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     Roxey Olds was born on 14 Apr 1815.^1,2 She was the daughter of Levi Olds and Hannah Ford.¹ Roxey Olds died on 29 Jan 1816.^1,3,2

     Roxey Olds was born bt 1787 - 1788.² She was baptized in Jun 1799 at Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Olds and Persis Rice.¹ Marriage banns for her and Ebenezer Ford were published on 18 Dec 1815 at Plainfield, Massachusetts.³ Roxey Olds married Ebenezer Ford, son of Andrew Ford and Sarah Beal, on 22 Jan 1816.⁴ Roxey Olds died bt 1825 - 1827.⁵ She was buried at Middle Ridge Cemetery, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio. Her marker is stone 38, row 11, east setion, described as: "Old brownstone split down center, on ground, peeling, hard to read, some gone; info taken from old reading with differences shown in brackets." The inscription was read as: "In memory of/ Mrs Roxoy wife of/ Mr. Ebenezer Ford/ who died April/ __ 1827[25] in the 78[37]/ year of her age/ Also a son[?] aged 4 months/ also a daughter aged/ 11 months./ Weep not for me my friends/ For O my race is run,/ It was the will of God./ To let his will be done/."⁵
     "Roxy Olds Ford, a settler in 1823, lived in a log house so open that owls hooted in the loft and rats nibbled her toes at night."⁶

     Roy Olds was born in Jul 1890 at California.¹ He was the son of Edgar Olds and Rosa (?).¹

     Roy Fane Olds married Nina Rogers.² Roy Fane Olds was born on 29 Jan 1902.¹ He was the son of Claude Verannus Olds and Nettie Orna McMullen.¹ Roy Fane Olds died on 22 Sep 1980 at Pinellas County, Florida, at age 78.³
     Roy Fane Olds and Nina Olds appeared on the census of 4 Apr 1930 at 1409 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     72/76 Olds, Roy F., head, 28, first marr. at 21, b. FL, parents b. FL, garage manager
      , Nina R., wife, 28, first marr. at 21, b. Oklahoma, father b. Iowa, mother b. Ill.
      , Elizabeth, dau., 4 11/12, b. FL, father b. FL, mother b. OK
      , Dorthy A., dau., 2 3/12, b. FL, father b. FL, mother b. OK
      , Robert E., son, 3/12, b. FL, father b. FL, mother b. OK
      Rogers, Nina O., mother-in-law, 59, widowed, first marr. at 22, b. Ill., father b. Ky, mother b. Ill.²
Roy Fane Olds appeared on the census of 1935 at Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     Olds, Roy, 524 Wildwood Way, 33, father, h.s. education, renter, mechanic
      , Nina, " " , 33, mother, b. Oklahoma, college education, housewife
      , Elizabeth, " " , 10, daughter, b. Fla., public education
      , Dorothy, " " , 8, daughter, b. Fla., public education
      , Robert E., " " , 5, son, b. Fla.
      , Roy Thomas, " " , 3, son, b. Fla.⁴
Roy Fane Olds and Nina Olds appeared on the census of 2 Apr 1940 at 1409 S. Ft. Harrison, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     12 Olds, Roy F., 38, 8 yrs school, b. FL, auto mechanic in own business
      , Nina. wife, 37, 4 yrs h.s., b. Oklahoma, general office help in husband's garage business
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      , Elizabeth, dau., 14, 8 yrs school, b. FL
      , Dorothy A., dau., 12, 6 yrs school, b. FL
      , Robert, son, 10, 3 yrs school, b. FL
      , Thomas, son, 8, 2 yrs school, b. FL
      Rogers, Nina O., mother-in-law, 72, widowed, 4 yrs h.s., b. Ill.
[The family lived in the same place as of 1 April 1935.]⁵
Roy Fane Olds and Nina Olds appeared on the census of 1945 at 1409 Ft. Harrison, Clearwater, Florida, as follows:
          Olds, Roy F., 43, b. Fla., high school education, mechanic
          Olds, Nina R., 43, b. Okl., 1 yr college, housewife
          Olds, Elizabeth, 19, b. Fla., high school education, draftsman
          Olds, Dorothy A., 17, b. Fla., high school education, student
          Olds, Robert E., 15, b. Fla., high school education, student
          Olds, Roy F., 13, b. Fla., 9th grade, student.⁶

