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     Leonard R. Olds was born on 29 May 1903 at Michigan.^1,3 He was the son of Ora Olds and Millie D. Critchell.^1,2 Leonard R. Olds married Mildred M. Olds on 22 Oct 1930 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.⁴ Leonard R. Olds died on 14 Dec 1952 at age 49^5,6 and was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle, Monroe County, Michigan.⁷
     Leonard R. Olds and Mildred M. Maffollio appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1930 at Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, as follows:
     262/307 Olds, Leanard, Head, 27, first married at 26, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., hob mill, steel mill
      , Mildred M., wife, 30, first married at 29, b. Calif., parents b. Calif.⁸
Leonard R. Olds and Mildred M. Olds appeared on the census of 25 Apr 1940 at LaSalle Township, Monroe County, Michigan, as follows:
     350, renter, $4/mo., Olds, Leonard, head, 37, 8th grade education, b. Calif., laborer, nursery
      , Mildred, wife, 39, 8th grade education, b. Mich.
      , Ralph, son, 7, b. Mich.
As of 1 Apr 1935 the family lived in the same place. The birthplaces for husband and wife seem to have been interchanged.⁹

     Leora Olds was born on 29 Jul 1880 at Bloom, Seneca County, Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Gilbert Ogden Olds and Sarah Catharine Showman.¹

     Leroy Olds was born on 14 Oct 1875.¹ He was the son of Frank Olds and Susan Matilda Sapp.² Leroy Olds died on 4 Jan 1879.³ This gives a calculated age of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days.^1,4,5

     Leroy Olds was born on 24 Apr 1882 at Oak Harbor, Ohio.² He was the son of Charles Ferdinand Olds and Matilda Slackford.¹ Leroy Olds married Hattie Coborn on 29 Apr 1906 at Campbell County, Tennessee.^3,4 Leroy Olds and Hattie were divorced.⁵ Leroy Olds married Daisy Byrd Souter on 27 Jun 1926 at Campbell County, Tennessee.^1,6,7 Leroy Olds died on 2 Nov 1945 at Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, at age 63.¹
     Leroy and Hattie Olds appeared on the census enumeration of 20 Apr 1910 at Crossvillle Town, Cumberland County, Tennessee, where they were listed with the family of Charles F. and Matilda Olds.. Leroy Olds registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Campbell County, Tennessee. He described himself as living in Woolbridge, Campbell County, Tennessee, age 36, born 24 Apr 1882, and his occupation was a timberman for the mine, Wooldridge-Tellico Coal Company. He was tall in height, medium in build, with blue?? eyes and had light brown hair. His closest relative was Matilda Olds of Wooldridge. He signed as Leroy Olds..⁸
Leroy Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Oliver Springs Route, Morgan County, Tennessee, as follows:

Leroy Olds and Daisy Byrd Olds appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1930 at First Civil District, Cumberland County, Tennessee, as follows:

     Leroy Olds was born c Apr 1870 at Illinois.² He was the son of David Osmun Olds and Matilda E. Patton.¹ Leroy Olds died young.³
     See notes under Charles Henry Olds for a suggestion that Leroy and Charles Henry are the same person.

     Leroy Olds was born on 12 Nov 1883.¹ He was the son of Moses Olds and Martha Annis Filer.¹

     Leslie M. Olds was born on 5 Mar 1901 at Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Marshall Erwin Olds and Ada C. Taylor.¹

     Leslie M. Olds was born on 18 Jun 1907 at Reno, Nevada.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Albert J. Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson.¹ Leslie M. Olds married Forrest L. Zurfluh on 29 Nov 1928.⁴ Leslie M. Olds appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 25 Oct 1996 with the last place of residence listed as Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada. Leslie M.'s SSN was issued in Nevada. Also, her birth date is given as 18 June 1907.³
     "At the home of the bride's parents last night, Miss Leslie M Olds daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Olds of the Tule Mountain ranch, became the bride of Mr. Forrest L Zurfluh, son of Mr and Mrs L. Zurfluh of Steamboat[.] The ceremony was performed by Professor R C Thompson in the presence of several friends of the young couple. Miss Martha Olds, sister of the bride, and Vernon Zurfluh, brother of the groom, attended the couple. Following the ceremony a Thanksgiving dinner was served[.] Present were Messrs and Mesdames Forrest L Zurfluh Frederick Baker Carl Johnson A J Olds L Zurfluh, Mrs Edith Ross Marion Bennett Ella Baker Messrs Edson Olds Albert Olds W S Dana Arthur Backenburg Leslie Walker Vernon Zerfluh."⁴
Leslie M. Zurfluh and Forrest L. Zurfluh appeared on the census of 14 Apr 1930 at Reno Township, Washoe County, Nevada, as follows:
     Zurfluh, Forrest, head, 24, 1st marr. at 23, b. Nevada, father b. Switzerland, mother b. Nevada, automobile mechanic
      , Leslie, wife, 22, 1st marr at 21, b. Nevada, father b. California, mother b. Iowa
     Olds, Albert, boarder, 21, single, b. Nevada, father b. California, mother b. Iowa, butcher in packing plant.⁵

