Matthea Nielsdatter (Matilda)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Jun 1832, Gausdal, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Called Martina in the 1860 census.

She and Nels were living in Portage County in the 1900 census. She had had 5 children, 3 still living.

She was a widow in the 1880 census. The family was living in the village of Amherst and going by the last name of Buck, at least according to the census entry. Billy, 19, Anna 15, and Nels E., 13, were all living at home with her. Billy was a farmer but none of the rest of them had occupations.

Some of the church records for the birth and baptism of her children call her Mathia or Mathea Nilsdatter.

An article in the Stevens Point Journal on her death said that she died from breast cancer and was survived by two sons and a daughter.

Birth:
father’s farm name illegible

Family/Spouse: Bøye Vilhjølmsson BAGGETHUN. Bøye (son of Vilhjølm Vilhelmson BAGGETHUN and Anna Ovesdotter BERGE) was born on 14 Oct 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Feb 1872 in Portage County, Wisconsin; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Jul 1860, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Called Agnes in the 1860 census.

Not listed in the 1870 census. The Anna shown in that census was seven years old.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 3 Oct 1861, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Called Billy.

William was a farmer in Amherst Twp, Portage County, Wisconsin, in the 1900 census.

He was still in Amherst Twp in the 1910 census. By then his son Boyd had left home.

By 1920, Myrtle has left home too.

In the 1930 census, William and Thora are living by themselves in a house they own on High Street in Nelsonville village, Amherst Twp, Portage County. They don’t have a radio.

His obit said that he had been a resident of Nelsonville for the past 12 years. He had suffered a stroke six years before his death and had been in poor health ever since. He had been confined to his bed for 13 months.

Birth:
his obit said 16 Jul 1861 in Amherst

Baptism:
As Wilhelm. His mother is Mathea Nilsdatter.

William married Torborg ERICKSON on 10 Nov 1888 in Portage County, Wisconsin. Torborg was born on 4 Aug 1861 in Norway; died on 5 Aug 1955 in Wisconsin; was buried on 8 Aug 1955 in Nelsonville Lutheran Cemetery, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Aug 1863, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Seems to have been called Annia, age 15, in the 1880 census.

In the 1910 census, she was Annie W Couch, 46, a widow, living with her widowed father-in-law, Charles Couch, 84, in Amherst.

Baptism:
as Anne

Family/Spouse: George M COUCH. George was born on 3 Jul 1872; died on 25 Nov 1907; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Jun 1867, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

He was Nelse E. Williamson, living with his mother in Amherst village, Portage County, in the 1900 census. He was a bartender. Couldn’t find him in the 1910 or 1920 censuses.

In the 1930 census, he is probably the 64 year-old Nels Williamson living in a boarding house in the village of Amherst. Nels’s occupation seems to be laborer in a pool room.

His obit was in the 29 Aug 1935 edition of the Stevens Point Journal:

Nels Edwin Williamson, 68, a resident of Amherst most of his life, died at 12:45 o’clock Monday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna Couch, at Amherst. He had been in poor health for the past month but his condition was not serious.

Mr. Williamson was born at Amherst on April 23, 1867, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Boia Williamson. He attended Amherst schools and later worked in logging camps. For several years he resided in Montana. For the past few years he had made his home with his sister, the only remaining relative of his immediate family.

Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Rev. C. E. Olsen officiated.

Among the relatives from far away who attended the funeral were Byron Couch of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. John Shellhammer and sons of Port Edwards, Mrs. Mary Lyons and Sever Williamson of Wisconsin Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dillon and Miss June Dillon of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason and Miss Margaret Gleason of Fond du Lac.

Baptism:
as Nils Edvin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Wisconsin Death Certificate: 003246

Notes:

Couldn’t find him in the 1910 census.

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Dodge County, Wisconsin. He was a farmer and was married and was living in the town of Hustisford, Dodge County. He was described as of medium height and build with light blue eyes and light brown hair.

In the 1920 census he and his family live in Beaver Twp, Clark County, Wisconsin. Boyd is a dairy farmer.

In the 1930 census, he is a dairy farmer in Amherst Twp, Portage County.

Boyd married Edna Vienna ROE about 1916. Edna was born on 16 Jan 1893 in Kingsbury County, South Dakota; died on 20 Feb 1985 in Dodge County, Wisconsin; was buried in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census she and Otis live in Amherst Twp, Portage County, not far from her parents. In the 1930 census, she and Otis are not far from her brother Elmer who, by that time, appears to have taken over the Williamson farm.