     Roy Leon Olds was born in May 1890.¹ He was the son of Frederick G. Olds and Mary M. Hondheim.¹ Roy Leon Olds married Verdilla Rozilla Moweur on 3 Jul 1915 at Hillsdale, Michigan.³ Roy Leon Olds was buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.⁴
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 28 May 1917 at Indianapolis, Indiana. He described himself as living 1040 N. Germania Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, age 27, born Ft. Wayne, Indana, and his occupation was erector for Presto-O-Lite Company in Indianapolis. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had lt. brown hair. His dependants were a wife and child. He gave his name as Roy Leon Olds..⁵ He registered with the Selective Service on 27 Apr 1942, among men born on or after 28 April 1877 and on or before Feb. 16, 1897. He said he was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 28 May 1890 and gave his address as 441 N. Sterling Rd., Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was employed at 1422 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia and his contact person was Mr. Clarence Olds (brother), 441 N. Steriling Rd., Elkins Park. He was described as 5' 8", 160 lbs.⁶

     Roy Peter Olds was born in 1899 at Momence, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Abe Olds and Mary Fedde.¹

     Ruberta Maria Olds was born on 6 May 1886.² She was the daughter of William Wallace Olds and Pauline Esmania Pettijohn.³ Ruberta Maria Olds died on 3 May 1982 at age 95.² She was buried at Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota.⁴
     ". . . Ruby M., who received her education at the Spearfisn Normal School and is now is South America under a three year contract to establish a normal school in Santiago, Chile She has been very successful and the school now has an enrollment of over four hundred and has already made itself felt as a powerful educational force."³

     Ruby Olds was born on 9 Dec 1819.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nathan Olds and Hannah Wright.¹ Ruby Olds married Joseph N. Hendrick on 7 Oct 1846.^3,4

     Ruby Olds was born in 1910 at Tennessee.¹ She was the daughter of Ernst Frank Olds and Maggie Hicks.¹

     Ruby Olds was born on 25 Jan 1818.² She was the daughter of Moses Olds and Mary Miller. Ruby Olds married Thomas Dunn c 1840.³ Ruby Olds died on 18 Oct 1888 at age 70.⁴ She was buried at Beckwith Cemetery, Nilesville, Floyd County, Iowa.⁵
     Ruby Dunn and Thomas Dunn appeared on the census of 5 Jul 1860 at Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     505/480 Thomas Dunn, 45, farmer, b. England
      Ruby Dunn, 43, housewife, b. N. Y.
      Albert Dunn, 18, laborer, b. N. Y., attended school
      Emma Dunn, 12, b. N. Y., attended school
      Monroe Dunn, 4, b. Wisc., attended school.⁶
Ruby Dunn and Thomas Dunn appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Niles Township, Floyd County, Iowa, as follows:
     93/97 Dunn, Thomas, 65, farmer, b. England, parents b. England
      , Ruby, 62, wife, keeping house, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , James M., 24, son, farmer, b. Wisc., father b. England, mother b. N. Y.
      , Nellie, 13, granddaughter, b. Wisc., father b. N. Y., mother b. Wisc.⁷

     Ruby Pearl Olds was born on 20 Jun 1922 at Aitkiin County, Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Howard "Pat" Olds and Alice M. Parker.¹

