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     Edwin W. Olds married Emma Develbliss.¹ Edwin W. Olds was born on 29 Sep 1851.¹ He was the son of Levi Olds and Emily Meacham.¹ Edwin W. Olds died at Chicago, Illinois.¹

     Edwin W. Olds was born on 21 Jan 1910 at Havana, Cuba.¹ He was the son of Albert Roy Olds and Edna Crane.¹

     Edwin Whitney Olds was born on 1 Sep 1850 at Springfield, Ohio.² He was the son of Lorenzo Houghton Olds and Anna W. Rabbitts.¹ Edwin Whitney Olds married Sallie Therese Sasseen on 20 Jun 1888 at Henderson, Kentucky.² Edwin Whitney Olds died on 13 Apr 1914 at age 63.¹
     He lived at Springfield, Ohio.²

     Edwin William Olds was born on 22 Jul 1847 at Franklin, Vermont.² He was the son of Lorenzo Olds and Edeline Connabel Felton.¹ Edwin William Olds married Jennie L. Potter on 30 Nov 1871 at Webster City, Iowa.²
     Edwin William Olds and Jennie L. Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1910 at 243 27th Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     130/153 Olds, Edwin W., head, 62, marr. once, 38 years, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, superintendent of street railway
      , Jennie, wife, marr. once, 38 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. N. Y., father b. N. Y., mother b. Conn.
      , Fred L., son, 37, marr. once, 13 yrs., b. Iowa, father b. Vermont, mother b. N. Y., ???, Varnisher?
      , Dora B., dau. in law, 37, marr. once, 13 yrs., 1 child, 1 living, b. Ill., father b. Missouri, mother b. Ky.
      , Josephine, grandchild, 12, b. Colorado, father b. Iowa, mother b. Ill.³ He "lives (1915) at Pomona, Cal."²

     Effie Olds was born on 7 Nov 1875 at Circleville, Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson.¹ Effie Olds died on 2 Apr 1960 at Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, at age 84.²
     "Res. Col[umbus, Ohio]."³
     Her obituary states: Last of Olds Family, Miss Effie, Dies
Miss Effie Olds, 84, of 611 Guilford Road, died at 5:23 a. m. today in Berger Hospital.
She was the daughter of Judge Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson, daughter of Col. Marshall M. Anderson, land owner in Wavne Twp. and prominent in Pickaway County civic affairs.
Miss Olds was the granddaughter of Dr. Edson B. Olds, who came to Circleville in 1828. She was
the last of a pioneer Circleville family.
She was born November 7, 1875, in Columbus where she spent most of her life. She moved to Circleville and lived with Mr. and Mrs. Meldrum Gray the past 13 years.
Miss Olds was a patient in Berger Hospital the past two weeks following a fall at home resulting
in several broken bones. Death was due to complications.
Arrangements will be completed by the Egan and Ryan Funeral Home, Columbus.²

     Effie Bell Olds was born on 26 Oct 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Olds and Susan Matilda Sapp.¹ Effie Bell Olds died on 28 Jan 1874.^2,3

