Bio: Backstrom, Arvid & Alma M. Mattson

Contact: Stan
Email: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Backstrom, Matson, Mathson, Mattson, Madson

----Source: Marathon County & Wis. State Records, Federal Census Reports, News Clips

1900 Federal Census, Rock & Richfield towns, Wood, Wisconsin

Name: Elma (Alma) M. Mattson 
Birth Date: Feb 1888
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head-of-Household: Daughter
Father Name: John Mattson
Father Birthplace: Norway
Mother Name: Andrena E. Mattson
Mother Birthplace: Norway
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: John Mattson
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Household Members
Parent John Mattson M (Sep 1854)
Parent Andrena E Mattson F (Jul 1858)
Camila Mattson F (Mar 1883)
John A Mattson M (Jun 1886)
Elma M Mattson F (Feb 1888)
Jennie O Mattson F ( Dec 1892)
A Oscar Mattson M (Dec 1894)
Ina S Mattson F (Jul 1897)

1920 Federal Census, Wood Co., Wisconsin

Name: Arvid Backstrom 
Estimated Birth Year: 1886
Age: 34
Birthplace: Sweden
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Sheet Number: 1
Household Members
Arvid Backstrom M 34y
Spouse Alma Backstrom F 31y
Child Janet C Backstrom F 4y10m
Child Marion R Backstrom F 1y10m

1930 Federal Census, Richfield, Wood, Wisconsin

Name: Arvid A Backstrom
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: 
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Sweden
Estimated Birth Year: 1888
Immigration Year: 1907
Relationship to Head of Household: Son-In-Law
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Enumeration District Number: 29
Family Number: 88
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Line Number: 6
Household Members
Arvid A Backstrom M 42 (1888)
Alma Backstrom F 42 (1888)
Janet C. Backstrom F 15 (1915)
Marion Backstrom F 12 (1918)

News Clips

BACKSTROM, MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD HERALD JAN 17, 1914 p.8 col.2
Notes: backstrom-matson wedding info (richfield news)
BACKSTROM, ARVID MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD HERALD DEC 26, 1914 p.1 col.3
Notes: wed alma mattson
BACKSTROM, ARVID MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD TIMES JAN 21, 1914 p.1 col.5
Notes: wed alma mathson
BACKSTROM, ARVID MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD HERALD JAN 3, 1914 p.4 col.3
Notes: of town of richfield/license to wed anna mattson
BACKSTROM, ARVID MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD NEWS JAN 15, 1914 p.4 col.6
Notes: wed alma matson (richfield news)
BACKSTROM, ARVID MARRIAGE MARSHFIELD HERALD JAN 17, 1914 p.5 col.5
Notes: of town of richfield/wed alma mattson
BACKSTROM, BABY GIRL BIRTH MARSHFIELD NEWS FEB 14, 1918 p.5 col.3
Notes: parents:m/m arvid backstrom (klondike news)
BACKSTROM, BABY GIRL (Marion) BIRTH MARSHFIELD HERALD FEB 16, 1918 p.8 col.3
Notes: parents:m/m a backstrom (richfield news)
BACKSTROM, BABY GIRL (Janet) BIRTH MARSHFIELD HERALD MAR 27, 1915 p.5 col.3
Notes: parents:m/m arvid backstrom of town of richfield
BACKSTROM, BABY GIRL BIRTH MARSHFIELD HERALD MAR 27, 1915 p.8 col.3
Notes: parents:m/m arvid backstrom (richfield news)