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     Marcia Olds was the daughter of Joseph (Branch Co. (Mich) pioneer) Olds.¹

     Marcia Elisabeth Olds was born on 12 Jun 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Edwin Glenn Olds and Marion McNeil Knowles. Marcia Elisabeth Olds died on 10 Aug 2003 at age 75.¹ She was buried at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^2,3
     A Social Security Claim was made for Marcia Elisabeth Olds in Aug 1944 giving her name as Marcia Elizabeth Olds. This listed her father's name as Edwin G. Olds, her mother's name as Marion Knowles and her birth as 12 June 1928. The report also shows:
     her name was Marcia Olds Singley in Aug 1954 and Marcia O. Singley on 13 Aug 2003.⁴
     Her obituary states:
     Marcia Elisabeth (Olds) Singley Age 75 of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania passed away at home on Sunday, August 10, 2003. Beloved wife of Bill Singley for 49 years; loving mother of Molly Singley and David (Joanne) Singley and grandmother of Lauren and Andy Singley. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Lark March, of Kennett Square, PA and her aunts, Ruth Olds and Doris Stark of Lockport, NY. Marcia devoted most of her life to community service. She was a past Regent of the Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and also held national office in that organization. She served as President of the Fort Pitt Society, owners of the Fort Pitt Blockhouse in Point State Park. Marcia was State Regent and held several national offices in the Daughters of the American Colonists. She was President of the Federation of Independent School Alumnae, founders of Harmarville Rehabilitation Center, from 1977 to 1981. She also served on Harmarville's Board of Trustees and was a key member of the fund-raising effort to build Harmarville's facility in Indiana Township. Marcia was an active member of Winchester Thurston School's Alumnae Association, where she served on numerous committees, including Alumnae Association President. In 1984, she was honored by being named Winchester Thurston's Alumna of the Year. She was a member of the Magna Charta Dames, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century and the Eastern Star. Marcia participated actively in the life of Southminster Presbyterian Church and was a leader in the effort to raise funds for Mackinaw City, Michigan's Public Library. Marcia was a graduate of The Winchester Thurston School. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. No public visitation. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, August 14th at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Rd, Pgh., PA 15228. Interment private. Arrangements by BEINHAUER'S (412) 531-4000. Family suggests memorial contributions to the National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, 3471 Fifth Ave., Pgh., PA 15213. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith."⁵

     Marcus Olds was the son of Joseph Olds and Almira A. Olds.¹ Marcus Olds died in infancy.²

     Marcus Aurelius Olds was born on 12 May 1851.^4,5 He was the son of Orson Olds and Renew Scoville.³ Marcus Aurelius Olds married Olive Haven on 22 Dec 1874 at Van Buren County, Michigan.^3,6 Marcus Aurelius Olds died on 10 Sep 1934 at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at age 83.⁷

     Marcus Dela Fayette Olds was born c 1792 at New York.² He married (1) Jane Campbell on 27 Jun 1816 at Butler County, Ohio.³
     On 24 Sep 1808 in Ontario County, New York, Joseph Brundage was appointed guardian of Marquis de la Fayette Olds, age 17, of Canandaigua.
If this record applies to my subject, as it appears to, it implies that his father was dead by this time and thus not the Gilbert Olds, Revolutionary War Pensioner, said to have died in Indiana.⁴
Marcus Dela Fayette Olds appeared on the census of 1830 at Lemon Township, Butler County, Indiana, as follows:
     M D F Olds, 1 m. under 5, 1 m. 5-9, 2 m. 10-14, 1 m. 15-19, 1 m. 30-39, 1 f. under 5, 1 f. 20-29, 1 f. 30-39.⁵
Marcus Dela Fayette Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Shelby, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, as follows: Marcos D. F. Olds 2 m. 5-9 [Albert and Alfred], 3 m 15-19 [Marcus, Oliver and ??], 1 m. 20-29 [Reuben], 1 m.40-49, 1 f. 10-14 [Charlotte], 1 f. 40-49
The initials could be derived from the name written as Marcus De la Fayette. One male child is not yet accounted for.⁶
Marcus Dela Fayette Olds and Jane Olds appeared on the census of 2 Aug 1850 at Carrroll County, Indiana, as follows:
     106/107 Marques De F Olds, 59, farmer, b. New York
      Jane, 55, b. New York
      Oliver, 25, b. Ohio
      Alfred, 19
      Albert, 19.²

