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     Wayne L. Christensen married Joan Ione Olds, daughter of Andrew Emory Olds and Bessie Hazel Hopkins, on 26 Nov 1966 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.¹ Wayne L. Christensen and Joan were divorced at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.¹ Wayne L. Christensen was buried at Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.²

     William R. Christensen was the son of Wayne L. Christensen and Joan Ione Olds.¹

     Ethel "Joyce" Christmas married George David Olds, son of James William Olds and Emma M Shane, at Wauchula, Florida.¹ Ethel "Joyce" Christmas was born on 7 Jul 1928 at Ft. Green, Hardee County, Florida.¹ She died on 15 Jan 2013 at Chapman Valley Manor, Chapman, Dickinson County, Kansas, at age 84.¹ She was buried at Highland Cemetery, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas.²
     An informative obituary for her is posted on FindAGrave.
"Ethel Joyce Olds, 84, of Junction City passed away January 15, 2013 at Chapman Valley Manor, Chapman, Kansas.
"Funeral Services will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel in Junction City, 203 N. Washington. Cremation will take place following the service. She will later be laid to rest next to her husband, George Olds, in Highland Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-8 P.M. on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel.
"Ethel, better known as "Joyce", was born July 7, 1928 in Ft. Green, Florida; she was the daughter of James Elliott and Jane Isabelle (Gill) Christmas. She grew up in Wauchula, Florida where she met and married George David Olds before he deployed to war during WWII. He preceded her in death.
"She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She wrote letters daily to her husband throughout his deployment and subsequent confinement as a Prisoner of War. She and her husband were lifelong property owners/managers in the Junction City area. She was a member of First Christian Church in Junction City, where she especially enjoyed her Sunday School Class. She was also a member of GCH Auxiliary, DAV Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, Elks Auxiliary, Optimist, BPW, Republican Women, and bridge groups. Being involved in school activities lead her to become the Washington Elementary School PTA President, Brownie Scout Leader and provided the opportunity for her to make many life-long friends and acquaintances.
"Joyce leaves behind 5 children, Jane Lueker (Gaylon), Linda Muzzall, Grant Olds (Mary), all of Junction City; Gregory Olds (Martha) of Washington, D.C; Gary Olds (Kathy) of Manhattan, KS; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
"Preceding Joyce in death is her brother, Howard W. Christmas, of Wauchula, FL; one brother-in-law, Albert Olds (Marguerite); six sisters-in-law, Edith Christmas (Howard), Helen Wolf (Bernie), Clara Kolling (Ward), Hazel Delay (Lawrence), Gladys Warner (Louis), and Dorothy Mitchell.
"Very special thanks to the many caregivers who assisted her during her time at home.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: First Christian Church, 1429 Saint Mary's Road, Junction City, Kansas; or, Geary Community Healthcare Foundation, P.O. Box 3015, 1310 W. Ash, Junction City, Kansas."¹

     Anna Olds Church was born on 12 Nov 1890.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas C. Church and Mary E. Olds.¹

     Glenn Church married Eleanor Olds, daughter of Harry Lee Olds and Georgia Flint, on 7 Jul 1956.¹ Glenn Church died on 21 Jun 1986.²

     Lucy Church was born on 5 Sep 1794 at Winsted, Connecticut.¹ She married Asa Gilbert Olds, son of Phinehas Olds and Polly Gale, on 16 Apr 1821.¹ Lucy Church died on 13 Aug 1881 at age 86.^1,2 She was buried at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. A large monument there commemorates Asa Gilbert Olds and two wives. "Lucy Church, Consort, Born at Winsted, Conn., Sept 5, 1794, died Aug. 13, 1881, Aged 86 yrs. 11 mo. & 23 days."³
     She appeared, as mother, on the census of 10 Jun 1880 in the household of Emily J. Olds at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.⁴
     Her obituary states: DIED: "OLDS --At two o'clock A. M., Aug. 13, 1881, Mrs. Lucy Olds, of Millcreek, aged 86 years, 11 months, 9 days."⁵

     Samuel Church married Mary Churchill, daughter of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹ Samuel Church died on 13 Apr 1684.¹
     "They settled in Hadley [Massachusetts] about 1659."¹

