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     Virginia Inez Olds was born on 27 Apr 1910 at Puyallup, Washington.¹ She was the daughter of Louis Bertrand Olds and Ruth Lucile Easterday.¹

     Virginia Merdula Olds was born in 1835 at Seneca County, Ohio.^1,3 She was the daughter of Aaron Knight Olds and Annette Barney.¹ Virginia Merdula Olds was buried at Masonic Cemetery, McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.⁴
     "She never married. Came to Oregon with her parents in the Olds Emigrant Party. Taught school in Yamhill County, Oregon, for many years. In 1905 she prepared a written acount of the journey of the Olds Emigrant Party from Michigan to Oregon, this being the most detailed record which has been preserved for us. Place and date of her death are not known."³

     Virginia Quay Olds married Roger Groff.² Virginia Quay Olds was born on 1 Jan 1912.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Peck Olds and Emma Pauline Quay.¹

     Virginia S. Olds was born on 21 Feb 1893.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Olds and Marguerite W Simonson.¹
     "The home of Mrs. Henry G. Olds, 407 West Berry street, was the scene of a very lovely wedding at half after two o'clock this afternoon when her granddaiughter, Miss Virginia Olds, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Olds, became the bride of Henry Gratton Hogan, elder son of Mr. Hugh T. Hogan, of the White apartments. The spacious drawing rooms of the Olds homestead afforded a perfect setting for the occasion and the most beautiful flowers which the Flick Floral company could furnish were used to lend their grace and beauty to the charming effect. In the large west room the ceremony took place, the Rev. John R. Quinlan, rector of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, officiating, and at the south end tall palms and graceful ferns and standards of shaggy white chrysanthemums were arranged in a half circle to form an altar for the ceremonial. The chandeliers were entwined with smilax and ropes of the same were draped over the windows and in the broad archways and masses of white roses and snapdragons, delicately tipped with pink on mantel shelves, piano and tables, enhanced the exquisite decorative effect. The bride's mother and grandmother and other members of the immediate families greeted the guests as they arrived. To the soft strains of the bridal march from Lohengrin, played by Miss Emel Verweire, the bride preceded by her cousin and only attendant, Miss Maribel Olds, descended the staircase and entered the long room, taking their places before the altar of ferns and flowers, where they were met by the groom and his brother, Mr. Frank Hogan, who was best man, and the officiating clergyman. There was no music during the impressive ceremony.
"The bride walked alone and was a picture of lovliness in her bridal robe of white silk net, and satin. The gown was fashioned in an exceedingly becomming [sic] manner, with many short skirts of net, pointed at the bottom, with baby bodice and skirt both enhanced with silver lace. The very short sleeves were of tulle and folds of tulle finished the neck which was cut low and square both front and back. The long court train which alone was of satin, fell from the shoulders and was lined with full plaitings of nulle[sic], picoted on the edges. Her full tulle veil was caught into a ring about the head, finished with an outstanding frill and leaving the top of the head uncovered. The style was very becoming to the pretty bride. With this lovely gown she wore silver slippers and carried a large round bouquet of lillies of the valley and stevia with a shower of tulle ribbon.
"The birdesmaid wore a very beautiful evening gown ....
"Immediately following the ceremony congratulations were extended and felicitations extended and afterwards a wedding collation was served by a number of the bride's more intimate friends. The serving table in the dining room held a very charming arrangement of bride's roses and was softly lighted with unshaded candles. Mrs. Archie Mayse of Bridgeport, Conn., was the only guest from out of the city.
"Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Hogan left for Chicago from where they will take a trip to New Orleans, Cuba and other southern points. For traveling the bride is wearing a stylish tailored suit of taupe velour cloth, with dainty white net blouse and small velour hat of American Beauty shade. Upon their return to the city they will begin housekeeping at once in an apartment in the St. James on West Berry street where they already fitted up suite of rooms in attractive manner.
"The wedding of Miss Olds and Mr. Hogan unites two of Fort Wayne's most prominent society people and their wedding is one of unusual interest because both parties are so well known and so widely admired in the city. The bride is a member of one of Fort Wayne's first families and possesses a personality and pleasing manner which make her a friend to everyone. Mr. Hogan is one of the city's most prominent younger attorneys and for a number of years has taken a most active part in all civic affairs. A more elaborate wedding had been planned but owing to the recent demise of the bride's grandfather the affair was informal, though a large number of friends were included in the list of invited guests."²
     "At the home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Henry G. Olds, took place at half past 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the wedding of her granddaughter, Miss Virginia Olds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Olds, to Mr. Harry G. Hogan, the well known attorney of the firm of Colerick & Hogan. ... The bride had but one attendant, her cousin, Miss Maribel Olds ... The bride came down the stairs with her brother, Mr. James Olds, who gave her in marriage. ... Receiving the guests were Mrs. Henry Olds and the bride's mother Mrs. Margaret S. Olds. Other members of the Olds family, assisted ... Mrs. Noble Olds, Mrs. Eugene Olds and Miss Carrie Olds looked after the pleasure of the personal friends of the bride and groom who were present. The house was exceedingly attractive. One of the older homes of Fort Wayne, noted in years past as a center of hospitality, it was in handsome dress for this occasion of the wedding of the first granddaughter in the family. Mrs. Olds had always said that when her granddaughters were wed, it should be in her home if possible. Plans were made for an evening affair but a bereavement in the bride's home made it necessary to change plans in many ways and to curtail the list of invitations. ... The groom is a son of Mr. Hugh T. Hogan."³

