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     Norman A. Olds was born c 1824 at Vermont.¹ He was the son of Alexander Olds and Lovicy Prouty.² Norman A. Olds married Clarissa Eleanor Lindley on 24 Oct 1846.^3,4 Norman A. Olds died on 21 Aug 1905 at Tompkins, Jackson County, Michigan,¹ and was buried at Lincoln-Pomeroy Cemetery, Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan.⁵
     Norman A. Olds and Clarissa Eleanor Olds appeared on the census of 15 Oct 1850 at Scio, Washtenaw County, Michigan, as follows:
     2335/2335 Norman Olds, 27, farmer, b. Vermont
      Clarissa Do [i. e. Ditto] , 21, b. N. Y.
      Medora Do, 1, b. Do.⁶
Norman A. Olds and Clarissa Eleanor Olds appeared on the census of 3 Aug 1860 at Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, as follows:
     1096/1087 Norman Old, 36, farmer, b. Vt.
      Clarissa , 30, b. N. Y.
      Medora , 11, b. N. Y.
      Frank , 8, b. Mich.
      Ida , 6, b. Mich.
      Lynda , 4, female, b. Mich.
      Ellit , 1, male, b. Mich.⁷
Norman A. Olds and Clarissa Eleanor Olds appeared on the census of 22 Aug 1870 at Blackman Township, Jackson County, Michigan, as follows:
     224/231 Olds, Norman, 47, farmer, b. Vermont
      , Clarissa, 40, keeping house, b. N. Y.
      , Frank, 14, farm laborer, b. Mich.
      , Lindley, 14, male, attending school, b. Mich.
      . Ellick, 10, male, attending school, b. Mich.
      , Ida, 15, at home, b. Mich.
      , Clara, 7, b. Mich.⁸
Norman A. Olds and Clarissa Eleanor Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 at Blackman Township, Jackson County, Michigan, as follows:
     49/49 Olds, Norman[?] A., 56, farmer, b. Mich., parents b. Mich. [sic]
      , Clarissa E., 51, wife, keeping house, b. Vt., parents b. Vt.
      , Ellie N., 20, dau., laborer, b. N. Y., father b. Mich., mother b. Vt.
      , Clarrie E., 18, dau., house keeper, b. Mich., father b. Mich., mother b. Vt.⁹
Norman A. Olds and Clarissa Eleanor Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jun 1900 at Blackman township, Jackson County, Michigan, as follows:
     238/239 Olds, Norman, head, b Sep 1823, 76, marr. 54 yrs, b. Vt., parents b. Vt., landlord
      , Clarisa, wife, b. Feb 1829, 71, 6 children, 5 living, b. New York, father b. England, mother b. Conn.
      , Martha, daughter, b. Feb 1882, b. Michigan, father b. Germany, mother b. Scotland [SURPRISE].³
     "Frank W. Olds, for many years a successful farmer and stock raiser, now one of the leading business men of Muntih, is a native of Washtenaw county, Michigan, and the son of Norman A. and Clarissa (Lindley) Olds. The father was born in Vermont and the mother in the state of New York. Norman Olds, Sr., the subject's grandfather, was also a Vermonter, but many years ago moved to Niagara county, New York, where he spent the remainder of his life as an enterprising tiller of the soil: Of his nine children Norman A was the seventh and all were born before the family left the Green Mountain state.
"Norman A. Olds was born September 1, 1823, accompanied his parents to New York when a youth and there remained until 1850, when he came to Michigan and purchased a farm of eighty acres in Scio township, Washtenaw county. After clearing and otherwise improving his place and living on the same about fifteen years, he sold out and bought one hundred and twenty acres in Blackman township, Jackson couty, whither he removed in 1865. The latter place was only partially cleared when Mr. Olds took possession and he at once proceeded to improve it and in due time had one of the best farms in that part of the county. He erected good buildings, planted a large orchard, raised fine live stock and in the course of a few years became one on the most enterprising men of the community. Mr. Olds was self-made, beginning life with no means beyond an ax and a yoke of oxen, but his energy, industry and laudable ambition to succeed more than made up for his lack of material capital. His wife, a fit companion and helpmeet for such a husband, proved an able and faithful assistant during their early married life and while raising her family knew not by practical experience the meaning of leisure or idleness. She spun. knit, sewed, made all the clothing for the family and for many long years her life was a ceaseless round of patient toil and unselfish devotion to the welfare of those dependent upon her. After acquiring an ample competence for their declining years this esteemed couple rested from their labors and are now living in retirement on the homestead in Blackman township. Norman A. Olds has been an influential factor in the affairs of his community, ever since moving to the county, thirty-eight years ago, and few men of Blackman are as widely known and as highly esteemed. He is a zealous Republican in politics and, although quite an old man, still retains much of the physical and mental vigor of his prime and keeps in close touch with the trend of current events. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Olds consists of six children, the oldest being Dora, a lady of fifty-three years; she married Charles Morris, a carpenter and machinist, is the mother of one child, and at this time lives in the state of California. Frank W., of this review, is the second in order of birth, after whom is Ida, wife of Henry Glispie[sic], of Tompkins township; Mrs. Glispie resides on a fine farm and has a family of three living children, one being deceased. Alexander, the fifth in succession, is a citizen of California, engaged in the stock business, owning a large ranch in one of the most favored sections of the state. Clara, the youngest member of the family, is the wife of Andrew Harris, and lives in the city of Jackson, where her husband is proprietor of a popular sanitarium.
"Frank W. Olds, the immediate subject of this sketch, was born September 3, 1853, in Scio township, Washtenaw county, and remained with his parents until eighteen years old, the meanwhile of winter seasons receiving a fair education in the pubic schools. He was reared to honest toil and while at home helped with the farm work and contributed his share to the family's support. At the above age he started out for himself and during the four years following was in the employ of the Michigan Central and Flint & Pere Marquette railroad companies, at the expiration of which time he resigned his position to take charge of a large farm in Henrietta township, belonging to a man by the name of Holt. Meanwhile, on the 28th of August, 1878, he was united in marriage with Miss Emma Holt , daughter of Squire and Hannah (Lord) Holt of New York, and immediately thereafter the young couple set up their domestic establishment on the above farm where they lived and prospered during the ensuing twenty years. In February, 1899, Mr. Olds abandoned agricultural pursuits and opened a hardware house in the town of Munith, which he has since conducted with a constantly increasing trade, being at the time the leader in that line of business. He carries a full assortment of hardware, in addition to which he handles agricultural implements, wagons, buggies and vehicles of all kinds, besides conducting a thoroughly stocked bazaar which has a large and lucrative patronage. From a modest beginning Mr. Olds has gradually built up a business which in volume and importance is now second to that of no other in the town. His career presents a series of continued successes such as few men under similar circumstances attain and the present indications point to a future of still more promise. Mr. Olds has not only reached a commanding position in the business circles of the community, but has as an enterprising, public spirited citizen he ranks with the progressive men of his town and county. Since moving to Munith he has maintained a lively interest in the town's affairs and through his efforts its material growth has greatly increased, to say nothing of its influence in promoting the social and moral welfare of the place. Politically he is a Republican and as such has been a potent factor in the party in his township where for a number of years he has been recognized as a leader in local affairs. At the present time he is serving as deputy sheriff of Jackson county and so efficiently has he discharged the duties of the position that his friends predict for him higher official honors at no distant day. Mr. Olds enjoys a large measure of popularity and has the confidence of the public irrespective of political affiliation. He is well qualified to fill important station, being intellectually keen and alert, and true to every trust confided to his care. He has managed his own large and growing interests with the consummate skill which betokens a broad mind and wise forethought, and the place he now occupies in public esteem is prophetic of continued prosperity in the years to come.
"Mr. and Mrs. Olds are the parents of five children, whose names are as follows: Allie L., an employe[e] of the Detroit Stove Works; Nellie, who married Clarence Shoemaker, a telegraph operator stationed at La Crosse, Indiana; Harry, a youth of fifteen, and still under the parental roof' Lutie, aged ten, and Loine, four years old. Mr. Olds was careful to provide his children with good educational advantages and they in turn availed themselves of every opportunity for intellectual culture. Allie is a well educated and accomplished young business man with a bright future before him; he achieved honorable repute as a teacher, and Nellie is a lady of varied culture, especially proficient in music. Mrs. Olds is a member of the Methodist church, deeply interested in all the good work in which her congregation is engaged and is well known and popular with the best society circles of the town of her residence. Mr. Olds is not identified with any religious organization, but he has profound respect for the church and contributes liberally of his means to its support.. He is also interested in the charitable and benevolent enterprises of the community and never withholds assistance from a needy person or worthy object, providing the claims of each are legitimate. As a citizen he is progressive in all the term implies and as a neighbor and friend has so stamped his individuality upon the community as to make his presence felt in its affairs."¹⁰

