,5643
Death11 Apr 1942, Sacramento, Sacramento, California5642, date & county only,5643 Age: 69
BurialRocklin, Placer, California5644, p 2
EducationUC Berkeley1080
ResidenceSacramento (1934)1080
FatherEdward Folger MATTESON (1849-1927)
MotherJosephine VANTREES (1855-1913)
Individual Notes
• Where did his middle name of Folger name come from? Speculation: his father knew James Athearn Folger, founder of the Folger Coffee Company. J. A. Folger had a store in Yankee Jim’s, a mining town near Rocklin, in the 1850s and early 1860s. Were they closely acquainted?5645,5646, pp 1-2
• Signed guest book at wedding of Joy Folger Matteson and Eleanor Carlisle Eckart.546, p 3
• Our grandparents lived at 1234 Dolores Way in Sacramento, when all their children were born and where they grew up.5647, p 2
Census Data
• 1880 Census: Rocklin, Placer, California. Age 7, b CA. Father b NY; mother b CA. Grandson, in household of Rebecca Vantrees. Listed as Eddy.5648
• 1910 Census: Stockton, San Joaquin, California. Age 37, b CA. Agent, Fruit. Father b NY; mother b CA. Married 14 years.1089
• 1930 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 57, b CA. Age 23 at marriage. Agent, Fruit. Father b NY; mother b CA.1090
Spouses
Birth23 Apr 1877, Roseville, Placer, California5650, date & state only,5651
Death16 Mar 1957, Sacramento, Sacramento, California5650, date & county only,5651 Age: 79
BurialRocklin, Placer, California5644, p 2
NicknameMaggie
FatherThomas Armies BERRY (1845-1892)
MotherGrace Lillian CROCKER (1851-1916)
Individual Notes
• Mother’s maiden name is Crocker.5650
• Signed guest book at wedding of Joy Folger Matteson and Eleanor Carlisle Eckart as Mrs. E. F. Matteson.546, p 3
Census Data
• 1880 Census: Roseville, Placer, California. Age 3, b CA.5652
• 1910 Census: Stockton, San Joaquin, California. Age 32, b CA. Father b PA; mother b TN.1089
• 1930 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 53, b CA. Parents b United States.1090
Marriageabt Jul 18961085, marriage only,1089,5653
Marr Memomarried 4 years in 1910
ChildrenGrace Josephine (1899-1946)
 Edward Robert (1901-1989)
 Joy Folger (1909-1997)
Last Modified 8 Nov 2025Created 21 Sep 2026 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
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