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     Ida Betsy Olds was born on 2 Jun 1858 at Spring Valley, Minnesota.^2,3,4 She was the daughter of Nathan Olds and Elizabeth "Betsey" Stevens.¹ Ida Betsy Olds married Edgar Anson Norton on 28 Nov 1875 at Fillmore County, Minnesota.^5,4 Ida Betsy Olds died on 8 May 1908 at Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota, at age 49^6,4 and was buried at Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.⁶
     Ida Betsy Olds and Edgar Anson Norton appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 at Milbank City, Grant County, South Dakota, as follows:

     On 10 March 1982, while working on a lineage application for her aunt, Cora Ida Norton Scheele, Shirley ____ wrote to Mary Olds for help with it and included a draft as follows:
"CORA IDA NORTON SCHEELE
"1. I was born 30 Apr 1896 at Corona, SD married on 20 Jun 1918 at Milbank, SD, to Anthony A. Scheele born 5 Aug 1897 at Big Stone City, SD. I am the daughter of
"2. EDGAR ANSON NORTON born 8 Oct 1854 at Baraboo, WI died at Milbank, SD, on 28 Sep 1925 and his first wife Ida Betsy Olds born 2 Jun 1858 at Spring Valley, MN died 8 May 1908 at Milbank, SC married 28 Nov 1875, Spring Valley, MN
"3. The said IDA BETSY OLDS was the child of Nathan Olds born 12 Jun 1820 at Goshen, MA died 6 July 1886 at Spring Valley, MN and his first wife [I assume that these references to "first wife" are a result of the way DAR application forms are printed -- DWO] Betsy Stevens born 12 Dec 1824 at Charleston, VT died 25 Apr 1896 at Spring Valley, MN

"(from here I can go to #4 Betsy Stevens to #5 Simeon Stevens to #6 Otho Stevens to #7 John G. Bayley -- I have references for #s 3-7
or
"I can go one more generation to Moses Little
or
"I can go from #3 Nathan Olds to Zenas #4 to Levi #6 to Comfort #7. In this case I have references for #s 3-7
or
"I can stop the line of Nathan Olds at Levi #6 -- again I have references for #3-6."⁸

     Ida Eugenia Olds was born on 14 Mar 1857 at Garnaville, Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Olds and Elizabeth A. Lincoln.¹ Ida Eugenia Olds married Charles H. Curtis on 6 Dec 1880 at Kansas City, Missouri.¹ Ida Eugenia Olds died on 25 Sep 1903 at San Diego, California, at age 46.¹

     Ida R. Olds was born on 27 Oct 1852.¹ She was the daughter of Levi Olds and Emily Meacham.¹ Ida R. Olds died on 22 Feb 1854 at age 1.¹

     Idella Olds was born on 29 Mar 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Olds and Susan Matilda Sapp.² Idella Olds died on 9 Oct 1886 at age 1.^3,4

     Ila May Olds was born on 17 Feb 1911 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ She was the daughter of Charles B. Olds and Pearl May Hinershot.¹ Ila May Olds married Rufus Henry Miller on 6 Jul 1928 at San Francisco, California.¹ Ila May Miller and Rufus were divorced in Jun 1947 at San Francisco, California.¹ Ila May Olds married Lacy Summers Ward on 29 Jun 1947 at San Francisco, California.¹

     Ilo I. Olds was born c 1903 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Clinton George Olds and Mary A. Wildfong.¹
     In 1922 Ilo I. Olds and Orlo G. Olds lived at 801 7th, Muskegon Heights, Michigan.²

     Independence Louisa Olds was born on 4 Jul 1852 at Conneautville, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Olds and Eunice Velina Scovel.¹ Independence Louisa Olds married Seneca F. Davis on 29 Sep 1872 at Wattsburg, Pennsylvania.¹ Independence Louisa Olds died on 10 Oct 1908 at Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 56.¹ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Erie County, Pennsylvania, where the inscription is "1852-1908 Davis, Independence Wife of Seneca F. Davis Mother of Mary E. Davis."²

