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     William Olds was born on 30 Nov 1779 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Josiah Old and Ruth Barker.¹ William Olds married Tabitha Allen on 24 Dec 1801.² William Olds died on 13 Apr 1847 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 67.^3,4 He was buried at Hastings Hill Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^5,4

     William Olds was the son of William Olds and Tabitha Allen.¹ William Olds died on 10 Aug 1842.¹ He was buried at Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

     William Olds was born c 1854 at Vermont.¹ He was the son of Harmon Douglas Olds and Sarah W. Sturgis.¹

     William Olds was the son of Alfred Henry Olds and Mary Miller.¹
     He "lives near Bakersfield, Cal."¹

     William Olds died in infancy.² He was born on 25 May 1871 at Momence, Illinois.^1,3 He was the son of James Olds and Emily Burns.¹

     William Olds married Sarah Palmer.¹ William Olds was born in 1803 at Vermont.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph (Branch Co. (Mich) pioneer) Olds.¹ His estate was probated on 21 Mar 1883 at Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.³
     "William Olds, (son of Joseph), b. 1803 in Vt; married Sarah --- (b. 1810 in N. Y. State); was living in Batavia, N. Y. 1830 and in Union, Branch Co., Mich., 1850; he was a farmer." added in pencil: William died in 1882. Sarah, whose maiden name was Palmer, was born in Seneca County, N. Y. and died in 1860. William came to Michigan in 1836.^1,4
William Olds appeared on the census of 1840 at Sherwood Township, Branch County, Michigan, as follows:
     1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 30-40.⁵
William Olds and Sarah Olds appeared on the census of 30 Aug 1850 at Union Township, Branch County, Michigan, as follows:
     William Olds, 47, farmer, b. Vt.
     Sarah " , 40, b. N. Y.
     Frederick " , 19, b. N. Y.
     Elizabeth " , 17, b. N. Y.
     Orlando " , 15, b. N. Y.
     Harriet " , 10, b. Mich.
     Almarette " , 8, b. Mich.
[This census record could be the source of the facts in the Edson B. Olds manuscript for the children of William.]⁶
William Olds appeared on the census of 8 Aug 1860 at Union, Branch County, Michigan, as follows:
     1817/1820 William Olds, 57, farmer, b. Vermont
      Harrit " , 20, b. Mich.
      Almont " , 16, Do [i..e. b. Mich].⁷
     The order of Norman A. Reynolds, Judge of Probate,Branch County, Michigan, given on 21 March 1883 states that William Olds was deceased and that Orlando Olds had filed petition that Sylvester Fellows or some other suitable person be named administrator. The date for hearing was set at 16 April 1883.³

     William Olds was the son of Frederick Olds and Harriet Wilson.¹

     William Olds was born c 1861 at Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Henry Olds and Elizabeth Laura (?).¹
     He may be the one who is married to Merion Olds and appears in the 1880 Saratoga County census and the 1900 Hartford, Connecticut census.

     William Olds was born on 8 Jul 1824.¹ He was the son of Charles Olds and Ruth Thurston.¹ William Olds died on 10 Aug 1826 at age 2.¹

     William Olds was the son of Thomas Olds Jr. and Margaret Kennedy.¹

     William Olds was born on 25 Apr 1826.¹ He was the son of Kingsley Olds and Margaret E. Widner.¹ William Olds died on 28 Oct 1826.¹

     William Olds was born in Sep 1879.^2,3 He was the son of Jay Cass Olds and Bessie H. Summers.¹ William Olds died in Sep 1893.² He was buried at River View Cemetery, Portland, Multonmah County, Oregon.⁴
     "Neither of the boys lived to manhood. William accidentally shot himself while on a hunting trip."¹

     William Olds was born c Dec 1817 at Barre, Vermont.¹ He was the son of Luke Olds and Hulda Gouldsbury.¹ William Olds died on 11 Nov 1864 at Barre, Vermont.¹

