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     Lewis A. Olds was born on 19 Mar 1875 at Lafayette, Oregon.³ He was the son of Emmitt Olds and Elizabeth Ann Messinger.¹ Lewis A. Olds married Ida May Walker on 20 Jan 1901 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.³ Lewis A. Olds died in 1949.⁴ He was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.⁵
     "He engaged in farming in the vicinity of Grass Valley during most of his life. In conjunction with his brother, Frank Olds, he ran a harness shop for several years and for a number of years acted as manager for the Sherman Warehouse Company, but also continuing to operate his farm. Poor health compelled him to retire from active farming in 1943. He died at Grass Valley, Oregon, on Jan. 12, 1949, and is buried there."³

     Lewis Alton Olds was born on 9 Jan 1909 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Lewis A. Olds and Ida May Walker.¹ Lewis Alton Olds married Olga Alvina Koepke on 26 Mar 1937 at Vancouver, Washington.¹ Lewis Alton Olds died in 1969.² He was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.³
     "Lewis Alton Olds has been employed as a lineman for the Pacific Power and Ligh Company for the last seven or eight years."¹

     Lewis C. Olds was born on 11 Apr 1842 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3 He was the son of Harvey S. Olds and Cindarilla Brooks.¹ Lewis C. Olds died on 4 Oct 1862 at age 20.¹
     Lewis C. Olds was a private in the Civil War. He was a mechanic, resident of Ware, Massachusetts. At age 19 he enlisted in the 27th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on 9 Sep 1861, mustered 20 Sep, and he died 4 Oct 1862 at Washington, D. C.⁴

     Lewis Clayton Olds was born on 27 Jul 1901 at Ypsilanti, Michigan.¹ He was the son of Lewis Miron Olds and Dora D. Ambrose.¹

     Lewis Franklin Olds was the son of Alexander Olds and Lovicy Prouty.¹ Lewis Franklin Olds married Hannah (?).²
     Lewis Franklin Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Vevay, Ingham County, Michigan, as follows: Lewis F. Olds, 1 male 20-30.³
Lewis Franklin Olds appeared on the census of 10 Aug 1850 at Vevay, Ingham County, Michigan, as follows:
     Lewis F. Olds, 35, farmer, b. V. T. [?]
     Hannah , 32, b. N. Y.
     Sarah L. , 7, b. Mich.
     Lucy , 4, Do [i. e. Ditto]
     Laura , 8/12 Do[i. e. Ditto].²

     Lewis H. Olds was the son of Henry Olds and Lizzie Whipple.¹

     Lewis J. Olds was born on 2 Jul 1838.¹ He was the son of Samuel Olds and Polly Fuller¹, and died on 16 Mar 1845 at age 6.¹

     Lewis Kingsbury Olds was born on 26 Apr 1808 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Jonathan Olds and Lucy Wood. Lewis Kingsbury Olds married Eliza Holbrook on 8 Aug 1843 at Lamoille, Bureau County, Illinois.^3,4 Lewis Kingsbury Olds died in Mar 1845 at Lamoille, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 36.¹
     They had no children.¹

     Lewis Miron Olds was born on 2 Oct 1866 at Ypsilanti, Michigan.¹ He was the son of George Hanford Olds and Almira C. Smith. Lewis Miron Olds married Dora D. Ambrose on 28 Oct 1891.¹ Lewis Miron Olds died on 26 May 1928 at St. Joseph Sanatarium, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, at age 61.² He was buried at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan.³

     Lewis Rinaldo Olds was born on 21 Feb 1892 at Palmer Lake, Colorado.² He was the son of Milroy Frank Olds and Bertha May Taylor.² Lewis Rinaldo Olds married Mabel M. Symes on 1 Jun 1911 at Cleveland, Ohio.² Lewis Rinaldo Olds appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Jul 1978 with the last place of residence listed as Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Lewis Rinaldo's SSN was issued in Ohio and his birth date is given as 21 Feb 1892. His last benefit went to Gates Mills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.³ He died on 29 Jul 1978 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 86.⁴
     Lewis Rinaldo Olds appeared on the census of 18 Apr 1940 at 1952 Tremblehurst, South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, as follows:      255 owner Olds, Lewis R., head, 50, 2 yrs hs, 50, b. Colorado, President of engraving co.
      , Mabel, wife, 50, 1 yr hs., b. Ohio
      , Milroy, son, 23, single, 4 yrs college, b. Ohio, traveling salesman
      , Gerry, son, 7, 1 yr school, b. Ohio
As of 1 April 1935, this family lived in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.⁵ He registered with the Selective Service in Apr 1942, among men born on or after 28 April 1877 and on or before Feb. 16, 1897. He said he was born in Palmer Lake, Colorado on 21 Feb 1892 and gave his address as 1951 Laurel Hill Dri ve, South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was employed at The Symes & Olds Company, Cleveland, Ohio and his contact person was Mabel M. Olds, also of his address. He was described as 5' 10"", 130 pounds, with blue eyes, gray hair, and light complexion and listed "obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification" as "none."⁶
     His obituary states:
     Another obituary for Lewis states:

     Lewis W. Olds was born in 1854.¹ He was the son of Warren W. Olds and Phebe Golden.¹ Lewis W. Olds died in 1855.¹

     Lewis Wilson Olds was born on 21 Jul 1822 at Erie, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was the son of Asa Gilbert Olds and Lucy Church.¹ Lewis Wilson Olds married Louisa E. Ackerly on 9 May 1848.³ Lewis Wilson Olds died on 25 Jun 1908 at age 85.¹ He was buried at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Louisa have a marker together on which the dates have only the years: "Lewis Wilson Olds, 1822 - 1908."⁴
     Lewis Wilson Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1880 at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:

          "Much of the history of our first settlers has been handed down, here and there, from father to son and has never had a place in the history of our country where it properly belongs.
"No man knows or remembers the history of his own origin; neither does he know of his own knowledge when or where ris [sic] advent into the world took place; nor does he know when or where his ancestors first settled on the earth. As near as I can learn I commenced the earth life four score and two years ago in a little clearing in a dense forest about five miles from Erie, near what is called the Lake Pleasant road in East Millcreek, Erie county, Pa. My mother whose maiden name was Lucy Church, emigrated from Winchester, Conn., with her two unmarried brothers in 1818. They made the journey in midwinter with an ox team and were over six weeks on the road. Many years ago I visited the land of their nativity and when I saw the rocky, wild and hilly country which never should have been taken from the wild animals, I did not wonder that they wanted to go west even though the journey had to be made in mid-winter with an ox team.
"In tracing up the ancestral lines of my mother, I found that her paternal ancestor emigrated from London and settled in New England in 1635. The Church family with their descendants, were in all the Indian wars in New England also in the war of the Revolution.
"My mother's father, whom I saw in 1832, was with Arnold at Quebec and Saratoga and helped Arnold off his horse when wounded in his furious charge against the British in that memorable battle which turned the affairs of the nation in favor of American Independence.
"My father, Asa G. Olds, came from the Green mountains in Vermont in 1814. He came on foot in the winter season and the distance was nearly 500 miles. After he reached our county, he worked for Benjamin Russell two years on his farm near the town of Erie. He afterwards settled on the forest farm, where I was born, and where he died in 1877 aged 84 years. In tracing up my father's ancestral lines, I find that his paternal ancestor, Robert Old, was married at Windsor, Conn., Dec. 31, 1669 O. S. From whence he came or who were his ancestors, is unknown. He bought in 1670, in the town of Suffield, located in the valley of the Conneticut [sic] river, a few miles south of Springfield, Mass., 50 acres of land for four pence an acre, which would be in our money a trifle less than eight cents per acre. I find in tracing up family history, that many family names have changed in spelling from father to son and some in pronunciation. The letter 'S' was added to my parental ancestor's name about the time of the Revolutionary war. I will now close his part of my family history by saying that Robert Old is the parental [paternal?] ancestor of every family by the name of 'Olds' now living in America. I wish, however, to add that when in England many years ago, I found the name of Olds to be an old English name; and as the ancestors of the English were all savages, I concluded that myself, with many others, were not very far removed from the pre-historic man who dwelt in housless [sic] forests, caves and restless caverns. Regarding this distant relationship, where true or untrue I will say that I had much rather be the descendant of the pre-historic man than to be the descendant of an ancestor who was a thief and a robber."⁶
Lewis Wilson Olds appeared on the census of 5 Jun 1900 at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     Olds, Lewis W., b. July 1822, age 77, married 52 years, b. Pa., father b. Vt., mother b. Vt., capitalist
      , Louise E., Apr. 1826, age 74, m. 52 yrs, 7 children, 7 living, b. NY, parents b. NY
      , Florence E., dau, b. Nov. 1863, age 36, widow, 0 children, b. PA, b. Pa., father b. Pa., mother b. NY
     Haleat, Clestia B., niece, b. Dec. 1843, age 56, widow, 0 children, b. PA, parents b. PA.⁷
     "Lewis W. Olds was a son of Asa Gilbert Olds, a native of Alstead, New Hampshire (born November 15, 1877[sic]), and Lucy Church, a native of Winsted, Connecticut. John Church, father of Lucy Church Olds, enlisted, when eighteen years of age, in the patriot army at Saybrook, Connecticut, and was with Arnold at the siege of Quebec in 1776.
"Lewis W. Olds and Louisa E. Ackerly were married May 9, 1848. To them came seven children, viz: Inez, Clark, Nettie, Phila, William C, Florence and Charlotte Marian. Mr. Olds was a man of great ingenuity and large business capacity. He was engaged in the pump manufacturing business in Erie, Pennsylvania, for many years and was one of that city's leading and influential citizens. It is claimed that he was the first man in the United States, if not in the world, to reduce the old log pump to an article of commerce. He died June 25, 1908."⁸
     "For years he was a wholesale manufacturer of pumps. He lost heavily by fire in 1869, and later accumulated a handsome fortune, possessing much real estate. He died June 25, 1908. He was probably the first man in this country to make the old log pump an article of commerce. As there were no shipping facilities when he began, he built a flatboat in a nearby creek and floated his goods via Alleghany [Allegheny in Church] and Ohio Rivers to Cairo, Ill., opening up a large trade through the South and West. As an investor he manifested great foresight, holding at the time of his death much property in Erie, also several farms in Iowa; the town of Olds, in that State, being named after him. 'The Erie Dispatch' said of him: 'It was his motto that it was better to be ten years in advance of events than ten years behind, and because of such views he was antagonized by men who were afterwards the first to acknowledge his wisdom and foresight when occasion proved the truth of his views.' He was a man of ideas, firm in his convictions and master of every situation in which he found himself. He was especially interested in historical and genealogical matters. Papers read by him before the Erie Horticultural Society, the Erie Chamber of Commerce, and the Erie County Historical Society, published in the local papers, elicited a great deal of attention. Because of his interest in family history he made a special trip to London, finding much interesting data regarding the lines of both his parents. 'The Erie Dispatch' then concludes its long review of his life: 'A type of man of a past day and age, who courageously encountered and surmounted the most difficult obstacles, of a broad clarity and genial, generous nature which knew no envy, rather rejoiced in the prosperity and well-being of his fellow man, in his death Erie loses a citizen who is generally and sincerely mourned.^9,10'"