     Norman Clyde Olds was born on 15 Apr 1920 at Minnesota.^1,2 He was the son of Clyde Henry Olds and Florence E. Taylor.¹ Norman Clyde Olds died on 20 Dec 1994 at age 74.²
     His obituary states:
     "Clyde N. Olds
"No service will be held.
"Mr. Olds died of colon cancer Dec. 20. He was 74.
"He was born April 15, 1920, in Aiken, Minn., where he grew up.
"During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. After the war, he settled in Portland, where he owned and operated Norm's Arco.
"He married Ramona Cloninger on Nov. 29, 1949. The family moved to Sekiu, Wash., where Mr. Olds worked as a master mechanic for Crown Zellerbach in Neah Bay, Wash. He retired in 1981 and moved to Netarts, where he managed a crabbing resort. In 1983, he returned to Portland.
"He is survived by his wife; sons, John of Aurora and Lowell of Sekiu; brothers, Henry and Willard, both of Portland; sisters, Erma Eulalia of Tillamook and Ann Peachy, Barbara Hill and Vea Anderson, all of Utah; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
"Disposition by cremation.
"Remembrances: Portland Adventist Hospice, 10201 S.E. Main St., Suite 1, Portland 97216.
"Arrangements: Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel in Gresham."²

     Norman Evry Olds was born on 17 Feb 1881 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.³ He was the son of Charles Luther Olds and Eliza Jane McLachlan.¹ Norman Evry Olds married Clara Louise Hull on 31 Oct 1906 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.^3,4
     Norman E. Olds, born 1881, with wife Clara, born 1883, and three single daughters Virginia H., born 1910, Nancy E., born 1915, and Margaret L., born 1919, arrived in the Port of New York on 30 Jul 1934 aboard --- from Hamilton, Bermuda. All were born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and their address was 3069 Scarborough Street, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.⁵
     "pajd318" shared this document transcription on trees.ancestry.com:
"NORMAN EVRY OLDS contributes the following: "There has been no change whatever in my business status since 1930 (advertising manager of the Perfection
Stove Company), except that inasmuch as my income depends upon the income of the company to a measurable extent, I have gone down the hill and part way up
again with the rest of the country, although there never has been any time during the depression when we failed to make some profit. My oldest daughter, Jane
Alison, was married in February, 1932, and is now Mrs. Carl J. Harbert. She has a son a year old, named after his grandfather, and all the indications are that young
Norman will be in Harvard in about seventeen years. My second daughter, Virginia, graduated from the University of Michigan in June, 1932, and Nancy is now a
sophomore at the University of Michigan. The only hobby that I have been able to ride with any regularity has been golf. I have maintained about the same level of
accomplishment as during the last several years, so my handicap still sticks at around ten. My interest in books is very varied, depending upon the purpose of the
moment. I enjoy history and poetry, strange as that may seem, and have a fairly good library of both. I dislike most of the present moving pictures? they are a
complete waste of time, eyesight, emotions, and money. I have no seated objection to the idea of a new deal if the government would continue to deal in an orthodox
way, from the top of the deck. I do object to their inclination in a number of matters to slip a card off the bottom of the deck, out of the middle, or out of their sleeve. I
believe that in spite of the prevalence of the descendants of the House of Israel in Washington and of their convictions, the Constitution of the U.S. remains a
remarkably workable and sound document. I feel that there is only one really satisfactory way filling in the span of life allotted to us, and that is to get all of the
enjoyment out of it you can consistent with the proper regard for the equal right of other people to do the same thing. After all, this boils down practically to the Golden Rule -- what more do you want. Address: 7609 Platt Avenue Cleveland, Ohio."⁶
     Norman was a 1905 graduate of Harvard College. A class directory published in 1905 has this to say about him:
Norman Evry Olds, born 17 Feb 1881, Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of Charles Luther Olds and Eliza Jane McLachlan. School: Cornell University. In Scientific School, 1902 - 1905; S. B. 1905. Married Clara Louise Hull, Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 31, 1906. Children: Jane Alison, Sept 2, 1907; Virginia Hull, July 18, 1910. Occupation Merchant. Home address 7 Merrill Apartments, Berkely, Cal. Business address: Oakland, Calif.⁷
Norman Evry Olds appeared on the census of 19 Jan 1920 at Summit City, Union County, New Jersey, as follows:
     Olds, Norman E., 38, b. Ind., parents b. Ind., Sales Manager, Office
      , Clara H., wife, 34, b. Ind., father b. Ohio, mother b. Indiana
      , Jane, dau., age 12, b. Indiana
      , Virginia, dau., age 9, b. Indiana
      , Nancy, dau., age 5, b. Ind.
      , Margaret, dau., age 1-11/12, b. Indiana
     Mallory, Dora, servant, age 19, black, b. South Carolina.⁸

