Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN & Anna California ROSE & Ida Esther MARTILLA

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Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN
Anna California ROSE
Ida Esther MARTILLA

Husband: Arthur Carsten "Art" MATTHIESEN
Birth: 10 Dec 1895, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
Death (coronary artery disease): 15 Jun 1967, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Co., CA
Disposition: IOOF Crematory
Y-DNA Haplogroup: R1b-L47
Occupation: private investigator, house painter, utility lineman
Military Service: California National Guard: 1916, Punitive Expedition against Mexico (injured Nogales, AZ)
Father: Andreas MATHIESEN
Mother: Christine Mommine Jessine SØRENSEN

Marriage-1: 23 Jan 1918, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA; divorced 1920s

Wife-1: Anna California "Ann" ROSE
Birth: 9 Sep 1899, Sutter Creek, Amador Co., CA
Death (coronary artery disease): 11 Feb 1994, City & County of San Francisco, CA
Disposition: ashes interred Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., CA
mtDNA Haplogroup: H11
Occupation: bookkeeper, accountant
Religion: atheist
Father: William Lee ROSE
Mother: Maude Irene THOMPSON

Marriage-2: aft. 1930

Wife-2: Ida Esther MARTILLA
Birth: 5 Mar 1906, Brown Co., SD
Death: 29 Apr 1967, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Henrick Nikolai MARTILLA
Mother: Anna Eldiida KESTI

Children with Anna California ROSE — born in Oakland, Alameda Co., CA:

1. Arthur Robert "Bob / Bobbie / Mattie" MATTHIESEN, b. 11 Nov 1918
2. Betty Ann MATTHIESEN, b. 20 Feb 1920

Child with Ida Esther MARTILLA — born in Santa Cruz Co., CA:

3. (Son) MATTHIESEN

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Images:

1. Photos of Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN and Anna California (ROSE) MATTHIESEN:

These images have been removed from my site because they were taken from my site and reused without my permission. I will no longer display personal family photos online, except in a password-protected folder.

Sources:

1. First-hand knowledge (Ann was my paternal grandmother), and interviews of subjects' children.

2. Baptismal Certificate of Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN.

3a. Marriage Records:

3b. Anon. Saturday, 13 Dec 1919. "Wife Seeks Denial of Final Decree." Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), p. 3 (online at Newspapers.com):

Wife Seeks Denial of Final Decree    Claiming the prospective advent of a baby as the result of a reconcilliation since the interlocutory decree of divorce was granted a year ago, Mrs. Anna C. Matthiesen, wife of Arthur C. Matthiesen, Oakland haberdasher, has filed a petition in the Superior court through her attorneys, J.J. Jerome and W.L. Rose, to have the final decree of divorce denied.
   This is the first case on record in Alameda county that such a proceeding has been attempted. The petition was filed late yesterday, the day upon which the final decree would automaticaly have been granted by Judge Everett Brown.
   Mrs. Matthiesen obtained an interlocutory decree on December 12, 1918, on her complaint of cruelty.

The prospective baby would have been daughter Betty Ann MATTHIESEN, born in Feb 1920. Attorney W.L. Rose was William Lee ROSE, Anna's maternal grandfather. Son, Arthur Robert "Bobbie" MATTHIESEN, would have been just one month old in December, 1918, when Anna obtained her interlocutory decree.
Note that Y-DNA, mtDNA, and At-DNA test results all confirm that both of Ann's children, Betty and Bobbie, are the biological children of Arthur Carsten & Anna California (ROSE) MATTHIESEN.

4a. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 36): 2122 Seventh Ave., Oakland City, Brooklyn Twp. (Pct. 124), Alameda Co., CA, Roll T625_89 (Book 1), p. 237B, SN 3B, SD 5, ED 82, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

* 2122 59 64 Madison Andrew Head O M M W 52 M 1885 Na 1890 Y Y Ger Ger Den Dan Den Dan Y Tailor Tailor Shop Em

_______ Christina M Wife F W 52 M 1889 Na 1890 Y Y Den Dan Den Dan Den Dan Y None

_______ Arthur C Son M W 24 M Y Y CA Ger Ger Den Dan Y Merchant Mens Furnishings Store Em

*Seventh Ave

4b. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #19 of 30): 311 S American Street, Apt. 9, Stockton City (Ward 3, Pct 5), O'Neil and Stockton Twp., San Joaquin Co., CA, p. 132A, SN 10A, SD 3, ED 171, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

* 311⁹ 220 Rose William L Head R M W 56 M Y Y CA AL TN Y watchman factory W

____ Maude Wife F W 42 M Y Y CA MO CA Y none

Matthiesen Anna C Dau F W 20 M N Y Y CA CA CA Y none

*South America Street

Art and Ann were obviously separated at this point, but where is their son, Bobbie? Bob was born in 1918, and on January 10th, Ann would have been almost eight months pregnant with their daughter, Betty. Note that Y-DNA testing has proven Ann's son to be a full 67/67 match with his younger half-brother (Art's son with his second wife, Ida), so there is no question with regard to Bob being Art's son. Bob's mtDNA was a match with his sister, Betty's, son, so there is no question Ann was the mother of both Bob and Betty. So, is Bob's absence here simply enumerator error?

5a. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 38): 7th Ave., Oakland City (Block No. 1867), Brookly [Brooklyn] Twp., Alameda Co., CA, Roll 105 (Book 1), p. 12A, SN 12A, ED 1-1-1, SD 8, enumerated 8 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

* 122 188 209 Mathhiesen Christine Head O 8500 R N F W 63 Wd 22 N Y DK DK DK Danish 1889 Na Y None

__________ Arthur Son M W 33 D 21 Y Y CA Ger DK Y Detective Agencey O Y

*7th Ave

5b. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Ann (or her mother or her children). My Dad tells me they moved from San Francisco to Alameda around this time, so it's conceivable they missed the census during the move.

