Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Matteson, Eugene W ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 13, 2006, 7:08 pm Author: History of Grundy County, 1914 MATTESON, Eugene W.—Advanced agriculture has many followers in Grundy County, for the farmers here are men of intelligence who appreciate the necessity for using the latest methods in working their land so that they may force it to produce to its full capacity. One of the prosperous general farmers of this locality who is conducting a farm of 320 acres of land, is Eugene W. Matteson of Saratoga Township. He was born in this township, September 15, 1875, son of E. J. and Anna (Collins) Matteson, natives of Wisconsin and Saratoga Township, respectively. While growing up on his father’s farm, Eugene W. Matteson learned much about agriculture. He attended the common schools and the Morris High school. Until 1898 he resided with his parents, and then moved to a magnificent farm left to him by his mother, on which he carries on diversified farming with profitable results. On March 15, 1898, Mr. Matteson was married to Julia Walstrom, born in Grundy County, November 9, 1876, daughter of Eric Walstrom, a native of Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Matteson have four children: Earl, Ralph, Florence and Evelin. Politically he is a Republican, but has never cared for public office, his time and attention being too fully occupied with his business of farming for him to engage in outside matters. He stands high in Masonic circles, belonging to the Blue Lodge of Minooka, the Chapter and Commandery of Morris, and the Mystic Shrine of Chicago. A man of energy, he has forged ahead, and is now justly numbered among the leading agriculturalists of Saratoga Township. Although he was not compelled to earn his land, he has developed and improved it to such an extent that he has proven his worth and capability. page 863 Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. Publishers; 1914 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/matteson906nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb