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     Julia Caroline Olds was born on 25 Nov 1846 at Macoupin County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Olds and Elizabeth A. Lincoln.¹ Julia Caroline Olds married Cyrus H. Kellogg on 14 Aug 1866.¹
     They "moved to St. Paul, Minn. in 1882".¹

     Julia Louisa Olds was born on 7 Jul 1840 at Lamoille, Bureau County, Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of Justin Hixon Olds and Charity Louisa Bryant. Julia Louisa Olds married James S. Barkman on 10 Feb 1886.^3,4 Julia Louisa Olds died on 18 Feb 1891 at Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, at age 50⁵ and was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.^6,7
     The following document is written in pencil on both sides of a single 8.5" by 11" sheet of lined paper. At the top by another hand, also in pencil, has been added: "We think this was written by grandfather Olds sister Julia Barkman". For this reason, I will file it with Julia.
                "A Visit to California
"I made a visit to California [in] 1870. At that time there were no railroads across the Great American Desert. We had to cross it in emigrant wagons. The heat was so intense we could scarcely breath[e]. But however we succeeded in reaching the other side safely and before many days we were in the state of California. My first impression of the scenery was that it was not so grand as I had expected to see But after I had been there a few days my opinion was decidedly changed in regard to it. Perhaps the reason I did not inenjoy[sic] so much at first was that I was so nearly tired out after our long journey that I could not take in the full benefit of it until after resting a couple of days at a large old building that was called an inn near Lake Manor after we were rested we started for San Franciso but made many stops in our journey so we could get the full benefit of the fruit groves and the immense trees. In one of our stops there were a party of young people out on a picnic and were dancing on a trunk of a large tree which had been cut and polished for that purpose. But I must now say something of the delicious fruits that grow in this state. The bananas oranges pears and grapes taste a great deal different there when they are ripe and fresh from the trees then [sic] they do after they have been shipped here. Because they have to be picked while they are green for shipment [If?] they were shipped when they were ripe they would decay before they reached here.
"We decided that the hard ware business must be very paying by selling knives if for nothing else . For on nearly every tree there are any amount of names carved from the most highly educated to the lowest class of people. Many of these trees have names, such as Dan Webster, Ab. Lincoln, Longfellow, and William Cullen Bryant.
We visited the gold mines while in this state which we enjoyed very much but we were not fortunate enough to run across any one so kind as to give us some of this gold ore. We also spent several days at the Yosemite valley, which is about 260 miles from San Francisco. It is situated in the center of the Sierre Nevada mts. It is about a mile in width 9 miles long. It is over toped[sic] by lofty hills and its boundaries are walls of beautiful granite.
"We camped out about 2 weeks along the beech[sic] and were almost eaten up by the mosquitoes. That are there by the score.
"When we started to return home we stopped at Los Angeles and had the pleasure of seeing two of the largest and oldest palm trees in the world. We visited in California about three months. When we returned we felt more than paid for our trip." [end of page and perhaps end of document]
     On 15 Nov 1872, William Cullen Bryant gave (sold for $1) 160 acres to Julia Louisa Olds. This was the SE 1/4 S33 T16N R8 in Bureau County which Bryant had purchased from William Blake for $3000 on 18 July 1860. [However, the same legal description was used in this article for a gift to John H. Olds.]⁸

     Julia M. Olds was born c 1834.³ She was the daughter of Ferdino Olds and Irene Cone.¹ Julia M. Olds married Ansel E. Reynolds on 12 Nov 1855 at Van Buren County, Michigan.^1,2 Julia M. Olds died c 1896.⁴ She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁵
     Julia M. Reynolds and Ansel E. Reynolds appeared on the census of 10 Jul 1860 at Hartford Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     876/866 Ansel E. Reynolds, 34, farmer, b. Canada
      Julia M. ", 26, b. N. Y.
      Otto S. ", 2, b. Mich.
      Ansel A. H. ", 1, b. Mich.⁶
Julia M. Reynolds and Ansel E. Reynolds appeared on the census of 12 Aug 1870 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     32/31 Reynolds, A. E., 49, Gen.[eral] Ret.[ail] Merchant, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
      , Julia, 37, keeping house, b N. Y.
      , Otten, 12, clerk in store, b. Mich.
      , Almado, 10, male, b. Mich.
      , Emma, 9, b. Mich.
      . Clara, 7, b. Mich.
      , Lincoln, 5, b. Mich.⁷
Julia M. Reynolds and Ansel E. Reynolds appeared on the census of 19 Jun 1880 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     417/482 Reynolds, Ansel E., 54, merchant, b. Canada, father b. Vermont, mother b. N. Y.
      , Julia, 47, wife, keeping house, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , Ansel A., 21, son, laborerr, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Emer, 19, daughter, at school, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Clara, 17, daughter, at home, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Lincoln, 14, son, latorer, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Nina, 7, dau, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.⁸

     Julia Maria Olds was born on 10 Jan 1815.² She was the daughter of Gamaliel Smith Olds and Julia Whitney.² Julia Maria Olds died on 8 Jun 1815.^1,3

     Julian Glendower Olds was born on 14 Apr 1858.¹ He was the son of Alexander Rising Olds and Araminta E. Seaman.¹
     Julian Glendower Olds of Princeton, N. J. and a resident at Mr. Olds' is listed among the Junior Class of "The College of New Jersey" for 1879-'80.² He graduated in 1881 and, in 1884, earned the A. M. degree from Princeton.³
     He is "unmarried; graduate of Princeton College; is a lawyer and lives in Milwaukee, Wis."¹

     Juliet Amanda Olds was born on 8 Oct 1825 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Gilbert Olds and Amanda Draper.¹ Juliet Amanda Olds married Hiram Barrett on 23 Apr 1846.^2,3
     Juliet Amanda Barrett and Hiram Barrett appeared on the census of 14 Sep 1850 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Hiram Barrett, 24, shoemaker, b. Mass.
     Juliett E. Barrett, 24, b. Mass.
     Charles Barrett, 4, b Mass.⁴
Juliet Amanda Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1880 at North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Barrett, Hiram, 56, farmer, b. Mass., father b. Conn., mother b. Mass.
      , Julia A., 54, wife, keeping house, b. Mass., parents b. Mass
      , Fred, 12, son, at school, b. Mass
     De Lande[?], Minerva M., 87, boarder, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.⁵

     June Olds was born c 1926 at Idaho.¹ She was the daughter of David Calvin Olds and Susie Shortley.¹

     Justice Olds was the son of Thomas Olds Jr. and Margaret Kennedy.¹

     Justin Olds was born at Brimfield, (then) Hampshire County, Massachusetts,¹ on 16 Aug 1754². He was the son of Jonathan Olds and Hannah Jones. Justin married (1) on 21 Jun 1775, Mehitable Hixon, daughter of John Hixon Jr. and Mary Morse. .³ Justin married (2) at Palmer, Massachusetts, on 7 May 1817, Louisa Felt. .⁴ Justin Olds died at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 26 Apr 1819. This gives his calculated age as 64 years, 8 months and 10 days.^5,6,7
     Justin Olds was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and in Shay's [sic -- usually given as Shays] Rebellion. He had the title of "Lieutenant" and lived at Belchertown, Mass.⁸ The Revolutionary War service is reported as:
"Old, Justin. Private, Capt. Joseph Hooker's co., Col. Ruggles Woodridge's regt; enlisted Aug 23, 1777; discharged Nov. 29 (also given as Nov. 30), 1777; service 3 mos. 16 days, under Maj. Gen. Gates at the Northward, including 9 days travel (175 miles) home. Roll dated Greenwich."⁹ The Belchertown Town Clerk recorded a list of names of those who lived in Belchertown, had participated in the Shays rebellion and, as a consequence, were required to take an oath of allegiance. Justin Olds was on this list, attested by E. Dwight, Town Clerk.¹⁰
     The census enumeration of Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, for 1790 listed Justin as follows: Justin Olds, 1 male under 16, 1 male 16 and over, 4 females. His mother, Hannah Olds, was the only other Olds listed in the town.¹¹
     In the Federal Direct Tax of 1798, Justin Olds of Belchertown was taxed as the owner of 47 acres with 2 houses, all valued at $333. (revised Vol. 17, p. 141) His farm was bounded southerly by Palmer, westerly by Ludlow, northerly and easterly by Hannah Old. His house was 30 feet long and 16 feet wide. The barn was fifty(?) feet long and 20 wide. (revised Vol. 17, p. 265).¹²
     The census enumeration of Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, for 4 Aug 1800 listed Justin as follows: Justin Olds, 1 male 10-15 [who?], 1 male 16-25 [Jonathan], 1 male 26-44 [who?], 1 male over 45 [Justin] and 2 females under 10 [Caty & Amanda], 1 female 10-15 [Susanna], 1 female 16-25 [Mehitable], 1 female over 45 [Mehitable]. This appears to indicate that all the children were still living at home, as well as two unidentified males.¹³
     The census enumeration of Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, for 1810 listed Justin as follows: Justin Olds, head of a family with one male over 45 [Justin], one female 10-16 [Amanda], two females 16-26 [Susanna and Caty], and two females over 45 [Mehitable and ?]. Thus, two males in 1800 and one female in 1810 are not accounted for in the listing of known children.¹⁴
     
     His estate was probated in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1819. Jonathan Olds was the administrator of "Justin Olds, late of Belchertown". Smith Barrett and Joshua Cowles of Belchertown signed the $3000 bond on 4 May 1819. His estate included 63 acres of land with one undivided half of a house and barn, 7 acres of woodland, etc. On 15 Oct. 1819, Louisa Olds received her dower as widow of Justin Olds. In April 1820, Charles Bennett, Jr., was guardian of Cromwell B. Comstock and Catherine Comstock, minors under 14, children of Jacob Comstock and grandchildren of Justin Olds. Susannah and Amanda Olds signed for their portions which implies that they were still single. The distribution of the estate was to Louisa Olds, widow of Justin Olds, who got land and to the children and grandchildren of said Justin Olds, namely: to Jonathan Olds, son of Justin, to Susanna and Amanda Olds, daughters of Justin, to Cromwell Brown Comstock and Catherine Comstock, children of Mehitable Comstock, deceased wife of Jacob Comstock and daughter of Justin Olds.¹⁶
     The record transcribed below is from the papers of descendant Julia Mathews sent to me by Regina Case in November 2008. It is on single sheet of light pink paper embossed with the name Harrison and folded once to make four pages measuring 5-1/4 by 7 inches. It is in a fine hand, clearly written, in a tabular form, suggesting it may have been copied from a Bible record although the information is of unknown origin.

     Justin Clarence Olds was born on 20 Mar 1917 at Florida.^1,2 He was the son of Claude Verannus Olds and Nettie Orna McMullen.¹ Justin Clarence Olds married Verda Nelle Mixon on 16 Sep 1938 at Mulberry, Polk County, Florida.^3,4 Justin Clarence Olds and Verda were divorced on 28 Sep 1987 at Pinellas County, Florida.⁵ Justin Clarence Olds died on 16 May 1996 at age 79.²
     A Social Security Claim was made for Justin Clarence Olds in Jun 1937 giving his name as Justin Clarence Olds. This listed his father's name as Claude V. Olds, his mother's name as Nettie O. McMullen and his birth as 20 Mar 1917, Largo, Florida. The report also shows:
     his name as Justin C. Olds on 31 May 1996 and his death date as 16 May 1996.⁶
Justin Clarence Olds appeared on the census of 1945 at Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     Olds, Justin, 530 6th Ave, S. W., 28, b. Fla., high school education, mechanic
     Olds, Verdanelle, " ", 26, b. Ga., high school education, housewife
     Olds, Judith, " " , 5, b. Fla.
     Olds, Larry, " " , 3, b. Fla.⁷
     His obituary states:
     "OLDS, JUSTIN C., 79, of Largo, died Thursday (May 16, 1996) at Columbia Clearwater Community Hospital. He was a native of Largo. He worked as a cabinetmaker. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Largo. Survivors include two daughters, Judith Harn, Safety Harbor, and Jeanne Lamoureux, Largo; a son, Larry, Branford; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home/Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.⁸ "

