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     Kenneth Charles Olds was born on 20 Oct 1907 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Willie Ruel Olds and Lois Ruggles.¹ Kenneth Charles Olds married Muriel E. Roebuck on 3 Jul 1947 at San Francisco, California.¹
     "Kenneth Charles Olds graduated from the University of Oregon. Since graduation most of his time has been spent in the military service. Was in the South Pacific Theater of operations for nearly four years during World War II. At present he is M/Sgt in the U. S. Signal Corp, stationed at Chico, California."¹

     Kenyon Aden Olds was born on 25 Dec 1901 at Tompkins, Jackson County, Michigan.¹ He was the son of Aden M. Olds and Minnie M. Hendershot.¹ Kenyon Aden Olds married Dorothy A. Huckle on 15 Oct 1923 at Redford, Wayne County, Michigan.² Kenyon Aden Olds died in 1954.³ He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan.³
     Kenyon Aden Olds appeared on the census of 22 Apr 1930 at 148 W. Ann Arbor, Plymouth Village, Wayne County, Michigan, as follows:
     337/347 Olds, Kenyon A., head, 28, 1st marr. at 21, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., proprietor of grocery store
      , Dorothy A., wife, 26, 1st marr. at 19, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Kenyon G., son, 5, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Duane, son, 1 2/12, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Paul A., brother, 21, single, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., forestry laborer.⁴

     Kezia Olds was born on 17 Mar 1789 at Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.¹ She was the daughter of Moses Olds and Keziah Shaw.¹

     Keziah Olds married Martin Bromeling.² Keziah Olds was born c 1813 at Canada.³ She was the daughter of Moses Olds and Mary Miller.² Keziah Olds died on 8 Jul 1874 at Michigan.^4,5 She was buried at Munger Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan.⁶
     Keziah Olds and Martin Bromeling appeared on the census of 23 Jun 1860 at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, as follows:
     547/528 Martin Bromlnig [sic], 51, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Keziah, 47, b. Canada W.
      Gusan M., 28, male, sailor, b. N. Y.
      Filmon K., 23, male, sailor, b. N. Y.
      Mary V., 19, domestic, b. Virginia
      Thomas J., 16, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Serepty, 14, female, b. N. Y.
      Alfa L., 12, female, b. N. Y.
      Wm. H., 10, b. N. Y.
      Elllen A., 8, b. N. Y.
      Geo. A., 6, b. N. Y.⁷
Keziah Olds appeared on the census of 16 Jul 1870 at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, as follows:
     21/18 Brumley, Keziah, 58, keeping house, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
      , George, 16, farm labor, b. Mich., parents of foreign birth
[This entry contradicts other reports of her death.].⁸

     King Clovis Olds was born on 26 Mar 1882 at Kansas.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Olds and Minerva Margaret Chamberlain.¹ King Clovis Olds died on 15 Jul 1965 at age 83.² He was buried at Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Russell County, Illinois.³
     King Clovis Olds appeared on the census of 30 Apr 1910 at Center Township, Russell County, Kansas, as follows:      
136 Olds, J. Burney, head, 44, married 1 yr this time, b. Ill., parents b. N. Y., general farm
      , Ida B., wife, married twice, 1 yr this time, 2 children, 2 living, b. Kansas, father b. KY, mother b. Ill.
     137 , Margaret M., head, 66, widow, 5 children, 2 living, b. New York, father b. Vt., mother b. Canada English
      , K. Clovis, son, 28, single, b. Kansas, parents b. N. Y., corn farmer.⁴
     King Clovis Olds registered with the World War I Selective Service System in 1917 or 1918 at Bunker Hill, Russell County, Kansas. He described himself as living Bunker Hill, Russell County, Kansas, age 36, born U. S., and his occupation was a self-employed welldriller. His closest relative was Margaret M. Olds of Bunker Hill..⁵

     Kingsley Olds was born on 21 Jan 1794 at Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Daniel Olds and Lois Stanley.¹ Kingsley Olds married Phebe Ross on 5 May 1831 at Trumbull County, Ohio.³ Kingsley Olds died in 1882 at Berrien County, Michigan.^1,4
     He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and came to Berrien County, Michigan in 1833.^1,5
     "On the 16th of December, 1890, Mr. Copeland was united in marriage to Mrs. Emeline Warner, the widow of Condan Warner and a daughter of Kingsley Olds, who was one of the pioneer settlers of this part of Michigan. Mrs. Copeland was born in Niles, Michigan, April 17, 1841, and most of her life has been spent in Berrien county. She had four children by her first marriage: Ella, now living in Chicago; Lola; Mrs. Frances Mills, of Minnesota; and Bertha, who died at the age of three years.

