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     Helena May Olds was born on 27 Feb 1884 at Geneva, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Dana Elisha Olds and Cora Isabella Edwards.¹
     "graduate of Bucknell University, 1905; teacher of Expression and French, New Paltz State Normal School, New Paltz, N. Y."¹

     Heman Olds was born in 1785.¹ He was the son of Samuel Old and Elizabeth (?).¹ Heman Olds died on 17 Nov 1807.¹

     Heman Olds was born on 30 May 1817 at Bloomsville, Huron County, Ohio.² He was the son of Kingsley Olds and Margaret E. Widner.¹ Heman Olds died on 27 Oct 1830 at age 13.¹
     This note seems to refer to Heman by another name:

     Heman Alson Olds was born on 31 Dec 1807 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Justus Olds and Mary Loomis.¹ Heman Alson Olds died in 1846; in the US Army.¹

     Heman C. Olds was born on 12 Oct 1863.¹ He was the son of Franklin E. Olds and Matilda C. Nims.¹

     Henrietta Olds was born on 22 Mar 1832 near Gratiot, Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Kingsley Olds and Margaret E. Widner.¹ Henrietta Olds married (3) Henry Wilson on 29 Nov 1874 at Lafayette County, Wisconsin.^2,3 Henrietta Olds died on 24 Mar 1921. This gives her calculated age as 89 years and 2 days.⁴
     "She married three times. Her first husband was George Carpenter of Warren, whose grandchildren, John and Elmer Beals, were living in Warren in 1930. Her second husband was Charles Carpenter, no relation to George. In 1930 their son, David Adelbert Carpenter, was a farmer living about 2 1/2 [or 1/4?] miles south of Warren. Her third marriage was to Henry Wilson, who lived about two miles south of Warren. By this marriage was born Jesse Wilson and a child who died in infancy. She died March 24th 1921."²
Henrietta Carpenter appeared on the census of 22 Jul 1870 in the household of Kingsley Elisha Olds at Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.⁵
Henrietta Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1910 at Gratiot, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     Wilson, Henry C., head, 57, m once, 39 years, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, general farmer
      . Henryetta, wife, 77, m. three times, 39 years this time, 14 children, 4 living, b. Ill., father b. N. Y., mother b. Penn.⁶
Henrietta Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows:
     Wilson, Henry, head, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, general farmer
      , Henrietta, wife, 87, b. Ill., father b. N. Y., mother b. Ohio
     Beals, Phoebe J., step-dau., 69, widowed, b. Ill., father b. Penn., mother b. Ill.⁷

     Henrietta Edith Olds was born on 22 May 1863.² She was the daughter of Ezekiel Olds and Sarah Pitkin Pease.¹ Henrietta Edith Olds married Dr. Stacy Bancroft Dimond on 23 Dec 1890.^2,3 Henrietta Edith Olds died in 1953.⁴ She was buried at Oakridge Cemetery, Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois.⁵

     Henrietta Malvina Olds was born on 5 Feb 1823.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Olds and Rachel Pierson Ogden.¹ Henrietta Malvina Olds married Elisha M. Goble on 6 Jan 1852.² Henrietta Malvina Olds died in Dec 1879 at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, at age 56.³
     Henrietta Malvina Olds appeared on the census of 22 Jun 1870 at 3rd Ward, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, as follows:

     Henry Olds married Lizzie Whipple.¹ Henry Olds was born in 1847 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Riley Olds and Susan Sanborn.¹ Henry Olds married Lizzie Whipple in Jan 1869; Reported in a list of marriages for January, 1869: Harry Olds and Lizzie Whipple.² Henry Olds died in Jul 1899 at Boyd's Grove, Bureau County, Illinois; I suspect this date is in error. Henry Olds is not mentioned in his father's will although three of the children are. In what appears to be this family in 1880 in Iowa, Elizabeth is listed as a widow.¹
     Henry Olds and Lizzie Olds appeared on the census of 2 Jul 1870 at Post Office: Boyd's Grove, Milo, Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:
     Olds, Henry, 22, farmer, b. Mass.
      , Elisabeth, 19, keeps house, b. Ill.
      , Sarah, 7/12, at home, b. Ill.³

     Henry Olds was the son of Joseph Olds and Hannah Bissell.¹ Henry Olds married Wealthy Horton.¹
     Henry was mentioned in the will of Samuel Olds, Cayuga County, New York.²
     "Ira and Harry came later [than Ferdino in 1836]. . . . Harry was a carpenter. He lived here for a few years and returned to New York."³

     Henry Olds married (1) Susan Walton.² Henry Olds was born on 14 Sep 1794 at New York.² He was the son of Caleb Olds and Rachel Davis.¹ Henry Olds married (2) Mary A. Strickler on 27 Oct 1872 at Seneca Falls, New York.² Henry Olds died on 4 May 1875 at Syracuse, New York, at age 80.² He was buried at Warners Village Cemetery, Warners Village, Onondaga County, New York.³
     Henry Olds appeared on the census of 22 Jun 1860 at 5th Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, as follows:
     Henry Olds, 66, b. New York
     S. W. " , 63, b. Conn.
     Francis " , 33, male, machinist, b. New York
     Helen " , 25, b. New York.⁴
Henry Olds appeared on the census of 29 Jul 1870 at 5th Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, as follows:
     Olds, Henry, 76, Inventor, b. New York
      , Frank, 33, engine builder, b. New York
      , Nettie, 40 house keeper, b. New York
      , Charles, 15, works in machine shop, b. New York
      , Kittie, 18, female, teaching wax work, b. in New York
      , Hattie, 13, attending school, b. New York
      , William, 10, attending school, b. New York.⁵
     He lived in Syracuse and Seneca Falls, New York.²

     Henry Olds was born on 29 Jan 1825.² He was the son of Benjamin Olds and Abigail Washburn.¹ Henry Olds married Elizabeth Hull on 28 Jan 1849.^3,4 Henry Olds died on 14 Nov 1856 at Illinois at age 31.^5,6

     Henry Olds was born c 1819.¹ He was the son of Rufus Olds and Eunice Sprague.¹ Henry Olds died on 26 Aug 1821 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.²
     This Henry is not in E. B. Olds. His death record, but not birth record, is in the Cummington Vital Records.

     Henry Olds was born on 8 Feb 1841.¹ He was the son of Elisha Olds and Abigail W. Flint.¹ Henry Olds married Mary Jane Stone on 10 Jan 1867.² Henry Olds died on 10 Mar 1908 at age 67.¹

     Henry Olds was the son of William Olds and Tabitha Allen.¹ Henry Olds married Polly Rumrill on 24 Feb 1825.^1,2 Henry Olds was buried at Hastings Hill Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^3,4
     He "was killed in the Civil War and is buried at Zion's Hill, near Suffield".¹

     Henry Olds was the son of Henry Olds and Susan Walton.¹

     Henry Olds was born c 1820 at New York.² He married Sarah Wheeler on 9 Mar 1845³ and he died in 1866 at Ohio.¹
     Henry Olds and Sarah Olds appeared on the census of 17 Aug 1850 at Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, as follows:

     This Henry and Nelson Olds are of unknown parents. Was one really born in N.Y. and the other in N. J.? Could they be brothers? Perhaps they were not as old as this record indicates? In the 1850 census of Lake County, Ohio, the family of Zenas Olds included sons Nelson, 14, and Henry, 12. These were different people of course but the name repetition may be a clue to relationship. Zenas Olds was a grandson of Comfort Olds, Sr.
Alice Fields, a descendant searching for this ancestry, wrote "I am Leroy Olds Granddaughter. Leroy was the son of Charles Ferdinand. Both Leroy and Charles Ferdinand were born in Oak Harbor, Ohio. Charles Ferdinand was the son of Henry. There we are stuck. I have Henry's military records, but they do not list a birthdate or birth location. Census records indicate that Henry was born in New York. My mother was Leroy (Roy)'s daughter. She always said that Comfort Olds "was the Granddaddy of them all". We think that Henry was the son of Chester Olds, but have no official information."⁵
Henry Olds and Sarah Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jul 1860 at Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, as follows:

