Betty Marie "Betsy" Wilson
Last updated 25 Sep 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 2 Apr 1882 and 31 Dec 1882 in , Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Died: 26 Jul 1962 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, United States
census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit, enumeration district 8, sheet 3B (form/penned) or page 67B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 26 May 2007) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Becker ⟩ Detroit ⟩ District 0008" image 6; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 823 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 82, dwelling 64
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Betsy Swanson).
census-us-1940-ps-wa-pierce-76-6a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup City, enumeration district 27-76, sheet 6A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Washington ⟩ Pierce ⟩ Puyallup ⟩ 27-76" image 11; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 04356 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 34, household 140
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Betty M. Swanson).
marker-edward-betsy-swanson-1942-1962: Gravestone for Edward (1942) and Betsy M. (1962) Swanson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 1 May 2018), memorial IDs 20773065 (Edward) and 20773032 (Betsy), photograph uploaded 3 Aug 2007 to both memorials; citing “Sumner Cemetery (Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, USA), unknown plot”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Betsy M. Swanson).
obituary-betty-meier-2013: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson Meier (2013); “Obituaries: Betty Marie Swanson Meier,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Washington ⟩ Tacoma ⟩ The News Tribune ⟩ 2013 ⟩ March ⟩ Mar 12 2013, Tue ⟩ Page A4 (B)”, column 4; citing “Gateway: An Edition of the News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), 12 Mar 2013 (Tuesday), page A4 (B), column 4” [The digital version of this edition has two pages labeled A4, though it is 4A on the first page, which is announcing the 2013 nominees for “Students of Distinction.”]
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Betsy Swanson).
obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
Comment Detail: Text includes [married] name (Betty Marie Swanson).
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census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit, enumeration district 8, sheet 3B (form/penned) or page 67B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 26 May 2007) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Becker ⟩ Detroit ⟩ District 0008" image 6; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 823 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 82, dwelling 64
Comment Detail: Source includes age (37) and location (Minnesota). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Jan 1920 gives a birth date range from 2 Jan 1882 to 1 Jan 1883.
census-us-1940-ps-wa-pierce-76-6a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup City, enumeration district 27-76, sheet 6A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Washington ⟩ Pierce ⟩ Puyallup ⟩ 27-76" image 11; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 04356 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 34, household 140
Comment Detail: Source includes age (57) and location (Minnesota). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1940 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1882 to 1 Apr 1883.
marker-edward-betsy-swanson-1942-1962: Gravestone for Edward (1942) and Betsy M. (1962) Swanson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 1 May 2018), memorial IDs 20773065 (Edward) and 20773032 (Betsy), photograph uploaded 3 Aug 2007 to both memorials; citing “Sumner Cemetery (Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, USA), unknown plot”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1882).
obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Becker County, Minn.).
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obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
Comment Detail: Source indicates Betty died "Thursday." That was two days before the story was printed on 28 July 1962.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Edward P. Swanson (1876 – 1942)
Married: ?
census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit, enumeration district 8, sheet 3B (form/penned) or page 67B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 26 May 2007) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Becker ⟩ Detroit ⟩ District 0008" image 6; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 823 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 81,82, dwelling 64
Comment Detail: Source identifies Betsy Swanson as the wife of Edward Swanson.
census-us-1940-ps-wa-pierce-76-6a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup City, enumeration district 27-76, sheet 6A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Washington ⟩ Pierce ⟩ Puyallup ⟩ 27-76" image 11; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 04356 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 33,34, household 140
Comment Detail: Source identifies Betty M. Swanson as the wife of Edward P. Swanson.
obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
Comment Detail: Source implies the marriage of Edward P. Swanson and Betty Marie ____ by identifying her as Mrs. Edward P. (Betty Marie) Swanson.
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Child: Clarence Swanson (bet 1905/1906 – ?)
Child: Leonard Swanson (bet 1907/1908 – ?)
Child: Archie Swanson (bet 1909/1910 – ?)
Child: Ederine Swanson (bet 1910/1911 – ?)
Child: Elsie Swanson (bet 1913/1914 – ?)
Child: John P. Swanson (1916 – ?)
Child: Sylvia Swanson (1918 – ?)
Child: Betty Marie Swanson (1925 – 2013)
Miscellaneous Facts
Attributes
Residence: at Detroit, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, United States
Residence: at Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, United States
census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit, enumeration district 8, sheet 3B (form/penned) or page 67B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 26 May 2007) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Becker ⟩ Detroit ⟩ District 0008" image 6; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 823 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 82, dwelling 64
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jan 1920) and location (Detroit City, County: Becker, State: Minnesota).
census-us-1940-ps-wa-pierce-76-6a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup City, enumeration district 27-76, sheet 6A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Washington ⟩ Pierce ⟩ Puyallup ⟩ 27-76" image 11; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 04356 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 34, household 140
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1935 [five years before the census]) and location (Detroit Lakes / Becker [County] / Minn [Minnesota]).
obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
Comment Detail: Source indicates Betty moved to Puyallup "25 years ago" and the source is from 1962.
census-us-1940-ps-wa-pierce-76-6a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup City, enumeration district 27-76, sheet 6A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Washington ⟩ Pierce ⟩ Puyallup ⟩ 27-76" image 11; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 04356 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 34, household 140
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1940) and location (Puyallup City, County: Pierce, State: Washington).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Both of Betsy's parents were from Sweden. [census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b]
Was Betsy her real name and Betty a nickname or vice-versa? This database currently uses Betty as her given name.
Obituaries and gravestones are expected to have information provided by the same informant at roughly the same time, and thus be duplicates of each other. However, there is a significant difference in this case, as evidenced by the use of Betty vs. Betsy for her first name. This may have been a carving error that was not caught before the burial (and was ignored afterward), but only the year of death is duplicated, so both are being used except for that detail. [obituary-betty-swanson-1962, marker-edward-betsy-swanson-1942-1962]
Betsy had 5 living siblings when she died in 1962. One was her brother, Albin Wilson of Detroit Lakes, MN, The other four were her sisters: Christ ([Wilson]) Hustoft of Fargo, ND; Selma ([Wilson]) Gambriel of Puyallup[, WA]; Anna ([Wilson]) Moard of Puyallup[, WA]; and Hattie ([Wilson]) Larson of Portland[, OR]. [obituary-betty-swanson-1962]
census-us-1920-ps-mn-becker-8-3b: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit, enumeration district 8, sheet 3B (form/penned) or page 67B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 26 May 2007) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Becker ⟩ Detroit ⟩ District 0008" image 6; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 823 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 82, dwelling 64
marker-edward-betsy-swanson-1942-1962: Gravestone for Edward (1942) and Betsy M. (1962) Swanson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 1 May 2018), memorial IDs 20773065 (Edward) and 20773032 (Betsy), photograph uploaded 3 Aug 2007 to both memorials; citing “Sumner Cemetery (Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, USA), unknown plot”
(no additional information)
obituary-betty-swanson-1962: Obituary for Betty Marie Swanson (1962); “Mrs. E. P. Swanson Dies at Puyallup,” unknown newspaper (unknown location), 28 Jul 1962 (Saturday), page unknown, column unknown; privately held
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