6a. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 45 — indexed "Archie Mathewson"): Santa Cruz Judicial Twp., Santa Cruz Co., CA, Roll T627_343, p. 322B, SN 7B, SD 1, ED 44-20A, enumerated 18 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

207 R ? N Matt???? Arthur C Head M W 44 M N ? California Same house - - Y - - - - 48 - Lineman Public Utilities PW ?0 532 Y

________ Ester I Wife F W 34 M N C-1 South Dakota Same house - - N N N N H - - 0 0 N

________ Dale A Son M W 3 S N - California

This enumerator's handwriting was difficult to read to begin with, but on top of that, the image is double-explosed in places. No wonder the indexer got it so wrong. No street names or numbers were taken.

6b. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 33): The enumerator took street numbers, but no street names, and headed the entries with, "The Following People Live in Block 21." City & County of San Francisco, CA, Roll T627_311, p. 5315A, SN 64A, SD 5, ED 38-350, enumerated 22 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

1848A 302 R 37.50 N Matthieson Ann Rose Head F W 40 D N H California Alameda Alameda California N N Y N N N 34 Department Head Sewing Project WPA GW 49 1048 N

__________ Arthur R Son M W 21 S N H4 California Alameda Alameda California N Y - - - - 44 typist Compensation Insurance PW 50 960 N

__________ Betty Ann Dau F W 20 S N H4 California Alameda Alameda California N Y - - - - 44 Credit Clerk Retail Furs PW 41 792 N

7. Death Certificates of Arthur Carsten MATTHIESEN and Anna California (ROSE) MATTHIESEN.

8. California Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Last Name	First Name	Middle	Birth Date	Mother Maiden	Father Last	Sex	Birth Place	Death Place (County)	Death Date	SSN	Age
`MATTHIESEN`	`Arthur`	`C`	`12/10/1895`			`M`	`CA`	`Santa Cruz`	`06/15/1967`	`554-07-4350`	`71`
`MATTHIESEN`	`Ann`	`Rose`	`09/09/1899`	`THOMPSON`	`ROSE`	`F`	`CA`	`San Francisco`	`02/11/1994`	`567-01-7030`	`94`
`MATTHIESEN`	`Ida`	`E`	`03/05/1906`	`MARTILLA`		`F`	`SD`	`Santa Cruz`	`04/20/1967`		`61`

Ann's middle name was California; ROSE was her maiden name. MARTILLA was Ida's maiden name, not her mother's maiden name; that is, MARTILLA was her father's surname, not her mother's.

9. Obituary from the Amador Ledger Dispatch, Jackson, CA, Feb 1994:

Anna C. Rose Matthiesen
Born in Sutter Creek in 1899
Anna California Rose Matthiesen, who was born in Sutter Creek, died Feb. 11 in a San Francisco convalescent hospital at the age of 94.
Her daughter, Betty Cogliati of San Francisco, said Mrs. Matthiesen was born on Sept. 9, 1899, which also was Admission Day, and that led to her middle name of California. When she was young she participated in many Sept. 9 parades in Sutter Creek, her daughter said.
Mrs. Matthiesen was the daughter of Judge William Lee Rose and Maude Irene Thompson Rose and was descended from the pioneer families of McCray, Thompson and Rose, her daughter said.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a son, Robert 'Bob' Matthiesen; three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Private memorial services will be held in Palo Alto.

10. From the Death Notices of the San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, 13 Feb 1994:

MATTHIESEN, Anna California Rose:
In this city at Mission Villa Convalescent Hospital on February 11, 1994. Born on September 9, 1899 in Sutter Creek, Amador County, CA. Beloved mother of Arthur Robert "Bob" Matthiesen and Betty Ann Cogliati; adored grandmother of Diana Matthiesen and Steven and Kevin Cogliati; grandmother-in-law of Ann and Jane Cogliati; Granny Ann to her two great-grandchildren, Eric and Danielle Cogliati. A descendant of the pioneer families of McCray, Thompson and Rose.
Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Palo Alto.
NEPTUNE SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO

11. From the newspaper column of Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, 18 Feb 1994:

My dear friend, the beautifully named Anna California Rose (married name Matthiesen), died in her sleep last wk. at 94. There was an innocent time in the Golden State when many a baby was named California.

12. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Roll \| No:		`1531211 \| 7`
1	Name in full \| Age in yrs:	`Arthur Caston Matthiesen` `\| 21`
2	Home Address:	`2122 7 Av Oakland Calif`
3	Date of Birth:	`Dec 10th 1895`
4	Are you (1) a natural born citizen…	`Natural born`
5	Where were you born:	`Oakland Calif USA`
6	If not a citizen, of what country…	`-`
7	What is your present trade, occupation…	`clerk`
8	By whom employed:	`A Matthiesen (father)`
8	Where employed:	`1214 Franklin St. Oakland`
9	Have you [dependents]?:	`[too faded to read]`
10	Married or Single \| Race:	`Single \| Caucasian`
11	What military service have you had?	`National Guard` `2 mos Calif`
12	Do you claim exemption from draft?	`Yes Weak right knee`
Signature:		*`Arthur C Matthiesen`*
1	Height (tall, medium, short):	`Medium`
1	Build (slender, medium, stout):	`Medium`
2	Color of Eyes \| Color of Hair \| Bald?	`blue \| sandy \| no`
3	Physically Disabled:	`Yes. Weak right knee` `[unreadable...] Nogales Ariz 7/24/16`
Date of Registration:		`6 / [?] / 17`
Draft Board:		`Alameda Calif`

Arthur's signature was in a clean, round hand, but the rest of the form was filled out in a miserable scribble.

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