ÒTHE OKELARINARCHIVE
Evidence, recollection & discovery

History & context

Every answer starts with a question. Sources stay attached, uncertainty stays visible, and a shared surname never establishes kinship.

family notes

Joshua Shokunbi Okelarin

Family notes describe school at Abeokuta Boys School, life in Ijofin, palm-kernel trading, letter writing and politics. These remain recollections pending corroboration.

under investigation

The Imota connection

Historical Okelarin references exist in Imota. The founding branch’s relationship to them is unknown. Surname matches must not be merged into the tree.

public primary

Johnson Kalejaiye Okelarin / Olisa of Imota

The corpus cites a Supreme Court judgment concerning Johnson Kalejaiye Okelarin and appointment as Olisa of Imota on 7 June 1978. His relationship to the founding branch is unknown.

public secondary

Biolowotan and early Imota Methodism

The cited local church history names Okelarin, also called Biolowotan, among the congregation’s early nucleus in 1890–1897. It also refers to Chief J. K. Okelarin as a later steward. A family connection has not been established.