History & context
Every answer starts with a question. Sources stay attached, uncertainty stays visible, and a shared surname never establishes kinship.
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 investigationThe 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 primaryJohnson 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 secondaryBiolowotan 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.