     Ruel Reed Olds was born on 3 Aug 1811 at Pompey, New York.^1,4,2,5 He was the son of Timothy Olds.^1,6 Ruel Reed Olds married Elmina Perkins on 17 Nov 1835 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.^7,8 Ruel Reed Olds died on 11 Nov 1883 at Yamhill County, Oregon, at age 72^2,9 and was buried at Masonic Cemetery, Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.²
     "His parents moved to Huron County, Ohio, a little later and part of Ruel's boyhood was doubtless spent there. Both of his parents died when Ruel was about six years of age and for a number of years thereafter he may have lived with his older brother, Kingsley Olds, and possibly moved to Illinois in 1833, at the same time Kingsley Olds did. Ruel Olds worked on farms in Illinois, and learned brick-making, working at this trade in Chicago.
"On Nov. 17, 1835, at Chicago, Illinois, he married Elmina Perkins, who was born Jan. 23, 1817, in New York State."¹⁰
Ruel Reed Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Laramie, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, as follows: "Ruel" Olds, 2 males under 2 males under 5, 1 male age 20-30, 1 f. 20-30.¹¹
     "There was another brother, Ruel Olds, who had formerly been a resident of Illinois but who in 1844 had moved out west and since that time the family had neard nothing from or concerning him and did not know where he had settled. The parents of Martin, Aaron, Abel and Ruel Olds had ten other children but so farm as known none of the others ever moved to Michigan and none of them came west with the Olds Emigrant Party."¹²
     "Following their marriage Ruel Olds and his wife lived at Tippecanoe, Indiana, for several seven or eight years, their first three children being born there. In 1844 Ruel and his wife and these three children came out to Oregon, traveling with the emigrant party captained by Colonel Nathaniel Ford. This party was composed of several groups and the individual group with which Ruel and his family traveled was probably headed by Captain Black. James Clyman, an experienced western traveler, accompanied the party. In his diary which has been published in a book entitled "James Clyman = American Frontiersman," the name of Ruel Olds appears on two occasions, misspelled but easily identifiable.¹³ Clyman also records the names of Eli Perkins, Joel Perkins, and John Perkins as members of the party.
"The first winter in Oregon was spent by Ruel and his family at Oregon City. The next spring they moved to Champoeg. In May, 1845, Ruel Olds filed a homestead claim on a section of land in the Cheshalem Valley, a little distance north of the present town of Lafayette, Oregon. Eli Perkins, Ruel's father-in-law, took up an adjoining homestead. The homestead claim notice, in Ruel's handwriting and bearing his signature, and which was officially recorded at Oregon City on Nov. 12, 1845, is presently (1952) in possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Emma Clouchek, 6028 S. E. Reed College Road, Portland, Oregon. Ruel Olds and his wife continued to live on this homestead for the rest of their lives.
"In addition to farming, Ruel operated a brick kiln and for many years the only bricks burned in Yamhill County were those which he manufactured.
"Ruel Olds died at Lafayette, Oregon, on Nov. 11, 1883. His wife, Elmina Perkins Olds, died at Lafayette on Aug. 11, 1885. Both are buried in the cemetery at Lafayette.
"Children of Ruel Reed Olds and Elmina Perkins Olds wre: Eli P. Olds; Nelson Harvey Olds; Elzina Olds; Emmitt Olds; Bruzilda Olds; May Olds; and D. Jay Olds."¹⁴
     "His father [i.e. father of Emmitt Olds], Ruel Olds, was a native of New York and crossed the plains with ox teams in 1844, settling on a donation claim in Yamhill county. There he remained until his death in 1883. He married Elmina Perkins, also a native of New York, the wedding occurring in Chicago. The father's parents died when he was a lad and he grew up to manhood in Illinois. He did farm work there and also learned to make brick and wrought at that trade in Chicago for some years. Later, he established a brick manufactory in Yamhill county and burned the only brick made there for years."¹⁵
     Ruel Olds of Yamhill County was born in New York, 1811 or 1812 and arrived in Oregon on 30 Feb 1845. He settled his claim on 15 March 1851. He married Elmira on 17 Oct or Nov 1835 in Illinois. Henry Tanner surveyed the claim. Supporting affidavits were signed by James E. Hays, James Johnson, Daniel Johnson and Abijah S. Hendricks.¹⁶
     "Early Oregon history was recalled when the Perkins-Olds-Johnson clan gathered recently for a potluck dinner at Champoeg park on the Willamette.
"The clan members, 117 strong, gathered to celebrate the 110th year in Oregon of descendants of Eli and Sally Hull Perkins, pioneers of 1844, who settled in Yamhill valley.
"They came by way of the Old Oregon Trail and the descendants are now in the eighth and ninth generations. There are about 1500 direct descendants with nearly 1100 now living, mostly in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. ...
"Ruel Olds was an early Yamhill county treasurer. He, Eli Perkins and James Johnson once owned all the land between Carlton and Yamhill. Martin Olds was a member of the Oregon legislature and was the second Yamhill county judge. His son, James returned east in 1851 and captained a wagon train of 500 families from Ohio and Michigan to Oregon.
"Peter P. Olds, grandson of Martin, was a member of the legislature, justice of peace in McMinnville, and was the second grower of hops in the Willamete valley. ...
[One picture with this article shows Lawrence Olds, age 81.]¹⁷
Ruel Reed Olds appeared on the census of 8 Nov 1850 at Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Reuben [sic], 38, farmer, b. N. Y.
      , Almira, 30, b. N. Y.
      , Eli, 14, b. Ind.
      , Nelson, 12, b. Ind.
      , Elzina, 8, b. Ind.
      , Emmett, 3, b. O. T.
      , Persilla, 1, b. O. T.¹⁸
Ruel Reed Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1860 at Lafayette Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Ruel Olds, 48, farmer, b. New York
     Elmina , 43, b. New York
     Nelson , 20, farm hand, b. Indiana
     Elzina , 18, b. Indiana
     Emmett , 14, b. Oregon
     Brazilda , 11, b. Oregon
     D. J. , 3, b. Oregon.¹⁹
Ruel Reed Olds appeared on the census of 1 Aug 1870 at Lafayette Precinct, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Ruel, 59, farmer, b. New York
      , Elmina, 53, keeping house, b. New York
      , D. J., 13, male, at home, b. Oregon
      , May, 10, b. Oregon.²⁰
Ruel Reed Olds appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1880 at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon, as follows:
     Olds, Ruel, 68, County Treasurer, b. New York, father b. Conn[?], mother's birth place blank
     Olds, Elmina, 63, wife, house keeping, b. New York, father b. Con, mother b. Vermont
     Olds, D Jay, 23, son, single, at home, b. Oregon, parents b. New York
     Olds, May T, 19, daugt, single, at home, b. Oregon, parents b. New York.²¹