     Justin Hixon Olds was born on 4 Sep 1806 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Jonathan Olds and Lucy Wood. Justin Hixon Olds married (1) Charity Louisa Bryant, daughter of Peter Bryant and Sarah Snell, on 15 Jun 1837 at Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.² Justin Hixon Olds married (2) Almira Kellam on 4 Jan 1872 at Peoria, Illinois.^3,4,5 Justin Hixon Olds died on 30 Nov 1878 at Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, at age 72⁶ and was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.⁷
     For at least 1833 - 1835, Justin H. Olds appears to have run a retail business in Palmer as his name appears in several newspaper ads among those selling "T. White's Toothache Drops":
Justin Hixon Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:
     4 m. 20-29, 1 m. 30-39, 1 f. under 5, 1 f. 1 f. 30-39, 1 f. 70-79.⁹
Justin Hixon Olds appeared on the census of 27 Aug 1850 at Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:
     116/123 Justin H. Olds, 43, clerk, real property $1500, b. Mass.
      Louisa C. Olds, 43, b. Mass.
      Sarah S., 11, b. Ill., attended school
      Julia, 9, b. Ill., attended school
      Bryant, 6, b. Ill., attended school
      John H., 3, b. Ill.
      Lucy W., 1, b. Ill.¹⁰
     I have some (poor) images of the masthead for the Princeton Post, "published every Saturday". On December 15, 1852, and on April 12, 1854, J. H. Olds was editor. On 20 April, 1854, the paper was produced by J. H. Olds and J. M. Wilkinson. I have nothing that seems to be editorial opinion.
     Justin H. Olds owned a brick kiln and sometimes worked to build houses and fences on Bureau County property which William Cullen Bryant owned for speculation.¹¹
Justin Hixon Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1860 at Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:
     610/623 Justin H. Olds, 53, banker, b. Mass.
      Louisa C. Olds, 53, b. Mass.
      Sarah S. Olds, 21, clerk, b. Ill.
      Julia L. Olds, 20, Con Sch Teacher, b. Ill.
      John H. Olds, 13, b. Ill., attended school
      Lucy W. Olds, 11, b. Ill., attended school.¹²
     In 1863, Justin H. Olds, U. S. Inspector at 16 S. Adams Street, was living at the corner of Farmington Road and Flora Avenue in Peoria, Illlinois.¹³
     Justin H. Olds appears on the IRS tax lists for 1863 and 1865. In 1863, he was living in Peoria and owned a one horse buggy. In 1865, he reported an income of $1617 and he owned a carriage, a gold watch and a piano for which the total tax was $77.41.¹⁴ As a government inspector, he "originated a system of gaging that was adopted by the Government and he was sent to all the distilleries in the country to introduce it."¹⁵ " ... the job of storekeeper and gauger, whose duty station was the distillery, was considered a cushy one. And this is borne out by written histories of the job, which show that they were prime political appointments. This, of course, was before the establishment of the Civil Service Commission, which imposed greater regulation on government jobs. The job of storekeeper and gauger was abolished in 1980, and all agents were designated as inspectors. Today, these inspectors make only periodic visits to distilleries to check records to make sure the proper amount of tax is being reported..."¹⁶
Justin Hixon Olds appeared on the census of 23 Jun 1870 at 5th Ward, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, as follows:
      Olds, Justin, 55, US Liquor gauger, b. New York (indicated by quote mark)
               living in a hotel.¹⁷
     "In the civil history of the county in other parts of this work the name of Justin H. Olds frequently occurs. He was a native of Belchertown, Mass. Born September 4, 1806; died in Peoria, to which place he had removed, November 30, 1878. He was Circuit Clerk, County Treasurer of Bureau County and County Surveyor, besides other positions of honor and trust. His wife, Louisa G. [sic], was a sister of the Bryants. She died December 13, 1868, aged sixty-one years, eleven months and twenty-three days. Their children, Lucy Wood and Bryant, sleep by their side in Oakland Cemetery. The family reside in Peoria, to which place Mr. Olds removed in consequence of his appointment as Inspector in the Revenue Service."¹⁸
     His obituary states:
     "DIED. At his residence, Saturday, November 30, Justin H. Olds, age 72 years, 3 months.
"The funeral service took place at his residence yesterday at 2:30 o'clock p.m. The remains were placed in the receiving vault at Springdale Cemetery from where they will be transferred in a few days to Princeton, Illinois, for interrment."¹⁹
     For "The Late Mister Olds" a resolution of respect was adopted at a meeting of Internal Revenue Gaugers of the Fifth District, Illinois.²⁰
     Another obituary for Justin states:
     "Died.
"At Peoria, November 30th, 1878, of disease of the heart, Justin Hixon Olds.
"Mr. Olds was born in Belchertown, Mass., in September 1806.
"In the spring of 1836 he came to Princeton with Mr. Daniel King, and under the firm name of King & Olds opened a general stock of goods in a small building on Main street, near the present site of Winter & Cushing's drug store. Subsequently with Mr. John M. Gay, the firm of Gay & Olds kept a general country store on Main Street about where Gustin's now is.
"During the years 1839-1843 Mr. Olds resided on a farm in Lamoille, returning to Princeton in the fall of 1843, he formed a partnership for sale of general merchandise with Mr. J. H. Bryant, continuing for two years. In the fall of 1848 he was elected clerk of the Circuit Court serving acceptably in that office four years.
"In 1852 he bought the 'Princeton Advocate,' changed the name to the 'Princeton Post,' and continued its publication as a weekly paper for two years. From 1852 to 1859 he was agent for eastern capitalists loaning money in this vicinity. In 1859 with Messrs. J. H. Bryant and Rufus Carey, he formed a partnership under the firm name Carey, Olds & Co., for the transaction of banking and exchange business, continuing until the financial troubles incident to the breaking out of the rebellion led to the winding up of the business.
"In 1863 he was appointed revenue inspector at Peoria, in which office he earned a reputation for honesty and accuracy that was evidenced by his continuance in that position under the changes of administration until his death.
"Mr. Olds was married on the 31st day of July 1837 to Louisa C. Bryant, sister of Mr. John H. Bryant. This marriage was the first solemnized in the new county of Bureau. Mrs. Olds died Dec. 13th, 1867. Five children were born to them of whom three survive.
"Such is the record of leading events in the life of Mr. Olds. Few are left who greeted the new comer in 1836, and there are probably not very many in the county who knew him during his later years of residence here.
"His was not a life marked by any conspicuous episodes, his temperament was retiring and although firm in his connections[sic -- convictions?] he was not apt to attempt proselyting others.
"He was a member of the Congregational church and for several years one of the deacons of that church in this place.
"In politics he was an early and active antislavery man and later republican.
"Industrious in his business; honest and straightforward in his intercourse with his fellow men; liberal and public spirited, kind and obliging to all; he has left a memory that is a precious legacy to his family and friends."²¹
     