     Lester Olds was born on 25 Jun 1839.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Olds and Abigail Washburn.¹ Lester Olds married Elizabeth H. Porter on 27 Dec 1870.^1,2
     Lester married and lived in Labette Co., KS.³
Lester Olds appeared on the census of 1875 at Neosho Township, Labette County, Kansas, as follows:
     Lester Olds, 35, farmer, b. Ohio, came to Kansas from Ohio
     E. H. Olds, 28, female, b. Ohio, came from Ohio.⁴
Lester Olds appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1880 at Neosho Township, Labette County, Kansas, as follows:
     Olds, Lester, 40, farmer, b. Ohio, father b. Conn., mother b. N. Y.
      , Elizabeth, 33, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. Penn.⁵
     Lester "was a soldier in Co. D, 121 O. V. I., Civil War; he is living in LaBette Co., Kan."¹
Lester Olds appeared on the census of 5 Jun 1900 at Neosho Township, Labette County, Kansas, as follows:
     Olds, Lester, head, b. June 1839, age 60, m. 29 years, b. Ohio, f. b. PA, mother b. NY
, Elizabeth E., wife, b. Aug. 1846, age 53, m. 29 years, no children, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. PA.⁶
Lester Olds appeared on the census of 23 Feb 1920 at Walton Township, Labette County, Kansas, as follows:
     Olds, Luester, friend, 80, widowed, b. Ohio, f. b. PA, mother b. N. Y.
in the household of Alfored C. Stemple, age 47.⁷

     Lester Olds was born c 1877 at Oregon.¹ He was the son of Eli P. Olds and Minerva Hess.¹

     Lester Olds was born c 1801 at New York.¹ He was the son of Samuel Rockwood Olds and Salinda/Belinda Remington.
     A Lester Olds appeared on the census enumeration of 12 Sep 1850 at Division No. 10, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
     1404/1422 Lester Olds, 49, cooper, b. N. Y.
      Anna M. , 38, b. N. Y.
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      George W. Olds, 19, cooper, b. N. Y.
      Lester M. , 15, b. N. Y.
      Susan , 6, b. Mich.
      William Harris, 27, cooper, b. Ohio
     C. E. Nims, 17, cooper, b. N. Y..²

     Leston Ivan Olds was born on 10 Oct 1913 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Frank Olds and Rella Marlin.¹ Leston Ivan Olds married Lela Phillips on 24 Dec 1936 at Walla Walla, Washington.¹ Leston Ivan Olds died on 13 Oct 2005 at Marian Estates Nursing Home, Sublimity, Oregon, at age 92.²
     His obituary states: "Deceased Name: Leston I. Olds
"Oct. 10, 1913 - Oct. 13, 2005
"MILTON-FREEWATER -- Memorial services for Leston Ivan Olds, 92, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Munselle Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater. Mr. Olds died Oct. 13, 2005 at the Marian Estates Nursing Home in Sublimity.
"Pastor Duane Geyer of First Christian Church will officiate at the ceremony. Private inurnment will be in the Weston Cemetery.
"Mr. Olds was born Oct. 10, 1913 in Grass Valley, the son of Frank and Rella Marlin Olds. The family moved to Milton-Freewater in 1918, where he attended schools, graduating from McLoughlin Union High School.
"On Dec. 24, 1936, he married Lela Phillips in Walla Walla. The couple had been married for 68 years at the time of his passing.
"Mr. Olds and his father owned and operated Olds Signal Service Station in Milton-Freewater for 11 years. He later worked on missile sites as an electronic technician for several years. The couple then moved to Spokane where he worked as a machinist for 13 years.
"Upon his retirement in 1977, Mr. and Mrs. Olds moved to Sublimity. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Teamsters Union and the American Association of Retired Persons.
"He is survived by his wife Lela Olds of Sublimity; a son, Randy Olds of Sublimity; a sister, Delores Gohlman of Waitsburg, Wash., two granddaughters, five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Memorial contributions may b[e] made to the Polio Foundation through Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home."²

