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     Iva Viola Coleman was born on 17 Sep 1892.² She married Glen Franklin Dollahon, son of Henry Franklin "Frank" Dollahon and Delilah Susan Bowers, in 1924 at Los Angeles, California.¹ Iva Viola Coleman died on 31 Oct 1939 at age 47.²

     James Coleman married Harriet Olds, daughter of Justus Olds and Mary Loomis, on 25 Nov 1841.^1,2
     He was "of Hinsdale".¹

     Elizabeth Coles was born in 1651.¹ She was the daughter of John Cowles and Hannah (?).¹ Elizabeth Coles married Richard Lyman Jr., son of Richard Lyman and Hepzibah Ford, on 26 May 1675 at Northampton, Massachusetts.^2,3
     Elizabeth Coles was also known as Elizabeth Cowles.¹

     Elizabeth Collicott married Cyrus Paine Connolly, son of James Connolly and Catherine (?). Elizabeth Collicott was buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Wright County, Missouri. She was born c 1787 at North Carolina. She died in Sep 1866 at Wright County, Missouri.

     Elizabeth Lee Collier was born at Merced County, California.¹ She married Edward Jerome Olds, son of Ariel Young Olds and Elvina Louisa Gallup, on 20 Jan 1884 at Merced County, California.^1,2
     Elizabeth Lee Olds and Edward Jerome Olds appeared on the census of 2 May 1910 at Merced, Merced County, California, as follows:
     Olds, Edward J., head, 62, marr. once, 26 yrs, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y., farmer
      , Elizabeth L., wife, 45, marr. once, 26 yrs, 6 children, 6 liviing, b. Cal., father b. Ky., mother b. Missouri
      , Calvin J., son, 24, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal., laborer on home farm
      , Santon L., son, 22, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal.
      , Rosco C., son, 20, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal.
      , Beatrice V., dau., 17, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal.
      , Isabelle E., dau., 14, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal.
      , Claud M., son, 9, single, b. Cal., father b. Mich., mother b. Cal.³
     "MRS. ELIZABETH LEE OLDS A native of Merced County, born below Livingston, on the Merced River, Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Olds is the seventh daughter and child of the pioneer couple, William G. and Ann Eliza ( Jackson) Collier. The late William G. Collier is recognized as the "Father of Irrigation in California," and is mentioned at length on another page of this history. Mrs. Ann Eliza Collier is a direct descendant of former President Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Olds grew to maturity in Merced County, attending the public schools, and also received instruction from her father, who was a graduate of Columbia University and an able educator. On January 20, 1884, she was united in marriage with Edward Jerome Olds.
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"Mrs. Olds has been a frequent contributor to newspapers and other periodicals. Something like one hundred poems from her pen have been published from time to time. The professor of litera­ture at the University of Utah was attracted by their beauty, collected them, and had them typewritten preparatory to publishing in a bound volume. For several years she was a political editor on the staff of the Merced Sun. She was for many years an active worker for the principles which are embodied in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments and delivered the first speech ever made in the San Joaquin Valley on woman's suffrage. Personally she is a strong advocate of prohibition. She is fond of out-of-door life, and her hobby has beep the study of botany and ornithology.
"Since the death of Mr. Olds, in December, 1913, at Berkeley, Mrs. Olds has been an invalid. She has lived at the Claremont Hotel in Oakland, and at various sanitariums, and has been a very patient sufferer. Her fondest recollections are of her many friends and acquaintances in Merced County."¹

     Rebecca Collier married Job Cole, son of Mr. (?) Cole, on 15 May 1634 at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.² Rebecca Cole died on 29 Dec 1698 at Eastham, Massachusetts.^3,4

     Elizabeth Catherine Collins married Hugh Michael Edenburn, son of John Jackson Edenburn and Helen Blanche "Nell" Findley, on 13 Apr 1939.¹ Elizabeth Catherine Collins died in Oct 1976.³

