Meeker Cty Certificate No B-17  Date of marriage 4/07/1874  Groom's name JOHN BOO  Bride's name ANNA PETERSON
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1875 Census Meeker County Swan Lake page 7 (#977 handwritten) Family 92 lines 27-29 - John 30, Anna 30 and Mary age 1.
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1880 Census (2 Jun) Meeker County Swan Lake Town Minnesota > Meeker > Dassel > 057 > 4 lines 18-25 lists John 35, Anna 38, Mary 5, Wilhelm 4, Hilda 3, Carl A. 2, and Ida 5mo; Mary Holsten 14 is a hired girl servant. All children born in MN.
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1885 (June 1) Dassel Census page 13 lines 5-16 lists John Boo and wife Anna, children Mary 11, Willhilmanus(?) 9, Hilda 8, Carl A 7, Eda 5, Oscar 4, Martin 2, Victor 4mo, Johannas 68 and Hada 59 (John’s parents).

MN 1885 State Census Info:
Name: John Boo Residence: Dassel Township, Meeker, Minnesota Age: 41 years Estimated Birth Year: 1844 Birthplace: Sweden Race: White Gender: Male Family Number: 101 Volume: Meeker Page Number: 13 Film Number: 000565746  HouseholdGenderAge   John Boo M 41y Anna Boo F 41y Mary Boo F 11y Willhilmena Boo F 9y Hilda Boo F 8y Carl A Boo M 7y Eda Boo F 5y Oscar Boo M 4y Martin Boo M 2y Victor Boo M 0y 4m Johannas Boo M 68y Hada Boo F 59y
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1895 June 11 MN Census Meeker Dassel Twp page 1 (#231 handwritten) - John 50, Anna 52, Mary 21, Wilhelm 19 Hilda 18, August 16, Ida 15, Oscar 13, Martin 12, Victor 10, Hadda 60
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MN 1895 State Census Info: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11856-12588-68?cc=1503031
John is a resident of the state 25 yr, of this district 22 yr.
Name: John Boo Titles & Terms (original): Residence: Dassel township, Meeker, Minnesota Age: 50y Estimated Birth Year: 1845 Place of Birth: Sweden Race (original): W Gender: Male Line Number: 0 Family Number: 206 Page Number: 1 GSU Film Number: 000565789  HouseholdGenderAge   John Boo M 50y Anna Boo F 52y Mary Boo F 21y Wilhelm Boo M 19y Hilda Boo F 18y August Boo M 16y Ida Boo F 15y Oscar Boo M 13y Martin Boo M 12y Victor Boo M 10y Hadda Boo F 60y
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1900 June 7 Dassel Twp Census District 104 sheet 3B Family 56 - John 55, Anna 57, William 24, Hilda 23, Carl August 22, Ida 20, Oscar 19, Martin 18, Victor 15, nephew Edmund Westerlund 17. Year of immigration for John is 1868, for Anna, 1872. Anna is the mother of 9 children, 8 living.
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1905 (1 Jun) Dassel Twp Census 1905 > Meeker > Dassel > 37 page 4B - John 50, Anna 48, William 30, Hilda 28, Carl August 27, Ida 26, Oscar 24, Martin 22, Victor 20, nephew Edmund Westerlund 21; Andrew P Westerlund 67 lives with the Boo family.
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1910 Dassel Twp Census page 8A lines 37-44 lists Annie age 67 as head (widow), children William 34, Hilda 33, August 32, Ida 30, Oscar 29, Martin 27, and Victor 25
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1920 Dassel Twp Census page 10A lines 26-33 lists Anna age 76 as head (widow), children William 45, Hilda 44, August 41, Ida 40, Oscar 38, Martin 36, and Victor 34
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Anna (Mrs. John) Boo
Source Information:
Line: 6
Roll: MNSC_33
Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:

Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.

Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.

Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.
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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Dassel, Meeker, Minnesota;Roll: T623 775; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 104.
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Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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Is Anna's maiden name Westerlund? Living with John and Anna Boo is a nephew, Edmund Westerlund b. June 1882, according to the 1900 Census. Andrew P. Westerlund b Abt.1838 is living with the Boos in the 1905 Census. He is possibly Anna's father
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The 1900 Census indicates the date of immigration for John is 1868, and Anna, 1872.
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Anna became a naturalized citizen in 1897
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Dassel, Meeker, Minnesota; Roll: T625_845; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 125.
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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Dassel, Meeker, Minnesota;Roll: T624_694; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 965.
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Family Members
Spouse
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John Boo
1844–1906 (m. 1878)

Children
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Maria Boo Granath
1874–1909
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William Boo
1875–1957
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Hilda Boo
1876–1962
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Carl August Boo
1878–1940
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Ida Boo
1879–1958
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Oscar Boo
1881–1967
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Martin Boo
1883–1945
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Victor Boo
1885–1963
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Emma Boo
1891–1891