     Leverne Olds was born c 1915 at Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Olds and Maud Shaw.¹
     An Olds child whose first name is not given but whose mother's maiden name was Shaw was born 13 May 1914 in Fillmore County, Minnesota.²

     Levi Olds was born on 8 Jan 1751 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Comfort Old and Abigail Barns.¹ Levi Olds married Sabra Archer, daughter of Thomas Archer and Azubah Old, on 15 Nov 1775 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.³ Levi Olds died on 26 Nov 1827 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, at age 76.⁴
     He was in the Revolutionary War in 1778 from Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.⁵
     Levi Olds should be the head of a family in 1790 and he may be the Levi Old in Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, with one male 16 and over, 3 males under 16, and 3 females. There are no others listed in 1790 and available records of the family currently supply no others old enough to match this listing. The record, however, has too few males to fill the 1800 listing.⁶
     In 1800 the only Olds family listed in Cummington, Massachusetts was that of Levi Olds. The information from the census listings provides the basis for the following outline and leaves open the option for more children in the family of Levi and Sabra Olds.
1800 1810 1820
1 male under 10 [Zenas] 1 male 10-15 [Zenas]
3 males 10-15 [Rufus, Levi and ??] 1 male 45 &up [Levi] 1 male 45 &up[Levi]
2 males 16-25 [Nathaniel and ?? ] 1 female 16-25 [Lucy]
1 male 45 &up [Levi] 1 female 45 &up [Sabra] 1 female 45 &up[Sabra]
1 female 10-15 [Lucy]
1 female 16-25 [Olive]
1 female 26-44 [Sabra]
Not until 1820 did other Olds families appear in the Cummington census. These were for Levi, Jr., Nath[aniel] and Zenas Olds. Rufus was in Goshen. Only Nathaniel and Rufus are listed in Cummington in 1830, neither having an elderly woman in the household. However, Eliphalet Packard, who was age 40-50, with wife age 40-50, had a female age 70-80 in the household. Perhaps this was Sabra.

     Levi Olds was born c 1785.² He was the son of Levi Olds and Sabra Archer.¹ Levi Olds married Hannah Ford on 8 Jul 1813 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.³ Levi Olds died on 18 Oct 1821 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^4,5
     Levi Olds appeared on the census of 1820 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows: Levi Olds, Jr. 1 male age 26 - 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 26-45.⁶
     Nathaniel Olds was appointed administrator of his estate, 6 Nov. 1821, and Aaron Bigelow was named guardian of the minor heirs, Hannah and Emily.⁷

     Levi Olds was born on 1 Jul 1805 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Levi Old and Lucintha (?).¹ Levi Olds married Emily Meacham on 9 Oct 1828.^1,3 Levi Olds died on 30 Apr 1867 at age 61.^1,4
     "He moved to Peru [Massachusetts] where he lived at the 'Ziegler Place,' so called, which was recently burned."¹
Levi Olds appeared on the census of 26 Aug 1850 at Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Levi Olds, 45, male, farmer, b. Mass.
     Emily " , 40, female, b. Mass.
     Elvira L. " , 18, female, b. Mass.
     Nancy M. " , 16, female, b. Mass.
     Levi F. " , 12, male, b. Mass.
     Samantha C. " , 8, female, b. Mass.
     Edna E. " , 6, female, b. Mass.
     Dwight H. " , 2, male, b. Mass.⁵
Levi Olds appeared on the census of 6 Jul 1860 at Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Levi Olds, 54, male, farmer, $1600, $876, b. Mass.
     Emily " , 50, female, b. Mass.
     Levi F. " , 21, male, Wood Turner, b. Mass.
     Hellen S. " , 18, female, Teach C. School, b. Mass.
     Edna E. " , 16, female, Domestic, b. Mass.
     Dwight W. " , 12, male, b. Mass.
     Edwin W. " , 8, male, b. Mass.
     Ella A. " . 9, female, b. Mass.
     Wm. C. " , 3, male, b. Mass.⁶