     The obituary of John G. Bubach mentions Justin Olds as follows:
"For a time he [Bubach] clerked in the store of bis brother-in-law. Wm. Carse[?]. Afterwards, in company with Justin H. Olds he opened a dry goods store, which the1897 conducted about five years. He then went into the nursery business which he conducted for forty years."²²
     This article relates some of the events around the time Bureau County was forned. One of these was that in June 1838 Sheriff Cyrus Longworthy turned in a list of names to serve on the grand jury for the presebt term of court. Justin H. Olds was on this list, named to serve on Bureau County's first grand jury.²³

     Justin Kennelly Olds was born on 10 Jun 1902 at Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^1,2,3 He was the son of Howard Olds and Eva Estelle Kennelly. Justin Kennelly Olds married Loretta E. Stephen on 23 Nov 1926 at St. Raymond's, Joliet, Illinois.⁴ Justin Kennelly Olds died on 10 Apr 1964 at Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 61^5,6 and was buried on 13 Apr 1964 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^7,8
     “A crowd that filled the M. E. church to overflowing listened to the 8th grade graduating exercises which were held on Tuesday evening of last week and all enjoyed every number on the program. Justin Olds was the first to appear and played a piano solo, Boy Scout March, in splendid manner and the members of the grammar room marched to the front of the church to seats reserved for them during the rendition of this piece.”.
     “Justin Olds, student in St. Bede’s college, Peru, spend last week’s holidays at home.”.⁹
Justin Kennelly Olds appeared on the census of 30 Apr 1930 at Main Street, Marseilles, Lasalle County, Illinois, as follows:
     55/63 Olds, Jay K., renter, $25/mo., has radio, 27, marr. at 24, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., manager of variety chain store
      , Loretto, wife, 29, marr. at 26, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., sales lady in variety store
      , Richard J., son, 2 6/12, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.¹⁰
     The Perry Hospital News section of the Bureau County Republican for Thursday, 6 April 1964 [no such day] lists his death as "Friday" which I presume to have been a week earlier. Several pages of this issue of the paper are missing from the microfilm at Matson Library in Princeton, Illinois. This must have caused me to mis-identify the date of the paper. I conclude the true paper date was Thursday, 16 April 1964.
     His obituary states:
     "J. K. Olds
"Princeton -- J. K. Olds, 61, of 505 5th Ave. Drive, Princeton, died Friday morning in Perry Memorial Hospital here.
"Funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a. m. in the St. Louis Catholic Church. The Rev. James P. Culleton will officiate. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet.
"Friends may calll at the Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, Sunday afternoon and evening.
"The Rosary will be recited in the funeral home at 8 p. m. Sunday.
"Mr. Olds was born June 10, 1902 in Wyanet, the son of Howard and Eva Kennelly Olds. He was married to Loretta Stephens Nov. 23, 1926 in Joliet. He was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, the Men's Club of the Church, and the Elks Lodge 1461. He had been employed as a salesman in Princeton retail stores.
"Surviving are his wife; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Elaine Olds, Wyanet; four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. William (Bernadine) Smith Sr. of Park Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents."¹¹