"Abial C. Copeland is a Republican in his political views but without aspiration for office. He served, however, as highway commissioner for three years and is interested in all that pertains to public progress and improvement. Fraternally he is a Mason and he belongs to the Blue Lodge at Three Oaks. Whatever success he has achieved is due entirely to his own persistency of purpose and capable management. He has resided continuously in this county since 1868 with the exception of the brief period spent in Nebraska and is classed with the respected and intelligent farmers of his community. It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the family history of Mrs. Copeland. "Her father, Kingsley Olds, was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, January 21, 1794, and was the fifth son of Daniel Olds. He lived in the place of his nativity until eighteen years of age, when he made his way to the western country, settling first in Geauga county, Ohio, where he resided until after the outbreak of the war of 1812. He was then drafted for service and was mustered into the army, but only remained for about twenty days, after which he returned to his old home in Massachusetts. Soon his father gave him eighty acres of land, which was then an unbroken wilderness, the tract being situated in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. With characteristic energy he began to clear and improve it and had placed ten or twelve acres under cultivation when he traded this land to an older brother for an interest in a mill property situated on Grand river, Ohio. His attention was given to the operation of the mill for about six years, when through some mismanagement in business the brothers had to give up the property to the former owners. Mr. Olds then secured employment in a distillery in Trumbull county, Ohio, and while living there was elected justice of the peace for a term of four years. He was afterward re-elected to fill a vacancy and served for two years more. About this time he married Miss Phebe Ross, of Trumbull county, Ohio, and after working in the distillery and acting as justice of the peace for six years he removed to his father-inlaw's farm, which he operated on shares for three years. Soon after the expiration of that period his wife died and he broke up housekeeping, returning again to his father's farm, where he remained for about a year or two, doing such work as he could find. Later, however, he determined to make his way to Michigan and journeyed toward that state, ultimately reaching the present site of the city of Niles. There he began the manufacture of brick—the first in the place. There was not even a brick chimney in the town at the time. In the manufacture of brick he met with success and accumulated considerable property, judiciously placing his capital in real estate.

"While there Mr. Olds married a second time and after a few years, becoming tired of the business of manufacturing brick, he removed to the township of Benton when the whole district was almost an unbroken wilderness. He located on a piece of land on section 27, where he erected a log house and then began to clear away the heavy timber with which the land was well covered. After several years of hard labor, having got his land in a measure cleared up, he built him a new and comfortable frame house, in which he and his family resided for about eight years. He then had the misfortune of having his house and furniture nearly all destroyed by fire, but with renewed energy and strength he set to work to retrive his lost possessions and built another house on almost the site of the first structure. He continued to occupy it for several years, or until the infirmities of age came upon him and he turned over the care of the farm to his son, with whom he resided for several years, or until the time of his death, which occurred on the 26. of October, 1882, when he had reached the age of eighty-seven years, three months and seven days."⁶
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 9 Oct 1850 at Division No. 10, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
     Kingsley Olds, 49, farmer, b. Mass.
     Sophia , 47, b. N. Hamp.
     Matilda C., 18, b. Ohio
     William S., 11, b. Mich.
     Cynthia E., 9, b. Mich.
     Dexter , 44, farmer, b. Mass.
     Laddy McCrone, 40, b. Ireland
     Ann , 40, b. Ireland
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     Elizabeth MCrone, 18, b. Mich.
     Thomas , 11, b. Mich.
     Margaret , 7, b. Mich.
     John , 5, b. Mich.⁷
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 16 Aug 1860 at Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
     Kingsley Olds, 66, farmer, b. Mass.
     Sophia , 60, b. N Hampshire
     William S. , 20, farmer, b. Mich.
     Cynthia E. , 19, b. Mich.⁷
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jun 1870 in the household of William S. Olds at Benton, Berrien County, Michigan.⁸
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 in the household of William S. Olds at Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan.⁹

