Lives of Nevada County Pioneers v5 (2024) (559 pages)

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers 13 ALBERT F. MASON ( -_ +) —Came to Calif. —Married . Jan 10, 1864—Daughter born at Washington in Nevada County. Dec 2, 1865—Son born at Washington. —Wife died? Feb 27, 1868—Married Annie M. Green at home of George F. Jacobs at Quaker Hill, Nevada County. March 2, 1868—Installed as deputy county assessor. Mr. A. MATTESON (1824-_ ) 1824—Born in Rhode Island. 1849—Married , who died in 1851. 1851—Came to Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. and mined. 1859—Married Lydia Green (b. in Rhode Island). 1863—Stopped mining and began farming and raising livestock. 1880—Lived with wife 2% miles from Grass Valley on 400 acres of land. A son and a daughter had died. Mrs. J. MASON( -_ ) 1857 or earlier—Came to Nevada City, Calif. Oct 2, 1907—Attended pioneer women reception at Nevada City, Nevada County. Mr. J.W. MASON (_ -__) (WHIG) —Came to Calif. July 20, 1854—Chosen delegate to Whig state convention from Nevada County. JAMES B. MASON (1816_ ) 1816—Born in New York state. —Came to Calif. Oct 27, 1850—Listed as a trader at Nevada City, living with Harry Grave, another trader. Aug 10, 1854—Candidate for constable at Grass Valley Twp, Nevada County. 1856—Clerk on Mill Street, Grass Valley May 9, 1863—One of the locators of the Idaho Mine at Grass Valley. June 1867—Partner of Michael I. Byrne at the Empire Stable, Mill St., Grass Valley. WILLIAM WINDOM “BILLY” MASON ( —Born probably in Virginia. —Came to Calif. from Mississippi. Nephew of John M. Mason. Sept 1853—Deputy sheriff of Nevada County. Sept 7, 1853—Defeated for state assembly (DEM). Sept 8, 1853—Tried to kill H. C. Gardiner in election dispute. Nov 9, 1853—Left Nevada City after he was appointed to job of secretary on the Land Commission. May 10, 1858—Member Nevada Rifle Co. Sept 5, 1859—Stabbed James B. Jeffrey on street in Nevada City. ) (DEM) Miss MATHER( -_ ) —Came to Calif. March 17, 1854—Teacher of female department of Nevada City, Nevada County, district school. Mr. J.G. MATHER( ) —Came to Calif. —Engineer and surveyor. Nov 14, 1868—Left Nevada City, Nevada County, to go to Donner Lake and run township lines in that area. —Elected Nevada County Surveyor. Aug 10, 1872—Nevada County Board of Supervisors received a petition asking that office of County Surveyor be declared vacant because Mather had been absent from his duties more than three months. The Board appointed D. B. Merry to fill the vacancy. ALBERT MATTESON ( -_ ) 1853—Came to Calif. June 3, 1907—Attended old pioneers reunion at Grass Valley, Nevada County. 1911—Member of Grass Valley Pioneers Club. CHARLES MATTESON ( -_ ) 1858—Came to Calif. 1911—Member of Grass Valley Pioneers Club, Nevada County. Mr. D. E. MATTESON (1850—) April 21, 1850—Born at Centreville, Rhode Island. —Learned the masonry trade from his father. 1874—Came to Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. 1875—Moved to Oakland and followed his trade in San Francisco Bay Area. 1880—Returned to Grass Valley, where he continued to do stone and brick work. 1894—Elected to Grass Valley board of trustees. 1895—Relected trustee. Director and president of the St. John and Yuba River Mining companies. July 1904—Put in a concrete foundation for the Idaho-Maryland Development Co. EDWARD EDDY MATTESON (1823-1903) 1823—Born in Rhode Island. Brother of Horace. —Married_ . 1849—Resided in Sterling, Windam Co., Conn. March 7, 1849—Sailed for Calif. on schooner Alfred. Wife and children remained behind and never joined him in Calif. 1851—He and Charles Marsh and Dr. S. C. McIntyre located the Bunker Hill mine one mile east of Nevada City, Nevada County. Feb 1852—Shared a claim at American Hill with Brown and two other partners. Matteson and Brown asked James Whartenby of Rock Creek Water Co. to double their water from 8 to 16 inches to run through a hydraulic nozzle. May 10, 1853—Won a suit against J.C. Harmer et al over right to mining claims on the old Coyote lead near Long Hollow. 1858—Lost use of right arm when gun powder exploded. May 9, 1860—Living at Omega when the Nevada Democrat called him the inventor of the hydraulic process of mining. His latest inventions were the “Mattesonian Minch,” a wheel that threw trash out of flumes, and a trap-gate attached to a cord that allowed a miner ro remotely control the flow of water without climbing a high bank. June 1860—In the North San Juan Hydraulic Press editor James Allen praised Matteson as “the inventor of hydraulic mining, who now lives at Omega,” and said his contribution was of more benefit to Calif. than all the politicians.