     "Henry Olds a private of Captain W. M. Flannagan's Company L of the Third Ohio Regiment of United States Voleteer[sic] Cavalry was enlisted by Lieut. James B. Luckey of the 3d Regiment of O.V.C. at Hartford on the Sixth day of Sept. 1861, to serve three years; he was born in Ottawa Co. in the State of Ohio is Forty two years of age, Six feet 0 inches high, Ruddy complexion, blue eyes, Sandy hair, and by occupation when enlisted a farmer. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty 30 days.
Signed at Savannah, Tenn. April 22, 1862 by Cap. W. M. Flanagan, Commanding Company"
I certify, that I have carefully examined Henry Olds of Captain Flannagins Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Disability arising from varicose ulcers upon his legs Existing previous to his enlistment & breaking out again since that time.
M. C. Cuykendall, Surgeon.
Discharged this Eighteenth day of May 1862 at Camp near Corinth Mississippi. Col. Lewis ____ , Col. Commanding 3d O.V. Cav."⁷
     Brief for Arrears of widow Pension
Sarah Olds, widow of Henry Olds, Private in Co. L, 3 Ohio Cav. P. O. Address Oak Harbor, County Ottawa, State Ohio.
The soldier was discharged May 18, 1862 and died Nov. 18, 1866. The widow was pensioned from April 29, 1873.
Arrears of Pension due at the rate of $8 per month, from Nov. 19, 1866 to April 28, 1873, when it terminates.
The sum of two dollars per month additional will be allowed for each child, as follows:
Charles J. commencing Nov. 19, 1866 to Sept 22, 1867
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     On 5 Sep 1891, a goverment headstone was ordered from Gross Brothers of Lee, Mass., for the grave of Henry Olds, a private in Co. L of the 3rd Regt. of Ohio Cavalry who was buried at the cemetery of Oak Harbor, Ohio.⁹

     Henry Olds was born on 25 Aug 1859 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^1,2 He was the son of Eli P. Olds and Minerva Hess.¹ Henry Olds married Sabra D. Randall in 1885.² Henry Olds died in 1933.³ He was buried at IOOF Cemetery and Mausoleum, Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon.⁴
     "HENRY OLDS. A native of Yamhill county. Oregon, Henry Olds has spent his entire life in this state and for more than twenty-five years has been a resident of Tillamook county. He was born in Yamhill county, August 25, 1859, a son of Eli P. and Minerva (Hess) Olds. ... "Henry Olds attended the public schools of Lafayette, Oregon, in his boyhood and as a young man worked for wages among the fariners of Yamhill county. In 1885 he located upon a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres in Tillamook county, but seven years later traded his land for one hundred and forty-two acres, six and one-half miles southeast of Tillamook, which he cultivated to excellent advantage. He still owns this farm but is now living on forty acres, three and one-half miles east of Tillamook, that was presented to his wife by her father.
"In 1885 Mr. Olds was married to Miss Sabra D. Randall, a daughter of David Oeorge and Martha (Trask) Randall. ... .
"Mr. and Mrs. Olds are the parents of three children: Albert, who married Dove Quick, of Tillamook county; George, who married Pearl Smith, June 27, 1910, and is now living in this county; and Edith, who is the wife of Isaac Wells, also of this county.
"Politically Mr. Olds is identified with the republican party and gives to it his earnest support. He has served as road supervisor of district No. 3 and also as member of the school board. For six years past he has been a member of Tillamook Lodge, L O. O. F. He has made for himself a highly creditable reputation in his adopted county and he and his wife are active workers in behalf of every cause that gives promise of promoting the general welfare. They are now in the enjoyment of a competency and there is every reason to believe that the property which they possess will yield to them an ample income for the remainder of their lives."
[This article contains a portrait labeled Four Generations of the Olds Family.]²
Henry Olds appeared on the census of 14-15 Feb 1900 at Fairview Precinct, Tillamook County, Oregon, as follows:
     114/115 Olds, Henry, head, b. Aug 1859, 40, marr. 15 years, b. Oregon, parents b. Ill., farmer
      , Sabra R., wife, b. Dec. 1860, 39, marr. 15 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. Oregon, father b. Penn, mother b. Oregon
      , Albert H., son, b. Dec 1885, 14, b. Oregon, parents b. Oregon, at school
      , George E., son, b. Apr. 1888, 12, b. Oregon, parents b. Oregon, at school
      , Laura E., dau., b. Aug 1890, 9, b. Oregon, parents b. Oregon, at school
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      Hess, Albert, cousin, b. Dec. 1871, 28, b. Oregon, father b. Ill., mother b. Oregon, day laborer
      , James F., uncle, b. Sep 1843, 54 [?], b. Illinois, father b. KY, mother b. unknown.⁵