     Justus Olds married Mary Loomis.² Justus Olds was born in 1778 at Southwick, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Samuel Old and Elizabeth (?).¹ Justus Olds died on 5 Feb 1847 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,3
     Middlefield settlers Justus and Levi Olds came from Southwick.⁴ "He came to Mid. [Middlefield] shortly after 1800. He lived on the West Hill in Mid. on the road to Washington just north of the north road to Becket."⁵
     "In the year 1811 four citizens of Middlefield, evidently thinking their conditions or school advantages or proportion of the burden of taxes would be more satisfactory under changed arrangements proposed, or at least wishing to have their real estate taxed in one town only, submitted the following petition to the General Court:
'To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled A. Domini 1811. The petition of Theodore Coats, John Norsott, Levi Olds & Justus Olds on the town of Middlefield in the County of Hampshire and Comonwealth aforesaid, humbly sheweth, that in their opinion, it is necessary that there should be an alteration in the town line between Middlefield in the County of Hampshire and Washington in the County of Berkshire, beginning where the town line crosses the north line of Levi Olds, thence westerly on the line of said lot to the end line of said lot and other lots to the south west corner of Mr. John Norcot's land, thence eastwardly about five or six rods to the original town line and we pray that your Honours would make the said alteration in the said town line and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray." This would have the effect of moving their lots from Washington to Middlefield. The town of Washington opposed the motion because of the difficulty of meeting demands from other property owners similarly situated with respect to that line and those on their other town lines and because they could not easily lose support for the poor and for the schools which was based on these lands and Polls. No change was made.⁶
     E. B. Olds details the family of Justus Olds in his "Unconnected Lines" section, making no connection to Samuel, although he seems to have been well informed on the families of the children of Justus and Mary. He appears not to have had Samuel's will. He says "Justus Olds, born 1778 in Southwick, Mass; died February 5, 1847, Middlefield, Mass; married Mary Loomis (1777 - 1855); he was a farmer."⁷
     The McKallor article by Clement gives Justus, son of Samuel, "born in Southwick, Massachusetts, in 1778, died February 5, 1847; married Mary Loomis, born in 1777; they had ten childen.[not named]""

Smith and Smith say he was "possibly a son of Samuel" and was born "Southwick, 1778; d. Mid. [Middlefield] 2-5-1847; m. Mary, dau. of Nehemiah and Elizabeth (Morley) Loomis of Westfield, who was b. 1780; d. Mid. 9-25-1857. He came to Mid. shortly after 1800. He lived on the West Hill in Mid. on the road to Washington just north of the north road to Becket.". Eleven children are listed, as in Olds (which Smith and Smith had seen), but with somewhat different details.
Loomis (which predates Olds) gives Mary Loomis "b. 1777, m. Justus Olds, d. 1847. She d. 1855. Middlefield, Mass." and lists ten children (omitting Almira), but no parentage for Justus Olds.
     On 25 Jan 1849, Levi Olds of Middlefield owed $2.92 in land and town tax for the town of Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The estate of Justin [N. B.] Olds, also of Middlefield, owed $2.11 for the same tax. Darius W. Dunham. Collector of Washington. published these names, among others in in the Pittsfield Sun with the notice that property would be sold for tax payment in Washington on 10 Feb 1849.⁸