     Levi Olds was born in 1829.¹ He was the son of Zenas Olds and Susannah Ford.¹ Levi Olds married Annette Stearns on 2 Jun 1861.^2,3 Levi Olds died on 6 Jun 1921 at Lake County, Ohio.^1,4
     Levi Olds and Annette Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1870 at Welshfield, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:
The same family is listed again, on 23 March 1871, for the same place, as:
Levi Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1900 at LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio, as follows:
Olds, Levi, head, b. Mar. 1829, 71, married 39 years, b. Ohio, parents b. Massachusetts, farmer
, Elmira A., wife, b. Feb. 1842, age 58, married 39 years, 2 children, 0 living, b. Ohio, parents b. Vt.⁶
Levi Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1910 at Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:

This listing is somewhat confusing or intriguing because the previous family, that of Joseph E. and Sarah Fawcett, ends with the listing of an "Olds, R[on?] T., hired man, age 17, b. Georgia, with father b. Ohio, mother b. Wisconsin". The surname Olds is continued with ditto marks to Levi, in a new family on the next line.⁷
     As listed in the Stearns Genealogy, Lorett [sic] Stearns, sister of Annette, was "b. Oct. 18, 1838; md., Oct. 27 [?], 1858, Henry Rose, of Thompson, O."⁸
Levi Olds appeared on the census of 6 Jan 1920 at Painsville, Lake County, Ohio, as follows: Olds, Levy, uncle, 90, widow, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
listed in the family of William, C----? J., age 56, and wife Sell, age 50. This connection remains to be worked out.⁹

     Levi Ellis Olds was born on 6 Nov 1813 at Onondaga, New York.¹ He was the son of Hanford Olds and Anna Ellis.¹ Levi Ellis Olds married Sarah Catherine Farwell on 5 Jan 1876 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.^1,2 Levi Ellis Olds died on 31 May 1884 at Ellsworth, Maine, at age 70.¹ He was buried at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan.³
     Levi Ellis Olds appeared on the census of 6 Aug 1860 at Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, as follows:
     1430/1428 Levi Olds, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Anna ", 84, b. Conn.
      Almira Chase, 53, b. New York
      Eliza Olds, 49, b. N. Y.⁴
Levi Ellis Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jul 1870 in the household of George Hanford Olds and Almira C. Olds at Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.⁵
Levi Ellis Olds appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1880 at Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan, as follows:
     114/114 Olds, Levi, 66, Farmer, b. N. Y., father b. Mass., mother b. Conn.
      , Sarah K., 37, wife, keeping house, b. Maine, parents b. Maine.⁶
     
