William Rollin "Roy" Abrahamson ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Spelling/AKA. ⁴ According to the 1895 Iowa state census, his name was "Roy R." Abrahamson.

• Iowa State Census, 1895, Des Moines County, Iowa. ⁴ Roy R. Abrahamson, age 0, male, single, born in Des Moines County Iowa, father of foreign birth

• Census, 1900, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. ¹ William Abrahamson, son, white, male, born May 1894, age 6, single, born in Iowa, father born in Sweden, mother born in Iowa

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, June 5, 1917, Yellow Spring Township, Des Moines County, Iowa. ² Serial Number: 2645, No.: 55; Name: William Rollin Abrahamson; age: 23 years; address: Mediapolis, Iowa; date of birth: May 9, 1894; natural born; where born: Mediapolis; Iowa; present trade: teacher; employed by: Iowa State Reformatory; employed at: Anamosa, Iowa; does not have a relative dependent upon him; marital status: single; previous military service: none; claims exemption from the draft: no; height: tall, build: medium, eye color: brown, hair color: brown, not bald; lost an arm, leg, hand, eye, or seems to be physically disabled: none; precinct: Yellow Spring, city or county: Des Moines County, Iowa; date of registration: June 5, 1917

• Residence, January 1918, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. ² According to his brother, Frank's, World War I draft registration card of January 1918, William resided in Mediapolis, Iowa.

• Census, 1920, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. ⁵ 402 West First Street, E 6 11: Wm. Abrahamson, lodger, male, white, age 25, single, could read, could write, born in Iowa, father born in Sweden, spoke Swedish, mother born in Sweden (sic), spoke Swedish, could speak English, occupation clerk, industry (can't read: irs suel?), wage earner

• Census, 1930, Santa Ana, Orange County, California. ⁶ Y.M.C.A., line 69: William R. Abrahamson, male, white, age 35, married, age 31, did not attend school during the previous year, could read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Sweden, mother born in Iowa, state code 65, country code 06, nativity 1, could speak English, occupation adjuster, industry insurance, code 8885, wage earner, at work not unemployed, a veteran of WWI

• California Death Records. ³ William R Abrahamson; born: May 9, 1894; mother's maiden name: Lett; sex: male; county where death occurred: Los Angeles(70); death date: September 1, 1962; age at time of death: 68 yrs