Died:
SSDI last residence Amherst.

Myrtle married Otis A OLSON about 1918. Otis was born about 1882 in Wisconsin; died on 11 Apr 1959 in Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; was buried in 1959 in Nelsonville Lutheran Cemetery, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Amherst. His age was erroneously shown as 24. He was single and was employed as a farmer by his father. He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.

In the 1930 census he is a dairy farmer in Amherst Twp living very near his sister Myrtle and her family. Elmer is a veteran of the World War.

Elmer married Lillian T about 1921. Lillian was born on 17 Apr 1899 in Wisconsin; died on 8 Dec 1968 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; was buried in Nelsonville Lutheran Cemetery, Portage County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census, as Walter O Williamson, he is living at home and is a laborer at a packing plant.

In the 1930 census, as Walter O Williams, he and his family live in Deer Twp, Roseau County, Minnesota. Walter is a farmer on a rented farm. He was a veteran of the World War.

Birth:
North Dakota death index gives his year of birth as 1896

Died:
As Walter Oscar Williams. Resided in Moorhead, Minnesota

Walter married Mamie Clarys WATSON about 1925. Mamie was born about 1902 in Iowa; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census she is living at home and is a public school teacher.

Family/Spouse: George SCHROEDER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He may be the Billy Williamson who died in Portage County in August of 1917.

Notes:

A Frances A. Hermanson, wife of Harry L. Williams, was the subject of an obit in the Stevens Point Journal on pages 12 and 13 August 1997.

Died:
His obit was in the SPJ on 28 August 1995. Wisconsin Death Index calls him Harry Lambert Williams. SSDI calls him Harry L Williamson.

Notes:

Died:
25 August according to her father’s obit

Family/Spouse: Roman BAUM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She lived in Fond du Lac in 1920.

Family/Spouse: Carrol P DILLON. Carrol was born on 18 Jun 1894 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died on 13 Apr 1953 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Byron George. He went by Byron.

By 1917, he was a Soo Line brakeman in Fond du Lac.

In the 1940 census, he and his wife Nellie and her son Eugene Lillie lived in Detroit. He worked for a railroad as a caretaker.

In the 1950 census, he was a widower living in Detroit. He was a railroad switchman.

George married Belle RUTLEY on 12 Feb 1928 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was living in Fond du Lac in 1921 with her sister Fanny and brother Byron.

She married railroad worker James Gleason in Fond du Lac in 1922.

Notes:

He is called Roy B. in the 1930 census. Called Roe in his sister’s obit.

Died:
last residence per SSDI

Notes:

Rachel Sparr, 95, of Waupun passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014, at Marvin’s Manor in Waupun.

Rachel was born on May 16, 1919, in the city of Loyal, Clark County, a daughter of Boyd and Edna (Roe) Williamson. She was a graduate of Amhurst High School and attended Stevens Point Education College. On Nov. 28, 1942, she was united in marriage to Anders “Andy” Sparr. Rachel was a member of Pella Lutheran Church, past president and participated in the ladies aid as well as teaching Sunday school. Rachel was also a past president of the Dodge County Homemakers Association and adult leader of the Achievers 4-H Club.

Rachel is survived by two daughters, Karin (John) Nyhuis of Oakfield, Kristine (Brian) Colby of Appleton; a son, Anders (Linda) Sparr of Hartford; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a niece; other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Anders Sparr, in 1998; parents; and a brother, Roe (Hazel) Williamson.

A celebration of Rachel’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2014, at Pella Lutheran Church, 315 S. Madison St., Waupun. The Rev. Michael Stock will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Garden.

Rachel’s family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, July 25, at Pella Lutheran Church, 315 S. Madison St., Waupun, from 9:30 a.m. to the hour of the service.

Family/Spouse: Anders SPARR. Anders died in 1998; was buried in Highland Memory Gardens, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
last residence

Notes:

An Elaine Shanks, wife of Allen Williams, was the subject of an obit in the Stevens Point Daily Journal on 21 and 26 August, 1947.

Died:
last residence per SSDI

Notes:

In February of 1966, she married Howard Weber.

Family/Spouse: Hyacinth J BUDNICK, Jr. Hyacinth died on 7 Mar 1964 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]