This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MATHESON, MATTESON, MATTISON, WILSON, BREEN, KELLY, MCGRATH, SMIDEBUSH, MURRAY, HARDWICK Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nNABAIB/5501 Message Board Post: Looking for info on Esther Philips/Phillips family, and Elisha L. Phillips/Philips who married George M. Matteson's sister Mary Ann Matteson b. 1825. Don't know of Esther and Elisha are siblings or not? Here is the family info I am working with: James married Ann WILSON of Kennethmont, Scotland also. Son Thomas Matteson b. 1/8/1794 Aberdeen, Scotland d. 1855 Ontario, CANADA m. Charity ? of Aberdeen, Scotland also. Thomas-Charity Descendants: 1 Thomas MATTESON ..+Charity 2 George M. MATTESON ...+Esther PHILLIPS/PHILIPS ..3 Anna Matteson ..3 Amos Matteson ..3 Olive Matteson ..3 George T. Matteson ..3 Charity Matteson ..3 Loucillia Matteson ..3 John Wilson MATTESON ......+Elizabeth BREEN (d/o Thomas H. BREEN & Mary KELLY both of Ireland) ......4 John Wilson MATTESON .........+Elizabeth BREEN ..........5 Asa Patrick Matteson ..........5 Baby Matteson ..........5 Edward James Matteson ..........5 Ellen Margaret Matteson ..........5 George Thomas Matteson ..........5 Henry Orson Matteson ..........5 John Clarence Matteson ..........5 May Esther Matteson ..........5 Roland Reed Matteson ..........5 William Joseph Matteson ..........5 Harriet Lucille "Hattie" MATTESON .............+Patrick Llewelyn MCGRATH (s/o Edward MCGRATH and LAVINIA MURRAY) .............6 Harold Joseph MCGRATH ...............+Sybilla Irene SMIDEBUSH (d/o Edward SMIDEBUSH and Emma HARDWICK) .............6 Raymond McGrath .............6 Charles McGrath .............6 Murray McGrath .............6 May McGrath ..3 Harriett Matteson ..3 Amy Matteson 2 Hiram C. Matteson 2 James P. Matteson 2 Mary Ann Matteson ...+Elisha L. Philips ..3 Charity Philips 2 Lidia Ann Matteson ...+Jacob Hoffard ..3 Harriett Hoffard ..3 Lydia Hoffard 2 Orson C. Matteson 2 Henry T. Matteson 2 John C. Matteson 2 William Henry Harrison Matteson Thomas apparently immigrated to CANADA, next generation was in New York, and next in Detoit, Michigan. My line of interest is ALL CAPS in the tree.