Wesley was reared on a farm in Goodhue County and opened a machine shop on his brother's farm near Hendricks, Minnesota. He engaged in the same business in Canby, Minnesota and later became a salesman and expert machinist for the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company and traveled throghout the Northwest for this firm. While en route home for Christmas with his family, then living in Sheldon, North Dakota, Wesley was killed in a railroad wreck on December 23, 1906. His widow, Matilda, a sister of A. J. Danielson's wife, Magdalene, married Wesley's brother, Hiram Danielson, two years later. Hiram was a widower with seven children. Wesley and Mathilda had six children at the time of his death. Hiram and Mathilda had six more children, for a grand total of nineteen children in the combined family.

W.R. Danielson was born in Goodhue county, MN in 1870; had a shop at Lake Hendricks for a number of years; came to Canby in 1893, establishing the Canby Machine Shop. He has had about 10 years' experience. Is married. Took a special course in College of Mechanic Arts at State University in Minneapolis."
Danielson & Aulie, proprietors of the Canby Machine Shop, do general blacksmithing, repairing of engines and all kinds of farm machinery; also dealers in steam fittings, flues, and wagon wood. W.R. Danielson began the present business in 1893, and A. Aulie bought a half interest in 1896. This firm has the latest improved machinery for all classes of work in their line. Just this fall they have invented a machine for welding flues, which is the first of its kind in use. It is quite an addition to their machine shop. This shop is the largest of its kind in Southwestern Minnesota, and had the reputation of turning out the best class of work. They also make a specialty of engine and boiler repairing. Their power is obtained from a 7-horse Lewis gasoline engine. The firm does all kinds of plumbing. They also carry all kinds of brads goods, black and galvanized fittings, bath tubs, sinks, lead and iron pipe, machine and carriage bolts, etc.; Are also agents for the Halladay geared and pumping mills, seven styles"

- Excerpt from "A Souvenir... Canby, Minnesota" book (published Dec 1900)

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