     Obediah Olds was born on 24 Dec 1788 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Josiah Old and Ruth Barker.¹ Obediah Olds died on 11 Mar 1840 at age 51.^2,3
     He was a soldier of the War of 1812.²

     Oby Olds married Isador Nicolas.¹ Oby Olds was born on 21 Sep 1833.¹ He was the son of Elisha Olds and Abigail W. Flint.¹ Oby Olds died on 31 Jul 1863 near Racine, Illinois, at age 29.^1,2
     He is listed in the Racine city directory as: "Olds Oby, pump maker, h Western Plank Road e Twelfth."³
     His obituary states: DIED: "On the 31st ult., near Racine, Illinois, OBY OLDS, son of Elisha Olds, of Millcreek, aged 30 years."⁴

     Octavia Olds was born on 31 Mar 1783 at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Amos Olds and Phebe (?).^2,1

     Octavia Adeline Olds was born on 8 Sep 1848.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Olds and Elizabeth A. Lincoln.¹ Octavia Adeline Olds died on 26 Jul 1851 at age 2.¹

     Octavia Irene Olds was born on 12 Apr 1853 at Garnaville, Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Olds and Elizabeth A. Lincoln.¹ Octavia Irene Olds married Amos Hyatt on 27 Jan 1874.¹ Octavia Irene Olds died on 8 Apr 1876 at Rochester, Minnesota, at age 22.¹

     Olin C. Olds was born on 12 Feb 1841.² He was the son of Stillman Olds and Wealthy Johnson.¹ Olin C. Olds married Helen M. Prentice on 12 May 1869.^3,4 Olin C. Olds died on 18 Dec 1917 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, at age 76.² He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.⁵
     "He was a farmer in Mid. [Middlefield] for many years, living on the River Road at the foot of Glendale Falls. He was a selectman in 1890, 1898-1900."²

     Olive Olds was born on 6 May 1786 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Old and Bethia Marsh.¹ Olive Olds married Luther Bartlett on 1 Mar 1804 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² Olive Olds died on 13 Jun 1860 at Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, at age 74.³

     Olive Olds was born c 1776.¹ She was the daughter of Levi Olds and Sabra Archer. Olive Olds married Stephen Noyse on 25 Jan 1807 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^2,3 Olive Olds died on 4 Jan 1837 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹

     Olive Olds was baptized on 16 Sep 1776 at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.¹

     Olive M. Olds was born on 28 Sep 1839.² She was the daughter of Joseph Warren Olds and Deborah Harwood.^1,2 Olive M. Olds married James L. Groves on 9 Jul 1856.³

