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     Warren Olds was born on 20 May 1806 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Joshua Olds and Betsy Abbott.¹ Warren Olds died on 27 May 1806 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.³

     Warren Olds died aged 3 yrs.² He was born c 1878 at Oregon.¹ He was the son of Eli P. Olds and Minerva Hess.¹

     Warren Olds was born on 14 Jun 1905.¹ He was the son of Lewis A. Olds and Ida May Walker.¹ Warren Olds died in 1905.^2,3 He was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.⁴

     Warren Elisha Olds married Mertie Wheeler.¹ Warren Elisha Olds was born on 9 Mar 1865.¹ He was the son of George Olds and Jullia Louisa Flint.¹ Warren Elisha Olds died on 19 Mar 1900 at age 35.¹

     Warren Harry Olds was born on 15 Sep 1913 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Adelbert "Dell" Olds and Mary Ellen Walkenshaw.¹ Warren Harry Olds died on 2 Mar 1951 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon, at age 37.¹ He was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.²

     Warren Thomas Olds was born c 1907 at Florida.^1,3 He was the son of Claude Verannus Olds and Nettie Orna McMullen.¹ Warren Thomas Olds married Ethro Coppedge on 31 Jan 1934 at Inverness, Hillsborough County, Florida.² Warren Thomas Olds died in 1943.³ He was buried at Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.⁴
     Warren Thomas Olds appeared on the census of 1935 at Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     Olds, Warren, 1008 Jeffords, 28, husband, b. Fla., high school education, renter, truck driver
      , Ethro, " " , 26, wife, b. Fla., high school education, housewife.⁵
Warren Thomas Olds and Ethro Olds appeared on the census of 3 May 1940 at 1255 Bass Boulevard, Precinct 62, Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     14 Olds, Warren T., head, 33, 4 yrs h.s., b. Florida, truck driver for laundry and dry cleaner
      , Ethro C., wife, 31, 4 yrs h.s., b. Florida, dental assistant in dentist's office
      , Warren T., son, 3, b. Florida
On 1 April 1935, the parents had lived in Clearwater, Florida.⁶