     Thomas C. Church married Mary E. Olds, daughter of Joseph Chauncey Olds and Sarah M. Morgan, on 24 Sep 1886.¹

     "a son" Churchill was born c 1655.² He was the son of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹

     Benjamin Churchill was born on 16 May 1652 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹

     Elizabeth Churchill was born on 15 May 1642 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.^2,1 Elizabeth Churchill married Henry Buck on 31 Oct 1660.³

     Hannah Churchill was born on 1 Nov 1644 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote. Hannah Churchill married Samuel Royce, son of Robert Royce and Mary (?), on 9 Jan 1666 at New London, Connecticut.²
     "Churchill, Royce, Baldwin.—Josias Churchill, [was] an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn.... In his will, dated Nov. 17, 1683 (inventory dated Jan. 5, 1687), he names children Joseph, Benjamin, Mary Church, Elizabeth Buck, Ann Rice, and Sarah Wickham.
"It is a fact well known that Hannah and Ann were used interchangeably at that period; and, also, that the surname Royce and Rice were the same. As he mentioned no daughter Hannah, it has been explained that she " died early," but this is based only upon assumption, and it is reasonable to conclude that Hannah and Ann were one and the same. ...
"Samuel Royce (or Rice) and his wife Hannah (or Ann) Churchill (in the records called Churchwood, which is a clerical error) had children: 1. Samuel, b. 1672 or '3, who m. (1) Sarah Baldwin, and m. (2) Hannah Benedict. 2. Abigail^ b. Nov. 24, 1677, who m. Joseph Cowles. 3. Prudence, b. July 26, 1680. 4. Deborah, b. Sept. 8, 1683, who m. Thomas Mix.
... Frederick M. Steele. Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago, Ill."³

     Joseph Churchill was born on 2 Dec 1649 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^1,2 He was the son of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹

     Josiah Churchill married Elizabeth Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth (?), by 1639.¹
     His name is often extracted as Josias from the Wethersfield records. His first appearance in the Wethersfield records was at his marriage, in 1638. An entry in the town records, dated 2nd month 28th day 1641, describes the 6 acre lot on which his house stood.² Josiah Churchill left a will. It states:
     "Churchill, Josiah, Wethersfield. Invt. £618-12-06. Taken 5 January, 1686-7, by Mr. James Treat, John Buttolph. Will dated 17 November, 1683.
"I Josiah Churchill of Wethersfield do make this my last Will & Testament: I give unto my wife Elizabeth Churchill the use of all my Estate, whether Real or Personal, during her natural life, excepting such parcels of Land as shall hereafter be excepted, she paying all my Just Debts. And after her decease my Will is that all my Land & other Estate of mine she shall then stand possessed of, to be divided as follows: I give unto my son Joseph the House & Homelott he now liveth on, with all other Buildings thereon, and one Lott in the Little West Field, containing 10 acres, and another Lott containing 6 acres. I give unto my son Joseph my 50-acre Lott at the West End of Wethersfield Bounds. I do give unto my son Joseph, after the decease of my wife, Elizabeth, 5 acres in the Great Swamp, & 2 acres of Meadow lying toward the lower End of sd. Meadow, & half of my 5-acre Lott at the upper End of the Great Meadow. I give unto my son Benjamin Churchill 6 acres hi the Little West Field, also 10 acres more in the West Field. I give unto my son Benjamin, after the decease of my wife, my now Dwelling House & Homelott & other Build- ings upon sd. Lott, & 7 acres of Land in the Great Swamp, & 4 acres hi Beaver Meadow, & half my 5-acre Lott at the upper End of the Great Meadow. My Will is that all the rest of my Moveable Estate be equally divided betwixt my daughters Marah Church, Elizabeth Buck, Ann Rice and Sarah Wickham. My Will is that my wife be sole Executrix.
Witness: Samuel Talcott, josiah churchill. Ls.
John Deming.
Court Record, Page 128—3 March, 1686-7: Will Proven."³
     His estate was valued at 618 pounds, 12 shillings and 6 pence and included two home lots and 210 acres of land. His children Joseph, Benjamin, Mary Church, Elizabeth Buck, Anne Rice, and Sarah Wickham are mentioned.⁴ Because of the mention of Ann Rice in Josiah's will, many authors have listed a daughter Anne, b. 1647. This daughter is listed by Goodwin⁵, by Savage, by Stiles, by Foote⁶, and by Churchill⁷. The Wethersfield Town Records do not have a birth record for Ann, only for "Hanah".