     Inez Edna Olds was born on 15 Oct 1884 at Geneva, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Dana Elisha Olds and Cora Isabella Edwards.^1,2
     "OLDS, Inez Edna, 211 E. Main St., Haddonfield, N.J.
Teacher; b. Geneva, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1884; dau. Dana E. and Cora D. (Edwards) Olds; ed. Elmhurst (Pa.) Grammar School, 1899; Keystone Acad., Factoryvllle, Pa., 1901; Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.. Ph.B. 'OB; Univ. of Pa., postgrad, (special). Principal Cowan Grammar School, Pa., 1905-06; preceptress Sea Cliff High School, N.Y., 1906-07; teacher modern languages, Haddonfleld, N.J., 1907-10. Interested In Christian Endeavor, Sunday-school work, Bucknell Alumni Ass'n, Bucknell Girls' Club (Philadelphia branch). Mem. N.J. State Teachers Ass'n, Olds Family Ass'n; eligible to the D.A.R., being a direct descendant of Phineas Olds, a Mass. Revolutionary Infantryman. Recreations: Outdoor life In general, hockey, skating, walking, music. Baptist."²
     "graduate of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., 1901; teaching German and Frence in Sea Cliffe, N. Y., and Haddonfield, N. J., for five years, now with The Sunday School Times Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and living in Haddonfield, N. J."³

     Inez Lunette Olds was born on 11 Mar 1849.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Wilson Olds and Louisa E. Ackerly.¹ Inez Lunette Olds married Eugene M. Tayntor on 4 Jan 1882.¹
     She "lives in Erie, Pa."¹

     Infant Olds was born c 1822. Infant Olds was the child of Elias Olds and Abigail Alcott.¹ Infant Olds died on 28 Jan 1822 at Swanton, Vermont,² and was buried at Dorman Cemetery, Swanton, Vermont.³

     Infant Son Olds was born on 9 Sep 1871.¹ He was the son of John Hixon Olds and Anna Belle Krimmel. Infant Son Olds died on 28 Sep 1871.² He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.^3,4
     ToDo: Find added evidence for death date of infant son, 1871 - 1871(72), of John Hixon Olds.

     Infant son Olds was born on 29 Sep 1823.¹ He was the son of James Newell Olds and Eunice Griswold.¹ Infant son Olds died on 4 Oct 1823.¹

     Ira Olds married Margaret Parks.¹ Ira Olds was born in 1798.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Olds and Hannah Bissell.¹ Ira Olds died on 25 Jan 1888.^1,2,3,4 He was buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.²
     "Ira and Harry came later [than Ferdino in 1836]. Ira settled on section 28 on the farm afterward owned by William Day. Ira moved to Keeler Township near the north line."⁵

     Ira Olds was the son of Ira Olds and Margaret Parks.¹ Ira Olds died c 1863.¹
     He died in the Civil War.¹

     Ira Olds was the son of Ira Castle Olds and Sarah S. Lewis.¹

     Ira A. Olds was born on 14 May 1865 at Michigan.^1,2 He was the son of Albert Manley Olds and Charlotte Taylor.¹ Ira A. Olds married Julia B. Apsey on 30 Nov 1884 at Wheatfield, Ingham County, Michigan.³ Ira A. Olds died on 23 May 1963 at Ventura County, California, at age 98.⁴
     Ira appeared on the census enumeration of 18 Jun 1900 at Klamath Township, Humboldt County, California, with the family of
86/87 Carpenter, Charles, b. 1859, in Ohio, a farmer
(n the following page, after the family, as)
Olds, Ira, Servant, b. May 1865, 35, single, b. Michigan, father b. Vermont, mother b. N. Y., day laborer

He may also be found in California in the federal census record for 1910 (married), 1930 (single) and 1940 married), always without wife or children...⁵