     Kingsley Olds was born on 16 Oct 1793 at Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Timothy Olds.¹ Kingsley Olds married Margaret E. Widner, daughter of Michael Widner and Rebecca (?), on 20 Jun 1816 at Huron County, Ohio.^3,4,5,6 Kingsley Olds died on 16 Jun 1869 at age 75.^7,8 He was buried at Puckett Cemetery, near Warren, Illinois.⁹
     The following long typescript entitled "Olds Family History" was shared with me by David L. McCrary in April 2011. It is one of many family history items he had found in his father-in-law's Aunt Lottie Olds' house.
"The Olds family came from England in 1667 and settled at Windsor, Conn., and moved on in later generations, into the Berkshires in Western Mass. James Olds, Kingsley's grandfather, fought in the Revolutionary War, as did, also, Kingsley's father, Timothy, and four of Timothy's brothers. ..."
"Kingsley Olds was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., on June 16, 1794 [1793 has been typed above this number], the 7th child in a family of 10 children. In the year 1798 his parents moved to Onondagua Co., New York, making the journey with two yoke of oxen and a big wagon. In 1813, when he was 20, they again moved, this time to the far west, settling in Huron Co., Ohio, near a small town called Bloomsville. This time their journey was made with a span of horses and a sled. On June 30¹⁰, 1816, Kingsley married Margaret E. Widner. She was of Pennsylvania-German extraction, the daughter of Michael and Rebecca Widner, and was an orphan. Her mother had died October 4, 1810 and her father April 15, 1813.
"Kingsley and Margaret Olds settled at Bloomsville, Ohio. The area was unsettled because of the unrest of the Indians. In the spring of 1817 the Indians became so troublesome that a group of 40 settlers, including men, women and children, at the call of Capt. Benjamin Funk, Comander of Huron Co., under Gen. Dodge, who was commander of the American forces of the North West, built a fortress or stockage [sic - stockade] for protection. They selected a spot and dug a trench around it. In the inner bank they set logs in double rows, one row blanking the openings in the other row. In this primitive mode, with no covering to protecct them from the biting winds of early spring, the chilling rains or blasting rays of the summer sun, this band of frontier settlers passed the summer of 1817. Here they were free of attacks and with plenty of provisions lived a happy life. (the nearest flouring mill was 60 miles away). Here was born the first child of Kingsley and Margaret Olds, Heman, on May 30, 1817. He lived 13 years dying Oct. 27, 1830.
"The family continued to live in Huron Co. where Kingsley engaged in "agricultural pursuits". Timothy and Mary (probably twins) were born and died in 1818. Lucnda was born March 22, 1821 (married Noah Burrows, of Illinois, and resided in Warren until moving to Calif., where she died July 8, 1901.) James S. Olds was born in Ohio Feb 22, 1823 (married Martha Franklin, daughter of John Franklin of Warren, and settled in Calif about 1849). William born April 25, 1826, died October 28, 1826. Elizabeth born Jan. 15, 1827 (Married Windsor Richards of Warren, moved to Lamoni, Iowa after Civil War, died there about 1910.[)] Lucy A. was born in Huron Co., Ohio also, Sept 24, 1829. (She married William Wood and moved to Calif. where he died. She died in Central America Jan 16, 1891.)
"In October 1827 Kingsley Olds, accompanied by a Mr. Putnam [sic], left home and frends in Ohio and started further West, the objective being the Winnebago Swamps in Illinois, then noted as good trapping grounds. The two men rarely met another human being, traveling through wild forests "on either hand". They continued on their journey, shooting game and setting their traps, crossing the Wabash River at Fayette, Indiana by fording and the Illinois River at Peoria by ferry, until they arrived at the Winnebago Swamps a few miles east of Dixon. They did not like their work so the remained only two weeks, took up their traps, & disposed of their furs. They passed through Dixon, crossing Rock River there on the ice and took a line of march for still further western loation. On this journey Mr. Putman [sic] would have frozen to death had it not been for the assistance of Mr. Olds. He pulled him from the wagon and applied his horse whip about his person with much energy untill he became angry and aroused, which warmed him up and saved his life, although parts of his body were very badly frozen. They continued their journey facing the cold, biting winds of the prairie and traveling through foot deep snow most of the way. They arrived at Gratiot Grove, Wisc. Jan. 27, 1828. The hunters put up at the house of a Mr. Thomas Wiley at Gratiot Grove, 15 miles west of what is now Warren, Illinois.
"In the spring of 1831 Kingsley and Margaret Olds, with their little one, leaving Kingsley's parents behind in Ohio, moved to Lafayette Co., Wisc. to the neighborhood of Gratiot Grove. Provisions at this time were scarce, especially flour and were held at famine prices. A Frenchman named Tomlishom, living near Galena, bought up all the flour in that section of the country and refused to sell for less that $22 a barrel, putting it out of the reach of these settlers who had come west to make homes, with but little more than an ox team and a few necessary tools. The people were very indignant at this act of the Frenchman, but there was no alternative, they had to pay the price or go without flour. The green corn soon ripening, the settlers set about providing the means for making their own flour. Large sheets of tin were bought, punched full of holes and the corn rubbed over the rough side, thus making a flour or paste that was not as palatable as it was acceptable. Upon this food Mr. Olds and his family subsisted during the corn season. The people thus getting along without the Frenchman's flour, it soured on his hands and left him the loser by speculation.
(Mr. Olds and A. C. Ransom planted the first farm.)
"About this time Mr. Olds bought 80 acres of land, built a house upon it, and started a farm; but is [sic] a few months his house and everything he had was destroyed by fire. He then sold his farm to Funk and Wiely.
"The Indians under blackhawk becoming quiet in Ohio, pushed westward and in 1832 made their appearance in the vicinity of Gratiot Grove, committing depredations, but the settlers went promptly to work and built a block-house or stockade into which the women and children were removed, Mr. Olds being a prominent man in the undertaking. The stockade was under the command of Captain Funk. No engagements were had with the Indians at this place. While they were living in the Fort Henrietta Olds, the ninth child of Kingsley and Margaret Olds was born on March 22, 1832. (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 24 1921.)
"The people of Gratiot Grove had to contend with the usual frontier disadvantages. The nearest flour mill was located one half mile east of Galena, and was owned by a Mr. Parker. The nearest post office was at Galena, 13 miles distant, and one settler going to the city acted as mail carrier for the entire community.
In April 1834, Mr. Olds, in company with a Mr. Thomas Anderson, left Wisconsin for Ilinois, settling a short distance south of Warren, Illinois. Land not being in market, he settled as a squatter by building a cabin on land a few rods south of Mr. Theodore Pepoon's present (1868) residence. He made a farm which is now owned and resided upon the by the said Pepoon. The following year the firm of Olds and Anderson started another farm. In 1836 they built a double log house. Malvina Olds, the tenth child of Kinglsey and Margaret, was born near Warren of Sept. 15, 1836. (She married Briggs Sutherland of Warren and lived at Reedstown, Wisc., where both died, she on Feb 19, 1902. Soon after this Mr. Olds and Mr. Anderson dissolved their firm by mutual contract, Mr. Olds taking the farm upon which he resided up to the time of his death, and Mr. Anderson taking the Pepoon farm. Five yoke of oxen and one horse were used in making the above farm.
"Kingsley Elisha Olds, the eleventh child was born on the farm, about a mile south of Warren, on Nove. 1, 1839. (On August 1, 1865, he married Lydia Graham, daughter of Theodore Graham and Aletha Tucker, and lived south of Warren until 1868, when he moved onto a farm 4 miles northwest of Warren until 1901. He then moved into the village of Warren. -- see separate article about him.) Mr. Olds was County Commissioner during the years 1841-42.
"Up to 1847 Galena was the only market point, Mr. Olds getting all his grain ground there. It was also the nearest post office, 28 miles distant. Postage in those days was 25c on each letter. By 1840 Kingsley olds [Olds] owned 40 head of cattle. The county tax was only $1.50 on his entire lot of stock. About 1843-44 Millville, 4 miles distant, became the post office. In 1847 Tisdel became postmaster at what is now Warren, 1 1/2 miles distant. During the year 1847-48 Mr. Olds bought his land of the governmment upon its coming into market. In 1847 the Curtis Grist mill at Gratiot Wisc., was put in operation, 7 miles distant. Galena was the only market for grain and the nearest point to purchase family supplies.