     Warren W. Olds was born on 29 Nov 1818 at Sturbridge, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Cheney Olds and Amma Walker.¹ Warren W. Olds married (1) Betsy Harriet Shively on 14 Feb 1846.^3,4 Warren W. Olds married (2) Phebe Golden on 29 Apr 1851 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.^5,6 Warren W. Olds died on 19 Jul 1888 at Albany, Illinois, at age 69.¹ He was buried at Oakridge, Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois.⁷
     His first wife died in 1849.¹
Warren W. Olds appeared on the census of 5 Nov 1850 at District 27, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     Warren Olds, age 32, carpenter, b. Mass.
listed, with no wife or children, in the family of Ivy Buck, age 49, carpenter, b. N. Y.⁸
     "[H]e was a carpenter and purchased land and became an enthusiast of new and rare varieties of fruits and flowers; was a very religious man, member of the Baptist Church and was a singer; he had a very kindly disposition and was a favorite with children."¹
Warren W. Olds and Phebe Olds appeared on the census of 28 Jul 1860 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     2870/2759 Warren Olds, 41, master carpenter, b. Mass
      Pheba , 40, b. Kent.
      Mary J. , 12, b. Ill.
      Ellen A. , 8, b. Ill.
      G. W. , 4, b. Ill.⁹
     Warren Olds, 44, carpenter, b. Mass., of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois is listed among Class II persons subjet to military duty.¹⁰
"Warren Olds, of Albany, is extensively engaged in the cultivation of small fruits, and is also a market gardener. He is the oldest son of Cheney and Amma (Walker) Olds, and was born Nov. 29, 1818, in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Mass. His father was born March 3, 1793, in Brookfield, Mass., which was also the birthplace of his mother, June 23, 1794. The family descent on both sides is from the English. The progenitors emigrated to Worcester Co., Mass., in the early part of the eighteenth century. Ezekiel, father of Cheney Olds, was born in Worcester County, and about 1800 went to New Jersey. Soon after the close of the second war with Great Britain, he settled in Auburn, Cayuga Co., N. Y., where he became interested in the lumber business, owning a saw-mill, and managing the traffic in its various avenues until his death."
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"Mr. Olds, of this sketch, was nine years of age when his parents went to the State of New York, where he grew up. He accompanied them on their removal to Albany, Ill., and on arrival there obtained immediate employment at the carpenter and joiner's trade. While living in Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., he obtained a practical knowledge of the trade of carpenter, at which he worked during the year previous to his removal to Albany. The first work in Illinois done by Mr. Olds was the building of a sod fence at a point seven miles south of Albany, in which he was assisted by Warren Fay and Timothy Clark. They occupied a log shanty, and attended to their domestic affairs after the method known as "keeping bach." They had numerous adventures, all of which served to break the monotony of toil, and aided materially in making the situation interesting. One Saturday afternoon the party were on their way to Albany in a skiff on the river, when five stalwart Indians swam out to them and compelled them to go ashore, where they were detained two hours. Their captors searched their clothes thoroughly, and after holding a council of some sort, they were set at liberty, and made their way to Albany. During the period of their detention their thoughts were made entertaining by visions of scalping, burning, and other interesting devices they had seen delineated by illustrations of the encounters between whites and Indians.
"Mr. Olds passed his first summer in Illinois at a point two miles north of Galena, where he obtained employment in haying and harvesting. In 1839 he went to Platteville, Grant Co., Wis., and the next two years he was engaged in steamboat and barge building at Rock Island. He returned at the end of that time to Albany, and was employed by George Clark five years as a builder. A few years later, in company with Duty Buck, he built a steam saw-mill at Albany, in whose management they were jointly interested until their establishment and business were wrecked by the tornado of June 3, 1860, in which Mr. Buck lost his life.
"Mr. Olds continued to operate as a contractor and builder until 1877, when he engaged in the enterprise to which he has since given his attention. He owns 31 acres of land in first-class condition, situated adjoining the village of Albany, where he cultivates all kinds of small fruits. His market list for 1884 comprised 13, 344 quarts, or 417 bushels, of strawberries, 196 cases of black raspberries, each containing 16 quarts, 202 cases of red raspberries, 255 cases of blackberries, 40 cases of cherries and 50 cases of grapes. He also raises many varieties of vegetables.
"Mr. Olds was first united in marriage to Harriet Shively, and they had two children. One is now living - Mary Jane. The wife and mother died in 1850. Mr. Olds was married a second time in Hancock Co., Ill., to Phebe, daughter of Jacob Golden. She was born in Mason Co., Ky. Four children were born of the second marriage, one of whom, George W., is still living."¹¹ Warren W. Olds left a will on 3 Mar 1888 at Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois. He was 69 years of age and of sound mind and memory. He gave his daughter Mary Jane Robinson two hundred dollars to be paid to her within two years after his death. He gave five hundred dollars to his granddaughter Ellen Ellingham, to be paid to her or her guardian on or before her 15th birthday. The rest, both real and personal, went to his wife Phebe Olds but if she should die without having disposed it all by will or otherwise, then his son George W. Olds, if living, was to get the remainder. If George was not living, then to his child or children but if none then to "my granddaughter Ellen Ellingham". Wife Phebe Olds and son George W. Olds were to be executrix and executor. The will was proven and admitted to probate on 1 Aug 1888.¹²

     Wayland Bert Olds was born on 17 Nov 1900.¹ He was the son of Adelbert Hezekiah Olds and Matilda A. Hartley.¹ Wayland Bert Olds died on 11 Sep 1928 at age 27.¹

     Wayne Olds was born c 1922 at Oklahoma.¹ He was the son of Gideon Ransom Olds and Lucinda Chenore.¹

     Wealthy Sophronia Olds was born in 1820 at Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Wareham Olds and Sally/Sarah Ingram.¹ Wealthy Sophronia Olds died in 1902 at Old People's Home, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.³ She was buried at West Suffield Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.⁴
     Wealthy Sophronia Olds and Sally/Sarah Olds appeared on the census of 2 Aug 1870 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, as follows:
     Olds, Sally, 80, b. Conn.
      , Sophronia, 50, keeping house, b. Mass.⁵
Wealthy Sophronia Olds appeared on the census of 23 Jun 1880 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, as follows:
     Sheldon, Mindwell W., female, 83, widowed, single, b. Conn., parents b. Conn.
     Olds, Wealthy S., female, servant, single, house work, b. Mass., mother b. Mass., father b. Conn.² In 1888 Wealthy Sophronia Olds lived at 20 Jefferson (boarder), Hartford, Connecticut.⁶
     
     She continued to be listed there in 1890, 1892, 1893, 1899, 1900 and 1901. [In the later years the address is given as 26 Jefferson.]
Wealthy Sophronia Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Old People's Home, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, as follows:
     Olds, Sophronia, b June 1820, 79, single, b. Mass., father b. Mass., mother b. Conn.⁷ "Seven inmates have died during the year [1902], viz.: ... Sophronia Olds, aged 82, residence, 16 years, 4 months, and 24 days."³

     Welcome Olds was born on 27 Jun 1795 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph Old and Bethia Marsh.¹
     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.³ 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.
Welcome Olds appeared on the census of 1830 at Ward 4, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, as follows: Welcome Olds, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 20-30.⁴