     Vivian Beatrice Olds was born on 2 Sep 1915 at Aitkin County, Minnesota.^1,2 She was the daughter of George C. Olds and Drusilla J. Ramey.¹

     Vivian Pearl Olds was born on 15 Nov 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Moses Olds and Maude Johanna McKinney.²

     Vivian W. Olds was born on 7 Sep 1907 at Benton, Washington.² She was the daughter of Amasa Henry Olds and Luella Willits.¹

     Volney W. Olds was the son of Allen Orrison Olds and Mahala Lewis.^1,3 Volney W. Olds married Estella McAllister on 17 Jul 1895.³
     Senate Confirmations. Washington. Feb. 10.—The senate
has confirmed the following nominations: . . . Post-masters: Michigan. Volney W.
Olds, Hartford. . .⁴
     "VOLNEY W. OLDS, the present postmaster of Hartford in this county, has a very trying position, as the people of the community are his patrons and he is expected to please them all. But they knew his capacity, energy in everything he undertakes. and obliging disposition before his first appointment to the ofiice. and the good service they expected of him in the performance of its duties has been given them, and it is highly to his credit that he is universally approved as a public ofiicial and well esteemed as a man and citizen.
"Mr. Olds was born on a farm in the township of his present residence on October 31, 1869, and has never lived anywhere else. He is a son of Allen O. and Mahala (Lewis) Olds, both natives of the state of New York. The father was brought by his parents to Michigan when he was but one year old. He was reared on a farm and educated in the neighborhood school. As he grew toward manhood the Civil war began, and as soon as he was old enough he joined the forces mustering for the defense of the Union. He enlisted in Company G, Nineteenth Michigan Infantry, and served in that company nearly four years, rising to the rank of first lieutenant through meritorious service and holding that rank when he was mustered out of the-army.
"After the close of his military career he returned to Hartford township, and for many years he has resided in the village of Hartford. Here he served as alderman for eighteen years, and in many other ways he has helped to promote the progress and general welfare of the village and the township in which it is located. He has long been a very enthusiastic member of the Order of Odd Fellows and taken a prominent and helpful part in the work of its different branches. He and his wife are the parents of two children, their son Volney and their daughter Minnie B., the latter of whom is employed as a bookkeeper in a large establishment in Gary, Indiana.
"Volney W. Olds passed his boyhood and early youth on his father’s farm and obtained his education in the Union school of Hartford. At the age of sixteen, being eager to make his own living, he accepted a position as clerk and salesman in a general hardware store belonging to V. E. Manley. On February 29. 1904, he was appointed postmaster of Hartford. and in 1908 he was appointed for a second term of four years. which has not yet expired. He has taken a cordial interest also in the affairs of his township and county, and given every project involving their progress and improvement and the substantial and enduring welfare of their people his earnest and effective support.
"On July 17, 1895, he was united in marriage with Miss Estella McAllister, the daughter of John and Lena McAllister and born in Buchanan, Michigan. She was educated in schools in Niles, St. Joseph and Hartford, being graduated from the high school in the city last named in 1886. For some years after her graduation she was employed in her father’s store. She is now the efficient and popular assistant postmistress of the city, and a great help to her husband in the management of the office. They have no children.
. . .
"Mr. Olds is a Freemason in fraternal relations. holding his membership in the order in Florada Lodge. No. 309, at Hartford, and also belongs to the camp of the Modern Woodmen of America established in that town. He is an ardent Republican in his political connection, and has long been a faithful and efiective worker for the success of his party and a man of force and influence in its council."³