     Ira Castle Olds was born in Oct 1823 at Rochester, New York.^4,5 He was the son of John Bissell Olds and Hannah Brown.³ Ira Castle Olds married Sarah S. Lewis on 11 Sep 1855 at Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.^6,7 Ira Castle Olds died on 5 Mar 1865 at Harper General Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, at age 41.⁸ He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.⁹
     "Ira C. Olds (son of John B. Olds and father of Clarence D. Olds) was born in Rochester, New York, in October, 1823 and came to Michigan in 1844 and located one mile west of Hartford and started the first nursery in Van Buren County. He went to California during the gold rush in 1849 in company with Howland C. Taylor (father of Mrs. Eva Lobdell) and Charles Poor of Decatur. In 1857 [sic] Mr. Olds was married to Miss Sarah S. Lewis who was born in St. Joseph County, Michigan, in May 1832 and came to Hartford in 1853 and taught school a number of years. Mr. Olds lost his life in the Civil War. During Mr. Olds' absence in California his brother, Almon Olds, carried on his nursery business and was treasurer of Hartford Townshsiip in 1857.⁵ "
Ira Castle Olds and Sarah S. Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jul 1860 at Hartford Center, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     872/862 Ira C. Olds, 37, occupation ???, b. N. Y.
      Sarah , 25, b. N. Y.
      Cora M. , 2, b. Mich.¹⁰
     On 4 July 1863, Robert B. Olds, 37, and Ira C. Olds, 40, farmers of Hartford, Michigan, and natives of New York were included on a list of men in the Second Congressional District of Michigan who were subject to military duty. The list included all such persons age 20 to 35 and all unmarried persons age above 35 and under 45. They must have been single at this time.¹¹
     "IRS [sic] CASTLE OLDS, B-1823, D-1895, age 72 yrs. M-Sarah Lewis, B-1835, D-1895, age 60 yrs. Mar. 11/1855 [sic]. Wit. Mary F. & L. E. Rowe, Lawrence, Mich. New [sic -- News] clipping states he was born in Rochester, N. Y. His parents moved to Hartford, Mich., Van Buren County. He started a nursery in Van Buren, Mich. on the Hartford Lawrence Road. He went to Calif. in the 1849 gold rush with Howland Taylor, father of Mrs. Eva Lobdell and two others. In his absence his brother Almond cared for the nursery, located north of the Corwin school. Both are buried Hartford Pioneer Cem., Hartford City, Sec. I, Lot 334. Robert Olds his brother is bur. in same Lot. Ref. Cem., Court, Bible, news clipping."⁴
     As children of Ira Olds and Sarah Lewis, E. B. Olds lists merely the four first names Ira, Ferdino, Clara and Susan.⁶ I have not been able to document any of these. From census records, Sarah's will and other records I have taken four other children -- Cora M., Clarence J., Albert J. and Castila J. with no hint of connection to those listed by E. B. Olds. This points to two separate families and I need to find a way to properly account for them.
ToDo: Find a way to properly account for the eight children listed for Ira C. Olds --- Ferdino, Susan, Clara, Ira, Cora M., Clarence D, Albert J. and Castila/Estella J. Olds.

     On 9 March 1874 in the probate court of Van Buren County, Michigan, Robert B. Olds, Ansel E. Reynolds and Wm. Thomas posted a $2,000 bond. Robert had been made guardian of Cora M. Olds, Clarence D. Olds, Albert G. Olds and Castella J. Olds, all under the age of fourteen years and children of Ira C. Olds of Hartford, deceased. This was an additional bond for the purpose.¹²
     The fact that FindAgrave gives three entries for the burial of Ira C. Olds requires some discussion. There certainly was a least one more Ira C. Olds in Michigan at about this time but I believe that all three entries apply to our man. One record gives the dates 1833 - 1895 for Ira C. Olds. This FindAGrave entry does not include a photo of a tombstone. I believe it may have come from an earlier misinterpretation of some record that has been transferred to FindAGrave and may be the reason Mrs. Yerington gave him an 1895 death date. Another shows him in Hartford Cemetery with his wife. Possibly he was re-buried there but this may just be a memorial stone.^13,14

     Ira Leavitt Olds was born on 15 Jul 1828 at Marlboro, Vermont.² He was the son of Calvin Olds and Hepzibah Pratt.¹ Ira Leavitt Olds married Rhoda A. Randall in 1849.² Ira Leavitt Olds died on 18 Nov 1892 at California at age 64.²
     He "moved from Vermont to Wisconsin Territory in 1844; had charge of a sash and blind factory in Beloit, Wis; went to Glenmont, Minn., and established a large lumber business; lived in Minneapolis, later in California."²

     Ira Mather Olds was born on 21 Oct 1785 at Granville, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 He was the son of Thaddeus Olds and Helena Mather.¹ Ira Mather Olds married (1) Roxanna Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Tamar Houghton, on 25 Sep 1808.^5,6 Ira Mather Olds married (2) Phoebe Young on 19 Dec 1813.^5,7 Ira Mather Olds died on 18 Apr 1865 at age 79.⁸ He was buried at Olds Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Michigan.⁹
     He is listed with the class of 1808 of Williams College. "Ira Mather Olds was born in Marlboro, Vt., October 21, 1783. He studied theology with the Rev. Dr. Packard, and was settled for a long period over the churches in Lenox and Sullivan, N. Y. He was dismissed from them in 1832, and removed to South Lyon, Michigan, where he continues to preach occasionally."¹⁰ On 6 Sep 1808, at Marlborough, he took the Freeman's Oath , as required by the 1777 Constitution of Vermont.¹¹ Rev. Gershom C. Lyman preached a sermon (which was published) on 22 Aug 1810 at the ordination of the Rev. Ira Mather Olds in Sullivan, N. Y.¹²
     He "was a Presbyterian minister, and founder of the South Lyon, Mich., Presbyterian church."⁵