     Marcus N. Olds was born on 1 May 1865.¹ He was the son of Enoch Olds and Rachel Barnes.¹ Marcus N. Olds died on 4 Aug 1867 at age 2.¹

     Marcus R. Olds was born on 18 Feb 1924 at North Dakota.^1,2 He was the son of Andrew Emory Olds and Bessie Hazel Hopkins.¹ Marcus R. Olds died on 1 Oct 1980 at age 56.² He was buried at Cushing Union Cemetery, Cushing, Morrison County, Minnesota.³

     Margaret Olds was born on 12 Nov 1845 near Burkshire, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Ransom Olds and Florella H. McMillan.¹ Margaret Olds married James Hess on 5 Feb 1866 at Kankakee, Illinois.³
     Margaret Olds appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1880 at Town of Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois, as follows:
Margaret Hess and James Hess appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1900 at Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, as follows:
     378/378 Hess, James, head, b. Sep 1839, age 60, head, 60, marr. 34 yrs, b. Canada Eng., father b. Canada Eng., mother b. New Brunswick, farmer
      , Margaret, wife, b. Nov. 1845, 54, marr. 34 yrs, 7 children, 4 living, b. Ill., father b. Vermont, mother b. New York
      , Margaret M., dau., b. Jan. 1879, 21, single, b. Ill., father b. Canada, mother b. Ill., school teacher
      , Mary L., dau., b. Oct 1882, 17, single, b. Ill., father b. Canada, mother b. Ill.
      , Charles E., ad-son, b. Dec 1880, 19, single, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., farm labor.⁵

     Margaret Olds was the daughter of Darwin D. Olds.¹
     He "lives at Wenatchee, Wash." [1915]¹

     Margaret Olds married Charles J. Benedict.² Margaret Olds was born on 10 Oct 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Worthington Olds and May C. Meigs.¹

     Margaret Olds was born in 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Olds and Cora Dowd.¹

     Margaret A, Olds was born on 8 Nov 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Seneca Olds and Margaret M. Balliett.¹

     Margaret Ann Olds was born on 25 Nov 1949 at Itasca County, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Lyle Franklin Olds.¹

     Margaret Erskine Olds was born on 6 Sep 1911 at Blue Hill, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Marshall Keith Olds and Carol Alicia Hooper.¹ Margaret Erskine Olds died in 1934.² She was buried at East Lempster Cemetery, East Lempster, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.³

     Margaret Faye Olds was born on 17 Aug 1917 at Kansas.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Frank David Olds and Susan H. Thompson.¹ Margaret Faye Olds died on 21 Aug 1982 at Longview Regional Hospital, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, at age 65.⁴ She was buried at Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Wichita, Kansas.⁵

     Margaret Frances Olds was born c 1905 at New York.² She was the daughter of Willis Jerome Olds and Lauretta Shaw.¹

     Margaret Frances Olds was the daughter of Raymond Shaw Olds and Mildred (?).¹

     Margaret Grace Olds was born on 11 Feb 1893.¹ She was the daughter of William H. Olds and Desdamonia Bertha Shirley.¹

     Margaret L. Olds was born c 1918 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Norman Evry Olds and Clara Louise Hull.¹

     Margaret P. Olds was born c 1924 at North Dakota.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Emory Olds and Bessie Hazel Hopkins.¹