     Lewis Wilson Olds was born on 30 Mar 1865.¹ He was the son of Mason Oel Olds and Eliza Mead.¹ Lewis Wilson Olds married Nellie Gale Raymond in 1884.¹
     He lives "at Corry, Pa., where he is a prominent manufacturer."¹

     Lewis Winter Olds was born on 18 Nov 1889.¹ He was the son of Winter Jesse Olds and Evangeline Van Meurs.¹ Lewis Winter Olds married Barbara B. (?) c 1920.² Lewis Winter Olds died on 2 Mar 1947 at McAllen, Texas, at age 57.³
     Lewis Winter Olds appeared on the census of 8 Apr 1930 at Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
Olds, Lewis W., 40, b. Penn, father b. Minn, mother b. NY
, Barbara B., wife, age 30, b. Mich., father b. Canada E., mother b. Penn.
, Lorraine E., dau. 10
, Niel L., son, 6
, Mary L., dau., 3
[When first married, Lewis was age 29 and Barbara was age 19.].²
     His obituary states:
     "Death 03/02/1947 Olds, Lewis, age 56, passed away in McAllen, Texas on March 2, 1947. 1947. He is survived by one son, Neil, and two daughters, Eleanor Lorraine Blouser, and Mary Lou Olds; two brothers, 1948. Alfred and Hugh Olds." [This transcript is somewhat garbled.]³

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

     Libbeus Eggerton Olds was born bt 1800 - 1810.¹ He was the son of Joseph (Branch Co. (Mich) pioneer) Olds.¹ Libbeus Eggerton Olds married Alzada King on 23 Aug 1831 in or near Batavia, New York.² Libbeus Eggerton Olds died on 2 Nov 1880 at Greenvillie, Kent County, Michigan.³
     He "married in or near Batavia, N. Y., August 23, 1831, Alzada King; moved to Utica, Mich., afterwards to Gratten Center, Mich., where they are buried."²
Libbeus Eggerton Olds appeared on the census of 29 Jun 1860 at Grattan Township, Kent County, Michigan, as follows:
     Libeas E. Olds, 49, carpenter & joiner, b. New York
     Alzada " , 47, b. New York
     Mortimer " , 26, farmer, b. Mich.
     Edwin " , 17, farm laborer, b. Mich.
     Alena " , 14, b. Mich.
     Elmina " , 6, b. Mich.⁴

     Libbie Olds was the daughter of Frederick Olds and Harriet Wilson.¹ Libbie Olds married Lewis Adolph.¹

