Wilbur Larson Childhood
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson was born June 14, 1913, in the Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, and died October 19, 1996, at his home, Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV, at age 83. Inurnment in Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Maricopa Co., AZ. He is the son of Almo Joshua Larson of the Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, and Emma Jane Abbey of the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI.
Wilbur Almo Larson was born June 14, 1913, in the Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson Birth Certificate.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson, age 7 months.
Almo Joshua Larson; Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson; Olaus Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1914.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson on a box, Olaus Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1914.
Cora Ethel Olivia Johnson and Wilbur Almo Larson, Larson farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about spring, 1914.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and dear old Carlo, the Larson family dog; Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about summer, 1914. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
The card had handwritten at the top of the picture: Merry Christmas.
Wilbur Almo Larson feeding chickens, Larson farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about spring, 1914.
Wilbur Almo Larson with wagon, and black puppy, Larson farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1915.
Emma, Almo and Wilbur Larson, Larson farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1915.
Wilbur Almo Larson and horse, Peggy, Larson farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1915.
Wilbur Almo Larson on Peggy, the horse, Larson Farm, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1915.
Laurel Victoria Nelson; Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and Olive Sophia Nelson. The Olaus Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1915. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Larson family group, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1916. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Top row, left to right: Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson; Almo Joshua Larson; Norma Victoria (Nelson) Larson; Arthur David "Art" Larson; and Olaus Larson.
Bottom row, left to right: Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; Freeda Wilhelmina (Larson) Lewis; and Carl Cornelius Svahn/Larson.
Wilbur Larson (near front row, second from left, with tie blowing in the breeze), School District No. 5, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI. Jo Hoy, Teacher (back row, second from right), about 1920.
The Ladies with children in School District No. 5, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920.
Wilbur Larson (front row, far left), School District No. 5, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI. Jo Hoy, Teacher (back row, far right), about 1920.
School District No. 5, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, Johanne Hoy, Teacher, about 1920.
Johanne Andrea "Johanna" Hoy with her students, School District No. 5, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920. Johanne Andrea Hoy was born May 21, 1896, in Waupaca Co., WI; died January 1, 1981, in Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI (age 84). Her Mother was divorced from her father in Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI, on March 8, 1921. Johanne Andrea Hoy married Walter Emil Anderson (Born February 21, 1892, in St. Lawrence Twp., Waupaca C., WI; died January 21, 1955, in Unknown (age 61). Both are buried in Lakeside Memorial Park, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI. They had several children, and lived on a farm in Lanark Twp., Portage Co., WI.
Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
From left to right: Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson; Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; Almo Joshua Larson; the Farm Dog; Norma Victoria (Nelson) Larson; Arthur David Larson; Carl Cornelius Svahn/Larson; Lena Sophia Svensson (Rosander) Nelson; and Mildred Alice (Conklin) Wilson.
Mildred Alice Conklin married Roy William Wilson on September 30, 1919, and lived in Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, after November 1, 1919
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Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson swimming, probably at the Chain O' Lakes, King, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920.
Almo, Emma and Wilbur Larson in their cornfield, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June 6, 1920.
Wilbur Larson on Colonel, the horse, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1920.
Wilbur Larson and Colonel, the horse, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1920.
Wilbur Almo Larson and Ethel Clara Lewis on Colonel, the horse, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1920.
Almo Joshua Larson and Wilbur Almo Larson with two horses, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920.
Ethel Clara Lewis (Born December 11, 1914, in the Village of New Leipzig, Grant Co., ND); and Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; Olaus Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1920.
Three generations of the Olaus Larson family, at the Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Left to right: Olaus Larson; Almo Joshua Larson; and Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson.
This is the last known picture of Olaus Larson, who died November 11, 1920.
Almo, Emma and Wilbur Larson in their cornfield, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June 6, 1920.
Emma and Wilbur Larson with two trout, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1920.
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Emma Larson, Freeda (Larson) Lewis, and Wilbur Larson, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1920.
Wilbur Larson feeding chickens, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, July, 1920.
Mrs. Sandstedt, Mr. Jacobson, Wilbur, Emma and Almo Larson, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1922.
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Larson family group, Almo Joshua Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1923. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Back row, left to right: Frida Maria Constance (Norlin) Roche; Norlin Joseph Roche; and Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson.
Front row, left to right: Unknown; and Carl Cornelius Svahn/Larson.
The Larson family dog, dear old Carlo, Almo Joshua Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, June, 1923. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Larson farm visitors, Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, August, 1926. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Top row, left to right: James Alvin Copeland; James Alvin Copeland's married sister, Mary Genevieve (Copeland) Cassidy; and Marian Alynn Stratman.
Bottom row, left to right: Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and dear old Carlo, the Larson family dog.
Almo Joshua Larson; and James Alvin Copeland; Almo Joshua Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, August, 1926.
James Alvin Copeland was an unmarried zinc miner living in Benton, Lafayette Co., WI, at the time. Some of the Stratman brothers were also miners.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson Confirmation Picture, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1927.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson Graduated from the 8th Grade, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, on May 27, 1927.
Leonard Mason and Wilbur Larson, about 1928.
Larson group, Almo Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1929. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Back row, left to right: Mary Maude (Abbey) Stratman; Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson; and Almo Joshua Larson.
Front row, left to right: Carlo the Larson family dog; and Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson.
Family gathering, Almo Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1930. Thanks to Velma for making the original picture available. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Back row, left to right: Helen McAdams (Frazer) Larson; Walter Emanuel Larson; Norma Victoria (Nelson) Larson; Arthur David "Art" Larson; Unknown man; Unknown woman; and Almo Joshua Larson.
Front row, left to right: Olive Wilma Larson; Carlo the Larson family dog; Elizabeth Ellen "Betty" Larson; Esther Elvira Adele Anderson; Gustav Alfred "Fred" Johnson; and Cora Ethel Olivia (Johnson) Johnson.
James Courtland Cassidy; Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; James Alvin Copeland; and possibly Jean Unknown. Almo Joshua Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, August, 1930.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and Carlo, the Larson family dog; Almo Joshua Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, August, 1930. The enhanced and colorized photo was created using AI from an original grayscale photo, so the colors are not correct.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson was in the Waupaca High School Senior Class Play of "When's Your Birthday?", Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI, Friday, April 24, 1931.
Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI, Wednesday, April 29, 1931
Oakland, Farmington, April 28 - Mr. and Mrs. Almo Larson, Mrs. Carl Johnson, Marion Stratman, Mrs. Chris. Larson and son and Virgil, Sylvia, Stella, Reuben, Arthur and Gordon Trinrud attended the senior class play at Waupaca Friday evening. Wilbur Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Almo Larson, took a leading part in the play.
Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI, Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Oakland, Farmington, May 26 - Those who will graduate from Waupaca high school this week from our district are Wilbur Larson, Alton Johnson and Gordon Trinrud.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson High School Graduation pictures, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI, 1931.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson University of Wisconsin, Madison, Graduation picture
, age 22, June 24, 1935.
Wilbur Almo "Bill" Larson; and dear old Carlo, the Larson family dog, as a University of Wisconsin, Madison, student, at the Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co., WI, about 1935.
Wilbur Larson with Military Rifle, at ROTC Camp.