     Effie Ida Mae Olds was born on 12 Sep 1899 at Oklahoma.^1,3 She was the daughter of Isaac Edward Olds and Emma Grape.² Effie Ida Mae Olds married Daniel Leo Luby on 13 May 1920 at Orange City, Iowa.⁴ Effie Ida Mae Olds appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Jul 1978 with the last place of residence listed as Los Angeles, California. Effie Ida Mae's SSN was issued in California. Also, her birth date is given as 12 Sep 1899.⁵ She died on 25 Jul 1978 at Los Angeles, California, at age 78.¹
     Effie Ida Mae Olds and Edna Catherine Olds appeared on the census of 5 Jun 1900 at Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory, as follows:
     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.⁶
     In addition to being listed in her grandfather Grape's home in 1900, she appears in the 14 June 1900 census of Union Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, although I have not identified any connection with this family there, vizt:
     151/154 Means, Mary J., head, b. Oct. 1826, 73, widow, 1 child, 1 living, b. N. Y., farming
      Van Dusen, Martha, dau., b. Sep 1864, 35, widow, b. Iowa, father b. Penn., mother b. N. Y., house keeper
      , Pearl, granddaughter, b. Oct. 1884, 15, b. Kansas, father b. Missouri, mother b. Iowa
      , James E., grandson, b. Apr 1887, 13, b. Kansas, father b. Missouri, mother b. Iowa
      Olds, Effie, border, b. Sep 1899, 8/12, b. Oklahoma, father b. Kansas, mother b. Illinois.
     Effie I. M. Olds who was born about 1900 in Oklahoma or Kansas appears in her grandfather Olds' family in the census records of 1905, 1910, 1915, and 1920.
Effie Ida Mae Luby and Daniel Leo Luby appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1930 at 2110 West Madison Street, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, as follows:
     403/433 Luby, Daniel L., head, 39, 1st marr. at 29, b. Kansas, parents b. U. S., automobile salesman
      , Effie I., wife, 30 , 1st marr. at 20, b. Oklahoma, parents b. U. S.
      . Reynardine C., dau., 8, b. Kansas, father b. Kansas, mother b. Oklahoma
      , Danny M., son, 6, b. Kansas, father b. Kansas, mother b. Oklahoma
      , Marjorie L., dau., 3 1/12, b. Kansas, father b. Kansas, mother b. Oklahoma.⁷
Effie Ida Mae Luby and Daniel Leo Luby appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1940 at 123 Shady Acres, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, as follows:
     628/650 Luby, Dan L., head, 49, 8 yrs school, b. Kansas, automobile salesman
      , Effie I., wife, 40, 2 yrs high school, b. Oklahoma
      , Danny, son, 16, 1 yr of high school, b. Kansas
      , Marjorie L., dau., 13, 6 yrs school, b. Kansas
The family had lived in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas on 1 April 1935. [This family is currently indexed as LULY.]⁸
     Giving her name as "Ettie", Greg Olds wrote "Ettie lived with her husband at Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif., where both died, according to Dwight [Olds]."⁹

     Effie M. Olds was born in Oct 1882 at Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Ferdinand Olds and Sarah Barrows.¹

     Egbert Curtis Olds was born on 5 Sep 1868 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.^3,4 He was the son of Johnston D. Olds and Almirah "Alice?" Cordelia McLean.¹ Egbert Curtis Olds married Johanna Pauley in 1904.^3,5 Egbert Curtis Olds died on 9 Dec 1941 at age 73⁶ and was buried on 12 Dec 1941 at Lindenwood Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.⁶
     Egbert Curtis Olds and Johanna Olds appeared on the census of 23 Apr 1910 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, as follows:
     Olds, Egbert C., head, age 41, married once, 6 years, b. Indiana
      , Johanna, wife, age 31, married once, 6 years, 2 childen, 2 living. b. ___ Irish, parents b. ___ Irish
      , Almira, daughter, 5, b. Indiana
      , Charlotte, daughter, 2, b. Indiana
      , John D., father, age 67, widowed, b. Pennsylvania.⁷
Egbert Curtis Olds and Johanna Olds appeared on the census of 12 Apr 1940 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, as follows:
     355 Olds, Egbert C., head, 72, 4 yrs h. s., b. Indiana
      , Johanna, wife, 62, 2 yrs h.s., b. Ireland
      Gibson, Russell, son-in-law, 36, 1 yr h.s., b. Indiana, machine operator, electric supply mfg. co.
      , Charlotte, dau., 32, 2 yrs college, b. Indiana
      , Joan, granddaughter, 5, 0 yrs school, b. Indiana
      , David, grandson, 5, 0 yrs school, b. Indiana
The grandparents had lived in the same place on 1 Apr 1935 and the parents had lived in the "same place" [i. e. same town, different house].⁸
     His obituary states:
     An obituary for Egbert C. Olds appeared in the Fort Wayne [Indiana] Journal Gazette of 11 Dec. 1941, page 22.⁹

     Egbert J. Olds was born on 23 Mar 1842 at Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3 He was the son of Jonathan Olds and Frances Minerva Bush.¹ Egbert J. Olds married Georgiana Elder on 3 Apr 1868 at Worthington, Massachusetts.⁴
     "He was a soldier in the Civil War."⁵
     He was a farmer and resident of Monterey, Massachusetts, when he enlisted in the 37th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at age 20 on 21 July 1862. He mustered on 30 Aug. He was wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia on 18 May 1864 and discharged for disability on 18 May 1865 at Boston, Massachusetts.⁶
     "Only three members of the 37th regiment are living in Westfield, and they are Andrew L. Bush of Noble avenue, Horace P. Clark of Green avenue and Egbert J. Olds of Mechanic stree. .... Mr. Olds was from Monterey and belonged to company B, being discharged in May, 1865, after having received serious wounds."⁷

