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     Edna Olds was born on 1 Mar 1913 at Angeles, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Edgar Orville Olds and Lillian Gaither.¹

     Edna Olds was born c 1870 at Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Ferdinand Olds and Harriet Smith.¹

     Edna Olds was born in May 1898 at California.¹ She was the daughter of Sheridan Olds and Sarah (?).¹

     Edna Olds was born in 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Mather Olds and Emma Gebhart.¹ Edna Olds died in 1874.¹

     Edna (Effie) P. Olds was born c 1905 at Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Jacob Mader Olds and Edna Calla Paul.¹

     Edna Allen Olds was born on 1 Nov 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Allen Olds and Lizzie Maria Whipple.¹ Edna Allen Olds married Franklin B. Pease on 20 Jun 1906.¹ Edna Allen Olds died in 1947.² She was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.³

     Edna Catherine Olds was born in Jan 1898 at Oklahoma.^2,3 She was the daughter of Isaac Edward Olds and Emma Grape.¹ Edna Catherine Olds married (1) Owen Bernard Doza on 7 Apr 1916.^4,5 Edna Catherine Olds married (2) Ira Eugene Brooks on 1 Dec 1921 at Los Angeles County, California.⁶ Edna Catherine Olds married (3) Sylvanus William Cates.^7,8 Edna Catherine Olds married (4) Elbert E. Reynolds on 18 Oct 1954 at Humboldt County, California.⁹ Edna Catherine Olds died on 15 Nov 1957 at Humboldt County, California, at age 59.¹⁰
     Edna, born Jan 1898, and Effie, born Sep 1899, "Oles" appeared with their grandparents, Conrad and Elizabeth Grape, in the 1900 census of Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory;
     45/45 Grape, Conrad, b. March 1851, 49, married 24 yrs, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigrated 1867, naturalized, farmer
      , Elizabeth, wife, b. Sep 1850, 48, married 24 yrs, 8 children, 7 living, b. Ky, parents b. Ky
      , Edward, son, b. Dec. 1876, 23, single, b. Ill., father b. Germany, mother b. Ky, farmer
      , Charles, son, b. Oct. 1878, 21, b. Ill., father b. Germany, mother b. Ky, farmer
      , Ida, dau., b. Dec. 1886?, 12, b. Missouri, father b. Germany, mother b. Ky
      --- and several other children
      Oles, Edna, granddau, b. Jan 1898, 2, b. OK, father b. Kansas, mother b. Ill
      Oles, Effie, granddau, b. Sep 1899, 8/12, b. OK, father b. Kansas, mother b. Ill.³
Edna Catherine Olds appeared on the census of 16 Apr 1910 at Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, as follows:
     16/16 Grape, Conrad, 59, marr. 34 yrs, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, immigrated 1867, naturalized, farmer
      , Lizzie, wife, 59, marr. 34 yrs, b. Ky, father b. Va., mother b. Ky
      , Richard, son, 22, single, b. Missouri, father b. Germany, mother b. Ky, farmer on home farm
      Olds, Edna, granddau., 12, b. Oklahoma, father b. Kansas, mother b. Missouri
      Gray, Everett, adopted, 2, b. Oklahoma, father b. -----, mother b. Missouri.¹
Edna Catherine Doza and Owen Bernard Doza appeared on the census of 21-22 Jan 1920 at Villa Nova Avenue, Rialto, San Bernardino County, California, as follows:
     195/198 [Doza from previous family], Owen, b.Ill., parents b. Ill., chemist in cement plant
      , Edna, wife, 22, b. Oklahoma, father b. U. S., mother b. Missouri, stenciler at cement plant
      , Hattie, daughter, 3 11/12, b. Oklahoma, father b. Ill., mother b. Oklahoma.⁴
     Edna's marriage to Ira Brooks had already ended by 1930. What appears to be the same Ira E. Brooks, age 42, b. Louisiana, parents b. Louisiana, signal man on railroad, appears in the 18 April 1930 census of Anaheim, Orange County, California. He had first been married at age 32 and his wife Lillian L., age 21, had first been married at age 18.
Edna Catherine Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1930 at Redwood Highway, Klamath Township, Del Norte County, California, as follows:
      Olds, Edna, servant, 32, divorced, b. Oklahoma, father b. Kansas, mother b. Missouri, servant in private family
She was living in the household of Sillavanus Cates, 44, who was married but no wife was listed. The page is dated 2 April but this section of the page is dated 9 Apr. The family was also recorded on another page but marked out there.¹¹
     Greg Olds tells that when Clifford Olds went to visit his half-sister in California "Edna was living with her husband, Van Cates, operating a resort at Klamath, Del Norte County, Calif." This lead to further records of her husband.¹²
Edna Catherine Olds appeared on the census of 5 Apr 1940 at Klamath, Del Norte County, California, as follows:
     35 Cates, S. W., head, 54, 8 yrs school, b. Missouri, store and cafe operator, sporting goods
      Cates, Edna, wife, 41, 5 yrs school, b. Oklalhoma, operator in cafe
      Cates, Christine, 19, 4 yrs high school, b, Oklahoma, waitress in cafe
      Jenkins, James H., roomer, 74, divorced, 8 yrs school, b. Wisconsin
      Struck, John, roomer, 30, single, 6 yrs school, b. Oregon, woodsman in cedar
S. W. and Edna Cates had lived in the same place on 1 April 1935.⁸

     Edna E. Olds was born in Feb 1881 at Texas.¹ She was the daughter of William C. Olds and Samantha Ann Rachel Jones.¹
     "Edna Olds Gilliland, the oldest child of William and Samantha Olds, moved to New Mexico, where she and her husband raised several children. The brutal murders of her mother, sister and nephew tormented her. And there were times over the years when she would reflect upon the horror. 'Grandma would just go into a rage; as screaming, crying, uncontrollable rage,' said a grandsonj. She died in California on May 19, 1965, five months after the death of her brother, Oliver."²

