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Willis Arthur Olmstead 1848–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 FEB 1848

Birth Location: Madoc, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 JUL 1926

Death Location: Leavenworth, KS

Father: George Olmstead

Mother: Hannah Crowter

Spouse(s): Mary Litsey

Children(s): Charles Olmstead, Frank Olmstead, John Olmstead, Jessie Olmstead, Grace Olmstead, Louis Olmstead, Leorena Olmstead, William Olmstead

The story of Willis Arthur Olmstead began in 1848 in Madoc, Ontario, Canada. Willis Arthur Olmstead married Mary Elizabeth Litsey, and had children including Charles Edward Olmstead, Frank Gardner Olmstead, Grace May Olmstead, Jessie Annetta Olmstead, John Gilford Olmstead, Leorena B Olmstead, Louis L Olmstead, William Olmstead. Willis Arthur Olmstead passed away in 1926 in Leavenworth, KS.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Arthur Olmstead began in 1848 in Madoc, Ontario, Canada.
  • Willis Arthur Olmstead married Mary Elizabeth Litsey, and had children including Charles Edward Olmstead, Frank Gardner Olmstead, Grace May Olmstead, Jessie Annetta Olmstead, John Gilford Olmstead, Leorena B Olmstead, Louis L Olmstead, William Olmstead.
  • Willis Arthur Olmstead passed away in 1926 in Leavenworth, KS.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Olmstead
1819–1860
Birth Location: –
GO
Hannah Crowter
1827–1905
Birth Location: Haldimand, Northumberland Co., N.C.
HC

Spouses(s)

Mary Litsey
1845–1913
Birth Location: Newark, Kendall, IL
ML

Children(s)

Charles Olmstead
1872–1935
Birth Location: Nebraska
CO
Frank Olmstead
1873–1950
Birth Location: Nebraska
FO
John Olmstead
1876–1948
Birth Location: Nebraska
JO
Jessie Olmstead
1878–1959
Birth Location: David City, Butler, NE
JO
Grace Olmstead
1880–1930
Birth Location: David City, Butler, NB
GO
Louis Olmstead
1881–
Birth Location: Nebraska
LO
Leorena Olmstead
1885–
Birth Location: Nebraska
LO
William Olmstead
1870–1871
Birth Location: –
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Willis Olmstead's Ancestors

Self
Willis Olmstead
1848–1926
Birth Place: Madoc, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George Arthur Olmstead
1819–1860
Hannah Crowter
1827–1905
Haldimand, Northumberland Co., N.C.
Grandparents
Gamaliel Olmstead
1791–1849
New Hartford, NY
Eunice Greenleaf
Abraham Crowter
Maria Baker
Great-Grandparents
Gamaliel Olmstead
1760–1832
Esther Goodwin
1761–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Olmstead
1727–1800
Eunice Marsh
1736–1807
Jonathan Goodwin
Esther Benham

Willis Olmstead's Descendants

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Willis (Arthur) Olmstead (18 FEB 1848–11 JUL 1926) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Litsey (16 DEC 1845–14 FEB 1913)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Olmstead 1872–1935
  2. 2. Frank (Gardner) Olmstead 1873–1950
  3. 3. John (Gilford) Olmstead 1876–1948
  4. 4. Jessie (Annetta) Olmstead 1878–1959
  5. 5. Grace (May) Olmstead 1880–1930
  6. 6. Louis (L.) Olmstead 1881–
  7. 7. Leorena (B.) Olmstead 1885–
  8. 8. William Olmstead 1870–1871

Willis Olmstead's Timeline

2 Records

1848
18 FEB 1848
Birth of Willis Arthur Olmstead in Madoc, Ontario, Canada
Madoc, Ontario, Canada
1926
11 JUL 1926
Age 78
Death of Willis Arthur Olmstead in Leavenworth, KS
Leavenworth, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1848
    Event Place: Madoc, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1926
    Event Place: Leavenworth, KS
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