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Olofsson (Wilson) Shelby Walford[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1880 - 1950  (70 years)


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  • Name Olofsson (Wilson) Shelby Walford 
    Birth 1880  Boxholm, Boone County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1950  IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Dayton, Boone County, IA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Shelby never married.
    Person ID I54323  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2024 

    Father Olofsson (Wilson) Nils-Gustav,   b. 15 Feb 1845, Hulterstad, #10 Skarlöf, Kalmar County, Island of Öland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1926, Boxholm, Boone County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anderson Louisa Charlotte,   b. 20 Jun 1848, Horn, Nykoping Kommun, Sodermanlands Lan, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1894, Boxholm, Boone County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 22 Apr 1871  Chicago, Cook County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Family ID F24595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1665] Merged from BrianFreeman on 06-Jan-13 at 19:04.

    2. [S1670] 1920 Federal Census for Grant, Boxholm Twp, Boone County, IA.
      Gustav Wilson, Head of household, owns farm, white male, married, age 74, Immigrated 1860, was naruralized in 1867, can read and write, b. Sweden as were both parents. No mortgage on his farm.
      Clara Wilson, wife, age 57, white female, b. IL, can read and write and speaks English. Both parents b. Sweden.
      Shelby Wilson, son, age 39, b. IA, single, can read and write, speaks English. Day laborer.
      Esther Wilson, daughter, age 37, b. IA, single, can read and write and speaks English. Not employed.
      Christine Benson, sister, age 84, b. Sweden, not known when she immigrated, was Natuarlized. Spoke Swedish, could read and write. She was still married?

    3. [S1673] 1885 Federal Census for Yell, Boone County, IA.
      N. G. Wilson, Fourth of IA, ownership, male, married, Merchant of dry goods, 39 yrs. old, born in Sweden, was subject to miliarty, could not vote. Both parents foreign born.
      Louisa Brown, female, married, age 36, b. Sweden, both parents foreign born.
      Emelia Brown, female, single, age 11 b. Boone county, IA, both parents foreign born.
      Shelby Brown, male, single, age 4, b. Boone County, IA, both parents foreigh born.
      Esther Brown, famale, age 2, b. Boone County, IA, both parents foreign born.
      Hannah Ericson, female, single, age 22, b. Sweden, both parents foreign born.
      Marcus Barrett, male, age 55, b. IL, male for military but could not vote.

    4. [S1672] 1910 Federal Census for Grant, Boone County, Dist. 16, IA.

    5. [S1671] 1900 Federal Census for Grant, Boone County, Dist. 18, IA.
      Nils G. Wilson, Head of household, white male, age 55, b. Feb. 1845, married less than an year, Immigrated in 1860, and had lived in US for 40 years. Farmer, b. Sweden as were both parents, was a farmer and owned his own farm which was free of mortgage. He was Naturlized as a citizen of the US. Can read, write and speak English.
      Clara C. Wilson, wife, white female, married less than a year, age 40, born Jan 1960 in IL, both parents born in Sweden. Can read, write and speaks English.
      Shelby W. Wilson, son, white male, single, age 19, b. Aug 1880, in IA, both parents b. Sweden, can read, write and speak English.
      Estther F. Wilson, daughter, white female, single, age 18 b. Apr 1882, b. IA, both parents b. Sweden, can read and write, speaks English and attended school for last 6 mos.
      Hattie L. Wilson, daughter, white female, single, age 14, b. Feb. 1886, IA, can read, write and speaks English and attended school for last 6 mos. Both parents b. Sweden.

    6. [S1681] Vital Records for DeKalb County, IL, Vol. E, p.219.


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