Résumé

Partner, Appleton and Wolfard, Architects, San Francisco, CA.

Relocation

Born in WY, Wolfard lived in Oakland, CA, in the family residence at 375 61st Street from at least 1920 until 1930. The house had a value of $4,000 in 1930. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_88; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 927, accessed 09/19/2016;and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 102; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 976.0; FHL microfilm: 2339837, accessed 09/19/2016.)

In 1957, Wolfard lived at 2772 Shasta Road in Berkeley, CA. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1957, p. 575.)

Parents

His father, Earl R. Wolfard (born 04/21/1879 in IN-died 10/06/1966 in Alameda County, CA), did a number of jobs during Harold's youth. He worked as a machinist in the Oakland shipyards in 1920, a carpenter in Oakland in 1926, and a gardener for a private house in 1930. His mother, Alma N. Wolfard (born c. 1878 in Sweden), maintained the household. According to the US Census of 1920, Alma moved to the US from Sweden in 1883, and was naturalized in 1904.(The 1920 US Census indicated that she came to the US in 1883, the 1930 US Census, said 1887.) His sister, Jenny Louise Wolfard, (born 03/171902 in MN), was five years older than he. In 1926, Jenny worked as a teacher in the Berkeley Public School System. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1926, p. 1740.)

Biographical Notes

SSN: 558053765.