     William A. Olds married Rose (?).¹ William A. Olds was born on 15 Jan 1919 at Montana.^2,3 He was the son of Arthur Ray (or Roy) Olds and Petranella H. "Nellie" Jacobs.¹ William A. Olds died on 26 Aug 1997 at Santa Clara, California, at age 78.⁴
     William A. Olds of Roosevelt County, Montana, born in 1919, enlisted as an infantry private first class in the National Guard. He was 6' 1" tall and weighed 173 pounds.⁵

     William Albert Olds was born on 19 Jan 1911 at Hutchinson, Kansas.¹ He was the son of James William Olds and Emma M Shane.² William Albert Olds married Marguerite Brockman on 11 Nov 1934 at Junction City, Kansas.^1,3 William Albert Olds died on 13 Dec 2008 at age 97.¹
     William Albert Olds and Marguerite Olds appeared on the census of 4 Apr 1940 at 214 South Maple, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, as follows:
     56 Olds, William A., head, age 29, 8th grade education, b. Kansas, shoe repair man in shoe shop
      , Marguerite, wife, 25, 4 yrs high school, b. Kansas
      , Melvin, son, 4, b. Kansas
They were renting at $13/month and had lived in Johnson City, Geary County, Kansas on 1 April 1935. Marguerite provided the information.⁴
     He is listed in a 1953 directory of Portland, Oregeon, as:
     OLDS " Wm A (Marguerite L) shoe repr London Boot Shop r 9332 SW 8th dr."⁵
               "The Oldses
"An open house was given William and Marguerite Olds by their children in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary.
"The Oldses were married Nov. 11, 1934, in Junction City, Kan. William owned and operated Al's Shoe Repair until he sold it Aug. 1, 1984. Their children are Marilyn Bender of Welches and Melvin of Beavercreek. The couple has six grandchildren and one great-grandchild."³
     His obituary states:
     "A gathering will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, in Peake Memorial Chapel for William Albert Olds, who died Dec. 13 at age 97.
"William Albert Olds was born Jan. 19, 1911, in Hutchinson, Kan. He moved to Portland in 1942, and to Milwaukie in 1971, and owned Al's Shoe Repair on Southeast 40th Avenue and King Road for 30 years. In 1934, he married Marguerite Brockman; she died in 2002.
"Survivors include six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. His daughter Marilyn Bender died in 2006, his son, Melvin, in 2002 and his daughter Patricia died in infancy."¹

     William Andrus Olds was born on 3 Dec 1808 at Fairfield, Vermont.² He was the son of Caleb Olds and Susannah Preston.¹ William Andrus Olds married Sarah O. Brown on 18 Aug 1850 at Frankllin, Vermont.^2,3 William Andrus Olds died on 24 May 1890 at Wilton, Maine, at age 81.²
     William Andrus Olds appeared on the census of 3 Aug 1860 at Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont, as follows:
     William A. Olds, farmer, b. Vermont
     Almira L. , 60, b. Vermont
     Sarah B. , 36, family domestic, b. Vermont
     Howard C. , 8, b. Vermont
     Harrit [sic] S. , 5, b. Vermont
     Charles Macia[?] , 17, farm laborer, b. Vermont.⁴
William Andrus Olds appeared on the census of 1880, as follows:
     Census Place:     Troy, Orleans, Vermont
     Source:     FHL Film 1255346 National Archives Film T9-1346 Page 507A
          Relation Sex     Marr     Race     Age     Birthplace
Wm. A. OLDS     Self     M     M     W     74     VT Occ: Farmer          Fa: CT     Mo: CT
Sarah B. OLDS Wife     F     M     W     54     VT Occ: Keep. House          Fa: VT     Mo: VT
Hattie OLDS     Dau     F     S     W     25     VT                    Fa: VT     Mo: VT
Herbie OLDS     Son     M     S     W     15     VT Occ: Wrk. On Farm     Fa: VT     Mo: VT
Nelson BROWN BroL     M     S     W     49     VT Occ: Wrk. On Farm     Fa: CT     Mo: CT
Harriet BROWN MotherL F     W     W     79     CT Occ: Ret. HousekeeperFa: CT     Mo: CT
Almira L. OLDS Sister     F     S     W     81     VT                    Fa: VT     Mo.⁵