[At this point, the typecsript begins page 3, with a partial repetition.]
"In 1840 Mr. Olds owned 40 head of cattle. The County tax upon his entire lot of stock was only $1.50. In three or four years Millville, 4 miles distant, became his Post Office. Two or three years later the Post Office was brought to Warren.
"Up to 1848 Mr. Olds enjoyed excellent health, but during the later part of the year he suffered from a very severe attach of typhoid fever, from which he never fully recovered, and to which he finally succumbed.
"Mr. Olds served as Justice of the Peace for a term of 1[8?- second digit in doubt but perhaps 8] years. He practically conformed to the laws and principles of honesty, integrity and sobriety, giving to every man has [his?] right, treating all men alike. During his second term of office as Justice of the Peace he would endeavor to reconcile disputes between neighbors and friends without going to the law, even tendering his fees and making any considerations within his power for a just and friendly reconciliation.
"In the summer of 1840 he assisted in organizing the first Sabbath School in this vicinity, being located in the grove now owned by Joseph Hicks. Mr. Olds superintended the building of the first school house, located near a spring, one-fourth of a mile south of L. F. Farnham's present residence.
"Mr. Olds was County Commissioner in 1841-42 amd Supervisor for the Township of Warren during 1861-62. In his political life he stood a straight forward Republican. In early life he voted with the Whig party, and since organization of the Republican party, he has been an honest worker in its ranks. On the breaking out of the Rebellion Mr. Olds's frontier patriotism did not desert him. When almost unable to take charge of his farm duties, he said to his only son this side of the Rocky Mountains, in his own peculiar style, "Go clean out the South. I'll do the work. He must be put down." His son went, and was a member of that glorious old Lead Mine Regiment. Passing through all the battles with his Regiment, manifesting his father's disposition of true bravery, he returned home to minister to his father's wants in his declining days.
"Kingsley Olds died June 16, 1869. He is described by a neighbor's child as follows: "Grandpa Olds, as he was called by the neighborhood, was the jolliest of men, and the children, for a mile around, were always anxious to visit at his home. You could hear 'Grandpa' laugh as far as (you could hear) Ki Van Dervort, and the biscuits and honey for lunch! Oh, my!" This child's tribute reveals the character of the man. When children love a man, they make no mistake and, their love is based on worth. They are more accurate in their analyis and impressions than adults. Intuitively, like a dog, a child knows his friends.
"Up to November last he bore up against his afflictions remarkably well, but since that time his afflictions became daily more severe, and he continued to fail during the eight months he was confined to his bed, until the angel of Death came and relieved him of his sufferings, and took him to that bright and happy home 'where the weary are at rest'." He was highly respected by all his neighbors, who mourned his death on June 16, 1869.¹¹
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 1820 at Oxford, Huron County, Ohio, as follows:
     1 male under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 10-16 [very young to be mother of three in my list; possibly intended for the next column].¹²]
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 1830 at Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows:
     1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40. This listing contradicts the family story that the move to Illinois was made in the spring of 1831. The record appears to represent the living children Heman, Lucinda, James S., Elizabeth and Lucy.¹³
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 17 Sep 1850 at Millville, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows:
     Kingsley Olds, 57, farmer, b. Mass.
     Margaret " , 57, b. Missouri
     Malvina " , 5, b. Wisc.
     Kingsley E. " , 2, b. Wisc.¹⁴
     Kingsley and Margaret E. Olds appeared on the Illinois state census enumeration of 1855 at Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows: Kingsley Olds, age 60-70; Margaret, 50 - 60; M., female, 10 - 20; K. E., male, 10 - 20; Almeda, female, under 5; Windsor Richards, 30 - 40; Elizabeth, 20 - 30; M. J., female, under 5; H. M., male, under 5..¹⁵
Kingsley Olds and Margaret E. Olds appeared on the census of 17 Aug 1860 at Nora Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows:
     Kingsley Olds, 66, farmer, b. Mass.
     Margaret " , 62, b. Penn.
     Kingsley E. " , 21, farmer, Ills.¹⁶