     Henry Blood Olds was born on 11 Jul 1845.¹ He was the son of Franklin Lyman Olds and Lucy Blood.¹ Henry Blood Olds died on 6 Mar 1928 at age 82.² He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Norwich, Vermont.³
     He "lives at Norwich, Vt. (1915)."¹ "Olds Henry B., (Norwich) breeder of high grade Merino sheep, and farmer."⁴
     Henry B. Olds is listed on the 1891 roster of the Congregational Church at Norwich, Vermont. He had joined by profession in 1856.⁵
Henry Blood Olds appeared on the census of 29 Jun 1900 at Norwich, Wndsor County, Vermont, as follows:

     Henry C. Olds was born in 1833.¹ He was the son of William Olds and Deborah Griswold.¹ Henry C. Olds died on 12 May 1894.^2,3
     He lived in New York City where he was a financial agent of the Gilsey House for over 17 years.¹
Henry C. Olds appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1880 at New York, New York County, New York, as follows:
     Olds, Henry C., 47, clerk in hotel, single, b. in Kentucky of Conn. parents.
He was one of several single men living in Gilsey House on Broadway and listed as "clerk in hotel".⁴
     "Mr. Henry C. Olds, of New York, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. H. R. Learned, arrived at the Stillman yesterday. Mr. Olds is the cashier of Gilsey House, New York, and the financial manager for Mr. Bresin, the proprietor."⁵

     Henry C. Olds was born on 13 Jul 1831 at St. Joseph County, Michigan.² He was the son of Ezra Olds and Mary Siple.^1,2 Henry C. Olds married Effie C. Dildine on 23 Dec 1852.²
     "MAJ. HENRY C. OLDS, agent C. &T. Ry. and dealer in coal and lumber, Radnor; was born in St. Joseph Co., Mich., July 13, 1831; he is the son [of] Ezra and Mary (Siple) Olds; the father was a native of Vermont, and his mother of the Old Dominion... The subject of this sketch passed his youth and early manhood on his father's farm, receiving as good an education as the common schools of that early day afforded. When 16 years of age, he enlisted in Co. H, 0. V. I., and served with distinction during the Mexican war, under Gen. Scott; after his return home, he engaged in the carpenter's trade, a business he followed with success until about 1877 ; his services were engaged by the C. & T. Ry. Co., in the capacity of ticket agent at Radnor, Delaware Co., Ohio; he came to Delaware Co. in 1849. He was in his country's service in the late war, having enlisted in Co. E, 66th 0. V. I; went out as a non-commissioned officer; he was in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., where he received a gun-shot wound which so disabled him that he was discharged from the service; he then returned to his home in Ohio; after remaining at home for some time, he again entered the service as Major of the 145th 0. N. G. Was united in marriage with Effie C. Dildine, Dec. 23, 1852 ; she was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1823; one child was the result of this union, Clara, who died Sept. 29, 1858. Mr. Olds has held many positions of honor and trust, among which is that of Infirmary Director. Is a Republican, and a member of the M. E. Church. Owns nicely improved property near the C. & T. depot. Mr. Olds is a man of considerable literary ability, some of his productions showing that if he was so inclined he might yet rank high as an author."¹
Henry C. Olds and Effie C. Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jul 1860 at Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio, as follows:
     Henry C. Olds, 29, carpenter, b. Michigan
Effie , 35, b. Ohio
Christine Collins, b. Ohio.³
Henry C. Olds and Effie C. Olds appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1880 at Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio, as follows:
     Olds, Henry C., 44, carpenter, b. Mich., father b. Vt., mother b. Mich.
      , Effie S., wife, keeping house, rheumatism, b. Ohio, father b. New Jersey, mother b. Kentucky
     Collins, Christine, 26, boarder, single, teacher, b. Ohio, father b. N. Y., mother b. Ohio
     Horn, Lydia, 20, servant, housework, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio.³