     Edna Eulala Olds was born on 19 Sep 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Emery Olds and Bertha Louise Jacobs.¹ Edna Eulala Olds married Alva Riche on 16 Oct 1913 at Percy, Marion County, Iowa.² Edna Eulala Olds died on 3 Aug 1940 at Broadlawns Tb Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, at age 42.³ She was buried on 6 Aug 1940 at Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Warren County, Iowa.⁴

     Edna Gertrude Olds was born on 18 Jul 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Walter Olds and Anna Curry Tea.¹
     On 16 Jul 1952 (an unknown value) applied for a headstone to mark the grave of Edna Gertrude Olds and stated that Edna was born Oct. 17, 1894, enlisted 26 Apl 1918, was discharged June 19, 1919, and died July 10, 1952. Edna had served from Michigan in the 304th Mobile Laundry Unit, QMC. Edna Gertrude Olds was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.²

     Edna Malinda Olds was born on 18 Nov 1881.¹ She was the daughter of David M. Olds and Mary Minerva Powers Underwood.¹ Edna Malinda Olds died on 14 Feb 1885 at age 3.¹

     Edna May Olds was born on 4 Aug 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Eugene H. Olds and Ida E. Morris.¹ Edna May Olds married Edwin B. Chapman on 14 Sep 1914.¹

     Edson Olds was born on 22 Mar 1797.¹ He was the son of Joseph Olds and Sally Whitney.¹ Edson Olds died on 12 Feb 1799 at age 1.¹

     Edson Olds was born c May 1826.^2,3 He was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds and Anna Maria Carolus.¹ Edson Olds died on 26 Nov 1826.^2,3 He was buried at Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio.⁴
     Although there may be errors in my reading of the digits on the tombstone photo, in the absence of Olds' sources, I have departed from his dates and tried to be consistent with the tombstone record.

     Edson Olds was born c Aug 1883 at Michigan.² He was the son of Anson Olds and Alice A. Knight.¹ Edson Olds died on 24 Apr 1885 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan.³

     Edson A. Olds died at Ohio.¹ He was born c 1857.¹ He was the son of Luther Olds and Amanda Hull.¹

     Edson Baldwin Olds was born on 3 Jun 1802 at Marlboro, Vermont.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Olds and Sally Whitney.¹ Edson Baldwin Olds married Anna Maria Carolus on 1 Jun 1824.^1,3 Edson Baldwin Olds died on 24 Jan 1869 at Lancaster, Ohio, at age 66.¹
     " ..., Dr. Edson B. Olds, studied at Transylvania college in Kentucky, and was graduated from Jefferson medical college in Philadelphia. He was a prominent and leading democrat in Ohio, speaker of the Ohio senate in 1846-47, and a member of congress for three terms from March, 1849, to March, 1855, when he was defeated by the know-nothing movement. While in congress he was a distinguished and influential member, and was for two terms chairman of the committee on post-offices and post-roads. The counties of Pickaway, Fairfield, Licking, Franklin, Madison and Fayette were represented by him in congress, his district having been changed while he was a member. Dr. Olds was an able debater and eloquent speaker. He was a man of unusual strength of character, and of strong convictions, which he at all times fearlessly maintained. He was born June 3, 1802, and died Jan. 25[sic], 1869. Anna Maria Olds was born in Lancaster county. Pa.... She was noted for her kindness, charity and piety. She was born March 7, 1805; married Dr. Olds at Circleville June 18[sic], 1824, and died Dec. 22. 1859."⁴
     "Edson B. Olds moved from Vermont to Ohio about 1820; taught school to procure the means of obtaining a profession and commenced the study of law with his brother, Joseph Olds. For some reason he gave up the study of law, and began the study of medicine with Dr. Wm. N. Lucky, finishing his studies at a Philadelphia Medical University. He began practice at Kingston, Ross Co., Ohio, in 1824 and remained there about four years. In 1828 he moved to Circleville, Ohio, and conducted a auccessful practice there until 1837, when he engaged in a general produce and mercantile business. He became an active politician, serving in the lower branch of the Ohio Legislature in 1842/3 and 1845/6, and in the State Senate from 1846 to 1848; was Speaker of the Senate 1846/7, and in 1849 was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, remaining there until 1855. In 1857 he moved to Lancaster, Ohio, and in 1862 was arrested on a charge of disloyalty and imprisoned in Fort Lafayette for a short time; while there he was again elected to the Ohio Legislature , where he served from 1862 to 1866."⁵
Edson Baldwin Olds and Anna Maria Olds appeared on the census of 16 Jul 1850 at Circleville, Circleville Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, as follows:

     Maggie McCracken, a genealogist and antique dealer, shared the following information with me as she was looking for a home for this rosewood dresser
Edson Baldwin Olds appeared on the census of 29 Jun 1860 at Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, as follows:
     524/516 Edson B. Olds, 58, merchantv& widowed, $18000 real estate, $15000 personal, b. Vermont
      Lucy ", 20 b. Ohio
      George H. Smith, 24, clerk, b. Ohio, married within the year
      Mary O. " , 23, b. Ohio
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     524/516 John Carolius, 60, $2500 personal estate, b. Penn.
      Lorenzo H. Olds, 48, wollen manufacture, b. Vermont
      Ann ", [no age], b. Vermont
      Edwin H. ", [no age], b. Vermont
      Elizabeth ", [no age], b. Vermont
      Lyman ", [no age], b. Vermont
      Ellen Jones, 16, Black, Domestic, b. Ohio
      Minerva Jones, 19, Black, Domestic, b. Ohio
      George Baker, 30, Clerk, b. Va.
      Charles C. Crawford, 17, clerk, b. Ohio.⁸
     Edson Baldwin Olds left a will on 19 Oct 1866 at Fairfield County, Ohio. This will provided:
First. Executor to pay all just debts including funeral expenses and expenses of administration.
Second. "to my son M. L. Olds and his heirs, all his indebtedness to me and all Notes, Mortgages and accounts be Cancelled and Surrendered to him". "... and I account this Said indebtedness of My Said son Mark at Seven Thousand Dollars in the distribution of my Estate and declare the same to have been an advancement to him of that amount, to be accounted for without interest."
Third. For his son Joseph and heirs a similar provision was made for his debts to be counted as $2500.
Fourth. His daughter Mary Smith owed him because he had purchased for her the jewelry store of James Gates. He placed the indebtedness of his daughter Mary and her husband Geo. H. Smith, Jr. at $2600.
Fifth. For his deceased daughter Rosantha there was a note for one thousand dollars to be cancelled and delivered to her heirs.
Sixth. Tor his son-in-law Wilson Baker and his heirs he bequeathed "the balanceof his indebetedness to me over and above the offsets and Counter Claims which he has against it" except the real estate secured by mortage "to me" was to be sold, the mortgage forgiven, and the proceeds of the sale to be paid to "my Estate."
Seventh. "to my Namesake and Grand Son Edson B. Olds Jr. my Silver Watch."
Eighth. "to my Daughter Lucy Olds the sum of Five Thousand Dollars to be first paid to her in full after payment of my debts and in preference to all other general legacies and I Expressly charge the Payment of this legacy to My said Daughter Lucy upon all my property both real, personal and mixed Except that hereinbefore Specially bequeathed and I Exempt her from any and all liabilty to this amount from any Contribution in case of any loss from any Cause Whatsoever."
Ninth. "to My Said Son Joseph Olds the sum of Four Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars in addition to the Specific legay mentioned in item third."
Item Tenth. "to my Said Daughter Mary Smith the Sum of Four Thosand and Four Hundred Dollars in addition to the Specific legacy Mentioned in Item fourth."
Item Eleventh. "to my said Daughter Lucy Olds the Sum of Two Thousand Dollars in addition to the Specific legacy Mentioned in item Eighth."
Item Twelfth. "to my Grand Sons George, Willie, Charles and Denny, the Sons of my deceased Daughter Rosalthe the sum of Six Thousand Dollars to be paid in Equal proportions to Each of them with the increase and Profits accruing after the Settlement of My Estate, as they respectively arrive at the age of twenty One years then and in Case of the decease of Either of the Said Sons of my Daughter Rosalthe before they arrive at the age of twenty One years and in that Case this bequeath to be divided among the Surviving sons of my Said Daughter Rosalthe and I further direct that my Executor upon the Settlement of my Estate be required to invest in Some Secure Manner, for these Minor heirs and Sons of my deceased Daughter Rosalthe this bequest; and that no part of Either the principal or accruing interest Shall be used Except the Same Shall be needed for their Support or Education before they obtain their Majority." This item was limited in case the residue of his estate was not sufficent after deducting his other bequests.
Item Thirteenth. The remainder of his estate was to be divided into five equal parts, one for son Mark and his heirs, on for son Joseph and his heirs, one for daughter Mary and her heirs, one for daughter Lucy and her heirs, and one for the children of deceased daughter Rosalthe. These children, if they survived Edson were to get equal shares as they arrived at age tweny one unless they needed it earlier for support or education.
Item Fourteenth. Son Joseph Olds was appointed administrator.
Item Fifteenth. In case any of the children, grandchildren or legatees did not survive the testator, then that portion of the estate would pass to the heirs or legal representatives of the deceased legatee.
This will was made 19 October 1866. The Probate Judge took testimony from witnesses to the will on 28 Jan 1869. Executor Joseph Olds gave bond of $50,000.⁹
     His obituary states: "The Late Edson B. Olds. Lancaster, Jan. 25
"MESSRS. ARMSTRONG AND GREEN: -- Our citizens were startled last night by the announcement of the sudden and unexpected death of Dr. Edson B. Olds, a merchant of this city, and well-known in the politics of the State and Nation for thirty years past.
"The Doctor had been complaining of rheumatism for a week, but was able to visit his store almost daily. I saw him at 10 o'clock on Saturday, and conversed with him a few minutes, while he was waiting upon some customers in his establishment.
"He was conversing with his daughter, in his room, about half past nine last evening, and presently said he would retire. He did so, but got up in a few minutes, saying he had a severe pain in his left side and shoulder. He dressed, and sat in a chair, and while his daughter was rubbing his arm (of which he then complained) with liniment, he suddenly gave a gasp, and life was extinct. The physicians have decided that he died of rheumatism of the heart. He was 66 years old last June. The Doctor lost his son, Rev. L. Olds, at Washington last summer. He was at his bedside for three weeks. That death afflicted him very much. He lost all his spirit; was depressed, gloomy and unhappy every hour. Nothing would arouse him from the settled melancholy which was praying upon him. I knew him very intimately, and endeavored to arouse him occasionally to cheerfulness, but all my efforts were unavailing. He spoke of death frequently, said his day of usefulness to himself, family and country had gone, and that he, too, soon would pass away.
"The Doctor was born in Massachusetts. There were four brothers of the old family, all noted for mental acquirements, and fine business capacity. Joseph Olds, deceased, was a Representative from Pickaway county, a good lawyer, and President of the Circleville Bank; Chauncey N. Olds, a Representative and Senator; Attorney General for a short period and a gentleman of culture and fine literary and legal attainments; Lyman Olds, manufacturer, resides in this city; Judge Olds, of the Columbus Circuit, is a son of the Doctor's. The Doctor will be buried on Wednesday.
"Yours truly, B."¹⁰
     Another obituary for Edson states:
     "Death of Dr. Edson B. Olds
"By private intelligence from Lancaster, we learn, with feelings of profound regret the death of Dr. Edson B. Olds, at his residence in that city, on Sunday night, January 24th.
"Dr. Olds was born in Vermont, and emigrated to Ohio at an early age, and settled in Circleville, where he practiced his profession. Subsequently, he engaged in mercantile business. In 1841, he became a member of the Ohio Legislature, and first in the House of Representatives, and then in the State Senate, of which body he was Speaker, he served several terms, taking a leading and active part in the business of legislation. From 1849 to 1855 he was a member of Congress, representing the district of which Franklin county was a part. While a member of that body, as chairman of the committee of Post-offices and Post Roads, Dr. Olds, by his industry and tact, was enabled to settle the question of the right of the people of Wheeling, Va., to bridge the Ohio river -- stoutly contested by the citizens of Pittsburg -- by procuring the passage of a resolution, making the bridge a part of a post road.
"His many exalted qualities of head and heart made Dr. Olds many friends, and when to these was joined his talent as a public speaker, his friends looked forward with confidence to the time when still higher honors awaited him.
"A sketch of Dr. Olds' life, no matter how brief, would be imperfect without a notice of the foul wrong committed on his person which was the primary cause of his death. In 1862, just after the party of free speech had come into power and inaugurated the war, which President Lincoln might, almost with a word, have prevented, Dr. Olds, while sick at his home, had his house entered by men claiming authority from Secretary Stanton and Governor Tod, and without trial, without crime, and in violation of the clearest principles of constitutional right, was carried off a prisoner and immured, first at the Old Capitol Prison at Washington, and subsequently at Fort Lafayette, and was there kept in a loathsome dungeon, deprived of all the comforts of life. So vindictive were his captors, that, to prevent his reading anything that might possibly come to him, his spectacles were taken from him -- his eyesight was so defective that without glasses he could not read. Harsh and brutal treatment, then and there endured was the producing cause of his death. Immediately after Dr. Olds was released from his prison, a vacancy happened in the Legislature, from Fairfield county, and the Doctor was taken up and elected to fill the vacancy by an overwhelming majority.
"After his deliverance from prison, Dr. Olds sought in vain for redress. Congress removed the right to sue for false imprisonment, to the United States Courts, and there -- to the eternal shame of the American people, be it said, -- there was no redress.
"With broken health, Dr. Olds lingered until Sunday night last, when another of the victims of Radical power was summoned to that Higher Court, where justice will be meted out by the Judge of the quick and the dead.
"Gladly would we have omitted that portion of Dr. Olds' life, when he was a prisoner, without a crime, in an American Bastile, for it is a subject that we, in common with the right feeling, law abiding portion of the American people cannot but feel, as De Wilton said of the scoundrelly Marmion,
      'Vengeance to God alone belongs,
      But when I think of thy many wrongs,
      My blood is liquid flame.'
"In monarchial England, such a outrage on a citizen, no matter if he were the meanest of his class, would have convulsed the country from center to circumference. Less outrages brought the head of Charles the First of England, and Louis the 16th of France, to the block, while in free America, the party which based its platform on free speech and freedom to the negro, committed this on the person of Dr. Olds, and similar ones on other citizens, and the courts, by partisan decisions, instead of being a protection, aided the minions of power to strike down the rights of the citizens. --- Statesman."¹¹