     Egbert R. Olds was born on 1 Oct 1838 at Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Ezra Richmond Olds and Louis (?).¹

     Elberta E. Olds was born on 1 Aug 1853.¹ She was the daughter of James Hiram Olds and Nancy Ann Parker.¹ Elberta E. Olds married Peter P. Gates on 1 Aug 1875 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^1,2,3 Elberta E. Olds died on 28 May 1878 at age 24¹ and was buried at Masonic Cemetery, Lafayette Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon.¹
     Her obituary states:
      '
"Elbertie E. Gates, wife of Peter P. Gates, died at St. Joe on 28th day of May, 1878, at the early age of twenty-four summers, (her exact age being 25 on the 1st day of August.) She was born in Yamhill county, and was the oldest child of J. H. Olds and wife, who have lived among us for many years. She was married on the 1st day of August 1875, and has lived happily with her husband -- a faithful and devoted wife.
" 'And Bertie Gates is dead,' as it was whispered from friend to friend -- and she had many in our midst -- on the morning after death. A gloom fell like a shadow over the entire community -- a loss more sadly felt thatn can be expressed. The friends and relatives had hopes, shortly before her death, that she would soon be restored to health again, and when the sad word came the shock was too sudden. As for herself, she had not been so hopeful, although she bore her intense suffering with patience and forbearance. But on Sunday she became worse, and by Tuesday noon that final preparation which we all dread, was made, slowly and deliberately, by the dying woman. Her near relatives were called and she had a message for each one. In the last moments she was conscious and the longing good-byes were most affecting. To her sisier[sic] Della she gave her piano, knowing that her fingers would never again touch its silent keys. To her mother she gave her bedroom set -- an elegant marble top. To her father she requested her husband to present him with a suit of clothse[sic]; to her grandmother, a dress; to her little brother, Peter, twenty dollars; to her brother, V. D. [perhaps this should be E.M., the only sibling not mentioned], a shotgun; to her sister Katie, a locket; to her older brother, D. V., a present that her husband should select; and to him her watch and chain. He suggested that she give this to her mother. 'No, I want you to have my watch and chain.' These were purchased with her own money, earned by her when a girl, as a teacher, and, being dearest to her, she would have him, whom she tenderly loved, keep them in memory of her.
"She was buried on Thursday, at the Masonic cemetery, and at her request, they made her a grave by the side of her little babe that died just twenty days before her. She looked beautiful as she lay a corpse, dressed in white swiss, and white roses on her bosom. The coffin was a handsome rosewood casket, glass case and heavy finish. Two heavy wreaths of immortelles -- white roses and green leaves -- lay upon the casket during the funeral discourse. And thus we tell the brief story of her death. Long prior to that period she requested funeral services to be held when she should die, and during these solemn services there were but few whose hearts were not touched. The large church house could not seat the audience, and the funeral cortege consisted of forty carriages -- the largest funeral in this place for years.
"And Bertie is no more. A woman, whose love for her husband is best evidenced by what she told her mother just prior to her death. "Ma, I want to live to be with him." This was her prayer for life. And why should she not? A pleasant and happy home to be so suddenly and so soon laid in ruins. Ah, we can never tell what we lose until the time comes when our loved ones shall be taken from us.
"A woman whose life had been spent among us, whose sweet girlhood made us all her friends. In her family relations she was equally strong in the love of her associates. The loving wife and daughter is called away; and her home is desolate, for she was its life, its sun. But she had gone. Like a sweet lily she has perished. Her grave on the hillside will soon be green, and her pale hands, so dumbly crossed on her bosom, will soon loosen their hold, in dust, but Bertie's name and memory shall be green in our memories forever. Gone, but
"To the husband and relatives, it is a loss that time can not restore. And dear friends, in our hearts we extend our sympathy. The flowers of her bridal wreath, today, are crushed and wasted, and her sweet life, like an opening bud, has opened and closed forever. But
"'There let her rest, there let her sleep the sleep that knows no waking; and there will we, many and many a day, turn our sad faces, a little while from the hurry and bustle of the busy world, to remember her

