Walter Leonard WILLIAMS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Pharmacist
• Baptism: 17 Jan 1892, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

The Wisconsin Births Index (and Wisconsin Births and Christenings) shows Walter L as born in Waupaca County on October 5, 1891.

He was a pharmacist with wife and child in Pullman, Washington, at the time of the WWI draft registration on June 5, 1917. His birth date is shown as October 5, 1891.

In the 1917 Spokane city directory, he and Inga lived at N1224 Howard. He was a salesman for Owl Drug Co.

In the 1920 census, he and Inga and Helen live in Wenatchee, Washington. He is a druggist.

In the 1923 and 1925 Wenatchee, Washington, city directories, he and Inga live at 131 S Delaware. He is a pharmacist for Owl Drug Co.

In the 1927 Wenatchee directory, he is still a pharmacist for Owl Drug Co but he and Inga now live at 847 Kittitas.

In the 1930 census, he is living in Omak at 214 South Main Street in a house worth $3500 that he owns. He is a manager in a drug store. Walter L. is 38, his wife Inga is 36, and his daughter Helen D. is 14. Helen was born in Washington. Inga was born in Wisconsin, her father in Norway, and her mother in Wisconsin. Walter and Inga were 21 and 19 when they were first married.

Birth:
Cemetery records say October 4th. The difference may be due to his death certificate saying he was 48 years, 4 months, and 29 days old.

Walter married Inga Estelle FERAGEN about 1912 in Wisconsin. Inga was born in 1894 in Wisconsin; died on 1 Apr 1959 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington; was buried in Omak Memorial Cemetery, Okanogan County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. H.D. WILLIAMS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Postmaster
• Baptism: 5 Apr 1858, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

In the 1895 state census, Buck Williams’ household in Iola had 4 men and 2 women.

He is Buck Williams, postmaster, in the 1900 census. He is shown as married but his wife was not listed with the rest of the family.

In the 1905 state census, the entry for the household in the Village of Iola is Buck Williams, 46, widower, postmaster, Julian 17, day laborer, Morris, 15 or 16, electrician, Walter, 14, student, Delia, 11, and Elizabeth Colden, 34, domestic servant. The family lives in a house, not a farm, and the house is owned with no mortgage.

In the 1910 census, the children’s mother, now apparently dead because Buck is a widower, was born in Minnesota. In the 1910 census, Arthur is out of the house but the other children are still living with their father. Buck is indicated as having had 5 children, four still living.

In the 1920 census, Buck, 63, is living at 173 West 43rd Street in Los Angeles with his daughter Della, 26, and his son E. M. and family. His occupation is “trimmer” at an automobile shop.

The California Death Index, 1905-1939, on FS shows that a Buck Williams died in County 70 (Los Angeles) on 14 Mar 1924 at the age of 65 (State file number 12370).

Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin Counties: Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Marathon, Oneida, Vilas, Langlade and Shawano” by Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1895

Boie Williams, familiarly known as “Buck” Williams is one of the prosperous leading business men and substantial citizens of Iola, Waupaca county.

Mr. Williams was born December 24, 1857, in Scandinavia township, Waupaca county. His father, Ove Williamson, was born in Norway, January 20, 1819, was educated in the schools of his native land, and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed upon the farm. His marriage to Miss Annie Kjos took place in Norway in 1844, and five years later, in 1849, he crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel to the New World, where he hoped to secure a home and competence. He first located in Muskegon, where he worked as common laborer some three years, coming thence to Waupaca county in 1853. He was one of the first settlers, and is now the second oldest living resident in Scandinavia township. The hardships and trials of pioneer life are familiar to him, and the history of that county is known to him from the days when it was almost unbroken wilderness, inhabited mostly by Indians. He has borne an important part in the work of development, transforming the land from its uncultivated condition into rich and valuable farms. Here he purchased 160 acres of wild land, on which not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made, and successfully continued its cultivation until 1884, when enfeebled health caused him to lay aside business cares, and he is now living a retired life. He worked for many years on the river, rafting logs, and his career has been that of an industrious and energetic man, bringing to him a well-merited competence. He is a stanch Republican in politics and has served in several local offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He filled the office of assessor for twelve years and has also been township treasurer. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church, Mrs. Williamson, who was born in Norway September 29, 1820, is also yet living. Their children were: Annie, now the wife of August Larson, a resident of Wausau; William, who is living in La Crosse, Wis; Andrew, the efficient sheriff of Waupaca county; Berit, deceased; Denah; Boie, subject of this sketch, Edward Ove, of Waupaca; Anton G., a farmer of Scandinavia township; and Lewis B., deceased.

Our subject attended the rude district schools of the home neighborhood up to the age of fifteen years, when he left the school room and began work as a farm hand, as his services were not needed at home. For one year he was thus employed, receiving $12 per month, and on the expiration of that time he began learning harness making with Andrew Moberg, of Amherst, Wis., where he worked for three years, going thence to Wausau, Wis., being employed at his trade Ernest Felling. After spending two years in Wausau Mr. Williams returned to Scandinavia township, where he followed his trade; but as work was dull and scarce he hired out as a farm hand to a Mr. Turner, of Belmont township, Portage Co., Wis. Later he went to Winona, Minn., where he remained for one year, and then secured the position as driver of a creamery wagon in High Forest, that State. Subsequently he and his brother Andrew (afterward sheriff of Waupaca county) took up new farms in Faulk county, S. Dak., which section was then very wild and unsettled. Besides the improvements they made on their own homestead they also did “breaking” for others, their home during this time being in a little shanty out on the prairie, where our subject acted as cook. At the end of a year, however, he returned to High Forest, where he again drove a wagon for the creamery, being engaged thus for some time.

While there Mr. Williams was united in marriage, in September, 1886, with Miss Clara Juelson. By her marriage she has become the mother of four children, all of whom are still living-Arthur J., Edwin M., Walter L. and Clara A. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church. In the fall of 1886 Mr. Williams returned to Scandinavia township, and the following spring, on the advice of his friends, opened a harness shop in Iola, which he has since conducted with excellent success. He first began in a small building on State street, which he rented, his capital at that time comprising only his savings, and his honest, industrious efforts won for him an increasing trade, enabling him to purchase his shop. In 1892, however, he erected a substantial brick building on Main street, adjoining his present room, which later he sold out, and in 1893 built his present commodious brick business house, the largest harness shop in Iola.

Mr. Williams is one of the most prosperous businessmen in Waupaca county, wide-awake and pushing, and is destined to become a wealthy man. His excellent workmanship and honest dealings have brought him a large trade, and he enjoys the respect and confidence of all with whom he has business or social dealings. Besides his shop, he also owns his pleasant home, which has been built since locating in Iola. Mr. Williams is an earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican party, and, while no politician, has served in various official capacities, having been constable and city marshal (one year), and he is at present one of the city councilmen.

His obit in the Stevens Point Journal said the he had been born on the Williams farm “on the Scandinavia road about four miles east of town. He had come to Amherst as a young man as an apprentice to Andrew Moberg in the harness shop. He was a faithful worker for Mr. Moberg three or four years. Later he owned and operated a shop in Iola. In 1896, he was appointed postmaster of Iola, a position he held for over 18 years. On account of poor health, he was forced to resign and the family moved to California. He passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Eichler.

Baptism:
As Böie. Baptized at the same service as his cousin Anne.

Boie married Clara JUELSON on 13 Sep 1885 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Clara (daughter of Ole JUELSON and Anne Tollefson GOLBERG) was born on 30 Aug 1867 in Rock Dell Twp, Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 31 May 1900 in Wisconsin; was buried in Iola Riverside Community Cemetery, Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth, death, and burial information shown here are from Find A Grave.

She is not the Mrs. Buck Williamson whose obit appeared in the Stevens Point Daily Journal on 25 Feb 1901. That woman was described as about 60 years of age and as leaving “two sons and one daughter, all living here.

Notes:

Married:
as Boie Williams and Clara Juleson

Notes:

He is named in the church book birth record as the father of Ove O Ellingboe (#3231). However, that is quite unlikely due to the lack of corresponding matches in modern DNA testing results.

Ove Vilhelmson later married and moved his family to America in 1849.

The 1849 date is confirmed by the Digitalarkivet: Migrants from Valdres 1816-67 database. The 30 year-old Ove Vilhelmsen of Bagethun farm in Vang, Valdres, left for America in April of 1849. The notes for the entry say “Amerika - Tilladelse Ifølge Resl Af 6 Febr D. A.” Accompanying him were his wife, Anne Andersdatter, 27, and their two daughters, Anne Ovesdatter, 5, and Berith Ovesdatter, 1 and 1 months. In the church book’s emigration record, Ove and Anne and family left Vang on April 4, 1849.

Probably he is the “Oval Williamson” farming in Muskego, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the 1850 census (September 18th). The farm is worth $600. The family consists of Oval Williamson, 43, his wife Ann, 30, and their daughters Ann, 6, and Betsey, 3. They were all born in Norway and the girls had not begun school yet.

In the 1860 census (July 3rd), the family had moved to the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The family consisted of Over Williamsen, 40, Ann, 40, Ann, 16, Betsey, 12, William, 10, Andrew, 7, Dena, 5, Boga, 2, and Over, 1. The census form notes that the four oldest children attended school and that the children from William on were born in this country. The value of the family’s real estate was $1000 and the value of their personal property was $300.

In the 1870 census (August 9th), the family was still living in Scandinavia, Waupaca County. The family consisted of Ova Williamson, 51, Anna, 50, Anna, 24, Andrew, 17, daughter Dina, 14, son Boie, 12, Edward, 10, and Antone, 8. The real estate is worth $1400 and the family’s personal property is worth $550. Couldn’t find William in the 1870 census.

In the 1880 census (June 21st), the family is still in Scandinavia Township. The household consists of Ove Wilhelmson, 61, Anne, 50, Dinah, 24, and G. Anton, 17. Dinah is noted as being disabled by “female complaints.”

In the 1895 state census (June 20th) the O. Williams household had 4 people: 3 males and one female; 1 foreign born in Scandinavia, 3 born in the U.S. This suggests that his wife wasn’t in the household.

The 1895 biography of his son Buck says this about Ove:

Ove Williamson, was born in Norway, January 20, 1819, was educated in the schools of his native land, and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed upon the farm. His marriage to Miss Annie Kjos took place in Norway in 1844, and five years later, in 1849, he crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel to the New World, where he hoped to secure a home and competence. He first located in Muskegon, where he worked as common laborer some three years, coming thence to Waupaca county in 1853. He was one of the first settlers, and is now the second oldest living resident in Scandinavia township. The hardships and trials of pioneer life are familiar to him, and the history of that county is known to him from the days when it was almost unbroken wilderness, inhabited mostly by Indians. He has borne an important part in the work of development, transforming the land from its uncultivated condition into rich and valuable farms. Here he purchased 160 acres of wild land, on which not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made, and successfully continued its cultivation until 1884, when enfeebled health caused him to lay aside business cares, and he is now living a retired life. He worked for many years on the river, rafting logs, and his career has been that of an industrious and energetic man, bringing to him a well-merited competence. He is a stanch Republican in politics and has served in several local offices with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He filled the office of assessor for twelve years and has also been township treasurer. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church, Mrs. Williamson, who was born in Norway September 29, 1820, is also yet living. Their children were: Annie, now the wife of August Larson, a resident of Wausau; William, who is living in La Crosse, Wis; Andrew, the efficient sheriff of Waupaca county; Berit, deceased; Denah; Boie, subject of this sketch, Edward Ove, of Waupaca; Anton G., a farmer of Scandinavia township; and Lewis B., deceased.

He died and was buried as O Williams.

The 1889 plat map of Scandinavia Twp, and the 1912 land ownership map shows a 120 acre parcel owned by “Ove Williamson.” The farm was probably being run by Anton and Dena in 1912. The parcel is defined as the eastern half of the northeast quarter of Section 18 and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 18. Today, this parcel is about three miles west of the village of Scandinavia and about 4 miles northeast of Amherst. The parcel is nearly bisected by County Road B and its western boundary is, in part, Gilman Road. The Tomorrow River State Trail (on the old Green Bay and Western railroad right-of-way) is just south of the parcel. The portion of the parcel north of County Road B is now forest. The current location of the farmhouse (on the south side of County Road B, about 750 feet east of Gilman Road) appears to be where it was in 1912.

The Wisconsin Land Patent Database shows three parcels for Ove in Section 18:

1) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Wilhelmsen through the Stevens Point land office on 15 Dec 1855.
2) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Wilhelmsen through the Stevens Point land office on 1 Sep 1856.
3) 40 acres in 23N, 11E, granted to Ove Williamson through the Wausau land office on 20 Mar 1875.

Buried:
A 18 142

Ove married Anne Andersdatter KJØS in 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Anders Ericksen KJØS and Berith Gudmundsdatter REMME) was born on 24 Oct 1820 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1898 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; was buried in Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An Anne Williamson died in Waupaca County on Aug 5, 1896, according to the Wisconsin Index of Deaths. The 1898 date is on the gravestone.

Her maiden name from the cemetery records. Gravestone or cemetery records note that the Anne Williamson above was the wife of Ove.

There were two girls named Anne Andersdatter Kios born in Vang at about this time: one on 15 Oct 1820 and one on 24 Oct 1820. The earlier was born to Anders Christophersen and Gjertrude Ericksdatter. The later was born to Anders Ericksen and Berith Gudmundsdatter. From the names given to her second and third daughters, we can conclude that Ove Vilhjelmsson’s wife was the daughter of Anders Ericksen.

Called Berit Andersdatter in the baptism record for her son Gudmund Anton.

Birth:
29 Sep 1820 according to her son Buck’s bio

Died:
Aug 5?

Notes:

Married:
Inferred from designations of legitimacy of daughters. The marriage records for Vang in 1845 are incomplete.

Notes:

In the 1870 U.S. census, he was Ole Juelson, age 42, a farmer in Rock Dell Twp, Olmsted County, Minnesota. The household consisted of Anna, 27, Juel, 9, Carl, 9, Clarah, 3, and Martha, 1. All the children had been born in Minnesota.

In the 1880 census, the family is still in Rock Dell Twp. The household is Ole “Julson”, 51, Anna, 36, Juel, 19, Carl, 17, Clara, 12, Martha, 11, Ida, 9, Lilly, 7, Mary, 5, Emma, 3, and Martin, 1.

Ole married Anne Tollefson GOLBERG. Anne was born on 20 Apr 1846 in Gol, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She may be the daughter of Tollef Olson Golberg, a farmer in Rock Dell Twp.

In the 1910 census, she is living with her daughter and son-in-law, George and Emma Peters, in Rock Dell Twp, Olmsted County. She is shown as 66 years old.

She is not the person of 1924-MN-009701.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 27 Aug 1809, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born on Bagetun 35.

In the 1865 census, he and Anne and Tina and Gjertrud lived on Baggethun. He was Føderaadsmand in the household of Trond Boiesen, huusfar. Presumably, Trond Bøyessen Stele assumed ownership of the family farm after Ove Vilhjølmsen, previous heir, left for America in 1849. Wilhelm and Anne and their daughters then continued to live on the farm.

Vilhjølm married Anna Ovesdotter BERGE in 1816 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anna (daughter of Ove Bøyesen WANGENSTEEN and Gerhardine (Tina) Geelmynden ANKER) was born in 1798 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bygdebok calls her Maren Ovesdotter Berge.

dwfrench1 calls her Anne Ovesdatter Wangensteen Steile

Notes:

Birth:
Kjøs 94/1, Nerre, Lalim

Anders married Berith Gudmundsdatter REMME in 1817. Berith (daughter of Gudmund Jonsen RØN and Sigrid Eivindsdatter REMME) was born in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Jul 1892 in Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Remme 65/2