     William Bemis Olds was born on 16 Aug 1807 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 He was the son of William Olds and Sarah Upham.¹ William Bemis Olds married Eveline Upham on 24 Nov 1830.^2,5
     He "was a minister and pastor of the Methodist Church at Monson, Mass., 1849/50 and later in Leicester, Mass."²
William Bemis Olds appeared on the census of 16 Aug 1850 at Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     William B. Olds, 43, Methodist clergyman, b. Mass.
     Evaline " , 45, b. Mass.
     Catharine A. " , 15, b. Mass.⁶
William Bemis Olds appeared on the census of 30 Jul 1860 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Wm. B. Olds, 52, b. Mass
     Eveline " , 53, b. Mass.
     Maria " , 22, b. Mass.
     Catherine A. Knight, 24, b. Mass.
     Lyman W. " , 5/12, b. Mass.
     Sarah Olds, 78, b. Mass.⁷
William Bemis Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jul 1870 at Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     Olds, William D[sic], 61, carpenter, b. Mass.
      , Eveline, 63, keeping house, b. Mass.⁸
     In April, 1874, Andrew S. Knight was appointed administrator for the estate of William B. Olds of Charlton, valued at $400 in personal property.⁹

     William Benjamin Olds was born on 3 Jun 1874 at Clinton, Wisconsin.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Baldwin Olds and Diantha Martin Curtis.¹ William Benjamin Olds married Alice Dole Hannahs on 20 Dec 1900.¹
     He was a graduate of "Beloit College, 1898; studied music afterwards at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, and American Conservatory, Chicago; was Professor of Art of Singing at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, for four years, afterwards Director of the Illinois Conservatory of Music, Jacksonville, Ill., for two years; is now (1915) Professor of Art of Singing at the James Millikin University, Decatur, Ill; married December 20, 1900, Alice Dole Hannahs (born Beloit, Wis.) He is well known throughout the Central West as a singer of distinctive ability, and has composed a number of part songs for various voices and children's songs, particularly a colection of bird songs for children in which he has utilized as thematic material actual songs of birds."²

     William Burton Olds was born on 13 Mar 1844 at Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.^1,3,4 He was the son of Augustus Olds and Catherine Cowden.¹ William Burton Olds married Maggie M. Seed on 29 Jan 1866 at Seneca County, Ohio.^5,6 William Burton Olds died on 29 Dec 1922 at Attica, Seneca County, Ohio, at age 78.^3,4 He was buried at Attica Venice Township Joint Cemetery, Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio.⁷
     William Burton Olds appeared on the census of 20 Jul 1870 at Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Kansas, as follows:
     Olds, William, 26, farmer, b. Ohio
      , Maggie, 25, keeping house, b. Ohio
      , Clifford, 3, at home, b. Ohio.⁸
William Burton Olds and Maggie M. Olds appeared on the census of 16 Jun 1880 at Plymouth Street, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, as follows:
     14/14 Olds, William M., 36, physician, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.
      , Ida M., 35, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y.
      , Clifton B., 12, son, at school, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio.⁹
William Burton Olds and Maggie M. Olds appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1900 at Converse Village, Miami County, Indiana, as follows:
     232/249 Olds, W. B., head, b. Apr 1845, age 55, married 32 years, b. Ohio, parents b. N. Y., physician
      , M. M., wife, b. Mar. 1846, 54, marr. 32 years, 3 children, 1 living, b. Ohio, father b. N. Y., mother b. Ohio
      , C. B., b. Nov. 1866, age 33, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, commercial traveler.¹⁰
William Burton Olds and Maggie M. Olds appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at 621 Main Street, Fostoria City, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     52/58 Olds, William B., head, 66, marr. once for 44 years, b. OH, parents b. OH, general doctor
      , Margrette, wife, 65, marr. once for 44 years, 1 child, 1 living, b. OH, parents b. OH.¹¹
     Dr. William Burton Olds had attended Seneca Academy and Berea University in Ohio, then Bennett Medical College in Chicago followed by Eclectic College of Medicine and Surgery. He was licensed in Indiana, 1882, Illinois, 1893, and Ohio, 1907. He practiced eclectic medicine.¹²
William Burton Olds and Maggie M. Olds appeared on the census of 26 Jan 1920 at Attica village, Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, as follows:
     131/134 Olds, William B., head, 75, b. Ohio, parents b. U. S., Doctor
      , Margaret, wife, 74, b. Ohio, parents b. U. S
[He owned this house in which his son was a renter.].¹³