     Elda F. Olds was born in 1909 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Onatus Olds and Maude L. Rife.¹ Elda F. Olds died on 23 Jul 1924 at Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.² She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio.³

     Eldon Lewis Olds was born on 27 Jan 1926 at Attica, Ohio.² He was the son of Hubert Franklin Olds and Beatrice M. Armitage.¹ Eldon Lewis Olds married Joyce E Spayth on 2 Mar 1947 at Bloomville, Ohio.² Eldon Lewis Olds died on 25 Nov 2011 at Galion, Ohio, at age 85.² He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio.³
     His obituary states:
     "Obituary
"Eldon L. Olds, 85, of 7210 Leesville Road, Crestline, died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Galion Community Hospital, Galion.
"Eldon was born in Attica on January 27, 1926 to the late Hubert and Beatrice (Armitage) Olds. He married Joyce E. Spayth on March 2, 1947 in Bloomville and she survives him.
"Eldon moved to Crestline in 1960 from Bloomville. He graduated from Bloom Twp. High School in 1944 and attended Bowling Green State Univ. for 2 years. Eldon was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII. He was proud of his service to the country on the Navy's PT boats. He worked in Sales for Central Petroleum for 10 years. He retired in 1991 as Supervisor of Building and Grounds and Transportation for the Crestline Exempted Village Schools after 17 ½ years of service. He was a member of Calvary United Church of Christ, Crestline. A longtime member, he served his church as Deacon, Elder, Sunday School Teacher and Pres. of the Consistory. Eldon and Joyce provided foster care to 22 infants and children over a period of 15 years. He enjoyed researching his genealogy in his retirement years. He shared what he had learned in his life with his family. He loved to be at work outside and loved his cats.
"Eldon is also survived by his three daughters Jennifer Joyce McAllister, Columbus, Donna Decille Bell, Diana, TX, Lona Louise DeVeny, Ravenna, his seven grandchildren: Kerri and Paul Renzetti, Westerville, Scott and Ginger Olds, Warsaw, Daron and Dawn McAllister, Groveport, Christian and Rebecca McAllister, Palmyra, PA, Heather and Darin Morton, Westerville, Joseph DeVeny, Brooklyn, NY, Charles DeVeny, Newton Falls, 17 great grandchildren, two step great grandchildren and his sister Margaret (Peggy) and Robert Adams, Fremont.
"He was preceded in death by his son Patrick Olds, his sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and George Keller.
"Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home, Crestline. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 28 at Calvary United Church of Christ, Crestline, with Rev. Dr. Ronald A. Kline officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville. Full military Honors will be given at the graveside by the U.S. Navy and the United Veterans Council of Seneca County.
"Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary United Church of Christ in care of the funeral home.
"Online condolences may be made to the family at masfh.com."²

     Eleanor Olds was born on 20 Apr 1895.¹ She was the daughter of Fred Allen Olds and Harriet Trussell.¹

     Eleanor Olds was born on 25 Aug 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Harry Lee Olds and Georgia Flint.¹ Eleanor Olds married (1) Lester Conklin on 29 Sep 1935.^1,2 Eleanor Olds married (2) Glenn Church on 7 Jul 1956.¹ Eleanor Olds was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.³
     Her obituary states:
     "Eleanor L. Church, 98, of Wyanet passed away at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Liberty Village of Princeton.
"Eleanor was born on Aug. 25, 1914, in Wyanet to Lee and Georgia (Cornish) Olds. She married Lester Conklin on Sept. 29, 1935. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1953. She then married Glenn Church on July 7, 1956 and he preceded her in death on June 21, 1986.
"Eleanor lived in Wyanet most of her lifetime and she was employed at Harper Wyman, Inc. in Princeton for 25 years. She was a member of the Community Bible Church in Wyanet, the Wyanet VFW Auxiliary Post 6634 for more than 50 years, and was a three-term president. She also served on the Wyanet Village Board for seven years and was the first woman board member for the village of Wyanet.
"Eleanor is survived by her son, Burton Conklin of Wyanet; a daugher, Sherry Hund of Los Angeles, four grandchildren, Christopher (Karin) Conklin of Rolling Hills, Calif., Jennifer (Kirk) Lee of Saugus, Calif., Sephanie (Ken) Wright of Dallas, Texas, and Kerry (Shawn) Sprick of Los Angeles, Calif. and five great-grandchildren, Mackenna and Westing Conklin, Katie and Hunter Sprinck, Bailey Wright, and numberous [sic] nieces and nephews. "
"Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Orville (Boy), Vincent, and Frank (Buddy) Olds and two sisters, Maxine Trotter and Melba Bulthius.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with Pastor Steve Scott officiating. Inturnment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet. A funeral lunch will follow after the services at the Community Bible Church in Wyanet.
"Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Wyanet Rescue Squad, Community Bible Church in Wyanet or the donor's choice.⁴ "