     Henry Clay Olds was born on 19 May 1845 at Hartford, Michigan.^2,3,4 He was the son of Orson Olds and Renew Scoville.¹ Henry Clay Olds married (1) Mary C. Allen/Watkins on 21 Mar 1869 at Van Buren County, Michigan.^5,6 Henry Clay Olds married (2) Mrs. Janet "Nettie" Platt in 1892⁷ and was buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, Michigan.⁸ Henry Clay Olds died on 26 Feb 1935 at Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, at age 89.^8,9,10,11 He was not buried at Fairview Cemetery, Dekalb, Dekalb County, Illinois.¹²
     Henry Clay Olds and Mary C. Olds appeared on the census of 18 Aug 1870 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     197/197 Olds, Henry C., 25, farmer, b. Michigan
      , Mary C., 20, keeping house, b. N. Y,
      Watkins, Wesley, 16, works on farm, b. N. Y.¹³
Henry Clay Olds and Janet "Nettie" Olds appeared on the census of 20 Apr 1910 at Dekalb, Dekalb County, Illinois, as follows:
     172/184 Olds, Henry C., head, 64, marr. twice, 15 yrs this time, b. Ill[sic], parents b. PA[sic], foreman in wagon works
      , Nettie, wife, 49, marr. twice, 15 yrs this time, 5 children, 5 living, parents b. Ireland.¹⁴
Henry Clay Olds appeared on the census of 8 Apr 1930 at 130 Sherman Place, Dekalb, Dekalb County, Illinois, as follows:
     195/206 Olds, Henry, head, 84, widowed, b. Mich., father b. New York, mother b. Vermont
      Platt, Harley, stepson, 41, widowed, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., trouble man for electric company.¹⁵
     His obituary states:
     "The Hartford Day Spring, Wednesday, March 6, 1935, pages 1 and 8
"LIFE OF PIONEER BURIED HERE LAST FRIDAY SPANNED WHITE MAN'S TENURE OF HARTFORD
"Henry C. Olds Was Born in 1845, When Hartford Was a Virgin Forest
"When the body of Henry C. Olds, 89, was carried to a grave in Pioneer cemetery last Friday afternoon, the last survivor of ten children in one of the first white families in Hartford township was laid to rest.
"Born 90 years ago on May 19 next at the pioneer home that his parents, Orson and Renew Olds had carved from the wilderness on section 29, in the southwest part of this township and later known as the Sylvester McNitt farm, the passing of Mr. Olds and his burial at Hartford's first cemetery where his parents and other pioneer kinfolk lie buried marks the closing of a life that had spanned practically the entire history of the white man's occupancy of Hartford township.
"Death Followed Injury
"In near perfect health until Sunday, February 24, when he fell in the yard at the farm home in southeast Keeler where he resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cox, Mr. Olds died last Wednesday at the Dowagiac sanitarium.
"The aged man sustained a fracture of his leg near the hip. Mr. and Mrs. Cox had driven away and were absent less than two hours. Returning they found him lying in the yard in a puddle of slush and water, where he had been more than an hour. He was rushed to the hospital, but the injury and exposure proved fatal.
"The body was brought to Hartford and funeral rites were held Friday afternoon at the Zuver & Calvin funeral home.
"Kin of First White Family
"It was in 1845 that Mr. Olds was born in southwest Hartford. That was only nine years after the first white family came into the township and built the first log cabin.
"Strangely enough Mr. Olds was a nephew of that first white settler, Ferdino Olds, who with his wife and their daughter Julia came from Cayuga county, New York, in 1836 and also settled in section 19. The daughter Julia became the wife of Ansel E. Reynolds, a pioneer Hartford merchant. Mrs. and Mrs. Reynolds were the parents of Mrs. Roy Hinckley of the Hartford House.
"Shortly after 1836 three brothers of Ferdino Olds, Hezekiah, John and Orson, came from New York and settled in southwest Hartford. Orson, whose last surviving child was the man buried here last Friday settled in the southwest quarter of section 19, then an unbroken forest but now a highly developed farming area.
"These first Olds families played an important part in the development of Hartford. The ten children of Orson Olds, of which Henry C., was the last, are well remembered by older residents. They were Ransom, Vanrensalaer, Edwin R., Almond, Allen, Marcius, William (who died in youth), Mrs. James E. Manley¹⁶ and Mrs. Rhoda Cook.
"Spent Early Life Here
'In 1868 Mr. Olds was married to Miss Mary Watkins in Hartford. She died in 1877 and it was beside her grave that he was buried Friday. Mr. Olds remained here, engaged as a carpenter and in farming in Hartford and Keeler, until 1892 when he moved to DeKalb, Ill. There in 1892 he was married to Mrs. Janet Platt who died in 1929.
"Three years ago he returned to Hartford to take up his residence with his only daughter, Mrs. Cox of Keeler. Three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and two stepsons survive him.
"Of his brothers who played an important part in Hartford's development, Edwin R. built the first hotel, the brick structure on West Main street now known as the Hartford House. He was also an extensive buyer of grain and livestock in the earlier days.
"Allen Olds, also a brother and father of our townsman, V. W. Olds, for years operated the town's only planing mill and built a number of the buildings now standing in the village. He was a Civil War veteran and active in community affairs. Vanrensalaer was a farmer, residing for years on the present Herbert Koepke place east of town. Others, except Mrs. Jane E. Manley, took up their residences elsewhere.
"The deceased, also a carpenter, did the carpenter work on the old C. H. Engle opera house, now the Brown block, and was identified with the building of other business blocks still standing on Hartford's Main street.