     Edson Baldwin Olds was born in 1819 at Burlington, Vermont.¹ He was the son of Gamaliel Smith Olds and Julia Whitney.¹ Edson Baldwin Olds died on 24 Jan 1869 at Lancaster, Ohio.¹
     "OLDS, Edson B., statesman, was born in Burlington, Vt, in 1819, son of Gamaliel Smith Olds, clergyman and educator (1777-1848). With his parents he removed to the state of Georgia where his father was for several years professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in the University of Georgia, at Athens. Here he had the advantages of a thorough course at this celebrated school where he was duly graduated. He adopted the profession of medicine and in 1841 removed with his parents to Cincinnati, O., where he commenced practice as a physician and surgeon. He became popular, and soon gained a large acquaintance and influence. He was elected as a Democrat to represent his district in the thirty-first U. S. congress and was re-elected to the thirty-second and thirty-third congresses, where he served on important committees and was a prominent and pronounced defender of the institution of slavery as it then existed in the southern states, and in favor of an equal chance for its introduction in the new territories. The anti-slavery sentiment became so strong that he was not returned to the thirty-fourth congress. However, his local reputation as an able legislator secured for him a place in the Ohio state legislature, where he served for six years in either house, and was for one session president of the state senate. In 1862 he was accused, by the general government, of disloyalty, and arrested and imprisoned in Fort Lafayette, New York harbor. While so imprisoned his constituents renominated him for the Ohio legislature and he was elected. The charge of treason not being sustained, he was released and took his seat in the state legislature. After the close of the war Dr. Olds built a church and made the one condition in its management "that it should be free from the heresy of regarding slavery and rebellion as sins." He died at Lancaster, O., Jan. 24, 1869."¹
     With an Edson Baldwin Olds, b. 1802, son of Joseph Olds, and an Edson Baldwin Olds, b. 1819, son of Gamaliel Smith Olds, both dying on 24 Jan 1869, it is clear that their biographies must be disentangled. From at least 1840 onward the biography quoted here belongs to Edson B. Olds, born 1803. Perhaps the other one never existed or died young. The Olds Genealogy, by another Edson Baldwin Olds, does not show that Gamaliel Smith Olds had such a son, nor does any other record that I have found, except the article quoted.
Gamaliel Smith Olds was at the University of Georgia in 1825-6. If he had a son born in 1819, that son was far too young to take advantage of a university education at this time.