     Eleanor Daugherty Olds was born on 12 Jan 1882 at Columbus, Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson.¹ Eleanor Daugherty Olds married Meldrum Gray on 10 Nov 1903.¹

     Eleanor Mortimer "Nellie" Olds was born in Sep 1875 at Illinois.^1,3 She was the daughter of Lyman Delos Olds and Mary Harriet May.¹

     Electa Olds was born c 1847 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of William H. Olds and Frances (?).¹

     Elenette Olds was born in 1849 at Branch County, Michigan.^1,3 She was the daughter of Aaron Knight Olds and Annette Barney.¹ Elenette Olds married John R. Booth on 8 Apr 1868 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^4,5 Elenette Olds died on 27 Oct 1942 at McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.⁶ She was buried at Masonic Cemetery, McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.⁷
     "Accompanied her parents to Oregon with the Olds Emigrant Party of 1852. Married John Booth and lived in Yamhill County, Oregon. Had one daughter, Bertha Booth, who married Fred Hibbs and had one child, a son, Roy Hibbs."⁸
     Her obituary states: "The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Thursday, October 29, 1942
"FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. BOOTH
"Funeral services for Mrs. Ellenette Booth, 93, who died here October 27, were held Thursday afternoon from the Macy chapel. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery.
"Mrs. Booth came to the Oregon country in 1852. She was a charter member of the McMinnville grange.
"She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Jessie Hunsaker of McMinnville, and a grandson, Roy Hibbs of McMinnville, and a half sister, Dr. Nettie Haight Stingle of California."⁹

     Eli Olds was born on 26 Feb 1818 at New York.¹ He was the son of Jason Olds and Matilda Ford.¹ Eli Olds married Ulilly M. Bartram Walker on 1 Jun 1841 at Lake County, Ohio.^1,2 Eli Olds died on 23 Feb 1902 at age 83.¹ He was buried at Middle Ridge (Genung Corners) Cemetery, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio.³
     Eli Olds appeared on the census of 16 Aug 1850 at Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio, as follows:
Eli Olds, age 26, Dagnanian Artist (?),b. N. Y.
Ulilla Olds, age 25, b. OH
Almon Olds, age 7, b. OH
Alfred Olds, age 5, b. OH
Eunice Olds, age 3, b. OH.⁴
Eli Olds appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1880 at Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio, as follows:
     Olds, Eli, 62, farmer, b. N. Y., parents b. Mass.
      , Ulilla, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents b. Conn.
      , Alfred W., 35, son, farmer, b. Ohio, father b. N. Y., mother b. Ohio
      , Louisa, 25, dau. in law, asst. house keeper, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Ralph, 2, grandson, b. Ohio.⁵