     Kingsley Olds was born c 1862 at California.¹ He was the son of James S. Olds and Martha Franklin.¹ Kingsley Olds died in Jul 1911.²
     Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 8 Jun 1880 at Bishop Creek Precinct, Inyo County, California, as follows:
     Olds, Kingsley, 18, servant, working on farm, b. Cal., father b. Ohio, mother b. Wisc.
in the family of John M. Horton, 41, b. N. Y.
Kingsley is also listed with his father's family in this census.¹
Kingsley Olds appeared on the census of 26 Apr 1910 at Gila County, Arizona Territory, as follows:
     Olds, Kingsley, head, 46, single, b. Calif., father b. Ohio, mother b. Georgia, mining prospecter.³
     I will temporarily include this version of the Kingsley Olds story, although I do not yet know where it was taken from.
"Two more dramatic murderous incidents occurred in the Globe area in 1910. The first was the murders of twelve-year-old Myrtle and fourteen-year-old Lou Goswick, sisters, on 23 June 1910. They were murdered at Horseshoe Bend on the Salt River. The circumstances for the murders were as follows:
Myrtle and Lou were the children of rancher Wesley Goswick, who lived four miles north of Globe. On the day of the murders, hired hand Kingsley Olds was told to take a wagon to Horseshoe Bend to pick up a gasoline engine that was located there. He was allowed to take the two girls, as they wanted to have a picnic lunch there. Olds had a shotgun with him to protect them. About 10 o'clock the girls went swimming. A cowboy, J. R. Haskell, just happened to pass by at the time and saw three people swimming in the river clad only in their underwear. The cowboy thought it was a family outing. But, later that night the girls had not yet returned home. Neither had Olds. Mr. Goswick got extremely worried and decided to go out to Horseshoe Bend himself. He arrived just as darkness was closing in. He found bloodstains everywhere. Kingsley Olds, in the meantime had gone to "Nigger Cabin," with a gunshot wound in the chin. He was found, and public sentiment quickly became inflamed against him. Although there was no indication on the girls' bodies that they had been choked or mishandled, many people were convinced that Olds was guilty. He, however, claimed that a man had tried to shoot him and the girls as they were in the river, and the girls had become frightened and drowned. There were also many witnesses who vouched for the character of Olds, saying that he had always been very proper with the girls and family, and that he could be trusted to tell the truth. He himself said, "I never hurt those little girls." Nevertheless, there was talk of mob violence, and it was difficult to maintain order in the town. A trial was quickly held, and the jury held that the girls' drowning was a direct result of Olds's conduct, although he may not have actually murdered them. He had, nevertheless, been responsible for them.
Late Sunday night, 2 July 1910, someone gained entrance to the "new courthouse" and could see Olds in his cell in the Sheriff's Building just east of the courthouse. (The same buildings stand there today.) Olds was shot and killed, and the murderer was never found. In the criminal records of Gila County the cases of Lou and Myrtle Goswick and Kingsley Old are still marked "unsolved." (NOTE: I have just been recently been informed by the granddaughter of Mr. Goswick that he, in fact, was the murderer of Olds.)⁴
     His obituary is indexed in the Obituary Daily Times as: OLDS, Kingsley; ; Globe AZ; Tonawanda News (NY); 1911-7-5; ckalota.⁵
     His obituary states:
     "Mysterious Shot Kills Prisoner in Arizona Jail
" Prospector Accused of Murdering Girls Killed by Bullet Fired from Court House
"(Associated Press—Nlght Report)
"GLOBE, Arlz., July 3— Kingsley Olds, the prospector accused of murdering Lulu and Myrtle Goswlck, the young daughters of his mining partner, who were found drowned in the Salt river thirty miles from here June 25, was instantly killed before daylight today as he lay in his cell in the county jail here by a shot fired from a window of the county court house thirty feet distant. The murderer escaped, leaving the rifle by the window from which the shot was fired.
" Confusion reigned for some time after the shot rang out, and when the oficers finally ascertained the source of the shot no trace of the assassin could be found. It was found that he had gained entrance to the building during the night with keys belonging to the janitor. Entering a Judge's chamber overlooking Olds’ cell window, he poked a hole in the window screen, and carefully resting the rifle on the window lodge, sent hla first shot between the bars into Olds’ right shoulder. It ranged downward through his lung and he died instantly.
"Olds was found June 24 by cowboys, with his jaw shot away, making his way to Globe from the Salt river. He was unable to talk, but wrote that while in bathing in the river with the little girls, who had accompanied him to Globe from their father’s ranch, he had been shot by a Mexican or Indian. He had fallen unconscious, and did not know what had become of the girls. Their bodies were found in the river the next day.
"The posse had found no trace of the person alleged by Olds to have shot him.
"Wesley Goswick, father of the girls, was disarmed the day following his daughters’ deaths, as he was coming to Globe with the avowed intention of killing Olds. The latter was then in the county hospital, but was that night removed to the jail for safety from possible mob violence. Later the charge of murder was entered against him.
"The coroner’s jury this afternoon could find no evidence as to who fired the fatal shot. A brother of the murdered man arrived tonight and will begin an investigation."⁶
     The story of the arrest and murder of Kingsley Olds was reported in many newspapers. Here is one such article:
"Kingsley Olds, charged with the murder of Lulu and Myrtle Goswick, aged 14 and 12 years, respectively, on June 23d, was shot and killed about 4:20 a m Monday, while he was lying asleep in a cell in the Gila county jail
A short time before the shot was fired, Mrs. Mona Frank, the nurse, had changed the dressing of the wounds which he had inflicted by shooting himself in the face, tearing away the lower jaw shortly after the time he was alleged to have driven the two girls to their death in the Salt River, near Horseshoe Bend.
Mrs Frank, who was sleeping on a cot in the corridor of the jail adjoining the cell occupied by Olds, was aroused by the shot, and ran into the cell. She found Olds lying on the floor of the cell in a pool of blood gasping for breath. Jailor Spoon also heard the shot and ran to the cell. Between them they lifted Olds to his cot and the nurse administered a hypodermic injection of strychnine. Dr L. E. Wightman was summoned by telephone by Jailor Spoon, but Olds died before the doctor arrived.
The fatal shot was fired by a man from an upper window in the library in the court house. He had raised the screen of the window and propped it up with a stick in order to get a clear view of the cell and its occupant.
The officers made a search of the court house and found that the man who did the killing had unlocked the door of the closet where Janitor Curnutt kept the keys to the rooms in the court house and took the key that unlocked the door of the room which he had entered. It is surmised that the assassin waited in the room for several hours before the opportunity came for him to make certain of a fatal shot.
After firing the shot the assassin walked down stairs and entered the cabinet room where he left the rifle a 30-40 with which he had committed the murder.
The bullet struck Olds at the top of the right shoulder and ranging downward emerged to the left of the lower breast.
A coroner's inquest was held Monday afternoon and after the evidence in the case, the jury rendered a verdict to the effect that Kingsley Olds came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by parties at that time unknown to the jury.
Revenge is the only motive which can be advanced for the killing of Olds and as Olds is the only man who could have told who or what lead to the death of Myrtle and Lulu Goswick it is almost certain now that this is one mysterious crime which will never be really solved.
The funeral of Olds took place at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the undertaking parlors of F. L. Jones & Son. Interment was made in Globe cemetery.²