     Louisa Collins was born c 1840.¹ She married Medad Reed Ridgely, son of William Henry Ridgely and Hannah Reed Simmons, on 10 Feb 1859 at Wabash County, Illinois.²
     She is named in the will of her father, William Collins of Lawrence Co., Ill., made 31 Dec. 1870.
Louisa Ridgely and Medad Reed Ridgely appeared on the census of 1 Jul 1870 at Round Prairie Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois, as follows:
     Ridgely, Medad, 34, farmer, b. Ill.
      , Louisa, 29, keeping house, b. Ill.
      , George, 10, b. Ill.
      , Clara, 7, b. Ill.
      , Charles, 2, b. Ill.³

     Millis Collins was born c 1880 at Cedar Lake, Michigan.¹ She married Alley J. Olds, son of Frank William Olds and Emma Holt, on 24 Nov 1908 at Orion, Jackson County, Michigan.² Millis Collins married George H. Fairchild on 3 Oct 1921 at Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan.^3,4 Millis Collins died on 8 Oct 1980.⁵ She was buried at Bell Cemetery, Barry County, Michigan.⁶
     Millis Collins appeared on the census of 14 Jan 1920 at Home Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, as follows:
     87/89 Collins, Charles E., head, b. Mich., parents b. New York, farmer, truck farm
      , Alice A., wife, 64, b. Mich., father b. Ohio, mother b. New York
      Olds, Millis C., dau., 40, widowed, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., school nurse
      , Maxine L., granddaughter, 10, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Arlene F., granddaughter, 8, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁷
Millis Collins appeared on the census of 18 Apr 1930 at Assyria Township, Barry County, Michigan, as follows:
     205/209 Fairchild, George H., 46, first marr. at 21, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, general farming
      , Millie C., 49, first marr. at 24, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Arlene, dau., 18, b. Mich., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich.
      , Bob K., son, 7, b. Mich., father b. Ohio, mother b. Mich.
[In 1920, Arlene was an Olds, with parents b. Mich.]⁸

     Catherine Comstock was the daughter of Jacob Comstock Jr. and Mehitable Olds.²

     Cromwell Brown Comstock married (1) Caroline Bradford Sanderson.³ Cromwell Brown Comstock married (2) Lucinda Edwards.³ Cromwell Brown Comstock was born on 19 Apr 1808 at Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Jacob Comstock Jr. and Mehitable Olds.^2,1 Cromwell Brown Comstock died on 29 Sep 1842 at Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, at age 34.³

     Jacob Comstock Jr. was born at Smithfield, Rhode Island, c 1775.¹ Jacob married (1) at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 2 Feb 1804 Mehitable Olds, daughter of Justin Olds and Mehitable Hixon. .² Jacob married (2) at Brimfield, Massachusetts, on 21 Apr 1826 Abigail Shaw. .³ Jacob Comstock Jr. died b 1864.¹
     Jacob Comstock, Jr., lived in Belchertown and Ludlow.¹
Jacob Comstock Jr. appeared on the census of 1820 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
1 male 10-15, 1 male 45 and over, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 45 and over.⁴
Jacob Comstock Jr. appeared on the census of 1830 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, as follows:
1 male 40-49, 1 f 10-14, 1 f 40-49, 1 f 70-79
These census records are consistent with a man whose first wife died in 1819 and who married again in 1826. He also had an older woman in his household in both 1820 and 1830. Perhaps he reported his age a little younger than it should have been in 1830 because of his younger wife.⁵

     Irene Cone was buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.² She married Ferdino Olds, son of Joseph Olds and Hannah Bissell.¹ Irene Cone was born c 1823.³
     Irene Olds and Ferdino Olds appeared on the census of 19 Sep 1850 at Town of Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:

     Philip L. Cone married Minerva H. Olds, daughter of Gamaliel Olds and Minerva Howe, on 24 Dec 1857 at Muscatine County, Iowa.^1,2

     Ellen J. Conger was born in 1816.² She married Martin Olds, son of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent, on 12 Mar 1854 at Yates, Orleans County, New York.¹ Ellen J. Conger died in 1906.³ She was buried at Daniel Cemetery, Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York.⁴

     Burton Lester Conklin was born on 9 Jan 1938.¹ He was the son of Lester Conklin and Eleanor Olds.¹