     Eli P. Olds was born on 7 Mar 1837 at Tippecanoe, Indiana.^1,3 He was the son of Ruel Reed Olds and Elmina Perkins.² Eli P. Olds married Minerva Hess on 15 Aug 1858 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^4,5 Eli P. Olds died on 2 Jan 1917 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, at age 79.¹
     Edward Wallace reports meeting up with an Eli Olds in Oregon in 1852. The Wallace brothers had travelled across the plains with the Olds party, but upon reacing Fort Boise on the Snake River these single men decided to dispose of most of their gear and move on ahead. "We traveled alone until we reached Grand Ronde where we found Greve Terry, George and Eli Olds, who had loaded some horses with provisions in the Willamette valley and were going to meet friends that were on the road to Williamette valley. George Olds and Terry had crossed the plains together in the year before. When we got to Grand Ronde we found George Olds sick with mountain fever and unable to leave his bed and and waiting for the friends to come. We informed them of the condition of the friends we had left a few days before. There were other people there had friends on the road whom they had come to meet." [This was "Little George", i. e. George Washington Olds who had come to Oregon with Martin Olds in 1851.]⁶
     "In the fall of 1852 Eli Olds, together with his cousin, 'Little' George Olds, and an acquaintance Grove Terry, proceeded to the Grande Ronde Valley in Eastern Oregon, traveling on horseback from Lafayette and taking with them pack-horses loaded with provisions for teh Olds Emigrant Party which was then enroute from Michigan to Oregon. They arrived in the Grande Ronde considerably in advance of the Olds Party and while awaiting their arrival George Olds was taken ill. His condition became so serious that Eli left him in the care of Grove Terry and hurried on to meet the Olds Party in the Powder River Valley and secure the services of Dr. Kellogg, who was a member of that Party. Eli returned quickly with Dr. Kellogg to the place where Grove Terry and George Olds were camped. Under Dr. Kellogg's care George recovered from his illness in the course of a few days.
"In the obituary notice published at the time of Eli Olds' death, reference is made to a period of residence at La Grande, Orteon, when he was a young man. How long he remained there is not known but the same notice goes on to say that in 1872 he permanently located in Tillmook Couty, Oregon.
"In the year 1858 Eli Olds married Minerva Hess, who also came to Oregonj in 1844. They had ten children, seven of whom were living at the time of Eli's death. The abitrary notice of 1917 gave the names of his children who were then living: Henry Olds, farmer, residing five miles east of Tillamook, Oregon; Alice Olds Adkins, residing at Gales Creek, Oregon; Lawrence Olds, residing at Tillamook, Oregon; Lester Olds, living at Portland, Oregon; Ada Olds Bohner, living at Seaside, Oregon; Verner Olds, living in New York; and Herman Olds, residing in Yamhill County, Oregon.
Of the three children who were not living at the time of Eli Olds' death, one was named Ida; and another was named Reed. Name of the other child is not known. It is reported that Mrs. Stella Spence a daughter of Alice Olds Adkins, and a granddaughter of Eli Olds, presently (1952) resides at McMinnville, Oregon. The foregoing is all the information which the writer has concerning the descendants of Eli P. Olds and Minerva Hess Olds."⁷
Eli P. Olds and Minerva Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1860 at LaFayette Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Eli P. Olds, 23, farmer, b. Indiana
     Minerva , 17, b. Iowa
     Henry , 2/12, b. Oregon.⁸
Eli P. Olds and Minerva Olds appeared on the census of 1 Aug 1870 at Lafayette Precinct, Yamhill County, Ohio, as follows:
     Olds, Eli, 33, farmer,b. Indiana
      , Minerva, 25, keeping house, b. Missouri
      , Henry, 11, at home, b. Oregon
      , Ida, 7, at home, b. Oregon
      , Alice, 5, at home, b. Oregon
      , Reed, 3, at home, b. Oregon
      , Ada, 4/12, at home, b. Oregon.⁹
Eli P. Olds and Minerva Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1880 at Bellevue Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Eli P., 43, farmer, b. Ind., parents b. N. Y.
      , Minerva E., 35, wife, keeping house, b. Virginia, parents b. Vir.
      , Reed, 11, son, at school, b. Oregon, father b. Ind., mother b. Vir.
      , Lawrence, 5, son, b. Oregon, father b. Ind., mother b. Vir.
      , Lester, 3, son, b. Oregon, father b. Ind., mother b. Vir.
      , Warren, 2, son, b. Oregon, father b. Ind., mother b. Vir.¹⁰
Eli P. Olds and Minerva Olds appeared on the census of 21 Jun 1900 at Tillamook Precinct, Tillamook County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Eli P., head, b. Mar 1840, 60, marr 42 yrs, b. Indiana, parents b. unknown, farmer
      , Minerva, wife, b. Feb. 1847, age 53, marr 42 years, 11 children, 7 living, b. Missouri, parents b. Kentucky
      , Lawrence, son, b. Dec. 1878, age 21, single, b. Oregon, father b. Indiana, mother b. Missouri, woodsman
      , Norman, son, b. Dec. 1882, 17, single, b. Oregon, father b. Indiana, mother b. Missouri, farm laborer
      , Vernor, son, b. Mar 1889, 11, single, b. Oregon, father b. Indiana, mother b. Missouri.¹¹ In a 1905 publication, he was described as living in Tillamook County.²
     Eli P. Olds "was born in Indiana in 1837 and came to Oregon with his parents when he was about seven years old. The family located in Yamhill county, where the grandfather took up a donation claim of six hundred and forty acres, a large part of which he cleared. The son Eli continued with his parents until twenty-one years of age and then went to eastern Oregon and engaged in the cattle business for a year. He returned to his father's place, where he spent four or five years, at the end of which time he visited Tillamook county, but again took up his residence upon the home farm. After several years he went once more to eastern Oregon but returried to the home place the year following and remained there for nine years. He came to the town of Tillamook, where he spent four years, and then removed to a farm near McMinnville in Yamhill county. Three years later, in 1880, he settled on one hundred and sixty acres, which he had previously purchased in Tillamook county, and engaged in dairying for many years. His wife died in 1907 and subsequently he disposed of his land, and he is now living with his daughter in this county. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Olds were eleven children, namely: Henry, of this review; Minnie, who died in infancy; Ida, who died at the age of twelve years; Alice, who is the wife of Charles Adkins, of Tillamook county; Reed, who died at Tillamook at the age of twenty-five; Ada, who married Philo Everman, of Seaside, Oregon; Lawrence, who lives in Tillamook county; Lester, whose home is at Portland, Oregon; Warren, who died at the age of three years; Norman, of Tillamook county; and Verner, who also lives in Portland."¹²
     His obituary states:
     "PIONEER OF 1844, FATHER OF TEN, IS BURIED.
"Eli P. Olds
"Eli P. Olds, whose death occurred in this city last Tuesday, was born in Indiana March 7, 1837, and crossed the plains with his father at the age of 7.
"His father was 11 months on the plains on their way to Oregon. The first Winter was spent in Oregon City, the family later settling near Champoeg. A year later the father moved to Yamhill County and took up a claim of 640 acres east of Layfayette.
"The children younger than Eli were Nelson H. Olds, Fairdale, Yamhill County; Mrs. Elzina Stewart, of McMinnville; Mrs. Burzilda Messenger, of Grass Valley; D. J. Olds, South Bend, Wash., and Mrs. May Serce, deceased.
"Mr. Olds, in 1858, married Minerva Hess, and of ten children who were born seven are still living.
"The funeral took place at Tillamook yesterday."¹

