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     Rufus Solesbee married Elizabeth (Eliza) Robbs. Rufus Solesbee was born on 20 Feb 1851. He was the son of Sampson Solesby and Martha? (?). Rufus Solesbee died on 17 Apr 1905 at age 54. He was buried at Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

     Sampson Solesby married Martha? (?). Sampson Solesby was born c 1813.

     Darci Sonin was born on 21 Apr 1957.¹ She was the daughter of John E. Sonin and Caryl Sue Stephenson.¹

     James McKann Sonin was born on 18 Feb 1966.¹ He was the son of John E. Sonin and Caryl Sue Stephenson.¹
     James McKann Sonin graduated in 1984 from Lark Park High, Roselle, Illinois.²

     John E. Sonin married Caryl Sue Stephenson, daughter of Lawrence E. Stephenson and Reeva Gertrude Olds.¹ John E. Sonin died on 2 Apr 1984.²

     Patrick Sonin was born on 8 Sep 1962.¹ He was the son of John E. Sonin and Caryl Sue Stephenson.¹

     Susan Sonin was born on 4 May 1959.¹ She was the daughter of John E. Sonin and Caryl Sue Stephenson.¹

     Buren M. Soule married Arabella Cook Olds, daughter of John Preston Olds and Mary Porter Burr, in Jun 1875.¹ Buren M. Soule died c 1905.¹

     Floyd Soule was the son of Buren M. Soule and Arabella Cook Olds.¹

     Josephine Soule was the daughter of Buren M. Soule and Arabella Cook Olds.¹

     Laura Soule was the daughter of Buren M. Soule and Arabella Cook Olds.¹

     Daisy Byrd Souter was born c 1901 at Tennessee.² She married Leroy Olds, son of Charles Ferdinand Olds and Matilda Slackford, on 27 Jun 1926 at Campbell County, Tennessee.^1,2,3
     Daisy Byrd Olds and Leroy Olds appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1930 at First Civil District, Cumberland County, Tennessee, as follows:

     Lucy Southerland was born in 1889.² She married Claude V. Olds, son of Ira Valentine Olds and Nancy Jane True, on 2 Dec 1908 at Bainbridge, Michigan.^1,3 Lucy Southerland died in 1978.² She was buried at Keeler Cemetery, Keeler, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁴
     ToDo: Lucy Sutherland's marriage record says she was the daughter of Henry Sutherland and _____ Olds. Henry Sutherland had married Mary Olds on 25 Dec 1872 in Bainbridge, Michigan. She was age 19, born in Indiana. Henry and Mary are on FindaGrave. Rootsweb shows Mary Olds as daughter of Ambler Olds, son of Peter Olds, son of John Olds, son of Comfort Olds. Ref:: Vermont Families in 1791 (v.1)
Title: Bartley, Scott A., Vermont Families in 1791, volume 1 (Camden, Maine, Picton Press, 1992)
Page: p. 147
which I need to see.

Lucy Olds and Claude V. Olds appeared on the census of 13 Feb 1920 at Bainbridge Township, Berrien Township, Michigan, as follows:
     86/88 Olds, Claude, 36, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer, general farm
      , Lucy, wife, 30, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Frances, dau., 8, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁵
Lucy Olds and Claude V. Olds appeared on the census of Apr 1940 at 62 Meadow Brook Road, Bainbridge Township, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
      Olds, Claude, head, 56, 7th grade education, b. Mich., operates farm
      , Lucy L., wife, 50, 1 yr h.s., b. Mich.
They had lived in the same house as of 1 April 1935.⁶

     Robert Samuel Spaulding was born on 10 Mar 1855.¹ He married Chester Etta Olds, daughter of Chester Olds and Lovicia Pettygrove, on 15 May 1900.¹

