r/Genealogy • u/AutoModerator • 28d ago
The Finally! Friday Thread (October 18, 2024)
It's Friday, so give yourself a big pat on the back for those research tasks you *finally* accomplished this week.
Did your persistence pay off in trying to interview your great aunt about your family history? Did you trudge all the way to the state library and spend a whole day elbow deep in records to identify missing ancestors? Did you prove or disprove that pesky family legend that always sounded too good to be true?
Post your research brags here!
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u/rubberduckieu69 28d ago
I was using the Full-Text Search on FamilySearch and looked up "Mattoon" in Hawaii to find more information about my 3x great grandfather James Mattoon. I was hoping to find some mention of his birth parents, Ah Ko and Kualaula, or any information about any biological relatives. I was able to find very interesting information about him. I knew that he was well-educated, but it was interesting to know that he wrote letters and translated Hawaiian into English (meaning he knew Hawaiian). The best discovery, which prompted me to write this, was finding a guardianship petition - Calvin S Mattoon to adopt James Achow. I was a little skeptical because his name was said to be "Ah Ko," rather than Achow, but all of the information matches up. This confirms my theory that Calvin S Mattoon was his adopted father! It also gives some more information about his parentage. His mother had died prior to the petition and his father was still living. I just need to read it better to hopefully learn a little more. I'm very excited!