     Welcome Olds was born on 14 Aug 1839.¹ He was the son of Elisha Olds and Abigail W. Flint.¹ Welcome Olds died on 23 Jan 1913 at age 73.¹

     Wesley Alpheus Olds was born on 4 Feb 1873 at Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Olin C. Olds and Helen M. Prentice.¹ Wesley Alpheus Olds married Mary Adelaide Cottrell on 7 Nov 1900.¹ Wesley Alpheus Olds died in Apr 1951 at age 78.² He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.³
     "He is a prominent farmer in Mid. [Middlefield] carrying on his father's farm at the foot of Glendale Falls. He is prominent in the Mid. church and in local affairs. He was selectman in 1906 and 1922-24."¹

     Wesley Hawley Olds was born on 3 Sep 1878 at Fitchburg, Michigan.^3,4 He was the son of Edson M. Olds and Mary Jane Fitch.¹ Wesley Hawley Olds married Ida M. Eastcott on 3 Jun 1903.^1,5 Wesley Hawley Olds died on 9 Feb 1955 at Bellaire, Michigan, at age 76.^6,7 He was buried at Star Township Cemetery, Alba, Antrim County, Michigan.⁶
     Wesley Hawley Olds and Ida M. Olds appeared on the census of 1910 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:

Wesley Hawley Olds and Ida M. Olds appeared on the census of 12 Apr 1930 at Star Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:

     His obituary states: "Wesley Olds of Bellaire Passes in Shanty
"Bellaire -- Wesley Olds, 77-year-old Bellaire ice fisher was found dead Friday in his fishing shanty on Clam lake, five miles south of here, after suffering a heart attace, Antrim County Coroner Ira Matthew said.
"Matthew said Mr. Olds had been dead since Wednesday.
"Noticed Car Not Moved.
"Mrs. Lee Utter notified Sheriff Howard Tanner Friday after discovering Mr. Olds auto, parked near her cottage, had not been moved in two days. Tanner and the coroner checked Mr. Olds' shanty and found his body about 10 a. m. Friday.
"Mr. Olds was a widower and lived alone at Bellaire. He had retired several years ago.
"He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Louse Sheppard of Gaylord and Miss Marie Olds of Traverse City; a son Lawrence of Gaylord, and one sister, Mrs. Alma Miller of Central Lake.
"The body is at the Matthew fu[neral home in] Bellaire."¹⁰

     Wesley Thomas Olds was born on 27 Nov 1844.¹ He was the son of Cornelius J. Olds and Mary E. Morse.¹ Wesley Thomas Olds died on 17 Jul 1845.¹

     Wilbur Olds married Ruby Marie Violett.² Wilbur Olds was born on 15 Nov 1908.¹ He was the son of James Henry Olds and Martha Cyrella Goldsberry.¹ Wilbur Olds died on 9 Jun 1967 at age 58^1,3 and was buried at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.⁴

     Wilbur E. Olds was born on 20 Apr 1850.¹ He was the son of Frederick Olds and Sally Hill.¹ Wilbur E. Olds died on 21 May 1857 at age 7.¹

     Wilbur Jason Olds was born on 19 Jun 1850.¹ He was the son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah Whipple.¹ Wilbur Jason Olds died in Oct 1913 at age 63.¹

     Wilbur P Olds was born on 29 Sep 1882 at Bunker Hill, Ingham County, Michigan.¹ He was the son of Orrin Olds.¹
     Is this Wilbur P. Olds an error, really th same as Winnie Pearl Olds? or perhaps a lost twin?

     Willard Olds was born on 19 Sep 1858 at Ohio.^1,2 He was the son of Albert Olds and Mary Louisa Thurston.¹ Willard Olds died on 3 Jul 1878 at age 19.¹ He was buried at Windsor Corners Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio.^3,4

     Willard Olds was born on 20 May 1883.¹ He was the son of Walter Ruben Olds and Roseltha Birch.¹ Willard Olds married May B. Apps on 29 Aug 1902.¹

     Willard Crossman Olds was born on 2 Jul 1829 at Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Ezra Richmond Olds and Louis (?).¹

     Willard Dean Olds was born on 18 Nov 1921 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ He was the son of Arthur Dean Olds and Lidia Wassonmiller.¹
     "In 1942 he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps and served in that branch of the Military Forces until discharge in 1946. Graduated from Oregon State College 1947. Now training in the buyers and managers division of Sears and Roebuck & Co."¹

     Willard Glenn Olds was born on 14 Jun 1903.¹ He was the son of Fred A. Olds and Minnie L. Reed.¹