Same paper, page 3

"CARD OF THANKS
"We wish to thank relatives and friends for their sympathy and kindness during the illness and death of our father, Henry C. Olds, and for the beautiful floral tributes; also Mr. Calvin for [h]is kind assistance and Rev. Knapp for her comforting words.
"Mr. and Mrs. Erwin W. Cox
and the Grandchildren."⁴

     Henry Clay Olds was born on 7 Jun 1868 at 31 Albany Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Henry G. Olds and Mary A. Dooley.²

     Henry Clinton Olds was born on 16 May 1835.¹ He was the son of Dr. Chester Olds and Phila Adams.¹ Henry Clinton Olds died in Dec 1904 at age 69.¹
     Henry Clinton Olds appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1900 at Muscatine County Insane and Poor Farm, Bloomington Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, as follows:
     Olds, Henry, inmate, b. May 1833, 67, single, b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont.²
     I decided to include this census record here after reading in the Genealogy of Robert Adans that Henry Clinton Olds, unmarried, was still living in 1900.³

     Henry Elias Olds married Sarah Ann Murdock at Wea, Indiana.² Henry Elias Olds was born on 31 Jan 1827 at St. Albans, Vermont.² He was the son of Elias Olds and Abigail Alcott.¹ Henry Elias Olds died on 12 Jan 1871 at Delphi, Indiana, at age 43.^2,3 He was buried at IOOF Memorial Gardens, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana.⁴
     He "was 1st Lieut., Co. M., Ind. Cav. Vols., Civil War."²
Henry Elias Olds appeared on the census of 30 Jun 1870 at Delphi, Dees Creek Township, Carrol County, Indiana, as follows:
     133/133 Henry E. Olds, 45, hatter, b. Vermont
      Sarah A. Olds, 40, b. Ind.
      Frank Olds, 16, clerk in grocery store, b. Ind.
      Edgar Olds, 14, b. Ind.
      Clarence Olds, 12, b. Ind.
      Mary Olds, 10, b. Ind.
      Anna Olds, 7, b. Ind.
      Jane Olds, 5, b. Ind.
      John Olds, 1, b. Ind.
[This census recorder placed the family/household sequence numbers at the end of each respective family, making it appear that this family was headed by 14-year-old Augusta Sankpeel and that John Olds was in the next family below this one.]⁵

     Henry Ezekiel Olds was born in Aug 1873 at Como, Whiteside County, Illinois.^1,3,4 He was the son of Lyman Delos Olds and Mary Harriet May.¹ Henry Ezekiel Olds married Rebecca Wetzel on 13 Mar 1901.⁵ Henry Ezekiel Olds died on 9 Oct 1959 at Colonial Acres Rest Home, Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois, at age 86.⁵
     Henry Ezekiel Olds appeared on the census of 23 Jun 1900 at Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     360/365 Olds, Henry, head, b. Aug 1873, 26, single, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., farmer
      , May, sister, b. Sept 1876, 23, single, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., house keeper
      , Lewis, brother, b. Nov. 1879, 20, single, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., farmer
      Bond, John, hired man, b. April 1883, 17, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., farm laborer.⁶
In 1917 Henry Ezekiel Olds lived at Rock Falls, Illinois.⁷ He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Whiteside County, Illinois. He described himself as living on Route #1 Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois, age 45, born 24 Aug 1873, and his occupation was farmer. He was medium in height, medium in build, with gray eyes and had dark hair. His closest relative was Rebecca Olds, wife.⁸
Henry Ezekiel Olds and Rebecca Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920 at Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     farm 39/39 Olds, Henry, head, 46, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Illinois     
      , Rebecca, wife, 43, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Ohio, occupation none
      , Mary Catherine, daughter, 12, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Dorothy, dau., 9, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Edward, nephew, 12, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.⁹
Henry Ezekiel Olds and Rebecca Olds appeared on the census of 18 Apr 1930 at Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     16/16 Olds, Henry E., head, 56, first marr. at 27, b. Ill., father b. Oho, mother b. Ohio marked out, replaced by Mass., farmer, general farm
      , Rebecca, wife, 53, first marr. at 24, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, occupation none
      , Catharine M., dau., 22, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Dorothy H., dau., 19, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.¹⁰
     His obituary states:      "Henry Olds Dies; Funeral On Monday Consolidated News Service
"ROCK FALLS — Services for Henry E. Olds, 86, 604 E. 5th st, who died Friday in the Colonial Acres rest home after a long illness, will be held at 2 pm. Monday in the Wheelock-Allen funeral home.
"The Rev. Ixan J. Obenshain, pastor of the Rock Falls Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
"Mr. Olds was born Aug. 24, 1873, in Como, I11., son of Delos and Mary May Olds. He married Rebecca Wetzel on March 13, 1901. She died Nov. 15, 1957. The couple farmed for many years in Hume township.
"He was a member of Rock Falls Methodist church and was superintendent of the Sunday school there for many years. He was a member of the farm bureau and the Galt Grange.
"Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Faulkner and Mrs. Henrietta Stout, both of Rock Falls; a brother, Arthur, Amery, Wis; five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Tibbles, Los Angeles; Mrs. Nellie Barns and Mrs. Addie Grimes, both of Sterling; Mrs. John L. Wetzel, Tampico; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews."⁵

