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     Emma Louisa Olds was born on 26 Jan 1852.¹ She was the daughter of George Hanford Olds and Almira C. Smith.¹ Emma Louisa Olds died on 2 Feb 1861 at age 9.¹ She was buried at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan.²

     Emmeline Olds was born in Sep 1892 at California.¹ She was the daughter of Edgar Olds and Rosa (?).¹

     Emmitt Olds was born on 13 Sep 1846 near Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.^1,2 He was the son of Ruel Reed Olds and Elmina Perkins.¹ Emmitt Olds married Elizabeth Ann Messinger on 23 Nov 1873 near Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.^1,3,4 Emmitt Olds died on 30 Jul 1914 at The Dalles, Oregon, at age 67⁵ and was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.⁶
     "EMMITT OLDS is one of the highly respected and worthy citizens of Sherman county and he and his estimable wife have labored together here for years in worthy effort to build up the country and to improve the morals of the people and better the conditions of every one. They have shown thrift and wisdom in their labors and are reaping the deserved success.
"Emmitt Olds was born in Yamhill county, Oregon, on September 13, 1846. His father, Ruel Olds... Our subject remained under the parental roof until his father's death then came to Sherman county and engaged in sheep raising. He took the place where he now resides, a mile and one-half northeast from Grass Valley, as a homestead and since then has bought other land in various portions of the county. He owns four hundred and eighty acres of good land, has thirty head of horses and as many well bred cattle. His efforts principally, however, are confined to grain raising, in which he has made a good success.
"On November 23, 1873, in Yamhill county, near Lafayette, Mr. Olds married Miss Elizabeth Messinger, who was born in Guthrie county, Iowa, on October 22, 1857. Her father, Solomon Messinger died in 1862 at Burnt River, Idaho, while he was crossing the plains. ... Mr. Olds has three brothers and three sisters, Elzina, widow of James L. Steward, at McMinnville, Oregon; Burzilda, wife of John W. Messinger, at Moro, Oregon; May, wife of Charles B. Taylor, who died in 1885; Eli, in Tillamook county ; Nelson, in Yamhill county; D. J., South Bend, Washington. ...
"Our subject is a member of the A. O. U. W. and takes an active interest in political matters. He has been delegate to nearly every county convention since he was twenty-one and has held such offices as constable, school director and so forth. He was the second postmaster of Grass Valley and is now serving his fifth term as stock inspector of this county. In this capacity, Mr. Olds has shown a faithfulness and wisdom that commend him to his constituents.
"The children born to our subject and his wife are named as follows: Lewis, living three miles southeast of his father's place, a farmer ; Charles B., Willie R., Frank, Dell, A. Dean, Chester all at home ; Lela, wife of Brittam, Tygh Valley; Bertie wife of George L. Brown, of Tygh Valley; Myrtle I., at home."¹
Emmitt Olds and Nelson Harvey Olds appeared on the census of 25 Jul 1870 at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Nelson, 30, farmer, b, Ind.
      , Emmett, 24, farmer, b. Oregon.⁷
Emmitt Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1900 at Grass Valley Precinct, Sherman County, Oregon, as follows:
     67/71 Olds, Emmitt, b. Sep 184?, 53, marr. 26 yrs, b. Oregon, parents b. N. Y., farmer
      , Elizabeth A., wife, b. Oct 1857, 42, marr. 26 yrs, 11 children, 10 living, b. Iowa, parents b. unknown
      , Bertie, dau., b. Sep 1878, 21, single, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa
      , Charlie B., son, b. June 1880, 19, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa, farmer
      , b. Apr 1882, 81[sic], single, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa, at school
      , Frank, son, b. May 1884, 16, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa, at school
      , Adelbert, son, b. July 1888, 11, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa, at school
      , Arthur D., son, b. Mch 1891, 9, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa
      , Chester E., son, b. Dec 1892, 7, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Oregon, at school
      , Myrtle P., dau., b. Sept 1896, 3, b. Oregon, father b. Oregon, mother b. Iowa
      Rollins, Charles ??, boarder, b. Sept 1872, 28, b. ????, father b. Vermont, mother b. Mass., occupation ???⁸