     Willard Swift Olds was born on 7 Feb 1907 at Connecticut.^2,3 He was the son of Anson Jonathan Olds and Sarah Swift Fenton.¹ Willard Swift Olds married (1) Henrietta Corbeil b 1935.⁴ Willard Swift Olds married (2) Rose Wrana on 12 Apr 1962 at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.^5,6 Willard Swift Olds died on 7 Jun 1995 at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, at age 88.⁷ He was buried at Storrs Cemetery (New), Storrs, Tolland County, Connecticut.⁸
     Willard Swift Olds appeared on the census of 29 Apr 1940, as follows:
     318 Olds, Willard, head, 33, 4 yrs h.s., b. Conn., clerk, bank
      , Henrietta, wife, 36, 8 yrs school, b. Canada-French
      , William Robert, son, 5, b. Conn.
      , Mary Rose, dau., 3, b. Conn.⁴
     Willard Swift Olds, age 33, born in Windham, Connecticut on 7 Feb 1907, resident of Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, registered for the draft on 16 Oct 1940. He was employed by Windham National Bank. He described himself as 5' 5" tall, weighing 132 pounds, with light brown complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. His wife was Henrietta C. Olds.⁹
     Willard and Henrietta are listed in the 1959-60 directory of Willimantic, Connecticut as: Olds Willard S (Henrietta C) asst treas The Conn Bank & Trust Co Windham Office 778 Main h at Mansfield Center.¹⁰

     Willia Cleda Olds was born on 2 Dec 1905 at Hickory, Oklahoma.¹ She was the daughter of William Hibbard Olds and Willia Etta Hays.¹

     William Olds was born on 15 Oct 1749 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of William Old and Damaris Gilbert.¹ William Olds married Abigail Hewes on 7 Mar 1771 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.⁴ William Olds died on 19 Jul 1827 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 77.^5,6,7,8
     William Old was a private on the pay roll of a company of volunteers who enlisted from Capt. Nathan Hamilton's co. belonging to the 3d Precinct in Brookfield upon application to Committee of Safety in Brookfield by Samuel Webb, Conductor of Ordnance Stores of that place; service from Jan. 1, 1779, to Feb. 6, 1779, 1 mo. 6 days, under Lieut. Joseph Olmstead, guarding magazine stores, and 6 days in addition guarding stores to Providence by order of Col. Chevers, making a total of 1 mo. 12 days service."⁹
     His obituary states: Died: "In Brookfield, on the 19th inst. Mr. William Olds, 78. Printers in Vermont, N. H. and N. Y. are requested to insert this death.⁷"
     His probate was announced as:
"Worcester, ss. Probate Office, Oct. 28, 1828
"To the Widow and Heirs of WILLIAM OLDS, late of Brookfield, in said County, deceased, and to all others concerned in the Estate of said deceased, GREETING,
"You are herby cited to appear (if you see fit) at the Court of Probate to be holden at Worcester, in said County, on the first Tuesday in December next, at one of the clock, afternoon, to show cause why the Account of the Administration of said Estate, and his own account as a Creditor, should not be allowed; and you will be heard thereon. NATH'l PAINE J. Prob."¹⁰

     William Olds married (4) Deborah Griswold.² William Olds was born in 1775.¹ He was the son of Daniel Olds and Abigail Granger.¹ William Olds died on 22 Feb 1834 at Brownsborough, Kentucky.^3,4
     They resided in Indiana and Kentucky.⁵

     William Olds was born on 20 Jan 1783 at Poultney, Vermont.² He was the son of Aaron Olds and Eunice Durkee.¹ William Olds married Nancy J. Greeley on 22 Sep 1808 at Saratoga, New York.^2,3 William Olds died on 15 Oct 1860 at Westport, New York, at age 77.²
     He "Lived at Saratoga, N. Y; Fort Ann, N. Y; Queensbury, N. Y; and Westport, N. Y."²

     William Olds was born on 25 Jan 1785 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Olds and Abigail Hewes.¹ William Olds married Sarah Upham on 5 Jun 1806.^2,3,4 William Olds died in 1834 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^5,6,7
     They lived at Brookfield, Massachusetts. The printed Brookfield Vital Records show Hannah Shumway Olds as a daughter of David and Sally Olds who are also shown as parents in the death record of Susanna Blair Olds (d. May 4, 1829 (not 1839 as in E. B. Olds), age 3 years and 11 months and therefore born June 1825 as was Susanna Blair Olds, daughter of William and Sally). The orginal Brookfield records do not support this and show no David Olds. David of Brookfield is an error for William. David and Sally (Thornton) Olds of Belcherton were married in 1807, but he died in 1811. Hannah Shumway Olds and Susan Blair Olds were not his children.^5,8