     Ira Mather Olds married Jane Baird.¹ Ira Mather Olds was born on 10 Aug 1840.¹ He was the son of Alonzo Whitney Olds and Janet Bingham.¹ Ira Mather Olds died on 21 Sep 1880 at age 40.¹
     His obituary states:
     "Ira Olds, senior partner in the firm of Ira Olds & Co., No. 17 Broadway, died on Monday last at his home in Green Avenue, Brooklyn. Deceased was engaged in the export produce commission trade, and was 40 years of age. He was a native of Michigan, and began life in this City as clerk with Archibald Baxter, and finally became manager and partner suddessively in that house. He was a member of the Produce Exchange, and was an active and honorable business man. His funeral will take place today. The primary cause of death was consumption." [Monday last would be 20 Sept.]²

     Ira Peter Olds was born on 31 Jul 1878 near Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Nelson Harvey Olds and Phebe Livengood.¹ Ira Peter Olds married (1) Julia Harrington on 19 Apr 1900 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^1,2 Ira Peter Olds and Julia were divorced.¹ Ira Peter Olds died on 13 Dec 1950 at Robertsdale, Alabama, at age 72.¹
     "Following his second marriage he lived for a time at Santa Rosa, Florida; then at Royal Oak, Michigan; and after that at Elberta, Alabama. He later moved to Robertsdale, Alabama, where he died on Dec. 13, 1950. The children of Ira Peter Olds and Edna Emma Oakley Olds were: Irene Marjory Olds; Geraldine Rosamond Olds; Phebe Luella Olds; Harold Kendall Olds; and Lola Lauretta Olds."¹

     Ira Valentine Olds was born on 26 Feb 1853 at Hartford County, Michigan.^3,4,5 He was the son of Hiram P. Olds and Marion Stratton.¹ Ira Valentine Olds married Nancy Jane True on 11 Jul 1869 at Pipestone, Berrien County, Michigan.^6,7 Ira Valentine Olds died on 30 Jul 1929 at Pipestone Township, Berrien Township, Michigan, at age 76.^6,8 He was buried at Keeler Cemetery, Keeler, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁹
     Ira Valentine Olds and Nancy Jane Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 at Keeler Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     46/46 Olds, Ira, 28, farmer, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y.
      , Jane, 27, wife, keeping house, b. Mich., parents b. Ohio
      , Eva, 6, dau., b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Elmer, 4, son, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.¹⁰
Ira Valentine Olds and Nancy Jane Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Bainbridge Township, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
     85/87 Olds, Ira, head, b . Feb. 1854, 46, married 30 yrs, b. Mich., parents b. New York, farmer
      , Nancy J., wife, b. Aug 1854, 43[?], married 30 yrs, 4 children, 4 living, b. Mich., parents b. Penn.
      , Elmer, son, b. June 1876, 23, widowed, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Claude, son, b. July 1883, 16, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Dollie, dau., b. Mar. 1886, 14, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., at school
      Woodrick, Jessie, dau., b. Sep 1872, 27, marr. 11 yrs [sic], 3 children, 2 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich
      , Albert, son-in-law, b. Nov. 1863, 36, marr. 11 yrs [sic], b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Ira C., grandson, b. March 1896, 4, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Burrell A., grandson, b. June 1899, 11/12, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.¹¹
Ira Valentine Olds and Nancy Jane Olds appeared on the census of 13 Feb 1920 at Bainbridge Township, Berrien Township, Michigan, as follows:
     85/87 Olds, Ira, head, 64, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer on general farm
      , Nancy, wife, 64, b. Mich., father b. KY, mother b. Penn.
      , Elmer, son, 36, divorced, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer, farm laborer
      , Dolly, dau., 33, single, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.¹²
     "He owned his father's farm, then later sold to Stephen Olds. Then bought farm at Meadowbrook Rd. at M-140 from Wm. H. and Nancy J. Cook. Children: Eva-1873, Elmer-1878, Dolllie - 1886, Claude - 1897 [This date applies to a different Claude Olds. ---DWO]."⁶
     His obituary states: "Ira Vakentine Olds, aged 74 years,fror 23 years a resident on the farm in Pipestone township, died July 30, 1929. Two weeks before he had been kicked by a horse and did not recover from the injuries. He leaves his widow, three hildren -- Mrs. A. Woodrick of Bainbridge, Claude B.[sic] Olds of Eau Claire and Sally Olds at home; also one brother, Steven Olds and a sister Mrs David Conklin and a half-sister Mrs. Mamie Williams, all of Hartford."¹³

