Elias T. Poulson
(1818-1854)
Margaret Wilson
(1819-)
Enos Franklin Poulson
(1850-Between 1900/1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Viola Amanda Wilson

Enos Franklin Poulson 1 2

  • Born: 12 April 1850, Boone County, IN 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Viola Amanda Wilson on 20 July 1879 in Clark County, MO 1 2 3
  • Died: Between 1900 and 1910, Wayland, MO

bullet   Another name for Enos was Franklin Enos Paulson.3

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bullet  General Notes:


Most documents show his surname spelled as Poulson instead of Paulson. The delayed birth certificates for their children issued in 1944 at the request of Laura Rebecca Long (nee Wilson), a sister of Viola's, shows the surname spelled as Paulson on those certificates.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Montrose Township, Lee County, IA on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 205B, District 15, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Roll 350
Montrose Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
E. F. Polson..Self..30..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Des Moines Township, Clark, MO on 1 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 19, Dwelling 56, Family 58
Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri, United States
Home rented
Married 21 years
Frank Poulson..Head..Apr 1850..50..IN..House Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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Enos married Viola Amanda Wilson, daughter of Daniel Kramer Wilson and Hester Halferty, on 20 July 1879 in Clark County, MO.1 2 3 (Viola Amanda Wilson was born on 15 March 1850 in , Lee County, IA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and died on 25 January 1931 in Oakland, CA 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Montrose Township, Lee County, IA on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 205B, District 15, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Roll 350
Montrose Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
E. F. Polson..Self..30..Ohio..Farmer
Viola Polson..Wife..30..Iowa..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Des Moines Township, Clark, MO on 1 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 19, Dwelling 56, Family 58
Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri, United States
Home rented
Married 21 years
Frank Poulson..Head..Apr 1850..50..IN..House Carpenter
Viola Poulson..Wife..Mar 1850..50..IA..6/2
Florence Poulson..Daughter..Feb 1892..8..IA
Roy Poulson..Son..Feb 1893..7..IA
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: E. F. Poulson
Spouse's Name: Viola A. Wilson
Event Date: 20 Jul 1879
Event Place: Clark,Missouri

Citing this Record
"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28W-PP5 : 11 February 2018), E. F. Poulson and Viola A. Wilson, 20 Jul 1879; citing Clark,Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,014,945.
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The marriage record shows that they were married in Clark County, Missouri in 1879 but for 1880 they were enumerated for the census living in Lee County, Iowa. The 1900 US Census shows them back in Clark County, Missouri. By this time Viola had given birth to a total of 6 children but no records of birth can be found in either Missouri or Iowa except for her 2 youngest whose delayed birth certificates indicate that they were born in Lee County, Iowa in 1891 and 1893.
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Sources


1 "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680838 : accessed 23 Aug 2019), E. F. Poulson and Viola A. Wilson, 20 Jul 1879; citing Clark,Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,014,945.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Montrose Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 15, p. 205B, dwelling 9, family 9, Enos Franklin Poulson and Viola Amanda Wilson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 350.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 3A, dwelling 56, family 58, Enos Franklin Poulson and Viola Amanda Wilson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 447A, dwelling 905, family 911, Daniel Kramer Wilson and Hester Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 186.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 62, dwelling 459, family 440, Daniel Kramer Wilson and Hester Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 330.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 6, dwelling 46, family 47, Hester Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sheridan, Kiowa County, Colorado, United States, enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 9B, dwelling 174, family 175, Viola Amanda Wilson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 120.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 6A, dwelling 69, family 188, Viola Amanda Wilson; index and images (accessed 23 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 90.

9 "California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973," database ( accessed 23 Aug 2019), Viola Amanda Paulson, 27 Jan 1931.


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