Matson of Northern Michigan Peninsula
I am doing family research for a friend whose mother was born a Matson in northern Michigan around 1915. To my knowledge, all of the children were placed in an orphanage there... there was a son, Francis/Frank, and three daughters whose names were changed to Helen, Trudy, and Florence (probably not the original names). There was another brother, but we have no idea what his name was. If anyone can help with possible orphanage records from that area, that would be great. Supposedly, the parents moved to a county/poor farm. Any help is greatly appreciated.