     David Conklin was born on 10 Apr 1845.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Olds, daughter of Hiram P. Olds and Marion Stratton, on 5 Jun 1869.¹ David Conklin died on 26 Feb 1906 at age 60.¹ He was buried at Keeler Cemetery, Keeler, Van Buren Country, Michigan.²
     "He was a Mason, Knight of Pythoas[sic], Sargent[sic] of G. A. R."¹

     Lester Conklin married Eleanor Olds, daughter of Harry Lee Olds and Georgia Flint, on 29 Sep 1935.^1,2 Lester Conklin died on 9 Jan 1953.¹

     Sherry Lynn Conklin was born on 12 Feb 1941.¹ She was the daughter of Lester Conklin and Eleanor Olds.¹

     Cyrus Bailey Conley married Ella Fortner, daughter of John Fortner and Nancy Stewart, at North Carolina. Cyrus Bailey Conley was born on 21 Jun 1851 at Mitchell County, North Carolina. He was the son of James M. Connolly and Anna E. Cook. Cyrus Bailey Conley died on 16 Jan 1942 at Mitchell County, North Carolina, at age 90.¹

     Margaret Conley was buried at Conley Cemetery, Mitchell County, North Carolina. She married Claude Craig Morgan. Margaret Conley was born on 24 Aug 1886 at North Carolina. She was the daughter of Cyrus Bailey Conley and Ella Fortner. Margaret Conley died on 26 Apr 1972 at North Carolina at age 85.

     Retta Lee Conley was born on 22 Jun 1879 at Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Cyrus Bailey Conley and Ella Fortner. Retta Lee Conley married (1) John Heap Phillips, son of James C(aldwell?) Phillips and Anna Eliza Poore, on 9 Nov 1895 at Mitchell County, North Carolina.² Retta Lee Conley married (2) John V. Cox. Retta Lee Conley died on 8 Feb 1967 at Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 87. She was buried at Lily Branch Cemetery, Wing, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
     Her obituary states:
     "Services for Mrs. Retta P. Cox, 87, who died February 8, 1967 in a Johnson City, Tenn., rest home, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, February 10 in First Presbyterian Church where she was a member for 40 years.
"The Rev. Jim Nichols and the Rev. Harry Price officiated and burial was in Lily Branch Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Pitman, Dan Olds, Steve Poteat, Jimmy Phillips, Kermit Lawrence, Jr., and Howard Cox.
"She was the daughter of the late Cyrus B. and Ella Fortner Conley. She was a charter member of the Order of the Eastern Star, one of the eight members who organized the Spruce Pine Women's Club, organized the Spruce Pine PTA, and was past president. She helped to organize the first circulating library in Spruce Pine and was very active in many other church and civic affairs.
"Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Maggie Morgan of Penland; two step-daughters, Mrs. Violet Holston of Asheville and Catherine Sanders of Southport; two step-sons, Ray of New York City and Clyde Cox of Erwin, Tennessee; two grandsons, John Poteat of Kingsport, Tenn., and James Poteat of Jonesboro, Tenn; one granddaughter, Mrs. A. D. Childress of Avon Park, Fla; five great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
"Webb Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements."³

     Agnes Connolly married Elisha Wilson. Agnes Connolly was born on 16 Aug 1817 at North Carolina. She was the daughter of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Alanson C. Connolly was born on 17 Apr 1815 at North Carolina. He was the son of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Bailey Connolly was born on 17 Aug 1808 at North Carolina. He was the son of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Catherine Connolly was born on 15 Apr 1810. She was the daughter of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Cynthia E. Connolly was born on 30 Apr 1820 at North Carolina. She was the daughter of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Cyrus Paine Connolly married Elizabeth Collicott. Cyrus Paine Connolly was born on 17 Nov 1778 at St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia. He was the son of James Connolly and Catherine (?). Cyrus Paine Connolly died in Jul 1856 at Wright County, Missouri, at age 77. He was buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Wright County, Missouri.

     Elizabeth Connolly was born on 16 Dec 1804. She was the daughter of Cyrus Paine Connolly and Elizabeth Collicott.

     Isaac Caleb Connolly was born on 17 Feb 1858. He was the son of James M. Connolly and Anna E. Cook.