     Olive O. Olds was born on 6 Apr 1900 at Medical Lake, Seattle County, Washington.^1,2 She was the daughter of Wilson Albert Olds Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Burgess.¹

     Oliver Olds was born on 15 Dec 1785 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Josiah Old and Ruth Barker.¹ Oliver Olds married Polly Remington on 28 Oct 1814 at Suffield, Connecticut.² Oliver Olds died on 31 Mar 1861 at Troy, Geauga County, Ohio, at age 75² and was buried at Troy Cemetery, Geauga County, Ohio.³
     He was a soldier of the war of 1812.²
Oliver Olds appeared on the census of 19 Sep 1850 at Aurora Township, Portage County, Ohio, as follows:
     Oliver Olds, 64, shoemaker, b. Conn.
     Polly , 62, b. Conn.
     Lavenia     , 34, b. Conn.
     Mary 32, b. Conn.
     Rosamond , 29, male (written over something), b. N. Y.
     Julius , 27, b. N. Y.
     Chloie , 24, b. N. Y.
     Cromwell , 22, b. N. Y.⁴
Oliver Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jun 1860 at Troy, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:
     Oliver Olds, 74, b. Mass.
     Polly , 72, b. Mass.
     Cromwell , 21, male, b. N.Y.
     Alida , 26, female, b. O.
     Martha , 7, b. O.
     Isabel , 4, b. O.
     Laura , 2, b. O.⁵

     Oliver Olds was born on 13 May 1823 at Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Ezra Richmond Olds and Louis (?).¹

     Oliver Olds was born in Nov 1890 at Texas.^1,2 He was the son of William C. Olds and Samantha Ann Rachel Jones.¹
     "Oliver Olds, her youngest sibling [of Mollie Smith Rusk], put distance between himself -- at least geographically -- from the violence stalking his family. He relocated to Cochise County, Arizona, supporting his wife and two daughters as a cattle inspector. He retired as an engineer from the Arizona Highway Deprtment. Oliver Olds joined the Baptist church and became a prominent member of the Masonic Lodge. He returned to Texas late in life, settling in El Paso, and died there January 27, 1965. His wife and daughters were under the impression that he was a graduate of Baylor University, in Waco. 'He definitely did not graduate from here,' says Tiffany Sowel of the Texas Collection at Baylor University. A search of the college's student records has found no indication of Oliver Olds's enrollment. Supposedly, Olds was a U.S. Marshall, but a search of the records of the U. S. Marshals Service finds no evidence of his service. He may, however, have been a local marshal."³

     Oliver Cromwell Olds married Aleda M. Plum.² Oliver Cromwell Olds was born c 1829.¹ He was the son of Oliver Olds and Polly Remington.¹
     Oliver Cromwell Olds and Aleda M. Olds appeared on the census of 9 Aug 1870 at Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:
     
Oliver Cromwell Olds and Aleda M. Olds appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1880 at Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio, as follows:

     Oliver H. P. Olds was born in Nov 1824.^1,2 He was the son of Marcus Dela Fayette Olds and Jane Campbell. Oliver H. P. Olds married Elizabeth S. Moore in 1856.^3,4 Oliver H. P. Olds died on 25 Feb 1906 at St, Crix County, Wisconsin, at age 81^1,5 and was buried at Old Willow River Cemetery, Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.⁶
     Oliver H. P. Olds and Elizabeth S. Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1860 at Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     39/39 O. H. P. Olds, 35, farmer, b. Ohio
     Elisa " , 29, b. England
     Archibald " , 1, b. Wisc.
     Wm. " , 13, b. Ind.⁷
Oliver H. P. Olds and Elizabeth S. Olds appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1870 at Hudson City, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     244/253 Olds, O H P, 45, Broom Maker, b. Ohio
      , Elizabeth, 35, Keeping house, b. England, parents of foreign birth
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      Olds, Jennie, 7, b. Wisc., mother of foreign birth
      , Karen, 5, b. Wisc., mother of foreign birth
      , Henry, 5/12, b. Wisc. in January, mother of foreign birth
      Moon, Isabel, 18, milliner, b. Eng., parents of foreign birth.⁸
Oliver H. P. Olds and Elizabeth S. Olds appeared on the census of 3 Jun 1880 at Fourth Street, Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     96/103 Olds, Oliver, 55, b. Ohio, father b. N. Y, mother b. N. J.
      , Elizabeth, 45, wife, keeping house, b. England, parents b. England
      , Jane, 16, daughter, at school, b. Wisc., father b. Ohio, mother b. England
      , Isabelle, 14, daughter at school, b Wisc., father b. Ohio, mother b. England
      , Charlotte, 7, daughter, at school, b. Wisc., father b. Ohio, mother b. England
      , Arthur, 2, son, b. Wisc., father b. Ohio, mother b. England.⁹
     "Oliver H. P. Olds was born at Springfield, Ohio, in 1824. His father, Marcus Olds, was the first white child born west of the Genessee river, New York. Oliver lived with his father until twenty-three years of age. At the age of eleven he learned the trade of broom making, and engaged in it in his native state, Canada and Indiana. In 1853 he entered a tract of land in Troy township in the St. Croix Valley, on which he settled two years later. After twelve years on the farm, he removed to Hudson, erected a factory, and has since carried on an extensive business in broom-making, completing the first brooms made in this county. He makes about twelve hundred dozen brooms per year. Married, in 1856, Miss Elizabeth S. Moore, a native of England. They had had ten children, only four of whom are living."⁴
Oliver H. P. Olds and Elizabeth S. Olds appeared on the census of 6 Jun 1900 at Hudson City, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     228/232 Olds, Oliver H. P., head, b. Nov. 1824, 75, marr. 43 yrs, b. Ohio, father b. New York, mother b. N. J., broom mfg
      , Elizabeth, wife, b. Aug. 1834, marr. 43 yrs, 10 children, 3 living, b. England, parents b. Eng., came to US in 1854
      , Charlotte M., dau., b. Dec. 1872, 27, single, b. Wisc., father b. Ohio, mother b. Eng., at school.²
Oliver H. P. Olds appeared on the census of 1905 at Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, as follows:
     82 Olds, Oliver H. P., head, b. Ohio, parents b. NY - NJ, Broom mfg.
      , Elizabeth, wife, 70, b. Eng., parents b. Eng.
      , Charlotte, dau., 32, single, b. Wisc., parents b. O - Eng.
      Palmer, Nellie, grand-d, 4, parents b. [??]-Wis.¹⁰

     Oliver P. Olds was born on 17 Nov 1810.¹ He was the son of Zardus Olds and Lucy Parsons.¹ Oliver P. Olds married (1) Caroline S. Morley.² Oliver P. Olds married (2) Mary C. Gaylord.² Oliver P. Olds married (3) Mariah E. Rising on 15 May 1873.^3,4 Oliver P. Olds died on 29 Aug 1891 at Agawam, Massachusetts, at age 80⁵ and was buried at Springfield Steet Cemetery, Agawam, Hampen County, Massachusetts.⁶
     Oliver P. Olds and Caroline S. Olds appeared on the census of 14 Aug 1850 at West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     45 Olds, Oliver P., 40, tinner, b. Mass.
      , Caroline P., 40, b. Mass.
      , Elizabeth M., 13, b. Conn.
      , Charles R., 10, b. Conn.
      , Ellen A., 5, b. Mass.
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      , Lucy, 68, b. Mass.⁷
     He lived at New Britain, Conn., Westfield, Mass., and Agawam, Mass.²
Oliver P. Olds and Mariah E. Olds appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1880 at Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, as follows:
     286/294 Olds, Oliver P., 69, married, farmer, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Maria E., 60, wife, married, Keeping house, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.
      , Edward, 11, son, at home, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.⁸ Oliver P. Olds left a will on 2 Jun 1891 at Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He directed that all his property be given to his Executor to be held by him and to pay the use and income to his wife yearly for life. After her death it was to be divided eqally "betwen himself and my daughter Ellen A. Eddy. Having bestowed upon my son Edward C. Olds, his portion I leave him nothing." Son Charles R. Olds was to be the executor.⁹