     Edson Baldwin Olds was born on 8 Feb 1857 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.² He was the son of Mark Lafayette Olds and Katharine Sargent.¹ Edson Baldwin Olds married Mabel Bradford on 3 Oct 1895.² Edson Baldwin Olds died on 9 Sep 1934 at Woodside, Maryland, at age 77^3,4 and was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.⁵
     Edson Baldwin Olds appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1900 at 13th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, as follows:
     301/302 Bradford, Joseph, head, b. Feb 1842, 58, m. 33 yrs, b. Maine, parents b. Maine, government clerk
      , Harriet H., wife, b. Dec 1845, 54, m. 33 yrs, 2 children, 1 living, b. Maine, parents b. Maine
      Olds, Edson B., S in law, b. Feb. 1857, 43, m. 5 yrs, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. New York, cashier in bank
      , Mabel B., dau., b. Sept 1870, 29, m. 5 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. New York, parents b. Maine
      , Evelyn B., g daughter, b. Jan 1897, 3, b. Maryland, father b. Mkinnesota, mother b. New York
      , Marion B., g daughter, b. Nov 1898, 1, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. New York
      Gaither, Helen, servant, black, b. July 1877, 22, single, b. Maryland, parents b. Maryland, cook.⁶
Edson Baldwin Olds appeared on the census of 25 Apr 1910 at 13th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, as follows:
     217/218 Olds, Edson B., head, 52, marr. once, 15 yrs, b. Minnesota, father b. Ohio, mother b. N. Y., "Trasurer", Union Trust Comp
      , Mable, wife, 31, marr. once, 15 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. Mass., parents b. Maine
      , Evaline, dau., 13, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Massachusetts
      , Marian, dau., 10, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Massachusetts
      , jr. Edson B., son, 5, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. Massachusetts
      , Katherine S., mother, 81, widow, b. Ohio, father b. Vermont, mother b. Massachusetts
      Bradford, Joseph E., father-in-law, widower, 68, b. Maine, parents b. Maine, clerk in pension office
      Johnson, Marie, servant, white, 25, b. Maryland, parents b. Maryland, cook, private family
      Hyson, William H., black, 28, b. Maryland, father b. Maryland, mother b. Virginia, outdoor jobs, private family.⁷
     He "moved to Washington, D. C., in 1865, where he is now (1915) Treasurer of the Union Trust Co... Residence, Silver Spring, Md."²
     This is the Edson Baldwin Olds who was the compiler of the 1915 Olds Genealogy.
Edson Baldwin Olds and Mabel Bradford appeared on the census of 31 Jan 1920 at Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland, as follows:
     484/495 Olds, Edson B., head, 62, b. Minn., father b. Ohio, mother b. Penn., treasurer, bank
      , Mabel B., wife, 49, b. New York, parents b. Maine
      , Marion B., dau., 21, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. New York
      , Edson B., son, 15, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. New York
      , Bradford S., son, 9, b. Maryland, father b. Minnesota, mother b. New York
      Fennel, Charles, house man, 41, single, b. Maryland, parents b. Maryland, house man, private home.⁸
     His obituary states:
     "Last Rites Held of Edson B. Olds
     "Funeral Services Conducted at Residence, Where He Died Yesterday at 77.
     "Funeral services for Edson B. Olds, vice president of Union Trust Co., who died yesterday at his home in Woodside, Md., where held this afternoon at the residence, followed by private burial.
"A native of Minnisota [sic], Mr. Olds had lived her for 69 of his 77 years. His financial career started at 12 as a bank messenger.
"For 25 years he was connected with the old Citizens' National Bank, later assisting in organization of the American National Bank. He joined the Union Trust Co. in 1905 as treasurer. He was an active member of the District Bankers' Association.
"Mr. Olds was for a time president of the old Washington Bicycle Club, which is so often referred to in Capt. Dick Mansfield's cartoon, "Who Remembers?". For the last 20 years Mr. Olds was treasurer of the Society of Fine Arts.
"He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Katherine Olds Hamilton; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Fry of New Jersey Mrs. Marion Schmidt of New York, and one son Edson B. Olds, jr., of this city."⁴

     Edson Baldwin Olds was born on 10 Nov 1904 at Maryland.^1,2 He was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds and Mabel Bradford.¹ Edson Baldwin Olds married Dorothy Virginia Colburn on 23 Jun 1928 at Washington, D. C.^2,3 Edson Baldwin Olds died on 4 Jan 1964 at age 59⁴ and was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.⁵
     Edson Baldwin Olds and Dorothy Virginia Colburn appeared on the census of 11 Apr 1940 at Ontario Apartments, Washington, D. C., as follows:
     50 Olds, Edson B., head, 35, 4 yrs college, b. MD., broker for investment company
      , Dorothy C., wife, 35, 4 yrs h.s., b. D. C.
      , Edson IV, son, 1, b. D. C.
     He was a renter for $58/mo. He and his wife had lived in the same place on 1 April 1935.⁶
     His obituary states:
     "Edson B. Olds III Dies; Headed D. C. Exchange
"Edson B. Olds, III, 59, a past president of the Washington Bond Club and the Washington Stock Exchange, died Saturday at his Chevy Chase (Md.) home after an apparent heart attack.
"Mr. Olds, a native of Washington, was elected president of the stock exchange in 1943 and president of the bond club in 1946.
"He was a partner in Mackall & Coe investment firm.
"His father, Edson B. Olds, jr., was vice president of the Union Trust Co. He died in 1934.
"A 1928 graduate of the University of Maryland, the son entered the investment business after college and specialized in local securities. In 1933 he helped form the partnership of Goodwyn & Olds, an investment house which merged with Mackall & Coe in 1957.
"Mr. Olds was a member of the Kiwanis Club; the Temple Noyes Masonic Lodge and the Earlybirds Breakfast Club. In addition, he was a trustee of the Ackland Museum at the University of North Carolina; and a nenber of the Washington Board of Trade, the Columbia Country Club and the Farmington Country Club of Charlottesville.
"He leaves his wife, the former Dorothy V. Colburn, of 7501 Brookville road, Chevy Chase, the home address; a son, Edson B. Olds IV, of Roanoke; a daughter, Virginia, who is serving with the Peace Corps in Turkey; two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Frye, of Detroit, and Mrs. Marian Schimidt, of Rockville Center, N. Y. Two grandchildren also survive.
"The family reequests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the Kiwanis Foundation of Washington, D. C."
[This article includes a portrait of Edson B. Olds III.]⁷