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers 13 ALBERT F. MASON ( -_ +) —Came to Calif. —Married . Jan 10, 1864—Daughter born at Washington in Nevada County. Dec 2, 1865—Son born at Washington. —Wife died? Feb 27, 1868—Married Annie M. Green at home of George F. Jacobs at Quaker Hill, Nevada County. March 2, 1868—Installed as deputy county assessor. Mr. A. MATTESON (1824-_ ) 1824—Born in Rhode Island. 1849—Married , who died in 1851. 1851—Came to Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. and mined. 1859—Married Lydia Green (b. in Rhode Island). 1863—Stopped mining and began farming and raising livestock. 1880—Lived with wife 2% miles from Grass Valley on 400 acres of land. A son and a daughter had died. Mrs. J. MASON( -_ ) 1857 or earlier—Came to Nevada City, Calif. Oct 2, 1907—Attended pioneer women reception at Nevada City, Nevada County. Mr. J.W. MASON (_ -__) (WHIG) —Came to Calif. July 20, 1854—Chosen delegate to Whig state convention from Nevada County. JAMES B. MASON (1816_ ) 1816—Born in New York state. —Came to Calif. Oct 27, 1850—Listed as a trader at Nevada City, living with Harry Grave, another trader. Aug 10, 1854—Candidate for constable at Grass Valley Twp, Nevada County. 1856—Clerk on Mill Street, Grass Valley May 9, 1863—One of the locators of the Idaho Mine at Grass Valley. June 1867—Partner of Michael I. Byrne at the Empire Stable, Mill St., Grass Valley. WILLIAM WINDOM “BILLY” MASON ( —Born probably in Virginia. —Came to Calif. from Mississippi. Nephew of John M. Mason. Sept 1853—Deputy sheriff of Nevada County. Sept 7, 1853—Defeated for state assembly (DEM). Sept 8, 1853—Tried to kill H. C. Gardiner in election dispute. Nov 9, 1853—Left Nevada City after he was appointed to job of secretary on the Land Commission. May 10, 1858—Member Nevada Rifle Co. Sept 5, 1859—Stabbed James B. Jeffrey on street in Nevada City. ) (DEM) Miss MATHER( -_ ) —Came to Calif. March 17, 1854—Teacher of female department of Nevada

City, Nevada County, district school. Mr. J.G. MATHER( ) —Came to Calif. —Engineer and surveyor. Nov 14, 1868—Left Nevada City, Nevada County, to go to Donner Lake and run township lines in that area. —Elected Nevada County Surveyor. Aug 10, 1872—Nevada County Board of Supervisors received a petition asking that office of County Surveyor be declared vacant because Mather had been absent from his duties more than three months. The Board appointed D. B. Merry to fill the vacancy. ALBERT MATTESON ( -_ ) 1853—Came to Calif. June 3, 1907—Attended old pioneers reunion at Grass Valley, Nevada County. 1911—Member of Grass Valley Pioneers Club. CHARLES MATTESON ( -_ ) 1858—Came to Calif. 1911—Member of Grass Valley Pioneers Club, Nevada County. Mr. D. E. MATTESON (1850—) April 21, 1850—Born at Centreville, Rhode Island. —Learned the masonry trade from his father. 1874—Came to Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. 1875—Moved to Oakland and followed his trade in San Francisco Bay Area. 1880—Returned to Grass Valley, where he continued to do stone and brick work. 1894—Elected to Grass Valley board of trustees. 1895—Relected trustee. Director and president of the St. John and Yuba River Mining companies. July 1904—Put in a concrete foundation for the Idaho-Maryland Development Co. EDWARD EDDY MATTESON (1823-1903) 1823—Born in Rhode Island. Brother of Horace. —Married_ . 1849—Resided in Sterling, Windam Co., Conn. March 7, 1849—Sailed for Calif. on schooner Alfred. Wife and children remained behind and never joined him in Calif. 1851—He and Charles Marsh and Dr. S. C. McIntyre located the Bunker Hill mine one mile east of Nevada City, Nevada County. Feb 1852—Shared a claim at American Hill with Brown and two other partners. Matteson and Brown asked James Whartenby of Rock Creek Water Co. to double their water from 8 to 16 inches to run through a hydraulic nozzle. May 10, 1853—Won a suit against J.C. Harmer et al over right to mining claims on the old Coyote lead near Long Hollow. 1858—Lost use of right arm when gun powder exploded. May 9, 1860—Living at Omega when the Nevada Democrat called him the inventor of the hydraulic process of mining. His latest inventions were the “Mattesonian Minch,” a wheel that threw trash out of flumes, and a trap-gate attached to a cord that allowed a miner ro remotely control the flow of water without climbing a high bank. June 1860—In the North San Juan Hydraulic Press editor James Allen praised Matteson as “the inventor of hydraulic mining, who now lives at Omega,” and said his contribution was of more benefit to Calif. than all the politicians.