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Wesley Sampson Bolton

Male 1858 - 1951  (92 years)


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  • Name Wesley Sampson Bolton 
    Born 15 May 1858  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jan 1951  Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2108  Rossville
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2018 

    Father Benjamin Bolton,   b. 7 Jan 1836, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1921, Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Jane Black Bolton,   b. 8 Jun 1838, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1899, Scranton, Osage County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F5975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise Weisser Bolton,   b. 1861,   d. 1943  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1885 
    Children 
    +1. Arthur Dixon Bolton,   b. 18 Nov 1890, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1979, Westminster, Adams County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Oscar W Bolton,   b. 27 Apr 1889, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1979, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Bolton, Wesley and Louise
    Anniversary- Bolton, Wesley and Louise
    BOLTONS CELEBRATE
    50th ANNIVERSARY
    Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bolton of Denver celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home at 1185 So. Sherman, on October 28, with a buffet supper, (a surprise.) Their two sons, Mr. A. D. Bolton and Mr. O. W. Bolton and families, Mr. W. L. Bolton, a brother of the groom and his family, Mrs. Bolton’s two brothers, Mr. C. M. Weisser and Mr. W. B. Weisser and families were present, making 26 in all. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton received many lovely gifts, cards, letters and glad wishes from their many friends and relatives. The Reporter joins the many old Rossville friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton in extending congratulations and kind regards to them. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton both are in fairly good health.
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2017 14:56:30 
    Family ID F544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1858 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1951 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Bolton, Wesley
    Obituary- Bolton, Wesley
    Wesley S. Bolton, a former pioneer resident of Wabaunsee County died in Denver, Friday, January 26th.

    He was born in Pennsylvania, May 15, 1858. He came to Kansas with his family in 1865 settling on a farm north of Paxico. He was married to Louise Weisser, Oct. 25, 1885. Mr. Bolton was engaged in the general merchandise and grain business at Paxico for many years and later was manager of the Rossville Co-operative Elevator at Rossville, remaining a resident of Kansas for about sixty two years.

    Mr. and Mrs. Bolton moved to Denver in 1927, where they resided until Mrs. Bolton’s death in 1943. For the past five years Mr. Bolton has made his home with his son, Arthur and wife, near Grand Lake, Colorado. , He is survived by two sons, Oscar W. Bolton of 1323 South Humboldt, Denver, Arthur D. Bolton of Granby, Colo., a brother T. B. Bolton, of Frankfort, Kansas and a sister Mrs. Annie Withgott of Woodward, Oklahoma. He is also survived by three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    Birthday- Bolton, Wesley
    Birthday- Bolton, Wesley
    W.S. Bolton, Former Rossville Resident 92 Years Old May 15

    Friends of Wesley Bolton plan to remember him with birthday greeting cards honoring his 92nd anniversary next Monday, May 15.

    His address is Granby, Colo., where he makes his home with a son in a tourist camp, and still is going strong.

    Congratulations Mr. Bolton from the Reporter family and your old friends, and long may you wave.
    Birthday- Bolton, Wesley 2
    Birthday- Bolton, Wesley 2
    A Word of Appreciation-
    Mr. W.S. Bolton of Granby, Colo., takes this means of extending his thanks and appreciation to Rossville friends for their remembrance cards and letters to him on his recent 92nd birthday anniversary. "Still able to rustle wood for the cabins," says Mr. Bolton.