     Emory Whipple Olds was born on 21 Apr 1853.¹ He was the son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah Whipple.¹ Emory Whipple Olds married Charlotte Britton on 25 Feb 1875.¹ Emory Whipple Olds died on 2 Feb 1914 at age 60.¹

     Enoch Olds was born on 8 Oct 1759 at Ware, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Jonathan Olds and Hannah Jones.¹ Enoch Olds married (1) Martha Wright on 13 Dec 1781 at Belchertown, Massachusetts.^4,5 Marriage banns for him and Eunice Hatch were published on 17 Jan 1791.⁴ Enoch Olds married (2) Eunice Hatch.⁴ Enoch Olds married (3) Acsha Rice on 24 Nov 1812 at Palmer, Massachusetts.⁶ Enoch Olds died on 16 Mar 1813 at Palmer, Massachusetts, at age 53.^7,8
     Enoch Olds appeared on the census of 1800 at Palmer, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows: 3 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45.⁹ Noon (who mostly has the same material as E. B. Olds) lists the children of Enoch Olds as: David, married Sally Thornton; Azubah married Lois [sic] Hogerty; Aaron; Cyrus married Kesiah Holbrook; "Two other children died young." Not named are Darius and Amos. [Amos may have died young but Darius was living in 1830.]¹⁰

     Enoch Olds married Rachel Barnes.² Enoch Olds was born on 22 Apr 1822 at Ludlow, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Nathan Olds and Hannah Wright.¹ Enoch Olds died on 26 Jan 1898 at Southampton, Massachusetts, at age 75.^3,4

     Ephraim Olds was born on 27 Feb 1796 at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Amos Olds and Phebe (?).^2,1 Ephraim Olds died on 28 Oct 1867 at age 71.³

     Ephraim Olds married Polly (?).¹ Ephraim Olds was born c 1809 at Vermont.¹
     Ephraim Olds and Polly Olds appeared on the census of 11 Oct 1850 at Louisville, St. Lawrence County, Vermont, as follows:      1/1 Ephriam Olds, 41, farmer, b. VT
      Polly " , 39, b. VT
      Dexter Bartlet, 10, b. Canada.²

     Erastus William Olds was born in Apr 1817 at Jericho, Vermont.^2,3 He was the son of Gideon Olds and Elizabeth Lyman.¹ Erastus William Olds married (1) Frances E. Blood.⁴ Erastus William Olds married (2) Hariett A. Ensworth on 12 Sep 1853 at Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.^5,6 Erastus William Olds died in 1892.^1,7
     He lived in Norwich, Vermont.⁴
Erastus William Olds appeared on the census of 2 Sep 1850 at Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, as follows:

Erastus William Olds appeared on the census of 25 Jul 1870 at Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, as follows:
"Olds Erastus W., (Norwich) clerk for Edward W." He lived on Main Street.¹⁰
     Erastus Olds and Mrs. Frances (Blood) Olds are listed on the 1891 roster of the Congregational Church at Norwich, Vermont. Both had joined by profession in 1839 and she left by death in 1853.
Also listed are Harriet E. (joined in 1881), Lucy L., (joined in 1882), Nellie (joined in 1884), Kate (joined in 1886), and Laura (joined in 1886), all joining by profession.¹¹

     Eric Justin Olds was born at 17 June 1972.¹ He was the son of Max Eugene Olds.¹

     Erick Olds died on 14 Oct 1876.¹ He was born on 14 Oct 1876.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah Erick Olds and Sarah Jane Zimmerman.