     Olivet Aurora Olds was born in Feb 1821.^2,3 She was the daughter of Gideon Olds and Elizabeth Lyman.¹ Olivet Aurora Olds died on 19 Aug 1866 at age 45.^4,5
     Mrs. Olive A. (Olds) Shackford is in the 1891 church roster of the Congregational Church at Norwich, Vermont. She had joined in 1839 by profession and left in 1856 by letter to Manchester, N. H. No other Shackford is on this list.⁶

     Olivia Olds was born c 1854.¹ She was the daughter of Levi T. Olds and Mary Elliott.¹

     Opal Belle Olds was born on 30 Oct 1891 at Illinois.^1,4 She was the daughter of Gideon Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Cobler.³
     She was still single in Jan 1908. Her address was Soldier, Kansas.⁵

     Ophelia Olds was born in 1852.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Olds and Elizabeth Hull.¹ Ophelia Olds married J. S. Boyd in 1877.¹
     Ophelia Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Marion City, Marion County, Ohio, as follows:
     Boyd, Ophelia, head, b. Sept. 1852, age 47, widow, 3 children, 3 living, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Todd, son, b. Nov. 1878, age 21, single, b. Ohio
      , Kate, dau., b. Nov. 1878, age 21, single, b. Ohio
      , Oscar, son, b. June 1881, age 18, single, b. Ohio.²

     Ora Olds was born on 6 Oct 1880 at Milan, Monroe County, Michigan.^1,2 He was the son of Aaron R. Olds and Mary Jones.¹ Ora Olds married (1) Millie D. Critchell on 28 Aug 1902 at Tecumseh, Monroe County, Michigan.³ Ora Olds and Millie were divorced on 11 Apr 1906 at Monroe County, Michigan.⁴ Ora Olds married (2) Emma Cerry on 1 Mar 1910 at Azalea, Michigan.⁵ Ora Olds and an unknown person were divorced on 5 Aug 1918 at Lenawee County, Michigan.⁶ He married (3) Blanche Hetrick on 12 Jun 1920 at Marshall, Michigan.⁷ Ora Olds died on 7 Apr 1927 at Detention Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, at age 46.⁸
     Ora Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Macon Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, as follows:
     Olds, Ora, boarder, b. Oct. 1880, 19, single, b. Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. Oho, farm laborer
     listed in the family of William and Margaret Gregg, natives of Ireland.⁹
Ora Olds and Emma Olds appeared on the census of 29 Apr 1910 at Milan Township, Monroe County, Michigan, as follows:
     115/117 Waidner, Ernest, Sr., 61, head, marr. once, 35 yrs., b. Germany (German), parents b. Germany (German), farmer, General farming
      , Josephine, wife, 54, marr. once, 35 yrs., 8 children, 8 living, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y.
      , Orrin, D., son, 16, single, b. Mich., father b. Germany (German), mother b. Michigan
      Olds, Orrie, hired man, 29, married twice, 0 yrs this time, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer, working out
      , Ima J., 18, married once, 0 yrs this time, 1 child, 0 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich, housework, private family.¹⁰
     Ora Olds registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Toledo, Ohio. He described himself as living at 224 10th Street, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, age 37, born Oct. 11, 1880, and his occupation was laborer at Overland Auto in Toledo. He was 5' 8"[??] in height, medium in build, with blue eyes and had brown hair. His closest relative was Arron R. Olds of 224 10th Street, Toledo. He signed as Orrie Olds..¹¹
     Orrie and Blanche are listed in the 1922 directory of Battle Creek, Michigan, as:
Olds Orrie (Blanche L), mach opr United Steel Wire Co, res w s 16th 1 n of Lafayette av.¹²
     Orrie and Blanche are listed in the 1926 directory of Battle Creek, Michigan, as:
Olds Orie (Blanche) lab[orer] r[esidence] 68 Logan.¹³

     Orcelia Erminia Olds was born on 9 Jun 1843.¹ She was the daughter of Abram M. Olds and Sabrina E. Patten.¹ Orcelia Erminia Olds died on 10 Nov 1846 at age 3.¹