     Justus Olds was born on 26 May 1803 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Justus Olds and Mary Loomis.¹ Marriage banns for him and Anna Leach were published on 20 Aug 1826 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,3 Justus Olds married Anna Leach.¹ Marriage banns for him and Elizabeth Granger were published on 30 Apr 1831.^1,4 Justus Olds married Elizabeth Granger on 1 May 1831.^1,5 Justus Olds died in 1877 at Fowler, Trumbull County, Ohio.⁶
     Justus Olds and Elizabeth Olds appeared on the census of 28 Aug 1850 at Fowler Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, as follows:
     Justus Olds, 47, farmer, b. Mass.
     Elizabeth Olds, 51, b. Mass.
     William F? Olds, 18, farmer, b. Mass.
     Ann E. Olds, 15, b. Mass.
     Sarah J. Olds, 13, b. Mass.
     Franklin E. Olds, 11, b. O.
     Heman J. Olds, 8, b. O.⁷
Justus Olds and Elizabeth Granger appeared on the census of 20 Jul 1860 at Fowler Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, as follows:
     Justice Olds, 58, farmer, b. Vt.
     Elizabeth , 61, b. Conn.
     Heman , 18, b. O.
     Milo Granger , 8, b. O.
     Margaret Brown, 18 domestic, b. Scotland.⁸

     Karen Kay Olds was the daughter of Virgil Olds.¹

     Kate Olds was born in Sep 1854 at California.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nelson Horatio Olds and Lavina Martin.¹ Kate Olds married George Mason on 17 Jul 1877.^3,2,4
     Kate Mason and George Mason appeared on the census of 16 Jun 1900 at Point Reyes Township, Marin County, California, as follows:
     Mason, George, head, b. May 1841, 59, married 23 yrs, b. Maine, parents b. Maine, farmer
      , Kate, b. Sept 1854, 45, married 23 years, 0 children, 0 living, b. Calif., parents b. Ohio
     Olds, Lavina, m-in-law, b. Feb. 1831, 69, widow, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , George H., nephew, b. Dec. 1893, 6, b. Calif., father b. Calif., mother b. Unknown
     Won, Wong, servant, b. Feb. 1839, 61, single, b. China, parents b. China, cook
     Gray, Frank, boarder, b. Dec. 1853, 46, single, b. Maine, parents b. Maine, farm laborer
     Motini, Vincent, boarder, b. Jan. 1863, 37, single, b. Switzerland, parents b. Switzerland, immig. 1888, in US 11 yrs, alien, farm laborer
     Marteneli, Pompeo, boarder, b. Nov. 1871, 28, single, b. Swizerland, parents b. Switzerland, immig. 1886, in US 14 yrs, naturalized, farm laborer
     Grossi, Domingo, boarder, b. July 1875, 24, single, b. Switzerland, parents b. Switzerland, immig. 1892, in US 7 yrs, alien, dairyman.²

     Kate Fairchild Olds was born on 2 Apr 1843.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Strong Olds and Theresa Louise Herron.¹ Kate Fairchild Olds died on 17 May 1843.¹

     Kate Talbot Olds was born on 22 Oct 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick L. Olds and Mary Scott Talbot.¹ Kate Talbot Olds was baptized on 22 Jun 1901 at First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.²

     Katharine Sargent Olds was born on 12 Aug 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Worthington Olds and May C. Meigs.¹

     Katherine Olds was born on 29 Jul 1820.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Granger Olds and Lavinia Noble.¹

     Katherine Olds was born on 26 May 1877.¹ She was the daughter of George Edway Olds and Betsy W. Hodgkin.¹
     About 1914, she was still living at home with her parents.¹

     Katherine Marie Olds was born in 1889 at Indiana.^1,2 She was the daughter of Clarence Henry Olds and Minnie Fairfield.¹