     Walker Olds was born on 4 Jul 1829 at Cayuga County, New York.¹ He was the son of Cheney Olds and Amma Walker.¹ Walker Olds married Susan M. Park on 20 May 1856.¹ Walker Olds died on 2 Feb 1899 at Albany, Whiteside County, New York, at age 69.¹ He was buried at Oakridge Cemetery, Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois.²
     Walker Olds appeared on the census of 17 Jun 1870 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     34/34 Olds, Walker 39, Burning land, b. N. Y.
, Susan M., 24, Keeps house, b. Ind.
, Charles A., 13, at home, b. Ill.
. Henry E., 9, at home, b. Ill.
, Mary A., 4, b. Ill.
. William L., 1, b. Ill.³
Walker Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 at Albany Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     105/111 Olds, Walker, 50, plasterer, b. New York, parents b. Mass.
, Susan M., 44, wife, keeping house, b. Ind., parents b. V H [??]
, Mary A., 14, daughter, b. Ill., father b. N. Y., mother b. Ind.
, Williaam L., 11, son, at home, b. Ill., father b. N. Y., mother b. Ind.⁴

     Wallace Olds was born in 1829 at New York.^2,3 He was the son of Augustus Olds and Catherine Cowden.¹ Wallace Olds married Mary M. Myers on 25 Dec 1858 at Seneca County, Ohio.⁴ Wallace Olds died in 1905^3,5 and was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.⁶
     He died at age 75.¹
Wallace Olds appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1860 at Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     16/14 Wallace "Olas", 37, farmer, b. N. Y.
      Mary , 37, b. O.⁷
Wallace Olds and Mary M. Olds appeared on the census of 15 Jul 1870 at Bloomville, Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     241/241 Olds, Wallace, 42, farmer, b. N. Y.
      , Mary M., 37, keeping house, b. Ohio
      , Frank C., 8, attending school, b. Ohio
      Whitman, George, 13, farm laborer, b. Ohio.⁸
Wallace Olds appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 at Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     198/202 Olds, Wallace, head, b. March 1831, 68, marr. 40 years, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., retired
      , Motalain[?], wife, b. Feb. 1840, 60, marr. 40 years, 1 child, 1 living, b. Ohio, parents b. Germany
[The next family listed is that of Frank E. Olds.].⁹

     Wallace James Olds was born on 17 Jun 1870.¹ He was the son of Moses Olds and Martha Annis Filer.¹ Wallace James Olds married Charlotta Marie Erickson on 19 Jun 1895.¹

     Wallace Samuel Olds was born on 13 Sep 1856.¹ He was the son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah Whipple.¹ Wallace Samuel Olds married Hattie Hoag on 22 Feb 1883.¹