     "UNKNOWN HEIRS OF A FARM
"The Heirs to Half a Pittsfield Farm Unknown
"To Determine Owners
"And Divide Estate of Levi E. Olds Who Died Twenty Years Ago Suit is Brought.
. . . "The property sought to be partitioned is 80 acres in Pittsfield belonging to the estate of Levi E. Olds who died May 31, 1884, without children, and whose wife, Kate F. Olds⁷, has been in possession of the estate until her death last December. The heirs of Levi E. Olds are set forth to be as follows:
"The children of a brother, George H. Olds, deceased, viz.: Jennie M. Wilkinson, Anna C. Reed, George H. Olds, Ella S. Rogers, Albert L. Olds and Lewis M. Olds.
"A sister --- Sarah Hinckley
"The widow, Kate F. Olds, now deceased.
"The children of a sister, Almira Olds, deceased, viz.: Harriet Badger, Jane Morton [probably Martin], Freedom Chase and Liberty Chase. The bill sets forth that it is not known whether these heirs are living except that it has been heard that Freedom Chase is dead, leaving one child, Parsons Chase, surviving.
"The grandchildren of a brother, Halsey Olds, deceased, viz.: Eliza Stevens, daughter of Eliza Ann Stevens, deceased. The whereabout of this heir is unknown.
"The bill sets forth an inability to determine whether or not the heirs of Almira Olds and Halsey Olds are in existence and whether the property should de divided into four equal parts or two. If the unknown heirs of the brother, Halsey, and sister, Almira, are to be recognized, then Mrs. Hinckley, the sister, will get one-fourth of the estate and each of the children of George S.[sic] Olds wll get one-twenty-fourth of the estate. If they are not to be recognized, then Mrs. Hinckley will get half and each of the other six heirs one-twelfth.
"To further complicate the case, one of the heirs is in an insane asylum and a guardian is asked to look after her interests.
"It is further stated that since the death of the wife of Levi E Olds last December, her second husband, George Inman, has refused to vacate the premises and is cutting off the timber.
"It also states that there was $132.56 deposited with the county treasurer in 1894 to the credit of Eliza Ann Stephens, an unknown heir, and asks that this amount with interest be distributed among the other heirs.
"The suit in partition was brought by Mrs. Jennie M. Wilkinson, Mrs. Annie C. Reed and George H. Olds, through Wm. B. Hatch, attorney."⁸
     On 4 March 1904 the newspaper Michigan Argus published several court documents from a case brought by Ida Stevens as an heir of Levi E. Olds. Her petition set forth the case that Ida Stephens was over twenty-one years old, a resident of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, and the only child of Eliza Stephens and J. C. C. Stephens. Further, Eliza was a daughter of Halsey Olds, deceased; Halsey Olds, deceased, was a brother of Levi E. Olds, deceased; that the said Levi E. Olds died on the thirty-first day of March, A. D. 1884, and that the said Eliza Stephens died in the Asylum for the Insane at Pontiac, Michigan, in the month of July, 1893.
Levi E. Olds had died on 31 March 1884 and had left real and personal property in Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan. His estate was closed on 27 June 1894 and the administrator discharged. Eliza Stephens could not be located and her share ($132.56) was left on account with the Washtenaw County Treasurer. Ida Stephens, as the only heir of her mother Eliza, was petitioning the court to give her the balance of this fund. The other heirs, through their representatives, all agreed and they are here named as:
Ida Stephens, George H. Olds, Jennie M. Wilkinson, and William Campbell, administrator of the estate of Anna G. Reed, deceased, all represented by William B. Hatch
Albert L. Olds and Lewis M. Olds, represented by John P. Kirk
Jane Olds Murray by Cavanaugh & Wedeneyer
Sarah Hinckley, Frances E. Bartells, Joshua E. Chase, Helen Cady, Philo R. Chase, Locetta Chase Martin, Gertrude Martin Arnold, Melissa Kanouse, James L. Chase, A. F. Chase, Harry P. Chase, Benjamin Martin, Melissa Kerr, Minnie McGlogan, Mary J. Sisson, Jennie Martin Taft, Harriet Badger, Jane Martin, and William Campbell, as guardian for the estate of Elva S. Rogers, an incompetent, the remaining heirs of the said Levi Olds, deceased, all represented by D. C. Griffin
(Ann Arbor, 24 July 1903.)
The funds could not be located in the county treasurer's office and Ida pleaded her case of poverty and the care of her elderly father before the Board of Supervisors. She won the payment.⁹
     When Levi Olds died he left one living sister (#Sarah Ann Olds Hinckley¹⁰) and some of his deceased siblings had childen:
#Almira Olds Chase (1803 - 1867) had:
#Harriet Chase Badger
#Lucetta Chase Martin
#Freedom Chase (1829 - 1862)
#Liberty Chase (1824 - 1870). Liberty apparently had 8 children including #Helen A. Case Cady, #Frances E. Chase Bartells, #Joshua Chase, #James L. Chase. and Arthur L. Chase, although these are further from the Olds Tree than the normal scope of my research.
#Melissa Chase Kanouse
#Mary Jane Chase Martin
#Halsey Olds (1805 - 1836) had:
Elijah Olds
Stephen Olds
George R. Olds
#Melissa Olds Kerr
#Mary Olds Sisson
#Eliza Olds Stephens, deceased, mother of #Ida
#Sarah Ann Olds Hinckley had:
Elizabeth Sanford
Plato Hinckley
Effie Moore
Blair Hinckley
Alton Hinckley
Sarah Hinckley Laughlin
#George H. Olds (1820-1880) had:
#Albert L. Olds, 1850 - 1930
Emma Louise Olds, d. at age 9
#Cornelia Anna Olds Reed
#Mary Jane Olds Wilkinson
#Elva/Ella S. Olds Rogers
#George H. Olds, 1860 -
William Jason Olds, 1862-1864
#Lewis Myron Olds, 1866 - 1928
This list at least accounts for nearly all the surnames in Levi's estate reords although not all the individuals there have been connected.