     Margaret Rosalie Olds was born on 26 Feb 1922 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Grover E. Olds and Mabel E. Poston.¹
      Rosalie Olds Bride of Ensign Clark O. Murray, Jr., U. S. N. R.
Miss Rosalie Olds, daughter of Mrs. Clyde Walter Maupin, and Ensign Clark O. Murray, jr., U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark O. Murray, were married at 8 o'clock Tuesday night. August 22, at the Central. Presbyterian church. Fan shaped arrangements of huckleberry foliage and white gladioli and tall standards of lighted candles in the chancel formed the background for the ceremony which was performed by the Rev. Howard H. Gordon. Before the service. Mrs. james R. Elliott, organist, played the following program:
"Bells Thro' the Trees"      Edmundson
"Andante Cantabile from the Fourth Symphony"     Wider
"Dreams"       McAmis
"Scherzo from Sonata No. 1” Rogers
Mrs. Elliott accompanied Mrs. James Porter, who sang "At Dawning” and "Because.”
The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle. Mr. Clarence Eugene Gould, wore a gown of white silk marquisette over taffeta, fashioned with heart-shaped neckline, long sleeves tapered to a point over the hand, fitted bodice outlined with full-gathered embroidered organdy, and hoop skirt which lengthened into an aisile-wide train. Her short double veil of tulle was held in place by sprays of stephanotis and she carried a cascade bouquet of white gardenias and stephanotis with shower of stephanotis.
Miss Becky Laffoon was maid of honor. Her gown was of shell pink net over faille taffeta and she carried Picardy gladioli. The brides-maids, Mrs. Beverly P. Haynes and Mrs. Winston A. Painter, wore gowns of lime green net over taffeta with fitted bodices and bouffant skirts. They carried cascade bouquets of Picardy gladioli. Mrs. Joseph J. Heinerickson and Miss Marian Morrison lighted the tapers.
Ensign Murray was attended by his father. Mr. Clark O. Murray, as best man. The groomsmen were Lieut. Willis Gene Moore and Ensign Tony Migliazzo. Mr. Beverly F. Haynes and Mr. Edgar Swain.
The ceremony was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's mother. White ruffled petunias and white August lilies surrounded the 5-tiered wedding cake.
The brides mother wore a floor length gown of aquamarine crepe. The bridegroom's mother was gowned in white crepe. Both wore corsages of Miniver roses.
The bride's going away costume was of citron gabardine. Her deep purple half-hat was trimmed with an American Beauty feather and her corsage was of gardenias. The couple left for a honeymoon in the South and will be at home in Corpus Christi, Tex.³

     Margaret Saseen Olds was born on 5 Jul 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Edwin Whitney Olds and Sallie Therese Sasseen.¹

     Margery E. Olds was born c 1915 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Harry Lindley Olds and Lura E. Van Horn.¹ Margery E. Olds married Herbert Schlenker on 1 Mar 1941 at Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan.² Margery E. Olds was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. Although FindAGrave shows Margery Tedder as spouse of Herbert Schlenker, I have not found anything about Margery Olds in here.³

     Marguerite Elizabeth Olds was born on 14 Jul 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Clark Olds and Livia Elizabeth Keator¹, and died on 28 Mar 1897 at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 7.^1,3
     Her obituary states: DIED: "OLDS -- in this city, early Sunday morning, March 28th, 1897, Marguerite Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Olds, in her eighth year.
"Funeral services at residence, 216 West Seventh street, Wednesday forenoon at 11 o'clock. Friends invited."⁴"

     Maria Olds was born on 1 Jul 1806 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Justus Olds and Mary Loomis.¹ Maria Olds married Henry Saunders Jr. on 29 Nov 1827.^1,3 Maria Olds married (2) John Johnson.¹

     Maria Olds married William B. Lusk.¹ Maria Olds was born on 19 Dec 1819.^2,3 She was the daughter of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent.¹ Maria Olds died on 29 Jan 1900 at age 80.¹

     Maria Olds was born on 3 Jun 1829.¹ She was the daughter of Nathan Olds and Hannah Wright.¹ Maria Olds died on 3 Oct 1852 at age 23.¹

     Maria Olds was born in 1840.¹ She was the daughter of Davis Olds and Olive Mott.¹

     Maria A. Olds was born c 1844.¹ She was the daughter of Zenas Olds and Susannah Ford.¹

     Maria Felton Olds was born on 7 May 1845.¹ She was the daughter of Lorenzo Olds and Edeline Connabel Felton.¹ Maria Felton Olds died on 28 Aug 1847 at age 2.¹