     Joyce E Spayth was buried.² She was born on 10 Jan 1928.³ She married Eldon Lewis Olds, son of Hubert Franklin Olds and Beatrice M. Armitage, on 2 Mar 1947 at Bloomville, Ohio.¹ Joyce E Spayth died on 7 Nov 2015 at Columbus, Ohio, at age 87.³
     Her obituary states:
     JOYCE EVELYN (SPAYTH) OLDS, 87, formerly of Crestline, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the home of her daughter Jenny, in Columbus.
"Joyce was born in Bloomville, January 10, 1928 to the late Dr. Guy V. and Ethel Ina M. (Santmire) Spayth. She married Eldon L. Olds on March 2, 1947 and he preceded her in death on November 25, 2011 after 64 years of marriage.
"Joyce attended and graduated in 1945 from Bloom Township public school. In 1960, she moved from Bloomville to Crestline. She was a member of the Calvary United Church of Christ, Crestline. There she served as secretary, bookkeeper, and treasurer for over 17 years, retiring in 1989. Eldon and Joyce opened up both their arms and their home to care for 22 infants and children of Crawford County over the course of seven years. Joyce enjoyed weaving and crocheting rugs. Many of her home-made rugs are in the homes of her children and grandchildren. The rugs were also created for many craft shows and art shows. Joyce was a loving and caring wife and mother and enjoyed her family very much.
"She is survived by her three daughters: Jennifer J. McAllister, Columbus, Donna D. Bell, Diana, Texas, Lona L. DeVeny, Ravenna, her seven grandchildren: Kerri Olds, Westerville, Scott and Ginger Olds of Hoven, South Dakota, Daron and Dawn McAllister, Groveport, Christian and Rebecca McAllister, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Heather and Darin Morton, Westerville, Joseph DeVeny and Nikolay Kolesnikov, Brooklyn, New York, Charles DeVeny, Ravenna, twenty great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; Ian, Simon, Daria, Sophia, Micah, Silas and Quinn McAllister, Victoria, Tyler, Eben, Calum, Caitlyn, Liam and Fiona McAllister, Hannah Morton, Evelyn Renzetti, Cody, Abigail, Serenity, Melia Olds, Jon and Tori Waugh, and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and husband, and lost her son, Patrick L. Olds in 2007. The last of her family, she survived the loss of her two brothers and sisters-in-law: Robert and Peggy Spayth, Thomas Spayth and Jane Covert, her two sisters and brothers-in-law: Dortha and Robert Schafer and Margaret (Peg) and George Hebert, her three nephews: Joseph Schafer, Stephen Schafer and Ben Spayth, and her niece, Verna Spayth.
"Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home, 223 West Main Street Crestline, Ohio, 44827. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Calvary United Church of Christ, Crestline, with Rev. Gary Proietti officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomville.
"Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Church of Christ, Crestline in care of the funeral home."⁴

     Alva H. Spear married Lucia Preston Olds, daughter of John Preston Olds and Mary Porter Burr.¹ Alva H. Spear died in 1900.¹

     Eva Belle Spelts was born on 5 Nov 1922 at Gregory, South Dakota.² She married Glenn A. Olds Jr., son of Glenn Alvero Olds and Hazel Ross, in 1944.^1,3 Eva Belle Spelts died on 5 Apr 2008 at age 85² and was buried on 19 Apr 2008 at Gibbs Pioneer Cemetery, Sherwood, Oregon.²
     Her obituary states:
"A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Gibbs Pioneer Cemetery in Sherwood for Eva B. Olds, who died April 5 at age 85.
"Eva B. Spelts was born Nov. 5, 1922, in Gregory, S.D. She graduated from Northwestern University and received a master's degree and doctorate at Kent State University. She was a professor of communications at Alaska Pacific University and a poet. She also taught at the University of Alaska, Southeast, at Juneau, and Portland State. She moved to the Portland area in 1994 and lived in Sherwood. In 1944, she married Glenn A. Olds; he died in 2006.
"Survivors include her daughter, Linda E; son, Dr. G. Richard; sister, Flo Rae Booth; and three grandchildren.
"Remembrances to the Glenn and Eva Olds Chair in International Understanding, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage. Arrangements by Attrell's Newberg."²
     Another obituary states:
     "Graveside services for former McMinnville resident Eva Belle Olds of Sherwood will held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Gibbs Pioneer Cemetery in Sherwood. The Rev. William Apel will officiate. Arrangements are being handled by Attrell's Newberg Funeral Home.
"Dr. Olds died in Wisconsin on Saturday, April 5, 2008. She was 85.
"Born in Gregory, S.D., on Nov. 5, 1922, she was the daughter of R.E. and Flo Spelts.
"She earned her bachelor's degree in speech and theater at Northwestern University in 1944. That same year she married Oregon native Glenn A. Olds, who was in the process of obtaining his master's at the school and went on to earn his doctorate at Yale.
"She went on to earn advanced degrees at Kent State University during her husband's tenure as president there, receiving her master's in 1973 and doctorate in 1976. She also received an honorary master's from Springfield College and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Lake Erie College.
"Dr. Olds served as a professor in the communications departments at Alaska Pacific and Portland State universities. At Alaska Pacific, she also served as associate to the president.
"Her husband served as a special ambassador to the United Nations during the Nixon administration, and that opened international opportunities for her as well. She went on to attend the UN's first conference on the role of women in Mexico City.
"Active in theater, she began performing the solo drama "Letters From Eve" at the Porthouse Theater in Ohio in 1973.
"She and her husband raised two children who also went on to obtain doctoral degrees, one a Ph.D. and the other an M.D. They retired in 1994, settling first in McMinnville, then moving to his hometown of Sherwood in 1999.
"Poet, performer, professor, wife, mother and grandmother, Dr. Eva Olds was a radiant being who inspired others in the art of expression and 'the imaginative possibility of becoming'," her family said.
"Dr. Olds is survived by a daughter, Dr. Linda Olds of McMinnville; a son, Dr. G. Richard Olds of Milwaukee, Wis; a sister, Flo Rae Booth of Gladwyne, Pa; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2006 and brother Richard E. Spelts Jr. in 2001.
"Contributions may be made to the Glenn and Eva Olds Chair in International Understanding at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Visit www.alaska pacific.edu for details."⁴