     Rufus Olds was born in 1786.¹ He was the son of Levi Olds and Sabra Archer.¹ Marriage banns for him and Eunice Sprague were published on 1 Aug 1814 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.² Rufus Olds married Eunice Sprague on 25 Aug 1814 at Goshen, Massachusetts.^3,4 Rufus Olds died on 26 Feb 1871 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^1,5
     Rufus Olds appeared on the census of 1820 at Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:

Rufus Olds appeared on the census of 1830 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:

Rufus Olds appeared on the census of 1850 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:

Rufus Olds appeared on the census of 1860 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:

Rufus Olds appeared on the census of 1870, as follows:

     Russell Olds was born c 1915 at Iowa.¹ He was the son of Charles Emery Olds and Bertha Louise Jacobs.¹

     Russell J. Olds was born c 1913 at Oklahoma.¹ He was the son of Gideon Ransom Olds and Lucinda Chenore.¹

     Ruth Olds married (?) Pomeroy.² Ruth Olds was born on 7 Jan 1780 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Olds and Mehitable Pike.¹
     "Ruth, died in Vermont; married to a Mr. Pomeroy and left issue."³

     Ruth Olds was born on 26 May 1792 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nathan Olds and Katherine Gilbert.¹ Ruth Olds married Simeon Blair on 30 Nov 1817 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.³

     Ruth Olds was born on 27 Jul 1779.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Olds and Annie Daniels.¹ Marriage banns for her and George Moors were published on 15 Apr 1797 at Palmer, Massachusetts.² Ruth Olds married George Moors on 5 May 1798.^3,4,5 Ruth Olds died on 5 May 1855 at age 75¹ and was buried at Liberty Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.⁶
     Ruth Moors appeared on the census of 15 Aug 1850 at Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows: Ruth Moors, age 72, b. Mass., living in the family of Aden Whitney, age 30, and Juliett, age 28.⁷

     Ruth Olds married Sylvester G. Rhodes.¹ Ruth Olds was born on 26 Mar 1827 at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio.^2,3 She was the daughter of Ezekiel Olds and Betsey Pitney.¹
     Ruth Rhodes and Sylvester G. Rhodes appeared on the census of Jun 1860 at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, as follows:
     Sylvester A[?]. Roads, 30, b. Pa.
     Ruth , 32, b. Ohio
     Frances , 8, female, b. Ohio
     Evaline , 6, b. Ohio
     John , 4, b. Ohio
     Ezekiel , 2, b. Ohio.⁴
Ruth Rhodes and Sylvester G. Rhodes appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1880 at Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, as follows:
     Rhoades, Sylvester G., 50, hand in barb wire factory, dispepsia, b. Penn., father b. Vt, mother b. don't know
      , Ruth, 43, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, father b. Vt., mother b. Penn.
      , Ezekiel O., 22, son, teamster, b. Ohio, father b. Penn., mother b. Ohio
      , Charles P., 17, hand in barb wire factory, b. Ill., father b. Penn., mother b. Ohio.⁵ "Ruth and Cynthia are the only living children of Ezekiel and Betsey [1915]."¹

     Ruth Olds was the daughter of Elmer Olds.¹

     Ruth A. Olds was born on 1 Apr 1896 at Indiana.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur B. Olds and Rose Wildred Kline.¹ Ruth A. Olds died on 17 Feb 1901 at age 4.² She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Lagrange, Lagrance County, Indiana.³

     Ruth A. Olds was born c 1934 at Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Emory Olds and Bessie Hazel Hopkins.¹

     Ruth E. Olds was born on 30 Mar 1836 at Westport, New York.¹ She was the daughter of William Olds and Nancy J. Greeley.¹ Ruth E. Olds married John Harris on 14 Oct 1854.¹