     Mary Churchill married Samuel Church.² Mary Churchill was born on 24 Mar 1639 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹ Mary Churchill died in 1690.²

     Sarah Churchill married (?) Wickham.² Sarah Churchill was born on 11 Nov 1657 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Churchill and Elizabeth Foote.¹

     Herbert David Cisco married Evelyn Fry, daughter of Halleck Duncan Fry Sr. and Evelyn Bradford Olds.¹ Herbert David Cisco was born on 9 Jun 1914.¹ He died on 29 Sep 1965 at age 51.¹ He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

     Mabel L. Claar married William Marshall Anderson Olds, son of Joseph Olds and Mary Anderson, on 4 Dec 1908.^2,3

     Abigail Clapp was born on 12 Apr 1674 at Dedham, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher.¹
     An Abigail Clapp, perhaps this one, died at Dedham on 26 Fewb 1693/4.²

     Hannah Clapp was born on 28 Mar 1679 at Dedham, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher.¹

     Jane Clapp married George Weekes at England. Jane Clapp was born c 1597 at Salcombe (later Salcombe Regis), Devon, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Clapp.¹ Jane Clapp married (2) Jonas Humphrey.² Jane Clapp died on 2 Aug 1668 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.^2,3

     John Clapp was born on 24 Feb 1665 at Dedham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher.¹

     Joshua Clapp was born in 1667 at Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher. Joshua Clapp married Silence Bird, daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams, on 4 Dec 1718 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.^1,2 Joshua Clapp died in 1728.

     Lois Clapp was born c 1907.¹ She married Edson Burchard Olds, son of Albert J. Olds and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, c May 1934 at Nevada.¹

     Mary Clapp married Abiel Bird, son of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams, on 29 Jan 1725.¹ Mary Clapp died on 2 Jan 1752.²

     Richard Clapp was born in 1538 at Sydbury, Devon, England.¹ He was the son of William Clapp and Allse (?).¹
     "He lived in Dorchester, Dorset. He left no will but his wife, Christian, left a will, proved, 12 Aug. 1609, Exeter."¹

     Samuel Clapp was born on 21 Aug 1682 at Dedham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Thomas Clapp and Mary Fisher.¹

     Sarah Clapp was born on 25 Mar 1686 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.¹ She married (1) Samuel Bird, son of John Bird and Elizabeth Williams, on 16 May 1704 at Dorchester, Massachusetts.^1,2 Marriage banns for her and John Hixon were published on 24 Mar 1743/44 at Stoughton, Massachusetts.³ Sarah Clapp married John Hixon, son of Richard Hixson and Margaret Watkins, on 9 Apr 1744 at Stoughton, Massachusetts.^1,4,5,6 Sarah Clapp died on 4 Nov 1769 at Sharon, Massachusetts, at age 83.^1,7

     Sarah A. Clapp married Jonathan Olds, son of Nathan Olds and Hannah Wright, on 11 Sep 1854.^1,2
     My sources differ on whether her maiden name was Clapp or Wyman. Possibly one is incorrect or one is from another marriage for her. Perhaps there were two wives --- Jonathan could have remarried to a Sarah Wyman not long before his death.
Sarah A. Olds and Jonathan Olds appeared on the census of 1 Sep 1870 at Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, as follows:
     932/1811 Olds, Jonathan, 38, farmer, b. Mass.
      , Sarah A., 35, keeping house, b. Mass.
      , Hiram C., 14, attends school, b. Mass.
      , Anson J., 6, attends school, b. Mass.
      , Hannah, 78, no occupation, b. Mass.³ In 1899, she was living at Holyoke, Massachusetts.⁴

     Seth Clapp was born on 4 Nov 1722 at Dedham, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Joshua Clapp and Silence Bird.¹