     Orcelius Luther Olds was born on 22 Oct 1845 at Westport, New York.¹ He was the son of Abram M. Olds and Sabrina E. Patten.² Orcelius Luther Olds married Alice M. Douglass on 22 Dec 1875 at Guernsey County, Ohio.^3,4 Orcelius Luther Olds was buried at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.⁵
     All their children died young.¹

     Orida Olds was born on 18 Aug 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Louis/Lewis Olds and Mary Augusta Johnson.¹ Orida Olds married(1) William Hamm on 3 Jan 1949 at Cook County, Illinois.^2,3 Orida Olds married (2) Murray Sidney Payne on 28 Jun 1962 at Richmond, Virginia.^2,4
     Orida Olds appeared on the census of 6 Feb 1920 at Marco Village (not inc.), Lee County, Florida, as follows:
     Fm 44/50 Olds, Oride, owner, 23, single, b. PA, parents b. N. Y., farmer on Old's[sic] farm
      , Saloma, 20, sister, b. PA, parents b. N. Y., farmer on Old's[sic] farm
      , Rosalie, sister, 18, single, b. PA, parents b. N. Y., farmer on Old's[sic] farm.⁵

     Orient C. Olds was born on 17 Jan 1887 at Como, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Lyman Delos Olds and Mary Harriet May.¹ Orient C. Olds married Oscar Peter Wetzell on 29 Dec 1908 at Tampico, Illinois.¹ Orient C. Olds died on 11 Oct 1984 at Prophets Riverside Good Samaritan Center, Prophetstown, Illinois, at age 97.¹ She was buried at Tampico Memorial Cemetery, Tampico, Illinois.^1,2
     Orient C. Wetzell and Oscar Peter Wetzell appeared on the census of 25 Apr 1910 at Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     45/45 Wetzell, Oscar P., head, married once, 1 yr., b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, farmer, general farm
      , 23, marr. once, 1 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., occupation: none
      , Alice E., dau., 4/12, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., occupation: none.³
Orient C. Wetzell and Oscar Peter Wetzell appeared on the census of 6 Jan 1920 at Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     29/29 Wetzel, Oscar, head, 38, married, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, farmer
      , Orient, wife, 32, married, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., occupation: none
      , Alice, dau., 10, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Helen, daughter, 8, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Esther, daughter, 5, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.⁴
Orient C. Wetzell and Oscar Peter Wetzell appeared on the census of 17 Apr 1930 at Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     6/6 Wetzell, Oscar, Head, 48, marr., 1st marr at 27, b. Ill., parents b. Ohio, farmer, general farm
      , Orient, wife, 43, marr., 1st marr at 22, b. Ill., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mass., occupation: none
      , Alice, dau., single, 20, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., occupation: none
      , Helen, dau., 18, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., occupation: none
      , Esther May, dau., 15, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Harold, son, 6, single, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.⁵
     Her obituary states: "ORIENT C. (OLDS) WETZELL , 97, formerly of Tampico, died (11 Oct 1984) Thursday evening in the Prophets Riverside Good Samaritan Center, Prophetstown. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Garland Funeral Home, Tampico, with the Rev. Brad Wilson, pastor of the Tampico United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Tampico Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from noon until the hour of services. A memorial has been established to the Tampico United Methodist Church. Orient Wetzell was born on Jan. 17, 1887 in Como, the daughter of Delos and Mary May Olds. On Dec. 29, 1908 she married Oscar Wetzell in Tampico. He preceded her on July 20, 1968. She was a member of the Tampico United Methodist Church and the Whiteside County Loyal Circle of Kings Daughters for about 70 years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Boline (Alice) Olson, Tampico, Mrs. John (Helen) Andreas and Mrs. Harold (Esther) Hoover, both of Sterling; one son, Harold O. Wetzell, Tampico; 11 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, one daughter in infancy, five sisters and four brothers
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor."¹

     Orlando Olds was born in 1835 at New York.¹ He was the son of William Olds and Sarah Palmer.¹ Orlando Olds died in 1912.² He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Union City, Branch County, Michigan.²