     Kingsley Elisha Olds was born on 1 Nov 1839 near Warren, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Kingsley Olds and Margaret E. Widner.¹ Kingsley Elisha Olds married Lydia Melissa Graham on 1 Aug 1865.^2,3 Kingsley Elisha Olds died on 31 Jul 1907 at age 67.⁴
     His name appears on the roster of Company B of the Forty-Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, showing:
First Lieutenant Kingsley E. Olds, resident of Dixon, date of rank: 9 July 1865, date of muster: not mustered, remarks: mustered out (as Sergeant) July 12, 1865.⁵
Kingsley Elisha Olds appeared on the census of 22 Jul 1870 at Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, as follows:
     Olds, Ingler[?], 30, farmer, b. Ill.
      , Lydia, 22, keeps house, b. Ill.
      , Carrie, 4, b. Ill.
      , Emma, 2, b. Ill.
     Carpenter, Henrietta, 37, doing house work, b. Ill.
      , Adelbert, 3, b. Ill.
     Olds, Margaret, 72, b. Penn.⁶
Kingsley Elisha Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1880 at Gratiot, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     Kingsley Oles, 40, farmer, b. Ill., father b. Mass., mother b. Ill.
      " , Lydia, 33, wife, keeping house, b. Ill., father b. Mass., mother b. OH
      " , Carrie, 14, dau., at home, b. Illinois, parents b. Ill.
      " , Emma, 12, dau., at home, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      " , Ellen, 8, dau., at home, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      " , Lottie, 2, dau., at home, b. Wisc., parents b. Ill.
      " , Margaret E., 83, mother, widowed, b. OH, father b. N. Y., mother b. N. J.
[Note that this family is recorded as if the surname were Kingsley.]⁷
     Quoting again from the Kingsley Olds narrative:
"As already noted, Kingsley Elisha Olds, the youngest child of Kingsley Olds, married Lydia Graham in 1865, after his discharge from the Union Army. They had four children as follows:
"Carrie Olds, the eldest, married Edward Snider, of South Wayne, Wis. Both are dead, he by lightning at Lawrence, Mich. Their children, all residing in St. Louis, are Herbert Snider, married, Mortimer Snider, a teacher, Warren Audrain Snider, a salesman, and Kingsley Joseph Snider, a traveling salesman.
"Emma Olds, the second child of Kingsley E. and Lydia Olds, married Arthur Irvine, and lives at Primghar, Iowa. Their son George Irvine, is married, has three children, and is a stock farmer. Emma was, also the mother of a daughter who died in infancy.
"Alice Ellen Olds, the third child of Kingsley E., married James Irvine of Warren and lived at Primghar, until her death in 1929. She has a son and a daughter.
"Lottie L. Olds, the youngest child of Kingsley E. Olds, married Clyde Christine and lives in St. Louis, Mo. They have no children. She raised four Snider children after their mother died of pneumonia, 1914, at Van Buren, Mo.
"Warren is better for the Olds family's life in her midst."⁸
Kingsley Elisha Olds and Lydia Melissa Olds appeared on the census of 6 Jul 1900 at Gratiot town, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     Olds, Kingsley, head, b. Nov. 1839, 60, marr. 34 yrs, farmer, b. Ill., father b. N. Y., mother b. Penn., farmer
      , Lydia M., wife, b. Jan. 1848, 52, marr. 34 yrs, b. Ill., father b. MO, mother b. OH
      , Lottie L., dau., b. Oct. 1877, 22, single, b. Wisc., father Ill., mother b. Ill.
     Snider, son in law, b. July 1861, 38, marr. 0 years, b. Wisc., father b. Canada Eng., mother b. N. Y., farm laborer
      , Carrie, dau., b. May 1866, 34, marr. 0 years, 0 children, 0 living, b. Ill., father b. Ill., mother b. Ill.⁹
     His obituary states:                "Kingsley E. Olds
"Born in Warren, Died in Warren, Burried in Warren
"Well may it be said of the decedent, "He lives in the history of his country."
"Kingsley E. Olds, son of Kingsley and Margaret Olds, who were among the very first settlers of this section of country, was born at the family home, about one-half mile south of what is now the southern boundary of Warrren village, Nov. 1, 1839. He died at his home in the village of Warren Wednesday evening, July 31, 1907, aged 67 years and 9 months after an illness from gall stones extending over a period of nearly two years.
"Deceased lived the life of a farmer, attending school in winter, until the breaking out of the rebellion when he enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of Co. B., 45th Ill., Vol. infantry. No braver man ever carried a musket or called a roll. He participated in all the service and all the battles of that noted regiment, being among those who re-enlisted after a service of three years. He was mustered out an orderly sargeant of his company, and had the respect of every officer and every private in the regiment who knew him.
"Returning to the family home he resumed his duties on the farm. In the same year he was married to Miss Lydia Graham and about that time purchased a farm in Gratiot township, Wis., about three miles northwest from Warren, where he lived until about 1891 when he removed to Warren, where he has since resided.
"Five children were born to him. One died in infancy. Those living are: Mrs Ed. Snyder, residing north of Warren; Mrs. Arthur Irvine, Primghar, Iowa, Mrs. James Irvine, Primghar, Iowa, and Miss Lottie of the home. The three daughters attended the funeral.
"The funeral occurred from the family home Friday, August 2, and was largely attended, Rev. Enos Holt officiating. It was under the auspices of Thos. E. Champion Post 315, G. A. R. Interment was made in Elmwood cemetery.
"After his death a post mortem was made by Drs. Buckman and Hilliard. They discovered one unusually large gall stone and numerous small ones.
"King" Olds was always and ever a good citizen, as well as a loving husband and a [word fragments missing] interested [in?] public affairs and kept himself well informed by reading and observation. His word was as good as his bond and his friendship was esteemed. In political belief he was a republican but he was charitable to the opinion of others. He will be missed not only in the family circle but in the large acquaintance of friends which he numbered.
"And thus passed away one more of the brave veterans who placed their lives in defense of a united country."⁴