     Katherine Mary Olds was born on 8 Jan 1861.¹ She was the daughter of Mark Lafayette Olds and Katharine Sargent.¹ Katherine Mary Olds married Stanislaus M. Hamilton on 29 Sep 1880.¹ Katherine Mary Olds died in 1945.² She was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.³
     Her obituary states:
     "Services Tomorrow for Mrs. Hamilton
"Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Olds Hamilton, 84, daughter of the Rev. Mark L. Olds, first rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Third and A streets S.E., will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Warner E. Pumphrey funeral home, Silver Spring. Burial will be in the Rock Creek Cemetery.
"Mrs. Hamilton, a writer of short stories for children's magazines many years ago died Friday after a brief illness at Montgomery County General Hospital at Olney, Md.
"She was the widow of Stanislaus Murray Hamilton, State Department archivist and historian. In her later years she taught fiction writing, snf onr og her students was Mrs. George S. Patton, jr., wife of the general.
"Born at Belle Plain, Minn., she came to Washington with her father, who was rector of Christ Church in the Navy Yard before St. Mark's Church was organized.
"She is suirvived by two daughters, Miss Gertrude Brooke Hamilton of Washington and Mrs. Berry Clark of Silver Spring, Md; four sons, S. Murray Hamilton, Rockville, Md; Mark L. Hamilton, Tacoma, Wash; George B. Hamilton, Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph H. Hamilton, Pasadena, Calif; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren."⁴

     Katheryn L. Olds was born c 1908 at California.¹ She was the daughter of Jeremiah Stanley Olds and Odessa Bradshaw.¹

     Kathleen Olds was born c 1942.² She was the daughter of Clyde Ransom Olds.¹ Kathleen Olds died on 11 Sep 2016.³

     Kathryn Ann Olds was born on 18 Apr 1951 at Itasca County, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Ralph Alphonzo Olds.¹
     She may be this one
ANOKA an unknown place      4/13/1970 PETERSON, WAYNE LEWIS [married] OLDS, KATHRYN ANN
but I need verification for this connection.²

     Kathryne M Olds was born c 1907 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Aden M. Olds and Minnie M. Hendershot.¹

     Katie Olds was born on 21 Sep 1864 at Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.^2,3 She was the daughter of Erastus William Olds and Hariett A. Ensworth.¹

     Katie Grace Olds was born on 14 Nov 1863 at Oregon.^1,3 She was the daughter of James Hiram Olds and Nancy Ann Parker.¹ Katie Grace Olds married Claude C. Ferguson on 26 Sep 1885.^4,5 Katie Grace Olds died on 25 Apr 1939 at Yamhill County, Oregon, at age 75.⁶
     "On the 27th of September, 1885, Mr. Ferguson was united in marriage to Miss Katie G. Olds, who was born and reared in Yamhill county and is a daughter of James and Nancy (Parker) Olds, both of whom are now deceased. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson there have been born two daughters: Helena, who is a teacher in the Newberg High school; and Mildred, who is still attending school."⁴
     "Katie Grace Olds, daughter of James Hiram Olds (21) and Nancy Ann Parker Olds, was born Nov. 14, 1863. Married Claude Ferguson. Lived at Newberg, Orgon, for many years. Had two children, both girls, given names not known. One of the girls married Kelton Perry[sic] of McMinnvile, Oregon, and is believed to be residing there at the present time. No further information presently available."⁷
     Katie and her sister Ada Adelma Linville appeared on the census enumeration of 9 Apr 1930 at McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Linville, Adelma, head, 69, widowed, b. Oregon, father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich.
     Ferguson, Katie O., sister, 65, widowed, b. Oregon, father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich..⁸

     Kenneth Olds was born in 1886.² He was the son of Jay Cass Olds and Bessie H. Summers.¹ Kenneth Olds died on 27 Jul 1906.^2,3 He was buried at River View Cemetery, Portland, Multonmah County, Oregon.⁴
     "Neither of the boys lived to manhood. ... Kenneth died from an injury received during the course of a high-school football game."¹
     His obituary states: "KENNETH S. OLDS IS DEAD. Son of Jay C. Olds Never Recovered From Football Injuries.
"Kenneth Summers Olds, son of Jay C. Olds, of the firm of Olds, Wortman & King, died at his father's residence, 697 East Madison Street, last night, after an illness lasting more than two years. He was injured in a football scrimmage at Portland Academy more than two years ago, and never fully recovered.The young man was under constant treatment, but a short time ago hopes for his recovery were given up. He was almost 21 years old. No funeral arrangements have been made, but an announcement will be made later."³