     Elias Olds married Abigail Alcott.² Elias Olds was born on 23 Feb 1778 at Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,3 He was the son of Samuel Olds and Persis Rice.¹ Elias Olds died on 19 Jan 1869 at Swanton, Vermont, at age 90^4,5 and was buried at Wood Hill Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont.⁶
     He "lived in St. Albans, Vt. In 1815 he was deacon in the Congregational Church, Swanton, Vt."⁷
Elias Olds appeared on the census of 1850 at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, as follows: Elias Olds, age 72, born in Massachusetts, was living in the family of Henry Brainurt, age 44, and Caroline, age 37.⁸
Elias Olds appeared on the census of 1860 at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, as follows: Elias Olds, age 82, "Old _ent Domest", living in the family of Henry L. Brainerd, age 54, and Caroline, age 47.⁹

     Elijah C. Olds was born on 21 Oct 1825.^2,3,4 He was the son of Reuben Olds and Polly Hayden.¹ Elijah C. Olds married Mrs. Mary Ann Poole on 19 Jan 1846 at Belchertown, Massachusetts.^5,6,7
     Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of 1850 at Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows:

Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of 24 Aug 1860 at Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, as follows:

Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of 3 Aug 1870 at Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, as follows:

Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Oakfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, as follows:

Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of 1895 at Harlan Township, Smith County, Kansas, as follows:

Elijah C. Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Harlan Township, Smith County, Kansas, as follows:
"Elijah and Mary Ann had five children. They were Alvin F., Daniel Ferdinand, Reuben, Lincoln R and Mary Ann (Minnie)."¹⁴