     Liberty Olds was born on 1 Feb 1798 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Joseph Old and Bethia Marsh.² Liberty Olds married Ann A. Goodrich on 1 Jul 1822 at Hoosick, New York.^3,4 Liberty Olds died on 9 Jul 1837 at Jackson, Washington County, New York, at age 39.^5,6 He was buried at Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.^7,8
     In 1822, Liberty Olds had a shoe store at 53 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina. In 1825, he had a shoe store there on the corner of Church Street and St. Michael's Alley. Also in 1825, Welcome Olds had a Boot and Shoe Store at 228 King Street.⁹ Henry G. Olds, son of Liberty Olds, was born about this time and the 1870 census shows him as born in South Carolina. Welcome Olds was listed in the 1830 census of Charleston.
Although these records are found far from the main habitats of our family, Charleston, New England and New York did have commercial connections by way of the sea. I have included the records as probably belonging to our family.
     Liberty Olds, at 93 Allen Street, is listed in the Manhattan City Directory for 1829-30.¹⁰ He kept a hotel at Jackson, N. Y.¹¹
     According to an abstract of his unrecorded will, made 29 June 1837, Liberty Olds, innkeeper, of the town of Jackson, Washington County, New York, mentioned his father-in-law William Goodrich of Jackson, his wife Ann Naukey (also Nauchy) Olds and his unnamed children, all under 21. (proven 13 July 1837).¹²
     His obituary states:
     "At Jackson, Washington county, New York, on the 9th instant, Mr. Liberty Olds, aged 39 years, formerly of this city."¹³

     Liberty Olds Jr. was born in 1833.¹ He was the son of Liberty Olds and Ann A. Goodrich.¹ Liberty Olds Jr. died in 1838.¹ He was buried at Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York.²

     Lilla M. Olds was born c Jun 1878 at Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Hiram Lyman Olds and Jane "Jennie" Eliza Day.¹ Lilla M. Olds died on 25 Nov 1882 at Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts.² She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts.³

     Lilllian Evelyn Olds married Ira L. Fetterhoff M. D.¹ Lilllian Evelyn Olds was born on 4 Apr 1868.¹ She was the daughter of Lyman Condit Olds and Mrs. Fannie A. Harkins.¹
     She "is a graduate of Cambridge Female Seminary, and completed a course in music before marrying Dr. Fetterhoff; he is a homeopathic physician, as was his father before him. They live in Baltimore, Md."²

     Lily I. Olds was born on 1 May 1855.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Rising Olds and Araminta E. Seaman.¹ Lily I. Olds died on 12 Nov 1868 at age 13.¹

     Lily May Olds was born on 6 Mar 1876 near Carlton, Oregon.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nelson Harvey Olds and Phebe Livengood.¹ Lily May Olds died on 23 Oct 1876.¹ She was buried at Masonic Cemetery, Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.³

     Lincoln R. Olds was born c 1861 at Wisconsin.¹ He was the son of Elijah C. Olds and Mrs. Mary Ann Poole.¹
     Lincoln R. Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 in the household of Elijah C. Olds at Harlan Township, Smith County, Kansas.²

     Linda Joan Olds was the daughter of George David Olds and Ethel "Joyce" Christmas.¹

     Linus Alonzo Olds was the son of Alonzo Warren Olds and Fidelia W. Albee.¹

     Llewellyn Olds was born c 1912.² He was the son of Arthur E. Olds and Phebe Gates.¹ Llewellyn Olds died on 13 Oct 1921 at Petoskey, Michigan.^3,2

     Lloyd A. Olds was born on 10 Feb 1890.¹ He was the son of Emil L. Olds and Ida E. Schoonover.¹ Lloyd A. Olds died on 18 Nov 1913 at age 23.¹

     Lloyd Carl Olds was born on 23 Apr 1931.¹ He was the son of Carl O. Olds and Virgie B (?).¹ Lloyd Carl Olds died on 19 Jan 1996 at age 64.¹

     Lloyd D. Olds married Dorothy A. (?).² Lloyd D. Olds was born on 22 Apr 1915 at Vernon Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa.^1,3,4 He was the son of Edward Lewis Olds and Irma Lou Baxter.¹ Lloyd D. Olds died on 2 Jul 2002 at age 87.³ He was buried at Coloma Township Cemetery, Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois.⁵
     Lloyd D. Olds appeared on the census of 10 Apr 1940 at Coloma Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     205 Olds, Lloyd, head, 24, 8 yrs school, b. Iowa, operator, hardware factory
      , Dorothy, wife, 20, 8 yrs school, b. Illinois
      , Robert, son, 2, b. Illinois
The parents had both lived in Sterling, Illinois as of 1 April 1935.⁶