     William Butler Olds was born on 15 Jul 1824.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Olds and Rachel Pierson Ogden.¹

     William C. Olds married Marie Carl.² William C. Olds was born in 1825.¹ He was the son of Alva Olds and Mary Crampton.¹ William C. Olds died in 1914 at Wild Rose, Wisconsin.¹

     William C. Olds married Jessie G. (?).³ William C. Olds was born c 1842 at Ohio.² He was the son of Ezekiel Olds and Roxanna Wilcox.²
     "William C. Olds was born in Conneaut, Ohio, and died at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, in August, 1900, aged fifty-eight years. He served during the Civil War as lieutenant of Company H, 105th Reg., Ohio Vol. Infantry. His wife, Jessie (Gould) Olds, was born in Conneaut, Ohio, is a daughter of Loren Gould and is now living in Marietta. William C. Olds and his wife reared five children, namely: Clara who married J. B. Rieg, of Akron, Ohio, who is connected with Akron Printing Company; Loren G., the subject of this sketch; Mary, who marred T. B. Thorniley, a truck farmer and gardner of Marietta; William C., a tool dresser in the oil fields, who married Ethel Brasington, a daughter of William Brasington of Marietta, a manufacturer of roofing paint; and Robert E., who attends school."⁴
William C. Olds and Jessie G. Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1880 at Hopkins Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:
     Olds, William C., 37, farmer, 37, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Jessie G., 26, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Clara B., 11, dau., at school, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Loren G., 8, son, at school, b. Penna., parents b. Ohio
      , Mary J., 5, dau., b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , William S., 1, son, b. Illinois, parents b. Ohio.³
     He was "a soldier of the Civil War, buried in Marietta, Ohio".⁵

     William C. Olds was born on 17 Aug 1859 at Erie, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Lewis Wilson Olds and Louisa E. Ackerly.¹ William C. Olds married Mary Porter Brown on 9 Jan 1884.¹
     William C. Olds appeared on the census of 18 Apr 1910 at 325 West 5th Street, Eire, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as follows:
     74/89 Olds, William C., head, 50, marr. once for 26 yrs, b. Penn., parents b. Penn., travelling salesman
      , Mary, wife, 49, marr. once for 26 yrs, 3 children, 2 living, b. Penn., parents b. Penn.
      , William S., son, 6, b. Penn., parents b. Penn.
      MacMahon, Daniel F., son-in-law, 23, marr. once, 0 years, salesman, iron works
      , Louise E., dau., 23, 0 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. Penn., parents b. Penn.² He "is Industrial Agent for the Southern Railway, Land and Industrial Dept; Fellow Royal Society of Art, London, England; Associate American Society of Civil Engineers; lives at Washington, D. C."¹

     William C. Olds was born on 11 Sep 1889.¹ He was the son of William C. Olds and Mary Porter Brown.¹ William C. Olds died on 8 Oct 1889.¹