     Ruth Hardy Olds was born on 13 Jul 1813.^1,2 She was the daughter of Asaph Olds and Anna Hale.¹ Ruth Hardy Olds married Archibald C. Bowles on 25 Nov 1840 at Springfield, Massachusetts.^3,4

     Ruth I. Olds was born c Aug 1927 at Wisconsin.¹ She was the daughter of Edward L. Olds and Leola Welker.¹

     Ruth L. Olds was born on 23 Sep 1818 at Lorraine, Jeferson County, New York.¹ She was the daughter of John Olds and Mercia Purdy.¹ Ruth L. Olds married George Ferry on 31 Oct 1838.¹ Ruth L. Olds died in 1882 at Colby, Wisconsin.¹
     Ruth L. Ferry and George Ferry appeared on the census of 29 Jul 1850 at Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     George Perry, 38, farmer, b. Mass.
     Ruth D. " , 33, b. N. Y.
     A. G. " , 9, male, b. Ohio
     S. J. " , 6, female, b. Wis.
     A. E. " , 3, male, b. Wis.
     Jno Olds, 56, farmer, b. Vt.
     Martha " , 55, b. Vt.
     Charlotte L. " , 13, b. Ohio.²
     She was a member of the M. E. Church for over 40 years. (6 children.)¹

     Ruth Luella Olds was born c 1904 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Emery Olds and Bertha Louise Jacobs.

     Ruth Richmond Olds was born on 31 Dec 1812 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Jonathan Olds and Ruth Richmond.¹

     Sadie Olds was born on 16 May 1885 at East Star, Michigan.² She was the daughter of Anson Olds and Alice A. Knight.¹ Sadie Olds married James Byers on 5 Jun 1907.² Sadie Olds died on 3 Mar 1934 at age 48.²
     Sadie Byers appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1910 in the household of Anson Olds and Alice A. Olds at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan.³
Sadie Byers and James Byers appeared on the census of 12 Apr 1930 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:
     Byers, James A., head, 49, m. at age 28, b. Mich., parents b. Irish Free States, general farmer
      , Sadie E., wife, m. at age 23, b. Mich., father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
     Old [sic], Anson, father-in-law, 84, widowed, b. Mich., father b. Vt., mother b. Mich.⁴
     Her obituary states:
"Mrs. Jas. Byers, 48, Dies Very Suddenly at Home in East Star
"Mrs. James Byers passed away very suddenly Saturday morning Mar. 3, 1934.
"Sadie Olds was born May 16, 1885, at the farm home in East Star where she lived nearly all her life. She was married June 5, 1907 to James Byers.
"Besides her husband she is survived by one brother, Arthur Olds, and a number of other relatives and a host of friends.
"She took an active part in the P. T. A. program Friday evening and was taken with a violent hadache from which she never recovered. Her age was 48 years, 9 months and 15 days.
"Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 7, Rev. Daniel Reedy officiating.
"Among those attending the funeral from away were Mr. Byers' mother, Mrs. Eliza Byers; his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byers of Saginaw; his sister, Mrs. Harry Detcher and family of Boyne Falls, and Mrs. Florence Olds of Toledo, Ohio.

     Sadie Ellen Olds was born in Sep 1880 at Oregon.¹ She was the daughter of Wilson Albert Olds Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Burgess.¹ Sadie Ellen Olds married Glenn E. Castle on 18 Aug 1907 at Freeman Wash, Washington.² Sadie Ellen Olds married George Edward Christensen on 22 Jul 1914 at Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.³ Sadie Ellen Olds died on 2 May 1961 at Alameda County, California, at age 80.⁴
     Sadie Ellen Olds appeared on the census of 21 May 1910 at Medical Lake Town, Spokane County, Washington, as follows:
     74/74 Castle, G. E., head, 48, mar. once, 2 years, b. Wisc., parents' births blank, saloon keeper
      , Sadie E., wife, 30, marr. once, 2 years, b. Oregon, father b. Mich., mother b. Ind.
      , Allen, brother, 47, single, b. Wisc., parents' births blank, bartender in saloon.⁵
Sadie Ellen Christensen and George Edward Christensen appeared on the census of 6 Jan 1920 at 1659 Broad Avenue, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, as follows:
     55/55 Christensen, George E., head, 52, b. Wisc., parents b. Norway (Norwegian), cook, restaiurant
      , Sadie E., wife, 39, b. Oregon, father b. Mich., mother b. Ind.
      Castle, Nettie M., step-dau., 8, b. Wash., father b. Wisc., mother b. Oregon.⁶