     Anna Elizabeth Spence was born on 21 Aug 1907.² She married Nelson R. Olds, son of Frederick Onatus Olds and Maude L. Rife, on 11 Jul 1937.¹ Anna Elizabeth Spence died on 23 Oct 1992 at age 85.² She was buried at Attica Venice Township Joint Cemetery, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.³

     Frank O. Spence was born in 1888.¹ He married Cozetta M. Olds, daughter of Alexander Hamilton Olds and Sarah C. Layton, on 14 Mar 1909 at Junction City, Geary County, Kansas.^1,2 Frank O. Spence died in 1964¹ and was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas.¹
     Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Spence appeared on the census of 20 Apr 1910 at 123 W. 11th Street, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, as follows:
     139/144 Spence, Edith, head, 37, widow, 2 children, 2 living, b. New York, parents b. New York
      , Frank, son, 21, married once, 1 year, b. Kansas, father b. Virginia, mother b. New York, miller in flour mill
      , Cozetta, dau-in-law, 21, married once, 1 year, 0 children, b. Kansas, parents b. New York.³
Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Spence appeared on the census of 3 Jan 1920 at 347 N.7th Street, Salina, Saline County, Kansas, as follows:
     79/96 Spence, Frank, head, 31, b. Kansas, father b. Kansas, mother b. New York, 2d miller at flour mill
      , Cozetta, wife, 31, b. Kansas, father b. New Jersey, mother b. New York
      , Lawrence, son, 9, b. Kansas, parents b. Kansas
      , Josephine, dau., 7, b. Kansas, parents b. Kansas.⁴
Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Spence appeared on the census of 10 Apr 1930 at Salina, Saline County, Kansas, as follows:
     379/393 Spence, Frank, head, 41, 1st marr at 20, b. Kansas, father b. Kansas, mother b. New York, Superintendant in mill
      , Cozetta, wife, 41, 1st marr at 20, b. Kansas, father b. New York, mother b. New Jersey, manager of rabbit and chicken farm
      , Josephine, dau., 17, b. Kansas, parents b. Kansas
      , Lawrence (absent), son, 19, b. Kansas, parents b. Kansas.⁵
Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Spence appeared on the census of Apr 1940 at 215 W. 12th Street, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, as follows:
     318 Spence, Frank O., head, 51, 8 yrs of school, b. Kansas, superintendent in flour mill
      , Cozetta M., wife, 51, 7 yrs of school, b. Kansas
They had lived in rural Oklahoma (not on a farm) on 1 April 1935. Cozetta provided the information.⁶

     Josephine Spence was born c 1913 at Kansas.¹ She was the daughter of Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Olds.¹

     Lawrence Spence was born c 1911 at Kansas.¹ He was the son of Frank O. Spence and Cozetta M. Olds.¹

     Asahel Spencer was born on 3 Apr 1766 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Daniel Spencer Junior and Patience Olds.¹ Asahel Spencer died on 17 Jul 1766 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹

     Asahel Spencer 2nd was born on 18 Nov 1768 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Daniel Spencer Junior and Patience Olds.¹

     Augustus Spencer was born on 25 Sep 1760 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Daniel Spencer Junior and Patience Olds.¹

     Calvin Spencer was born on 10 Jul 1757 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Samuel Spencer and Experience Old.¹ Calvin Spencer died on 23 Dec 1778 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 21¹ and was buried at Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

     Charles Olds Spencer was born on 19 May 1916.^1,2 He was the son of Walter R. Spencer and Marjorie Noble Olds.¹ Charles Olds Spencer died on 2 May 1963 at Wilford Hall USAF Hospital, Bexar, Bexar County, Texas, at age 46.³ He was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.²

     Daniel Spencer was born on 26 May 1759 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Daniel Spencer Junior and Patience Olds.¹

     Daniel Spencer Junior married Patience Olds, daughter of John Old and Elizabeth Denslow, on 16 Mar 1758.¹

     Elizabeth Spencer was born on 21 May 1767 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Spencer Junior and Patience Olds.¹

     Elizabeth Jane Spencer was born on 5 Feb 1913 at Indianapolis, Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Walter R. Spencer and Marjorie Noble Olds.^1,3