     Henry G. Olds was born in 1824.³ He was the son of Liberty Olds and Ann A. Goodrich.¹ Henry G. Olds married (1) Harriet Cronk on 18 Aug 1847 at Bennington, Vermont.^4,5 Henry G. Olds married (2) Mary A. Dooley on 13 Jan 1869 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁶ Henry G. Olds married (3) Annie M. Prince in Jul 1871 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.⁷ Henry G. Olds died on 2 Oct 1872 at City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.^3,8,9 He was buried at Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.³
     Henry G. Olds and Harriet Olds appeared on the census of 1855 at Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     2/2 Henry G. Olds, 30, shoemaker, b. N. Y.
      Harriet, 29, b. Mass.
      Martha E., 7, b. Mass.
      Mary A., 4, b. Mass.
      Clara E., 2, b. Mass.¹⁰
     Henry G. Olds, of Framingham, age 38 as of 1 July 1863, shoe maker, born in South Carolina, had already served 3 months in the 25th Regiment of the N. Y. Militia. This list, of June 1863, shows all Class II persons subject to military duty in the Seventh Congressional District, consisting of parts of the counties of Middlesex and Norfolk, Massaschussets. Class II persons were those not in Class I, defined as all persons subject to military duty between the ages of 20 and 35 and all unmarried persons subject to military duty above the age of 35 and under the age of 45.¹¹
     In 1870
          Olds Henry G. driver, U. S. Hotel, house 32 Albany
and
          Olds J. S. driver, U. S. Hotel, boards 32 Albany
were listed in the City Directory for Boston, Massachusetts.
They had been listed in 1869 as well.¹²
Henry G. Olds and Mary A. Olds appeared on the census of 13 Jun 1870 at Ward 7, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     356/1046 Olds, Henry G., 40, Hack driver, b. South Carolina, father and mother of foreign birth
      , Mary A., 29, keeping house, b. Newfoundland, parents of foreign birth
      , Annie F., 5, at home, b. Massachusetts, mother of foreign birth
      , Henry C., 2, at home, b. Massachusetts, mother of foreign birth
[Note the indication that Henry G. was born in South Carolina to parents of foreign birth. On this page, the census taker has marked many parents of foreign birth.]
[This is in the same building with the family of Joseph S. Olds and many others.].¹³
     The Boston Daily Globe of 9 Oct 1872 reported an inquest into the death of Henry Olds. He had been brought from the stable into station V, seemingly drunk, suffered from fits, fell in his cell twice, was bleeding from the head, treated, and sent to the hospital.¹⁴