     Kittie W Olds was the daughter of Henry Olds and Susan Walton.¹ Kittie W Olds died on 20 Mar 1877.¹ She was buried at Warners Village Cemetery, Warners Village, Onondaga County, New York.¹

     Laban Olds was born c 1814.¹ He was the son of Gilbert Olds.¹

     Lafayette Olds was born c 1833.¹ He was the son of Sylvester Olds and Lucinda Loomis.¹ Lafayette Olds died on 15 Jan 1846 at Cabotville, Hampden County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4

     Laila Olds was the daughter of Anson Olds and Alice A. Knight.¹ Laila Olds married Charles F. Gates on 8 Feb 1896 at Greenville, Antrim County, Michigan.² Laila Olds died on 10 Aug 1904 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan.³
     Laila Olds and Charles F. Gates appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:
     132/139 Gates, Charles F., head, b. Sep 1872, 27, marr. 4 yrs, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer
      , Laila M., b. Oct 1875, 24, marr. 4 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁴

     Larry J. Olds was the son of Justin Clarence Olds and Verda Nelle Mixon. Larry J. Olds died on 13 Aug 2015.¹
     His obituary states:
      "Larry J. Olds, 73, Branford, Fl passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015. He worked for Wayne Frier in Live Oak for ten years. Mr. Olds is survived by his wife of twenty-four years: Mary Ann Olds, Branford, Fl; two sisters: Judi Harn, Branford, Fl, Jeannee Lamoureux, Hudson, Fl; two nieces: Rebecca Ryan, Melaine Hartman; three nephews: James N. Harn, William J. Harn and David Lamoureux. There will be a memorial service held at 4:00 pm Saturday, August 29th at Shiloh Baptist Church in Lake City, Fl.
Please sign the guest book at www.danielsfuneralhome.com
Daniels Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Live Oak & Branford, FL in charge of arrangements."¹

     Laura Olds was born on 2 Mar 1811 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Joshua Olds and Betsy Abbott.¹ Laura Olds died on 7 Aug 1813 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 2.^1,3

     Laura Olds was born on 31 Oct 1868 at Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.² She was the daughter of Erastus William Olds and Hariett A. Ensworth.¹

     Laura Olds was born on 7 Nov 1836 at Ohio.^2,1 She was the daughter of Augustus Olds and Catherine Cowden.¹ Laura Olds married Henry Myers on 13 Nov 1859 at Seneca County, Ohio.³ Laura Olds died on 10 Apr 1927 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 90^4,2 and was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.⁵
     Laura Myers and Henry Myers appeared on the census of 6 Jun 1870 at Bloomville, Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     4/5 Meyer, Henry A., 33, farmer, b. Ohio
      , Laura A., 33, keeping house, b. Ohio
      , Augustus A., 9, attending school, b. Ohio.⁶
Laura Myers and Henry Myers appeared on the census of 6 Jun 1880 at Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     90/93 Myers, Henry A., 43, farmer, b. Ohio, parents b. Switzerland
      , Laura, 43, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.
      , Augustus, 19, son, at home, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Gertrude C., 7, dau., b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      Purcell, John, 24, servant, laborer, b. Ohio, parents b. Unknown.⁷
Laura Olds appeared on the census of 2 Jun 1900 at 6617 Normal Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:
     18/19 Myers, Laura, head, b. Nov. 1835, age 64, widow, 3 chn, 2 living, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y, occupation N. G.[??]
      , Gertrude C., b. Feb 1874, 26, single, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, stenographer.⁸
Laura Olds appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1910 at 63 Tuttle Avenue, Mobile City, Mobile County, Alabama, as follows:
     115/117 Benning, Charles A., 41, marr. once, 5 years, b. Iowa, father b. Iowa, mother b. N. Y., chief clerk, rail road
      , Gertrude M., wife, 36, marr. once, 5 years, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, Stenographer, railroad
      Myers, Laura A., mother-in-law, 75, widow, 3 children, 2 living, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.⁹
     She "married _______ Myer; lives in Mobile, Ala." and had two children, Augustus Myer, living in Chicago, and Gertrude Myer who "married -------- Benning and lives in Mobile, Ala."¹⁰
Laura Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920 at 102 Crescent Court, Louisville Ward 3, Jefferson County, Kentucky, as follows:
     197/206 Benning, C. E., head, b. Iowa, parents b. U. S., chief clerk, railroad company
      , b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, clerk, railroad company
      Myers, Laura, mother-in-law, 83, widow, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.¹¹

     Laura Olds was the daughter of Edson Baldwin Olds IV.¹

     Laura Ann Olds was born on 6 Mar 1819.^2,3 She was the daughter of Gideon Olds and Elizabeth Lyman.¹ Laura Ann Olds died on 2 Oct 1821 at age 2.^4,5

     Laura Ann Olds was born on 12 Nov 1829.¹ She was the daughter of James Newell Olds and Eunice Griswold.¹ Laura Ann Olds married Andrew Cloud on 19 Feb 1861.² Laura Ann Olds died on 19 Mar 1900 at age 70.³