     Iras Irwin Olds was born on 11 Jan 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Olds and Anna Barton Irwin.¹ Iras Irwin Olds married Jay M. Whitney on 4 Oct 1924 at Morrow County, Ohio.² Iras Irwin Olds died on 18 Dec 1965 at age 69.³ She was buried at Rivercliff Cemetery, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio.⁴
     Iras Irwin Olds of Mt. Gilead [Ohio] is listed among the diploma graduates of the School of Music, Ohio University for 21 June 1917. She had been listed as a freshman and sophomore in the previous two years.⁵

     Irena R. Olds was born in Jun 1878 at Oregon.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Wilson Albert Olds Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Burgess.¹ Irena R. Olds died in 1905.⁴ She was buried at Medical Lake Cemetery, Medical Lake, Spokane County, Washington.⁵

     Irene Cecil Olds was born on 14 Jul 1906 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse L. Olds and Cora Belle Stanley.¹ Irene Cecil Olds died on 16 Oct 1906 at Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan.¹

     Irene M. Olds was born on 2 Jun 1868 at Bloomville Township, Seneca County, Ohio.^2,3 She was the daughter of Hubert Brown Olds and Mary A. Lehman.¹ Irene M. Olds married (1) Frank Cooley.^4,5 Irene M. Cooley and Frank were divorced.⁶ Irene M. Olds married (2) Clement V. Seiple on 29 Nov 1905 at Seneca County, Ohio.⁷ Irene M. Olds died on 4 Jul 1926 at Mercy Hospital, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, at age 58^8,9 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio.¹⁰
     Irene M. Seiple and Clement V. Seiple appeared on the census of 21 Apr 1910 at Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     124/131 Seiple, Clement V., head, 39, married once, 4 yrs, b. Illinois, parents b. Ohio, cranesman in stone quarry
      , Irene O., wife, 41, marr. twice, 4 yrs this time, 2 children, 2 living, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Althea L., dau., 3, b. Ohio, father b. Ill., mother b. Ohio
      Cooley, Hubert D., stepson, 21, single, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, laborer at odd jobs.⁴
Irene M. Seiple and Clement V. Seiple appeared on the census of 15 Jan 1920 at Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     51/51 Seiple, Clement, head, 49, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, general farming
      , Irene, wife, 51, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
[move to sheet 3A]
      Seiple, Virgil, son, 9, b. Ohio, father b. Ill., mother b. Ill.
      , Althea, dau., 12, b. Ohio, father b. Ill., mother b. Ill.¹¹

     Irene Margery Olds was born on 28 Jun 1913 at Santa Rosa, Florida.¹ She was the daughter of Ira Peter Olds.¹

     Irving S. Olds was born on 22 Jan 1887.¹ He was the son of Clark Olds and Livia Elizabeth Keator.¹ Irving S. Olds married Evelyn Foster on 13 Oct 1917 at St. Bartholomew's Church.²
     He graduated from Yale College in 1907 and from Harvard Law School in 1910 and "is practicing law in New York City."¹
     "MISS EVELYN FOSTER WEDS.
"The Bride of Irving S. Olds in St. Bartholomew's -- The Attendants.
"Irving S. Olds, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Olds of Erie, Penn., and Miss Evelyn Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pell W. Foster, were married at 4 o'clock yesterday in the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Church, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Dr. Milo R. Gates of the Chapel of the Intercession, and a small reception was held afterward at the residence of the bride's parents, 44 West Seventy-seventh Street. The wedding was celebrated now instead, as planned, in November, because the bride's brother, Pell W. Foster, Jr., who is a Lieutenant in the United States Army, is going to the front.
...
"The best man was Captain Robert H. Ewell of New York and the ushers were Lieutenant Pell W. Foster, Jr., Schuyler M. Meyers of New York, William W. Collin, Jr., of Pittsburg, Richard W. Robbins of Sewickley, Penn; William G. Sullivan of Indianapolis, and Henry E. Sheffield of Cleveland.
"Mr. Olds was graduated from Yale in the class of 1907 and from Harvard Law School three years later and is a member of the law firm of White & Case, 14 Wall Street, this city. The engagement was announced two weeks ago."²

     Isaac Olds was born on 20 Apr 1746 at Woodbury, Connecticut.^1,3 He was the son of Caleb Olds and Sarah Sanford.^1,2

     Isaac Olds was born c 1817 at Ohio.² He was the son of Comfort Olds and Matilda (?).