     Walter Olds was born on 11 Aug 1846 at Morrow County, Ohio.² He was the son of Benjamin Olds and Abigail Washburn.¹ Walter Olds married Marie J. Merritt on 11 Jul 1873 at Mt. Gilead, Ohio.^3,4
     He was a "soldier Co. A., 174th O. V. I. Civil War. State Senator, Indiana, 1876-1880; Circuit Judge from 1885 to 1889, resigned; Supreme Judge of Indiana from January 1, 1889, to June, 1893, resigned; practicing law (1915) at Fort Wayne, Ind."²
     "Walter Olds, of Fort Wayne, is rounding out a career of fifty years as a member of the legal profession. He was a Union soldier, studied law after the war, began practice in Indiana, achieved the dignity and honors of the Circuit and Supreme Bench, afterward was for some years a leading member of the Chicago bar, and for over eighteen years has been a resident of Fort Wayne and is one of the chief railway attorneys and counsels in the state.
"Judge Olds was born on his father's farm in Morrow County, Ohio, August 11, 1846, as son of Benjamin and Abigail (Washburn) Olds. [There follows a section about his father's family quoted under Benjamin Olds.]
"The first sixteen years of the life of Walter Olds were spent on his father's Ohio farm, and nothing out of the ordinary distinguished that period. He was educated in the public schools and was seventeen years of age when, in June, 1864, he followed the example of his older brothers and enlisted in Company A of the One Hundred and Seventy-Fourth Ohio Infantry. He was with that regiment in all of its campaigns in the Middle West until finally taken ill in North Carolina when on the march to join General Sherman's army, and was sent to the army hospital. He received his honorable discharge at the close of the war while still in the hospital. This useful military service was a prelude to his long career of usefulness in civilian life. Returning home he attended the Capital University at Columbus, Ohio, and read law with his brother James at Mount Gilead, Ohio. In 1869 he was admitted to the Ohio bar before the Supreme Court, and on April 2nd of the same year located at Columbia City, Indiana, where he began practice in partnership with A.Y. Hooper, who was at that time state senator. That partnership continued six years, until the death of Senator Hooper. In 1876 Judge Olds was elected a member of the State Senate on the Republican ticket, and served with that body during 1877-79. In the meantime his practice had steadily grown, but he practically resigned it to accept a place on his party's ticket as candidate for circuit judge for the District of Kosciusko and Whitley counties. He was elected in 1884, and served until 1888, when he resigned. From the Circuit bench he was promoted to the Supreme Court of Indiana, and began his duties as an associate justice January 7, 1889. He was a member of the Supreme Court until June 15, 1893, when he resigned. Two of the decisions he wrote and handed down while in the Supreme Court were appealed to the United States Supreme Court and both upheld by the higher tribunal.
"From 1893 until 1901 Judge Olds was identified with an important corporation and railway practice in Chicago, but in 1901 returned to Indiana and located at Ft. Wayne. Judge Olds is Indiana attorney for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, is local attorney for the Lake Erie & Western and the Ohio Electric Company, and represents a number of other large interests. He is one of the most prominent trial lawyers of Indiana." This article contains a portrait of Judge Olds.
"Judge Olds has always taken an active part in republican politics and has served as district committeeman and county chairman. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Order of Elks and the University Club.
"July 1, 1873, at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, he marreid Miss Marie J. Merritt, who was born in Morrow County, Ohio, December 4, 1850, daughter of Z. L. Merritt, a prominent business man of Mount Gilead. Judge and Mrs. Olds have one son, Lee Merritt Olds, who has attained a successful position in his profession and whose biography follows."⁵

     Walter Olds was the son of Alfred Henry Olds and Mary Miller.¹
     He "lives in Gallop, N. M."²

     Walter Olds was born in 1871.¹ He was the son of Charles Bingley Olds and Martha Matilda Farland.¹ Walter Olds married Sara Shindler c 1898.²
     Walter Olds and Sara Olds appeared on the census of 19 Jun 1900 at Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, as follows:
     606/641 Olds, Walter, head, b. Dec. 1871, age 28, marr. 2 years, b. Mich., father b. N. Y., mother b. Canada-Eng, printer
      Sara, wife, b. June 1877, 23, marr. 2 years, 0 children, b. N. Y., father b. Germany, mother b. N. Y.²
Walter Olds and Sara Olds appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1910 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, as follows:
     128/103 Olds, Walter, head, 38, b. Mich., father b. N. Y., mother b. Canada (Eng), proprietor[?], paper co.
      , Sara, wife, 32, 3 ch., 3 living, b. N. Y., father b. Germany, mother b. N. Y.
      , Benjamin H., son, 9, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
      , Walter B., son, 3, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
      , Bessie, dau. , 6/12, b. Oklahoma, father Mich., mother b. N. Y.³ He "lives in Tulsa, Okla."¹
Walter Olds and Sara Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jan 1920 at Tulsa City, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, as follows:
     164/188 Olds, Walter, head, 49, b. Mich., father b. N. Y., mother b. Canada English, printer, printer, job office, own account

      , Sara, wife, 40, b. N. Y., father b. Alsace Lorraine English, mother b. N. Y., auditor, printing office, salary
      , Benjamin H., son, 19, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y., apprentice, printing office, salary
      , Walter B., son, 12, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
      , Bessie, dau., 9, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N.Y.
      , Charles L., son, 6, b. Oklahoma, father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
[I have seen no record explaining the connection or distinction between Charles L. Olds and Dietrick Knickerbocker Olds.]⁴

