H.S Matteson was born to Stephen B. and Esther Matteson in Genesee County on October 27, 1825. He originally trained in the shoe trade but later became a wheelwright. In 1850 he emigrated to Wisconsin, settling on a small farm on the Fox River in Winnebago County. Here he married Permelia Clark and the couple welcomed the birth of their first child. Don Carlos in 1852. They would go on to have many more children in California.
At the urging of his younger brother, also Don Carlos Matteson, in 1861 he set out for California. In sailed upon the ship North Star, bound for Aspinwall, Panama. He eventually arrived in San Francisco 06 Jun 1861. He then moved on to Stockton, where he worked for his brother in the blacksmithing business.
Seeking an increase in revenue, H.S. eventually went to Idaho, where he successfully mined for gold. He returned to California and mined copper in Copperopolis. In the fall of 1867, he purchased more than 300 hundred acres of land eight miles east of Modesto, California. Here he successfully raised grain crops until his death from pneumonia in 1891.
At the urging of his younger brother, also Don Carlos Matteson, in 1861 he set out for California. In sailed upon the ship North Star, bound for Aspinwall, Panama. He eventually arrived in San Francisco 06 Jun 1861. He then moved on to Stockton, where he worked for his brother in the blacksmithing business.
Seeking an increase in revenue, H.S. eventually went to Idaho, where he successfully mined for gold. He returned to California and mined copper in Copperopolis. In the fall of 1867, he purchased more than 300 hundred acres of land eight miles east of Modesto, California. Here he successfully raised grain crops until his death from pneumonia in 1891.
H.S Matteson was born to Stephen B. and Esther Matteson in Genesee County on October 27, 1825. He originally trained in the shoe trade but later became a wheelwright. In 1850 he emigrated to Wisconsin, settling on a small farm on the Fox River in Winnebago County. Here he married Permelia Clark and the couple welcomed the birth of their first child. Don Carlos in 1852. They would go on to have many more children in California.
At the urging of his younger brother, also Don Carlos Matteson, in 1861 he set out for California. In sailed upon the ship North Star, bound for Aspinwall, Panama. He eventually arrived in San Francisco 06 Jun 1861. He then moved on to Stockton, where he worked for his brother in the blacksmithing business.
Seeking an increase in revenue, H.S. eventually went to Idaho, where he successfully mined for gold. He returned to California and mined copper in Copperopolis. In the fall of 1867, he purchased more than 300 hundred acres of land eight miles east of Modesto, California. Here he successfully raised grain crops until his death from pneumonia in 1891.
At the urging of his younger brother, also Don Carlos Matteson, in 1861 he set out for California. In sailed upon the ship North Star, bound for Aspinwall, Panama. He eventually arrived in San Francisco 06 Jun 1861. He then moved on to Stockton, where he worked for his brother in the blacksmithing business.
Seeking an increase in revenue, H.S. eventually went to Idaho, where he successfully mined for gold. He returned to California and mined copper in Copperopolis. In the fall of 1867, he purchased more than 300 hundred acres of land eight miles east of Modesto, California. Here he successfully raised grain crops until his death from pneumonia in 1891.
Inscription
1826 - 1891
Gravesite Details
Burial 28 Feb 1891; age 65; plot owner H.S. Matteson; born New York