     Edson Baldwin Olds IV was born c 1939 at Washington, D. C.¹ He was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds and Dorothy Virginia Colburn.^1,2 Edson Baldwin Olds IV died on 31 May 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina.³
     His obituary states:
     "Edson Baldwin Olds IV, known as Ned to loved ones and friends, age 77, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC after a brief struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Ned leaves behind his wife and closest friend of 55 years, Carol Jean Gaddy Olds and 3 children: his daughter Carol O. Redden and her husband Charles of Cary, NC; daughter Laura O. Weaver of Ellicott City, MD; and son Edson Baldwin Olds V and his wife Mary, also of Ellicott City, MD. He is survived by seven grandchildren: Courtney Mangieri and her husband Christopher, Caitlin and Chase Redden; Libby and Jay Weaver; Delaney and Brennan Olds; one great-grandchild, Wesley Mangieri; and his sister, Virginia B. Goshdigian of Ashton, MD. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Ned graduated from St. Albans School in 1957 and Washington & Lee University in 1961. He met his wife, Carol, at Sherwood Forest, a summer camp on the Severn River, and they were married in 1960. Ned started his career with IBM and held a variety of positions in data processing, before retiring as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of David L. Babson & Co. in Boston, MA. After retiring, Ned and Carol moved to Wilmington, NC where Ned served as the President of the Investors Roundtable; as President of Landfall Country Club and as an officer of the Landfall Foundation in Wilmington, NC. A passionate golfer. He shot his age at 75 and had three holes in one. Ned was a member of Columbia Country Club in Bethesda, MD; Landfall Country Club in Wilmington, NC and had recently joined the Sanctuary Golf Club in Sanibel, FL. Ned loved life, his family and his friends. No one was a stranger to Ned; he enjoyed everyone he met. He had a big laugh and an even bigger heart and will be missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, June 7 at the Frank H. Kenan Chapel Landfall in Wilmington, NC; followed by a service at the St. Albans School Chapel at a later date in Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either the St. Albans School or the Landfall Foundation. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com, Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel, Wilmington, NC. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com, Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel, Wilmington, NC."³

     Edson Baldwin Olds V was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds IV.¹

     Edson Burchard Olds was born on 19 Apr 1899 at Confidence, California.^1,3,4 He was the son of Albert J. Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson.¹ Edson Burchard Olds married Lois Clapp c May 1934 at Nevada.⁵ Edson Burchard Olds died on 21 Feb 1973 at Nevada at age 73^3,6 and was buried on 25 Feb 1973 at Winnemucca Cemetery, Winnemucca, Humbolldt County, Nevada.³
     "Edson Olds accompanied by his brother-in-law, Carl Johnson, deputy sheriff of Hawthorne, and family and Miss Martha Olds, made a pleasure trip to Yerington last Saturday."⁷
Edson Burchard Olds appeared on the census of 9 Apr 1930 at San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, as follows:
     Olds, Edson, lodger, 30, single, b. Calif., father b. Calif., mother b. Iowa, rancher.⁸
     
"Elko. Nev, Oct. 21. -- (Special). --
"Enraged over the loss of fifty-eight pelts, Edson Olds, trapper, took the law into his own hands Sunday, and administered a severe beating to C. E[.] Williams, ranch hand. Officers reached Ernest Miller, companion of Williams, before the trapper and save him from similar punishment.
"Williams and Miller are in jail today charged with grand larceny[.] Olds followed the two men to Elko and reported to the officers. Before the police could accompany him to their cabin he went ahead and the fight ensued."⁹
     In December, 1939, a divorce action was filed and a divorce decree was granted for Louis[sic] C. Olds from Edson B. Olds.¹⁰
     "Edson Olds of Reno is visiting here with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Buchanan."¹¹
     Lieutenant George O. Hackett administered the oath of allegiance "yesterday" to eleven men including Edson Burchard Olds of Wadsworth. ... Olds enlisted as a carpenter's mate second and shipped with the seabees, navy overseas construction regiments.¹²
     "SMITH VALLEY. Valley Visitor."
"Edson Olds, former owner of the Charles Roberts ranch in the Colony district, was a recent visitor here. After disposing of his interests here, he spent two years in Alaska and currently is in business in Winnemucca. He was accompanied here by his wife and step-daughter."¹³
     "Mrs. Sarah Olds left for her home in Reno after spending several weeks visiting here with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edson Olds and family. and with her daughter, Mrs. Virgil Buchanan. She also visited relatives and friends in Paradise Valley."¹⁴
     His obituary states:
     "EDSON OLDS
"Special to the Journal
"WINNEMUCCA -- Edson B. Olds, 73, died Wednesday from an apparent heart attack while enroute from Winnemucca to Lovelock.
"He was born April 19, 1899, in Confidence, Calif. A veteran of World War II, he had been a local resident for 22 years.
"Surviviors incude[sic] a daughter, Margaret Luchars of New York City; sisters Martha Kimball and Jessie Hill, both of Winnemucca, and Leslie Zerfluh of Fernley; brother Albert of Quincy, Calif., and four grandchildren.
"A funeral is scheculed at 2 p. m. Saturday at Eddy's Funeral Home of Winnemucca. Burial will be in the Winnemucca Cemetery."¹⁵
     His obituary states:
     "Edson B. Olds, 73, of Winnemucca, died Wednesday in his automobile near Winnemucca.
"The Nevada Highway Patrol said Wednesday night it had not been determined whethter[sic] he died of injuries when his car ran off the road, or whether he had possibly suffered a heart attack and then lost control of the car.
"The eastbound vehicle ran off interstate 80 and crashed into a drainage culvert shortly before noon. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death."¹⁶