     Walter Byron Olds was born in 1907.¹ He was the son of Walter Olds and Sara Shindler.¹

     Walter C. Olds was the son of Orcelius Luther Olds and Alice M. Douglass.¹ Walter C. Olds died young.¹

     Walter E. Olds was born on 14 Sep 1891.^1,2 He was the son of Eugene H. Olds and Ida E. Morris.¹ Walter E. Olds married Emilie Konas on 10 Jun 1914.¹
     He "lives in Cleveland, Ohio."¹

     Walter Floyd Olds was born on 6 Apr 1884.¹ He was the son of James Olds and Anastasia Talmage.¹ Walter Floyd Olds married Agnes Bell Gill on 5 Oct 1912.¹ Walter Floyd Olds was buried at Rivercliff Cemetery, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio.²
     He "lives in Chicago, Ill."¹ He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 1 Dec 1918 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He described himself as living at 153 Euclid, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., age 34, born Apr 6, 1884, and his occupation was a self employed lawyer. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had dark hair. His closest relative was his wife Agnes G. Olds. He signed as Walter F. Olds.³
Walter Floyd Olds appeared on the census of 13 Jan 1920 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:

     Walter Frank Olds was born on 31 Jan 1831.¹ He was the son of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent.¹ Walter Frank Olds died on 13 Sep 1879 at age 48.¹
     Walter Frank Olds appeared on the census of 27 Jun 1860 at Paw Paw Village, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     405/407 Walter F. Olds, 24, Joiner[?], b. N. Y.
      Sarah " , 23, b. N. Y.
      Fred " , 3, b. Michigan.³

     Walter G. Olds was the son of Benjamin Gamaliel Olds and Sarah Clark.¹

     Walter Howard Olds was born on 8 Jun 1858 at Westport, New York.¹ He was the son of William W. Olds and Mandana L. Ray.² Walter Howard Olds married Carrie Estella Howard in Jun 1888.¹ Walter Howard Olds died on 4 Sep 1942 at age 84³ and was buried at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Mt. Albion, Orleans County, New York.³
     Walter Howard Olds and Carrie Estella Olds appeared on the census of 22 Apr 1910 at Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, as follows:
     Olds, Walter H., head, age 52, m. once for 22 years, b. New York, father b. N. Y., mother b. Vermont
      , Carrie E., wife, 49, m. once for 22 years, 2 children, 2 living, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , Howard R., son, 21, b. N. Y.
      , Mildred F., dau., 19, b. N. Y.⁴ He " an unknown place ives at Medina, N. Y."¹

     Walter Hoyt Olds was born in 1850.¹ He was the son of Henry Olds and Elizabeth Hull.¹ Walter Hoyt Olds died in 1851.¹

     Walter K. Olds was born on 10 May 1904.² He was the son of Lee M. Olds and Winifred L. Keogh.¹

     Walter Ruben Olds was born on 22 Mar 1855.² He was the son of Elisha Olds and Mary Ann Deming.¹ Walter Ruben Olds married Roseltha Birch on 12 Apr 1879.²

     Walter S. Olds was born in Dec 1887 at Indiana.^1,2 He was the son of Frederick G. Olds and Mary M. Hondheim.¹ Walter S. Olds married Mabel C (?) c 1909.³ Walter S. Olds died on 25 Jan 1930 at age 42.² He was buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.⁴

     Wanda Olds was born c 1921 at Oklahoma.¹ She was the daughter of Gideon Ransom Olds and Lucinda Chenore.¹

     Wareham Olds was the son of Samuel Old and Elizabeth (?).¹ Wareham Olds married Sally/Sarah Ingram on 15 Oct 1812 at Suffield, Connecticut.² Wareham Olds died b 1832.³
     He is named as a deceased son in Samuel's will (made 30 June 1832) which also indicates he had heirs.³

     Warren Olds was born on 6 Oct 1778 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Silas Olds and Hannah Dodge.¹ Marriage banns for him and Rejoice Weatherbee were published on 23 Jan 1803 at Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^3,4 Warren Olds married Rejoice Weatherbee on 12 Apr 1803 at Harvard, Massachusetts.^5,6

     Warren Olds was born on 22 Feb 1816 at Pelham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Josiah Olds and Hannah Winter.¹