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William Walter Olds 1870–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 June 1949

Death Location: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Almon Olds

Mother: Matilda Cook

Spouse(s): May Cunningham

Children(s): Alice Olds

William Walter Olds was born in 1870 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA, the child of Almon Hezekiah Olds And Matilda Cynthia Cook. In 1870, William Walter Olds resided in Hartford, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. In 1910, William Walter Olds resided in Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan, USA. William Walter Olds married May Cunningham, and had children including Alice Mae Olds. William Walter Olds passed away in 1949 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Walter Olds was born in 1870 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA, the child of Almon Hezekiah Olds And Matilda Cynthia Cook.
  • In 1870, William Walter Olds resided in Hartford, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1910, William Walter Olds resided in Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • William Walter Olds married May Cunningham, and had children including Alice Mae Olds.
  • William Walter Olds passed away in 1949 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Almon Olds
1840–1921
Birth Location: Chautauqua Co, N Y
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Matilda Cook
1842–1926
Birth Location: Oswego County, New York, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

May Cunningham
1873–1960
Birth Location: Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
MC

Children(s)

Alice Olds
1900–1990
Birth Location: Echo, Antrim, Michigan, USA
AO

William Olds's Ancestors

Self
William Olds
1870–1949
Birth Place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Almon Hezekiah Olds
1840–1921
Chautauqua Co, N Y
Matilda (Cynthia) Cook
1842–1926
Oswego County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Orson (W) Olds
1802–1887
West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York
Elizabeth (Renew) Scoville
1806–1883
Clarenden, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
William (J Cook) Reverend
1805–1892
Vernon, Windham, Vermont, USA
Catherine West
1815–1860
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Joseph (s)
1769–1822
Hannah Bissell
1773–1830
John Scovel
1774–1828
Elizabeth Horton
1779–1867
Ziba Capt
1782–1818
Lydia Thomas
1774–1865
John Sr
1790–1877
Martha Barnhart
1794–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Olds
1724–1777
Capt Bissell
1737–1831
Hannah Blodgett
1747–1774
Abner Scovel
1732–1788
Elisabeth Harrison
1741–1801
Stafford Horton
1746–1813
Eunice Aldrich
1756–1813
Oliver Capt
1756–1834
Meribah Jones
1756–1828
Israel Thomas
1745–1809
Abigail Finney\Phinney
1752–1829
Peter Barnhart
1751–1836
Mary Boyer
1753–1835

William Olds's Descendants

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William (Walter) Olds (3 Mar 1870–19 June 1949) m. May Cunningham (22 September 1873–25 July 1960)
  1. 1. Alice (Mae) Olds 1900–1990 m. Oliver (G) Johnson 1903–1987
    1. 1. James (Edward) Johnson 1921–2008 m. Virginia (Ruth) Austin 1920–2000
      1. 1. Suzanne (Helen) Twedell 1947–2022 m. Stephen (Edward) Twedell 1946–2016

William Olds's Timeline

5 Records

1870
3 Mar 1870
Birth of William Walter Olds in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
1870
1870
William Walter Olds resided here in Hartford, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Hartford, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
William Walter Olds resided here in Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
William Walter Olds resided here in Benton Harbor Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Benton Harbor Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1949
19 June 1949
Age 79
Death of William Walter Olds in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hartford, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 396AB

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1374651

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Benton Harbor Ward 3, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pullman, Illinois
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 48; Film Description: 1892 Wayne-1893 Gratiot

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1949
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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