     Laura Caroline Olds was born on 12 Aug 1839 at Ohio.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of Aaron Knight Olds and Annette Barney.¹ Laura Caroline Olds married Alexander Reid on 9 Oct 1865 at Yamhill County, Oregon.^5,6 Laura Caroline Olds died on 24 Dec 1889 at age 50⁴ and was buried at Masonic Cemetery, McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.⁷
     "Came to Oregon with her parents in the Olds Emigrant Party of 1852. She married Alexander Reid and had two daughters: Hallie Reid; Jessie Reid . . ."⁵
Laura Caroline Reid and Alexander Reid appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1870 at McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     66/70 Reed, Alexander, 37, farmer, b. NY
      , Laura, 30, keeping house, b. Michigan
      , Jessie, 3, at home, b. Oregon
      , Hallie, 5/12, at home, b. Oregon.⁸

     Laura Ella Olds was born c 1859 at Oregon.^1,3 She was the daughter of Reuben H. P. Olds.^1,2

     Laura Emeline Olds was born on 17 Dec 1819 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Olds and Sophia (?). Laura Emeline Olds married Charles G. Canfield c 1839.²
     Laura Emeline Olds and Charles G. Canfield appeared on the census of 1840 at Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows: 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-30.³
Laura Emeline Canfield and Charles G. Canfield appeared on the census of 18 Sep 1850 at Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:

Laura Emeline Canfield and Charles G. Canfield appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:

     Laura Lois Olds was born on 2 Mar 1894 at Parral, Mexico.¹ She was the daughter of Otis Calvin Olds and Helen Sue Bush.¹

     Laura M. Olds was born on 14 Dec 1851.^1,3 She was the daughter of Otia Olds and Sarah M. Chamberlain.¹ Laura M. Olds married Rensselear "Ran" S. Thompson c 1884.^4,5 Laura M. Olds died in 1939⁶ and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York.⁷
     Laura M. Thompson and Rensselear "Ran" S. Thompson appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1900 at East Aurora Village, Aurora Township, Erie County, New York, as follows:
     269/289 Thompson, Rensalear S., b. July 1844, 55, m. 16 yrs, b. NY, parents b. NY, house painter?
      , Laura M., wife, b. Dec. 1851, 48, m. 16 yrs, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. VT
      , Fannie F., dau., b. Dec. 1873, 26, single, b. NY, parents b. NY, dress maker
      , Hazel M., grd. dau., b. Dec. 1893, 6, b. NY, parents b. NY, at school
      White, William J., grd son, b. Sept. 1887, 12, b. NY, parents b. NY, at school
      , Joseph T. grd son, b. Apr. 1889, 11, b. NY, parents b. N. Y., at school
      Thompson, Augusta, sister, b. June 1851, 48, single, b. NY, parents b. NY.⁸
Laura M. Thompson appeared on the census of 26 Apr 1910 at East Aurora Village, Aurora Township, Erie County, New York, as follows:
     255/265 Thompson, Laura M., head, 59, widow, 3 chn., 2 living, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b.VT
      White, William J., grandson, 22, single, b. NY, parents b. NY, house painter
      , Joseph T., grandson, b. NY, parents b. NY, laborer in printing house
      Thompson, Hazel M., adopted dau., 16, single, b. NY, parents b. NY.⁹
Laura M. Thompson appeared on the census of 12 Jan 1920 at East Aurora Village, Aurora Township, Erie County, New York, as follows:
     166/174 Thompson, Laura, head, 68, single, b. NY, parents b. NY
      , Fanny, dau., 41, single, b. NY, parents b. NY.¹⁰
Laura M. Thompson appeared on the census of 10 Apr 1930 at East Aurora Village, Aurora Township, Erie County, New York, as follows:
     210/222 Thompson, Laura, 78, widow, b. N. Y., father b. N. Y., mother b. Vermont
      , Fannie, daughter, 56, b. N. Y., father b. N. Y., mother b. N. Y., forelady, mailing shop.¹¹
ToDo: Work again on Laura Olds Thompson of Erie County, New York. Her census records of 1900 - 1930 seem to indicate children and grandchildren who should not be hers.

     Laura S. Olds married H. Austin Tuttle.¹ Laura S. Olds was born on 7 Jul 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Ezekiel P. Olds and Ellen M. Gale.¹ Laura S. Olds died on 23 Apr 1899 at age 25.¹

     Lauren Ferdinand Olds was the son of Gamaliel Whitney Olds and Hannah Leffingwell Tracy.¹ Lauren Ferdinand Olds died in infancy.¹

     Lavern Emerson Olds married Alma (?).⁴ Lavern Emerson Olds was born on 2 Mar 1892.^2,5 He was the son of Elmer Williams Olds and Martha Stancliff.^2,3 Lavern Emerson Olds appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Mar 1963 with the last place of residence listed as Pennsylvania. Lavern Emerson's SSN was issued in Pennsylvania. Also, his birth date is given as 2 Mar 1892.⁶ He died in Mar 1963.⁶
     Lavern Emerson Olds appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1930 at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
He registered with the Selective Service in 27 Apr 1942, among men born on or after 28 April 1877 and on or before Feb. 16, 1897. He said he was born in Erie, Pa. on 2 March 1892 and gave his address as 830 West 8 Street, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He was employed at E. E. Austin & Son, 1919 Reed Street in Erie and his contact person was Alma W. Olds (wife). He was described as 5' 4 1/2" in heght, weighing 146 lbs. and listed "obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification" as ""None."⁴"

     Laverna Olds was born on 10 Oct 1848 near Burkshire, Illinois.^1,3 She was the daughter of Ransom Olds and Florella H. McMillan.¹
     In Jan 1908, their adress was Woonsocket, South Dakota. They had no children.⁴

     Laverna May Olds was born on 8 May 1870 at Momence, Illinois.^1,3 She was the daughter of Gideon Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Cobler.¹