Viola Amanda Wilson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 15 March 1850, , Lee County, IA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Marriage (1): Enos Franklin Poulson on 20 July 1879 in Clark County, MO 1 2 3
- Died: 25 January 1931, Oakland, CA at age 80 9
 Death Notes:
Name: Viola Amanda Paulson
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 27 Jan 1931
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Age: 80
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
Death Date: 25 Jan 1931
Citing this Record
"California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWLH-723Z : 29 June 2019), Viola Amanda Paulson, 27 Jan 1931; citing Burial, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland; FHL microfilm 008266240.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 29, Lee County, IA on 21 September 1850. 4
1850 US Census
Page 447A, Dwelling 905, Family 911, Roll 186
District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Viola Wilson..6m..IA
(Living with parents.)
.
• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 29 June 1860. 5
1860 US Census
Page 62, Dwelling 459, Family 440, Roll 330
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Viola Wilson..10..IA
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.
• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 21 June 1870. 6
1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 46, Family 47
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Viola Wilson..20..IA
(Living with mother.)
.
• She 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
Viola Polson..Wife..30..Iowa..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)
.
• She 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
Viola Poulson..Wife..Mar 1850..50..IA..6/2
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sheridan, CO on 10 May 1910. 7
1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 87, Dwelling 174, Family 175, Roll 120
Sheridan, Kiowa County, Colorado, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Hetty Wilson..Head..81..OH..Widowed..8/5..Farmer, Homestead
Paul W. Stobbard..Grandson..10..IA
Viola A. Paulson..Daughter..60..IA..Widowed..6/2
Florence N. Paulson..Granddaughter..19..IA..Photographer, Post Card
Roy W. Paulson..Grandson..17..IA..Laborer, Irrigation Ditch
(Viola was living 2 children at the home of her widowed mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Oakland, CA on 7 January 1920. 8
1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 101, Dwelling 69, Family 188, Roll 90
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
1820 Myrtle Street; Home rented
Viola A. Paulson..Head..69..IA..Widowed..Keeper, Lodging
Roy W. Paulson..Son..26..IA..Con. Engineer, Standard Oil
(Viola was living with her son.)
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• Death Image: 25 January 1931, in Oakland, CA. 9
Viola married Enos Franklin Poulson, son of Elias T. Poulson and Margaret Wilson, on 20 July 1879 in Clark County, MO.1 2 3 (Enos Franklin Poulson was born on 12 April 1850 in Boone County, IN 2 3 and died between 1900 and 1910 in Wayland, MO.)
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
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• 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
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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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