Résumé

Laborer, Iowa Packaging Company, Des Moines, IA, 1947. (See Des Moines, Iowa, City Directory, 1947, p. 90.)

Surveyor, San Mateo County, CA, c. 1950. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Redwood City, San Mateo, California; Roll: 6103; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 41-214, accessed 07/23/2024.)

1st Lieutenant, US Army, Korea, c. 1952.

Principal, Paul W. Bosholm, Architect, Palo Alto, CA, 1972. In 1972, Bosholm maintained an office at 510 Hamilton Avenue. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1972, p. 38.) In 1974, Bosholm had an office at 510 Cowper Street in Palo Alto. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1974, p. 129.)

High School

Coursework, East High School, Des Moines, IA, 1946. He was a member of the golf team and the science club.

Relocation

Paul Wilson Bosholm was born in Des Moines, IA, on 01/05/1929. Between 1930 and 1932, at least, Paul and his parents made their residence at 1501 Clinton Avenue in Des Moines. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340410, accessed 07/23/2024 and Des Moines, Iowa, City Directory, 1932, p. 175.)

The 1940 US Census found Bosholm residing with his parents at 622 Oak Park Avenue in Des Moines, IA. The census indicated that the Bosholms had lived in the same place in 1935. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-64B, accessed 07/23/2024.)

In 1947, Bosholm resided with his parents at 1606 East 32nd Street in Des Moines, IA. At this time he was a student. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 49, accessed 07/16/2024.)

Sometime between 1947 and 1950, his family moved across the country to CA. In the latter year, Bosholm continued to lived with his parents, who had relocated to Redwood City, CA. They had a house at 61 Avondale Avenue. Paul worked as a surveyor for San Mateo County, while Carl was a salesman for a type founding printing company, perhaps the same American Type Founders Sales Corporation that he had worked for in Des Moines, in 1947. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Redwood City, San Mateo, California; Roll: 6103; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 41-214, accessed 07/23/2024.)

In later life, Paul Bosholm had addresses in Fair Oaks, CA, Rescue, CA, and Folsom, CA, (2006 Shelby Circle).

Bosholm and his wife Yvonne were buried at Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Folsom, CA.

Parents

His father Carl James Bosholm (born 05/15/1906 in Centerville, IA-d. 04/14/1975 in San Diego County, CA) had a steady job as a a pressman for the Bankers Life Insurance Company's printing supply shop between c. 1930 and 1940. Carl likely served in World War II in the Pacific. He returned aboard the SS Mormacrwren, a troop transport, from Yokohama, Japan, to Los Angeles's port at San Pedro, CA, between 01/09/1946 and 01/24/1946. At this time, Carl listed his permanent residence as 1606 East 32nd Street in Des Moines. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 4486355; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 07/23/2024.) In 1947, Carl worked as a salesman for the American Type Founders Sales Corporation. (See Des Moines, Iowa, City Directory, 1947, p. 90.)

Thyra A. Wilson (born 04/28/1903-d. 11/13/1991 in San Joaquin County, CA), Paul's mother, was born in Sweden, immigrating to the US in 1920. She had been naturalized by 1930. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340410, accessed 07/23/2024 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-64B, accessed 07/23/2024.) In 1932, during the depths of the Depression, Thyra worked as a stylist for Adrien's Beauty Salon in Des Moines. (See Des Moines, Iowa, City Directory, 1932, p. 175.)

She and Carl wed on 10/30/1926 in Des Moines, IA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 07/23/2024.) Both parents graduated from high school, as per the 1940 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-64B, accessed 07/23/2024.)

Paul had a younger sister Susie Bosholm (born c. 1935 in IA), who was seven years younger. (She was referred to as "Lola" in the 1940 US Census.) Susie would attend Sequoia High School in Redwood City, graduating c. 1953. (See Sequoia High School, Cherokee Yearbook, 1951, np.)

Spouse

He wed Yvonne Marie Francis (born 06/27/1927 in Hollister, San Benito County, CA-d. 2016 in CA) on 02/25/1954 in Santa Clara County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 07/16/2024.)

Yvonne was the eldest of two daughters of Joseph Francis, Jr., (born 08/03/1892 in Gloucester, MA-d. 1953 in CA) and Maria E. Rose (born 04/03/1894 in CA-d. 02/24/1963 in Santa Clara County, CA), who operated a grocery store in San Jose, CA, in 1950. Mary Rose was of Portuguese descent. They lived at 880 Delmas Street as noted by the 1950 US Census.

Biographical Notes

As per his World War II draft registration card, Bosholm was Caucasian with a ruddy complexion, blue eyes and blonde hair. He stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall, and weighed 165 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 49, accessed 07/16/2024.)