     Levi Fayette Olds married Sarah Cole.¹ Levi Fayette Olds was born on 25 Jul 1838 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Levi Olds and Emily Meacham.¹ Levi Fayette Olds died on 8 Sep 1906 at Springfield, Ohio, at age 68.¹
     Fayette L. Olds was a private in the Civil War, serving in the 52nd Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was a mechanic residing in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, when, at age 24, he enlisted on 15 Sep 1862. He mustered in on 11 Oct 1862 and mustered out on 14 Aug 1863.³
Levi Fayette Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1880 at Washington Street, Springfield, Clarke County, Ohio, as follows:
     364/445 Olds, Levi F., 42, proprietor 99 cent store, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Sarah M, 34, wife, keeping house, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Howard, 11, son, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Mable, 1, dau., b. Mass., parents b. Mass.⁴

     Levi J. Olds was born c 1844 at Massachusetts.² He was the son of Reuben Olds and Elmira Ferguson.¹
     He was a soldier in the Civil War and died in the service. He enlisted in the 46th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as an 18 year old farmer from Middlefield on 9 Sep 1862, mustered in on 22 Oct 1862 and was discharged 1 June 1863 at Newbern, N. C. He re-enlisted as a 19-year-old private, a farmer living in Worthington, on 29 May 1863, mustered in 28 July 1863, mustered out 3 Sep 1865 as Sergeant of Co. D.^3,4

     Levi T. Olds was born on 12 Jun 1823.¹ He was the son of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent.¹ Levi T. Olds married Mary Elliott. Levi T. Olds died on 10 Sep 1902 at age 79.¹ He was buried at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Clare County, Michigan.³
     The online catalog for the Oliver Wolcott Library in Litchfield, Connecticut, includes a book entitled "Descendants and Ancestry of Levi T. Olds" and Mary Elliott" published in 2001 by its author, Joyce Deegan Marot at Battle Creek, Michigan. The MARC catalog entry reveals that his full name was Levi Theodore Olds. I have not seen this book.

Edson B. Olds was not able to provide the name of Levi's wife but did name six children: Ida, Sarah F., Mary, Carrie, George K., and Willie T. I have added Olivia from the census records, assuming she is not the same as Ida, although she may be. According to the 1900 census, Mary had had eight children.
Levi T. Olds and Mary Olds appeared on the census of 9 Oct 1850 at Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     Levi T. Olds, 20, male, carpenter, b. New York
     Mary , 18, female, b. New York.⁴
Levi T. Olds and Mary Olds appeared on the census of 27 Aug 1860 at Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     Levi F. Olds, 36, male, farmer, b. N. Y.
     Mary , 24, female, b. N. Y.
     Sarah F. , 8, female, b. Mich.
     Oliva , 6, female, b. Mich.
     Caroline , 4, female, b. Mich.
     George , 1, male, b. Mich.⁵
Levi T. Olds and Mary Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1870 at Decatur Village, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     Olds, L. T., 45, carpenter, b. N.Y.
      , Mary, 37, keep house, b. N. Y.
      , Sarah F., 18, school teacher, b. Mich
      , Olivia, 16, att. school, b. Mich.
      , Carrie B., 14, att. school, b. Mich.
      , Mary, 9, att. school, b. Mich.⁶
Levi T. Olds and Mary Olds appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1880 at Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, as follows:
     184/147 Oldes, Levi ?, 56, carpenter, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Mary, 49, wife, keep house, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      Dunlay, Theridore, 2, grandchild, b. Mich., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich.⁷
Levi T. Olds and Mary Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1900 at City of Clare, Clare County, Michigan, as follows:
     Olds, Levi T., b. June 1823, age 76, married for 50 years, b. New York, parents b. Massachusetts
      , Mary M., wife, b. July 1832, age 67, married 50 years, 8 children, 3 living, b. NY, parents b. NY
     Dunlap, Theda, gr son, b. Feb? 1878, age 33, single, b. Michigan, parents b. Michigan.⁸

     Lewella J. Olds was born c 1871 at California.¹ She was the daughter of James S. Olds and Martha Franklin.¹

     Lewellyn Olds was born on 24 Jun 1879 at Vevay, Michigan.^2,3 He was the son of Anson Olds and Alice A. Knight.¹

     Lewis Olds was born in 1874.¹ He was the son of John/Jonathan Olds and Aggie McCline/McClarn.¹