     Henry G. Olds was born on 14 Oct 1839 at Auburn, New York.¹ He was the son of Noble Granger Olds and Elizabeth Woolsey.¹ Henry G. Olds married Caroline M. Brooks on 9 Mar 1864 at Allen County, Indiana.^2,3,4,5 Henry G. Olds died on 14 May 1902 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at age 62¹ and was buried on 17 May 1902 at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.⁶
     Henry G. Olds and Caroline M. Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 at 109 West Berry Street, Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, as follows:
     100/115 Olds, Henry G., 41, b. N.Y., father b. Penn., mother b. N. Y.
, Caroline M., 35, wife, keeping house, b. Ind., father b. Vermont, mother b. Mich.
, William H., 13, son,at school, b. Indiana, father b. N. Y., motherborn Indiana
, Noble G., 10, son, at school, b. Indiana, father b. N. Y, mother born Indiana
, Eugene H., 7, son, at school, b. Indiana, father b. N. Y., m. born Indiana
, Caroline, 1, dau., b. Indiana, father b. N. Y., mother born Indiana
Bourie, Desdemon, 45, sister, b. Indiana, parents b. Mich.
Cour, Mary A., 24, servant, single, b. Indiana, father b. France, mother b. Indiana
Cour, Victoria, 22, servant, single, b. Indiana, father b. France, mother b. Indiana.⁷
     He "succeeded his father as head of the Olds Wagon Works, which later merged into the American Wheel Co., a trust which afterwards failed and was reorganized into the Standard Wheel Co., still in business in Terre Haute, Ind. Henry G. Olds was a real captain of big business and the failure of the American Wheel Co. was due to the fact that it came too early into the field of business enlargement and sank for lack of support."⁸
Henry G. Olds and Caroline M. Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1900 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, as follows:
     Olds, Henry D[sic], b. Oct. 1839, age 60, married 36 years, b. N. Y., f. b. Penn., mother b. N. Y.
      , Caroline M., wife, b. Dec. 1844, age 55, m. 36 years, 4 children, 4 living, b. Ind., f. b. Vt., m. b. Mich.
      , Noble G., son, b. Dec. 1869, age 30, married 6 years, b. Ind., f. b. New York, mother b. Indiana
      , Eugene M., son, b. Jan. 1873, age 27, single, b. Indiana, f. b. New York, mother b. Indiana
      , Caroline E., dau., b. Apr 1879, age 21, single, b. Indiana, f. b. New York, mother b. Indiana
      , Susan M., daug. in law, b. Sep. 1871, married 6 years, 1 ch., 1 living, b. Michigan, parents b. Unknown
      , Maribel, Granddaug., b. Mch 1895, age 5, b. Ind., f. b. Ind., mother b. Mich.
     Doterter, Minerva, servant, b. Mch., 1873, age 27, single, b. Ohio
     Kelly, Helen, servant, b. Jan. 1876, age 24, single, b. Ohio.⁹

     Henry Gilbert Olds was born on 5 Mar 1808 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Asaph Olds and Anna Hale.¹

     Henry Harrison Olds was born on 19 Feb 1841 at Waterloo, New York.² He was the son of Daniel Granger Olds and Tenty Sweet.¹ Henry Harrison Olds married Georgianna Judd Apthorp on 17 Oct 1867 at Riga, Monroe County, New York.² Henry Harrison Olds died on 14 Jan 1906 at Detroit, Michigan, at age 64.²
     He served in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865, as a sergeant in Co. B. 72nd Ohio Volunteers. "His widow is still living (1915)."²
     "Henry H. Olds, native of New York, enlisted at Fremont, Ohio, January 14, 1862, by H. W. Buckland; age 21, term three years; appointed corporal January 14, 1862, sergeant January 1, 1862." [How do these dates make sense? -- DWO]³
Henry Harrison Olds appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Second Ward, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, as follows:
     Olds, H. H., 38, R.R., b. N. Y. of N. Y. parents
      , George, female, wife, 34, keeping house, b. New York, f. b. Mass., m. b. Con.
      , Harry G., 12, son, at school, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.
      , Charles G., 9, son, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.
      , Charles V., 45, single, merchant, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , Levina, 66, boarder, Divorced, b. New York, parents b. N. Y.⁴
Henry Harrison Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1900 at Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, as follows:
     Olds, Henry H., head, b. Feb. 1841, 59, m. 32 years, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., capitalist, retired
      , Georgia A., wife, b. June 1845, age 54, m. 32 years, b. N. Y., father b. Mass., mother b. Conn.
      , Charles G., son, b. June 1870, age 29, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y., insurance
     Apthorp, Ella, sister-in-law, b. July 1854, age 45, single, b. N. Y., father b. Mass., mother b. N. Y.
     Renk, Jennie, visitor, b. July 1874, age 25, single, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio.⁵