     Edson Denny Olds was born on 15 May 1834.¹ He was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds and Anna Maria Carolus.¹ Edson Denny Olds died on 2 Apr 1859 at age 24.¹
     He "studied at a Medical College in Philadelphia, where he went through the course in three years, the youngest graduate they ever had, being less than twenty-one years old; went to Minnesota in 1856 as Physician and Surgeon to the Indians on the Reservation near Mankato; in 1858 went to Mexico as Physician and Surgeon in the Mexican Army under General Juarez, where he was killed by a cannon ball while at work in the hospital."¹
     "Edson Denny Olds was graduated from Jefferson medical college in Philadelphia; acted for several years as physician for the Winnebago tribe of Indians in Minnesota. He then went to Mexico, and in the spring of 1858 received a commission at Monterey as surgeon in the liberal army, with the rank of colonel. He served with this army in its march and almost constant battle for a year from Monterey to Morelia, and from there to the City of Mexico, under the command of Gen. Degollado. In the attack upon the City of Mexico in the spring 1869, he was struck by a cannon ball, and killed in the twenty-fourth year of his age."²

     Edson E. Olds was born on 30 Jan 1883.¹ He was the son of Charles S. Olds and Carrie White.¹
     His obituary states:
     "Edson E. Olds Dies
"Southampton, May 6 -- Edson Enoch Olds, 63, died Sunday night at Hampshire County sanatorium, Leeds. He had recently been transferred there from Dickinson hospital, where he had been for several weeks. Mr. Olds was born at West Holyoke, January 30, 1888, son of Charles S. and Carrie (Packard) Olds. When he was five years old the family moved to Southampton. After the death of hiis grandfather, Enoch Olds, they moved to his home. That hoise was buirned several years ago and was rebuilt, and here Edson Olds had lived with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs George E. David. His sister, Mrs David, survives him. Mr Olds was a former Red Man, once a member of the old Manhan Grange of Southampton. He was a member of Doric lodge of Free Masons, Easthampton. Friends may call at the Edmund B. Mitchell funeral home, Easthampton, tomorrow from 7 to 9 p. m. Funeral services will be at the home Wednesday at 2 p. m. Rev James B. Yee, pastor of First church, Southampton, will officiate. Burial will be in Center cemetery.²'"

     Edson M. Olds was born on 19 Dec 1848 at South Lyon, Oakland County, Michigan.^1,2 He was the son of Dewitt Clinton Olds and Abigail Snell.¹ Edson M. Olds married Mary Jane Fitch on 17 Oct 1871.³ Edson M. Olds died on 17 Nov 1928 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, at age 79⁴ and was buried at Star Township Cemetery, Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan.⁵
     Edson M. Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1880 at Fitchburg, Ingham County, Michigan, as follows:
     132/138 Olds, Edson, 27, farmer, b. Mich., father b. Vt, mother b. N. Y.
      , Mary J., 26, wife, keeping house, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y.
      , Alma, 7, daughter, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Albert D., 5, son, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Wesley H., 2, son, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁶
     "Edson M. Olds is a native of South Lyon, Oakland county, Michigan, having been born on December 19, 1848, and is the second son of five children born to Dewitt C. and Abigail (Snell) Olds... Edson Olds received his early education in the public schools of Oakland and Wayne, this state, which he supplemented by an attendance at the high school at Plymouth. About 1870 he commenced farming on his own account, but shortly afterwards he went into the meat business, in which he was engaged about one year. He then entered the mercantile business, but about one year later, in 1880, he removed to his present location in Antrim county. This was in the early days of the county's settlement ... He is a Republican in his political tendencies and on the ticket of that party he was, in 1899, elected county treasurer. ... Mr. Olds is the owner of a splendid farm near Alba ... He is now building a beautiful summer home on a choice site on Torch Lake, he having secured a farm there... In his fraternal affiliations Mr. Olds is identified with the Knights of the Maccabees, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Patrons of Husbandry, of which last-named organization he served as master for two years. On October 17, 1871, Mr. Olds married Miss Mary J. Fitch, the daugher of Dorastus and Mary Jane (Ramsey) Fitch, of Henrietta, Jackson county, Michigan. Mrs. Olds' parents are both dead, the father having passed away May 24, 1892, and the mother on November 11, 1878. To Mr. and Mrs. Olds have been born the following children: Alma M. became the wife of Frank Clymer and they reside at Alba; Albert D. is deceased; Wesley H. married Ida Eascott and lives on a farm near Alba; Elsie M. became the wife of Edward Sloat and resides at Alba; Ferris A. married Maude Bailey and resides on a farm near Alba."⁷
Edson M. Olds and Mary Jane Olds appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1900 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:
Edson M. Olds and Mary Jane Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:

     
"Golden Wedding
"One of the interesting events of the past week was the golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edson M. Olds, which was celerated at their farm home in Star township on October seventeenth. One hundred twenty-five relatives and friends came to help them make merry this fiftieth milestone of their joint journey through life.
"Autumn being an ideal time for such an occasion, the home was very tastily decorated in autumn leaves, ferns and yellow chrysanthemums. The Rev. R. H. Dean performed the double ring ceremony. Little Luella Sloat, a granddaughter, carried the rings in a basket of asters and roses. Mrs. Roy Kline, another granddaughter, played the wedding march.
"The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garris and Mrs. Pemelia Garris, of Munith; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Holcomb and Mrs. Ida Garris, of Jackson; Mrs. Roy Kline and three children, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. C. Carlzen, of Petoskey, and Mrs. Alma Wellman and son, of Bellaire.
"Mr. and Mrs. Olds were among the earliest residents of Star township, having moved there in the fall of 1880 when nearly all of northern Michigan was a dense wilderness. Their untiring efforts have done much to make Star township one of the finest farming communities in northern Michigan.
[followed by a 50th anniversary poem]"¹⁰
     His obituary states:
"Edson M. Olds, 79, Star Twp. Pioneer Passes Saturday
"Edson M. Olds, pioneer of Star township and prominent citizen of Antrim county for nearly half a century, died at his home in Star township Saturday evening, November 17, 1928, aged 78 years, 10 months, 29 days. Mr. Olds had been in poor health since last spring, when he suffered an attack of influenza.
"The funeral was held at the late home in Star township Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C. F. Badder officiating. Interment was in Star cemetery. The large attendance at the last rites testified in no uncertain manner the esteem in which the deceased had been held by his neighbors and the citizens of the county generally.
"Edson M. Olds was born at South Lyon, Michigan, December 19, 1894 [sic -- but written over with pencil as 49]. He received his early education in the public schools of Oakland and Wayne and the high school at Plymouth.
"On October 17, 1871, he was married to Miss Mary Jane Fitch, and to this union five children were born -- Alma M., Albert D., deceased, Wesley H., Elsie M., deceased, and Ferris A. Olds.
"On November 18, 1880, Mr. Olds moved his family from Ingham county, Michigan, to his late home in Star township. He assisted in the organization of that township and built the first barn, sunk the first well, and owned the first team of horses there.
"His abilities were promptly recognized in his new home, and he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as supervisor of his township. In 1900, he was elected county treasurer, filling this position so satisfactorily that he was re-elected for the following term.
"Mr. Olds has always been considered one of the leading citizens of his community, and has always taken an active interest in public affairs and in many ways contributed to its material advancement.
"He leaves to mourn his death his wife; one daughter, Mrs. W. F. Miller of Clam River, Michigan; two sons, Wesley and Ferris of Star township; two brothers, Anson of Star township and Orin of Bunkerhill, Ingham county; eleven grandchildren; four great-grand children; and a host of friends and relatives."⁴

     Edward Olds was born in 1853.¹ He was the son of David Osmun Olds and Rosanna Hortense Seaman.¹ Edward Olds died in 1868.¹

     Edward Olds was born in 1878.¹ He was the son of Edward Mather Olds and Emma Gebhart.¹

     Edward Olds died in infancy at Michigan.¹ He was born at Michigan.¹ He was the son of Aaron Knight Olds and Annette Barney.¹

     Edward Allen Olds was born on 24 Apr 1844 at Lockport, New York.^2,3 He was the son of Martin Olds and Lavilla J. Stoughton.¹ Edward Allen Olds married Ella Knapp on 22 Jul 1875.⁴ Edward Allen Olds died on 30 Jul 1926 at New York, New York, at age 82.⁴
     His obituary states:
     "OLDS -- Edward Allen. Entered into rest on July 30 at the Hotel Marie Antoinette, Edward Allen Olds, beloved husband of Ella Knapp, in the eighty-third year of his age. Funeral services at the chapel, Greenwood Cemetery, on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Kindly omit flowers."⁵
     "Edward Allen Olds, of New York City, elected a life member 6 April 1921, was born at Lockport, N. Y., 24 April 1844, the son of Martin and Lavilla (Stoughton) Olds, and died in New York City 30 July 1926.
"He traced his descent from Robert¹ Olds (Olde), a native of Sherburne, co. Dorset, England, a resident as early as 1667 of Windsor, Conn., where he married 31 December 1669 Susannah Hanford, a settler in 1673 at Suffield, Mass., where he died 16 January 1727/8, through Hanford², 1677-1765, of Suffield and Westfield, Mass., whose wife was Elizabeth Neal, Samuel,³ 1706-1766, of Westfield, who married Abigail Handchit, Amos⁴, 1753-1828, of Westfield, Great Barrington, and Southwick, Mass., George⁵, 1788-1867, of Lockport, N. Y., whose wife was Mary Ann Kent, and Martin⁶, his father, who was born 16 March 1818, married first Lavilla Stoughton, and died 15 July 1870.
"He attended Medina (N. Y.) Academy.
"In 1861 he enlisted in the Seventeenth New York Independent Battery and served throughout the Civil War, participating in the Battle of Petersburg and being present at the surrender of General Lee at Appomatox Court Hourse [sic].
"After the close of the War, he spent two years at home, and then went to New York City to enter the employ of John F. Henry & Company (later Henry, Curran & Company), wholesale druggists. In 1872 he bought a half interest in Packer's Tar Soap Company from Daniel Packer of Mystic, Conn., resigning his position with Henry, Curran & Company to devote all his time to his new business. Later he bought the remaining interest from Mr. Packer.
"His sole hobby was fishing for trout, bass, and salmon, and he spent his spare time in the Canadian woods.
"He was a member of several Canadian game clubs and of the Union League Club of New York City.
"He married 22 July 1875 Ella Knapp, who was born in New York City 9 September 1852 and died there 15 June 1934, daughter of Halsey Wing and Abby Leah (Packer) Knapp.
"Three children, Mrs. John Leslie Crosthwaite (Elsie Olds), Edward Allen Olds, and George Stoughton Olds of New York City, survive him."⁴