     William C. Olds was born c 1853 at Missouri.¹ He was the son of William H. Olds and Frances (?).¹ William C. Olds married Samantha Ann Rachel Jones b 2 Aug 1876.^2,3
     "How Bill Olds came to Bosque County is a mystery. He emerges as a loner; no family members seem nearby. Some suspected that William C. Olds was of Indian descent. He was born about 1851 or 1852, but the exact location is uncertain. Census records vary on that subject with Texas reported in 1880 and Missouri reported in 1910. According to a granddaughter he was born with the surname Holland; Olds became an alias. As the story goes, young Mr. Holland, a Confederate soldier, decided to join Quantrill's guerilla band. But as a witness to their dangerous exploits, in which he may have participated, he decided to sever ties with Quantrill. He considered becoming a lawyer. In distancing himself from his Missouri past, Holland became Olds. Whether William C. was his given name, however, is not clear.
... "The Oldses had four children, John, born about 1879; Edna, born in 1882; Maggie, born in 1883; and Oliver, born in 1890."⁴
William C. Olds and Samantha Ann Rachel Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1880 at Bosque County, Texas, as follows:
     221/221 Olds, William C., 29, husband, farming, b. Tx, parents b. Tenn.
      , Samantha A., 29, wife, keeping house, b. Tx, parents b. KY.
      , John W., 1, b. Tx, parents b. Texas
      Smith, Elizabeth J., 11, step-dau., going to school, b. Texas, father b. Tenn., mother b. Texas
      , Mary P., 8, step-dau., b. Texas, father b. Ten., mother b. Texas
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      Walker, Elizabeth ,63, mother-in-law, assists in housekeeping, b. KY., father b. Vir., mother b. Vir.⁵
William C. Olds and Samantha Ann Rachel Olds appeared on the census of 15 Apr 1910 at Hico, Hamilton County, Texas, as follows:
     18/19 Olds, William, head, 58, marr. twice, 32 years this time, b. Missouri, father b. Tenn, mother b. Missouri, laborer at odd jobs
      , Samantha, wife, 53, marr. twice, 32 yrs this time, 7 children, 5 living, b. Texas, father b. Mississippi, mother b. Kentucky
      , Oliver, 19, single, b. Texas, father b. Missouri, mother b. Texas, laborer at odd jobs.⁶

     William Clifford Olds married Ida Longley.¹ William Clifford Olds was born on 5 Dec 1856.¹ He was the son of Levi Olds and Emily Meacham.¹ William Clifford Olds died on 20 May 1912 at age 55.¹

     William Curtis Olds was born on 25 Apr 1875.¹ He was the son of Frederick L. Olds and Etta S. Henderson.¹ William Curtis Olds married (1) Sarah Catherine Sweeney on 24 Dec 1911.¹ William Curtis Olds died in 1946 at St. Petersburg, Florida.²
     He "lives in New York City".¹ He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 City of Easton, Pennsylvania. He described himself as living at 250 Bushkilll, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, age 43, born April 25, 1875, and his occupation was traveling shoe salesman for Arthur A. Williams Co. of Holliston, Mass. and Ault Williamson Co. of Auburn, Maine. He was tall in height, slender in build, with blue eyes and had light brown hair. His closest relative was his wife, Sarah Catherine Olds of 127 Duane[?], New York, New York.³
William Curtis Olds and Sarah Catherine Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at 9 Alden Place, South Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey, as follows:
     199/242 Olds, William C., head, owned with mortgage, 44, married, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, salesman
      , Katherine, wife, 35, married, b. Louisiana, father b. Louisiana, mother b. Alabama.⁴
William Curtis Olds and Sarah Catherine Olds appeared on the census of 7 Apr 1930 at 2829 Dartmouth Avenue, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, as follows:
     58/50 Olds, William C., head, 54, 1st marr. at 34, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, salesman, real estate
      , Katherine G., wife, 45, 1st marr. at 25, b. Louisiana, father b. Lousiana, mother b. Alabama.⁵

     William David Olds was born c 1928 at Georgia.¹ He was the son of James Newell Olds Jr. and Katie Lee Scott.¹ William David Olds died on 22 Feb 2002.²
     His obituary states: Deceased Name: WILLIAM DAVID OLDS
"WILLIAM DAVID OLDS, 74, of Austell died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. today, Roy Davis Funeral Home."²

     William E. Olds was born in May 1900 at Illinois.^1,2 He was the son of William Lauren Olds and Deborah B. Ege.¹