     Elisha Olds was born on 5 Apr 1807 at Williamstown, Vermont.² He was the son of Phinehas Olds and Deliverance Kidder.¹ Elisha Olds married (1) Abigail W. Flint on 17 Jun 1830.² Elisha Olds married (2) Mary Ann Deming on 22 Jul 1852 at Kenosha, Wisconsin.² Elisha Olds married (2) Electa Chase Jenner Huie on 22 Apr 1858.² Elisha Olds died on 19 Oct 1874 at Belle Valley, Pennsylvania, at age 67.^1,3
     Elisha Olds appeared on the census of 5 Sep 1860 at Erie Cemetery, Mill Creek, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     Elisha Olds, 53, farmer, b. Vt.
     Electa , 57, b. Vt
     Oro , 26, laborer, b. Pa
     Mason O. , 25, laborer, b. Pa.
     Allen , 23, farmer, b. Pa.
     Henry , 19, farmer, b. Pa.
     Delight , 18,female, farmer[?], b. Pa.
     Moses, 16, farmer, b. Pa.
     Plenty , 15, female, b. Pa.
     Martha , 13, b. Pa.
     Dana , 7, male, b, Pa.
     Walter , 5, b. Pa.
     Jane M., 16, b. Pa.
     Nelson , 22, b. Pa.
     His obituary states: Died: "OLDS -- Near Belle Valley, Oct. 19th, Mr. Elisha Olds, aged 67 years.
"The deceased was a native of Vermont, and came here and located in 1820, on the farm on which he has ever since resided. He was strictly honest and conscientiously upright in all his dealings with his fellow men. Although having very poor health for many years, he was always cheerful and doing all in his power to do. The principles and precepts taught and instilled by him into the minds of his numerous family were those of a Christian and firm believer on is Saviour. His illness as been one of extreme suffering at times, but he was submissive to the will of his Divine Master, and died in full faith and hope of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. The funeral will take place from his late residence on Wednesday (21st) at 10 o'clock A. M."⁵

     Elisha Olds Jr. was born on 27 Jul 1736 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.^3,4 He was the son of Elisha Old and Jerusha Taylor.^1,2 Elisha Olds Jr. was baptized on 29 Jul 1750 at Church of Christ, Westfield, Massachusetts.⁵ He married Elizabeth Grainger, daughter of Daniel Grainger and Elizabeth Old, on 13 Sep 1760 at Westfield, Massachusetts.^6,7

     Eliza Olds was born on 23 Oct 1815 at Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent.¹ Eliza Olds married John Batey in Dec 1831.^3,4 Eliza Olds died on 21 Aug 1894 at age 78.¹ She was buried at Old Grove Cemetery, Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.⁵

     Eliza Olds was born c 1840 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Ezra Olds and Theda Washburn.¹

     Eliza Olds was the daughter of Silas Olds and Sally Prentice.¹
     In Madison, Ohio, in 1825, Stephen Worthington was named guardian of Eliza Olds, only heir of Silas Olds. Stephen Worthington and Jason Olds (brother of Silas) had married sisters in the Ford family and their brother Ebenezer Ford had married Roxana, sister of Jason and Silas Olds.¹
     Relying, temporarily, on the following undocumented internet posting, we have a possible history of what happened to Eliza in later life.

"Eliza (m1) Jospeh[sic] P Fobes (d) 12 Oct 1850 Buried Kinsman Cemetary, Ohio (f) Jabez Fobes (m) Sarah Mapes
Children believed to be born Jabez but name later changed to Joseph after fathers death, (b) 1 April 1847 (d) 6 Jun 1864, Camp Denison, Ohio, buried Kinsman Cemetery, Ohio.
Mary E. (b) 9 Oct 1848 (d) 1 May 1931 (m) George M. Logan 3 May 1877, Trumbull, Ohio.
Julia J. (b) 17 May 1851 @ Camp Denison, Ohio (d) 1907 (m) Henry W. Root 29 Nov 1871.
Eliza (m2) Enos Brockett 12 Jan 1859, Had one child Charles Brockett (b) 12 Nov 1859, Gustavus, Ohio (d) 12 Oct 1938, Hubbard, Ohio (m) Ella M. Hunt 24 Dec 1879.
NEED ELIZA A. (FOBES) (BROCKETT) MAIDEN NAME WITH SOUCE. Maiden name believed to be Olds but no proof."²
Enos Brockett is described as
The family is listed in the 8 Nov 1850 census of Wayne, Ashtabula County, Ohio as:
In the 17 July 1860 census of Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio is the following family:
In the 10 June 1870 census of Gustavus, Trumbull County, Ohio the listing is:
In the 2 June 1880 census of Gustavus, Trumbull County, Ohio the listing is:

     Eliza McArthur Olds was born on 18 Feb 1873 at Circleville, Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson.¹
     "Res. Col[ombus, Ohio]."³