     Erma J. Olds was born on 17 Jan 1932 at Madison, Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Lawrence Edward Olds.¹ Erma J. Olds died on 19 Aug 2007 at Coventry Living Center, Sterling, Illinois. This gives her calculated age as 75 years, 7 months and 2 days.¹
     Her obituary states: "ERMA J. OLDS , 75, of Sterling , died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Coventry Living Center , Sterling . She was employed by Frantz Manufacturing for more than 40 years. Erma was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Madison , Wis. , the daughter of Lawrence and Jennie (Mortimer) Olds. She was a member of First Christian Church, Rock Falls . Survivors include a sister, Mary Ann (Robert) Williams of Sterling; a brother, Gary ( Nancy ) Olds of Onalaska, Wis; five nieces, Sheryl (Dennis) Harvey of Glen Rose, Texas, Sheila (Tim) Wolf of Sterling and Lori (Larry) Hougom, Jennifer Olds and Pam (Paul) Peterson, all of Onalaska, Wis; a nephew, Larry E. (Judy) Williams of Rock Falls; and many great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Olds, in infancy. The funeral is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls , with John Stern officiating. Burial is at Oak Knoll Memorial Park , Sterling . Visitation is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Rock River Valley .
The Dixon Telegraph, Tuesday, August 21, 2007, Page A2 – Col. 1-2."¹

     Erma J. Olds was born in 1932.³ She was the daughter of Lawrence William Olds and Jennie I. Mortimer.² Erma J. Olds died in 2007.³ She was buried at Oak Knoll Memorial Park Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.⁴

     Ernest Albert Olds was born on 16 May 1867 at St. Albans, Vermont.¹ He was the son of Albert Felton Olds and Rhoda B. Searl.² Ernest Albert Olds married Myrtle L. Elrod on 15 Dec 1894 at Denver, Colorado.^3,4 Ernest Albert Olds married Mary A. Doying on 4 Jun 1904 at Chicago, Illinois.⁵ Ernest Albert Olds died on 3 Aug 1947 at Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, at age 80.⁶ He was buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois.⁷
     In 1897, he was living in Denver, Colorado.¹
Ernest Albert Olds appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at 142 Howe Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, as follows:
     19/19 Olds, Ernest A., head, 43, marr. twice, 6 years this time, b. Vt., parents b. Vt., advertising manager, city paper
      , Mary A., wife, 38, marr once, 6 yrs this time, 2 children, 2 living, b. Ill., father b. Canada English, mother b. Missouri
      , Ernest E., son, 4, b. Ill., father b. Vt., mother b. Illinois
      , Rhoda E., dau., 7/12, b. Ill., father b. Vt., mother b. Illinois.⁸
     His obituary states:
     "Ernest A. Olds of Jacksonville Dies
      Was Telegraph Editor of Newspaper
"Jaclsonville, Aug. 3 -- Ernest Albert Olds, a member of the staff of the Jacksonville Journal and Courier for more thatn 37 years, died Sunday at his home, 405 N. Fayette St., following a long illness.
"Mr. Olds formerly served as advertising manager of The Courier and more recently as telegraph editor.
"He ws born at St. Albans, Vt., a son of Albert and Rhoda Searle Olds. His parents died when he was a child and he was adipted by B. I. Olds, younger brother of his father. He moved with the family to Montreal, Canada, in 1882 and four years later they moved to Edgar, Neb., and in 1889 to Denver, Colo.
"Mr. Olds received his education in schools in Vermant and Montreal, later taking a business course at a Lincoln, Neb., college. After graduation he taught in the college for about a year before moving to Denver with the Olds family. In 1890 he entered railroad work at Denver, where he remained until 1900. He followed railroading in several states until coming to Jacksonville in 1908.
"He was first married in Denver Dec. 12, 1894. One daughter, Mrs. Marion L. Hunt, and two grandsons, of El Paso, Tex., survive. His second marriage was to Mary A. Doying, in Chicago, June 4, 1904. A son, A. E. Olds of Chicago, and a daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Samoore, of Jacksonville, and two grandsons survive.
"After coming to Jacksonville Mr. Olds went to work for the Jacksonville Courier. In October, 1918, he was employed by the Jacksonville Journal, remaining with the Journal-Courier Co. until his final illness.
"He was a member of the Congregational church and the Woodmen of the World.
"Remains were taken to the Cody & Son Memorial home. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church.⁵

     Ernst Frank Olds was born on 22 Jul 1876 at Woodlridge, Tennessee.^3,4 He was the son of Charles Ferdinand Olds and Matilda Slackford.¹ Ernst Frank Olds married Maggie Hicks in 1903 at Campbell County, Tennessee.^5,6,7 Ernst Frank Olds died on 14 Mar 1942 at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 65.¹
     Ernst Frank Olds was usually recorded as Frank.
Frank Olds and Maggie Olds appeared on the census of 25 Apr 1910 at Wooldridge, Campbell County, Tennessee, as follows:

Frank Olds registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Campbell County, Tennessee. He described himself as living in Wooldridge, Campbell County, Tennessee, age 42, born July 22, 1876, and his occupation was bookkeeper and cashier at Fall Branch Coal Company in Woodridge. He was tall in height, slender in build, with dark brown eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Maggie Olds of Wooldridge. He signed as Frank Olds..⁴
Frank Olds and Maggie Olds appeared on the census of 30 Jan 1920 at Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, as follows:

Frank Olds and Maggie Olds appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1930 at Sante Fe, Madrid County, New Mexico, as follows:

     The family of Ernst Frank Olds was posted on Rootsweb in 2006 but has no documentation and I have been unable to contact the author. The data looks good and both supplements and contradicts what I have from other sources.

     Erskine Olds was born on 17 Nov 1827 at Erie, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Asa Gilbert Olds and Lucy Church.¹ Erskine Olds married Ellen Stancliff on 25 Dec 1857.² Erskine Olds died on 11 Nov 1896 at on the old homestead, near Erie, Pennsylvania, at age 68.²

     Estella J. Olds was born in Feb 1865 at Michigan.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ira Castle Olds and Sarah S. Lewis.¹ Estella J. Olds married Byron A. Hoxie on 26 Sep 1888 at Hartford, Michigan.³ Estella J. Olds died on 17 Jan 1949 at East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, at age 83.²

     Esther Olds was the daughter of Aaron Olds and Eunice Durkee.¹

     Esther Olds was born at Lowell, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Howard Caleb Olds and Cora Mitchell.¹

     Esther Olds was born c 1876 at Ckare County, Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Horace Olds and Phoebe Jane Lockhart.¹ Esther Olds married Evan Tower on 4 Aug 1895 at Sheridan Township, Clare County, Michigan.²

     Esther Olds was born c 1920 at Georgia.² She was the daughter of James Newell Olds Jr. and Katie Lee Scott.¹

     Esther Olds was born c 1912 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Emery Olds and Bertha Louise Jacobs.¹

     Esther C Olds was born in Jan 1900 at Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur B. Olds and Rose Wildred Kline.¹
     "Esther Olds, a student at DePauw University, is a holiday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Olds, east of Lagrange."²

     Ethel Olds was born in May 1897 at California.¹ She was the daughter of Edgar Olds and Rosa (?).¹

     Ethel Olds was born in May 1881.² She was the daughter of Albert John Olds and Triphenie McNitt.¹

     Ethel Alta Olds was born on 21 Mar 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Everett Olds and Mary Smith.¹

     Ethel M. Olds was born c 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Olds and Maud Shaw.¹
     An Olds child whose first name is given as "Babe" but whose mother's maiden name was Shaw was born 15 Dec 1905 in Fillmore County, Minnesota.²

     Ethel May Olds was born on 17 Aug 1890.¹ She was the daughter of Moses Olds and Martha Annis Filer.¹

     Ethel W. Olds was born in 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Merton David Olds and Lilla Lazelle.¹ Ethel W. Olds died in 1913.¹

     Ethelbert Clyde Olds was born c 1858.¹ He was the son of Andrew Jackson Olds and Annie Eliza Parker.¹ Ethelbert Clyde Olds died on 2 Sep 1933 at Prosser, Benton County, Washington.¹
     Ethelbert Clyde Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Walnut Grove Precinct, Benton County, Washington, as follows:
     240/244 Olds, Ethelbert C., head, 61, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y., general farmer
      , Susie A., wife, 64, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. Va.²
Ethelbert Clyde Olds appeared on the census of 11 Apr 1930 at Walnut Grove Precinct, Benton County, Washington, as follows:
     80/81 Olds, Ethelburt C., owner, 72, widowed, marr. 35 yrs., b. Mich., parents b. New York, dairy farmer
      Munks, William, Lodger, 47, single, b. Wash., father b. Ohio, mother b. Ill., farm laborer.³