     Lewis Olds was born on 14 Mar 1814 at Williamstown, Vermont.² He was the son of Phinehas Olds and Deliverance Kidder.¹ Lewis Olds married Eunice Velina Scovel on 16 Apr 1840 at Conneautville, Pennsylvania.² Lewis Olds died on 19 Jun 1875 at Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 61.^2,3
     His obituary states: DIED: "OLDS. In Union City, June 18th, Mr. Lewis Olds, in the 62nd year of his age."⁴

     Lewis Olds was born on 17 Dec 1817 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Joshua Olds and Betsy Abbott.¹ Lewis Olds died on 6 Oct 1831 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 13.²

     Lewis Olds was born on 1 May 1819.¹ He was the son of Joseph Olds and Olive Green.¹ Lewis Olds married (1) Harriet G. Pierce on 15 Dec 1847.¹ Lewis Olds married (2) Augusta J. Snell.² Lewis Olds died on 8 Jun 1907 at age 88.¹ He was buried at Hartland Cemetery, Sennett, Niagara County, New York.³
     Lewis Olds and Harriet G. Olds appeared on the census of 27 Jul 1850 at Hartland, Niagara County, New York, as follows:
     Lewis Olds, 31, b. N. Y.
     Harriet E. " , 21, b. N. Y.
     Flora E. ", 5/12, b. N. Y.⁴
Lewis Olds and Harriet G. Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jun 1855 at Hartland, Niagara County, New York, as follows:
     378/395 Lewis Olds, 31, b. Niagara Co., married, 15 yr resident of town, farmer, landowner
      Harriet G. ", 27, wife, b. Otsego, married, 10 yr resident of town
      Flora " , 5, dau., b. Niagara, 5 yr resident of town
      Flora V. " , 4, dau., b. Niagara, 4 yr resident of town
      George L. " , 2, son, b. Niagara, 2 yr resident of town
      Margarett OLeary, 18, domestic, b. Ireland, 4 yr resident of town
      Alonzo Olds, 40, "Huncle", b. Niagara, 3/12 yr resident of town, farmer.⁵
Lewis Olds appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1860 at Hartland, Niagara County, New York, as follows:
     75/75 Lewis Olds, 40, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Flora E., 10, b. N. Y.
      Sarah V., 8, b. N. Y.
      George S., 6, b. N. Y.
      Hattie, 3, b. N. Y.
      Alonzo Olds, 52, farm laborer, b. N.Y.⁶
Lewis Olds appeared on the census of 27 Jul 1870 at Town of Keeler, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:      
Olds, Lewis, 52, farmer, b. New York
      , Augusta J., 36, b. New York
      , George, 16, works on farm, b. New York
      , Clara J., 5, b. New York
      , Alonzo J., 61, works on farm, b. New York.⁷

     Lewis Olds was born on 5 Jun 1822 at Sturbridge, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Cheney Olds and Amma Walker.^1,2 Lewis Olds died on 22 Feb 1894 at age 71.¹
     "unmarried; moved to Yale [sic -- Yolo] Co., Cal., in 1850."¹ He "... , a Yolo County farmer, was born June 5, 1822, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, a son of Cheney and Anna (Walker) Olds, natives of Massachusetts. The father, a farmer and shoemaker, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and received a pension from the Government. He was a pioneer settler in Illinois, in 1836, in Whiteside County, where he lived until his death in 1874; his wife survived until 1883. They had six sons and three daughters. Lewis was raised on a farm, and when of age he engaged in lead-mining in Wisconsin for several years. In 1850 he came across plain and mountain to California with horse teams, the trip occupying four months. He arrived at Hangtown and commenced mining at Coloma. In the fall he went down in the valley to sell some stock, and he also killed some animals and elk. Late in that season he went to San Jose and spent the winter. In the spring of 1851 he was a short time in San Francisco, and then spent three years in the mines at Yankee Jim’s and Michigan Bluff, with moderate success. In 1854 he settled upon his present property, six miles from Woodland, which he obtained from the Government by pre-emption, and on this he made all the improvements now existing there. The place consists of 160 acres, and he carries on general farming and stock-raising."³
Lewis Olds appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1880 at Woodland, Yolo County, California, as follows:

     Lewis Olds died at Conneaut, Ohio.¹ He was born on 9 Nov 1813.¹ He was the son of Ezekiel Olds and Betsey Pitney.¹

     Lewis Olds was born on 9 Aug 1860 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Joseph Sidney Olds and Verona Fox.¹