RESIDENCES:
(1811- ) NY.
( -1833- ) Maryland, Otsego Co, NY.
( -May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY.
(May 1856-1897) Copley Twp (near Victoria), Knox Co, IL.SOURCES FOR STEPHEN S. OLMSTED:
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: H K Olmsted & G K Ward, GENEALOGY OF THE OLMSTED FAMILY IN AMERICA; 1632-1912; New York, De La Mare Printing & Publ, 1912, Reprint, with supplements, by Ralph Olmsted, 1979; p 307.
MARRIAGE: Marriage notice, OTSEGO HERALD, Otsego Co, NY; 1833-1840; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 154); NOTE: 21 Feb 1833, Stephen S Olmstead, of Maryland, and Clarissa McMorris, of Davenport.
LAND: Grantee index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 865; FHL film 557,764 (Rick Crume's file #O 243).
LAND: Grantor index; 1797-1851; Delaware Co, NY; pp 582, 875; FHL film 557,758 (Rick Crume's file #R 236).
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).
OCCUPATION-CHURCH-RESIDENCES: Rev H K Hinds, HISTORY OF WASHINGTON; 1811-1893; publ 1893; pp 477-478; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted: "...Dr. Olmsted was born [in] Davenport, Delaware county, New York, in 1848, and is a son of Stephen S. and Clara E. (McMorris) Olmsted, both natives of the Empire State. They had a family of eleven children, he being the ninth born. His father, a farmer and dairyman in New York, left that State in 1856 and went to Victoria, Illinois, where he engaged in the manufacture of furniture and also had a store, and for eight years was Postmaster. He still resides in Victoria, where he is highly esteemed by all who know him. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife passed away several years ago..."
OCCUPATION-ANCESTRY: SPOKANE AND THE INLAND EMPIRE; 1811-1897; ; pp 331, 333; (Rick Crume's file #O 135); NOTE: Biography of Dr. Elmer De Vando Olmsted. "...His father, Stephen S. Olmsted, who was also born in the Empire state, died at the venerable age of eighty-seven years. He was a second cousin of Martin Van Buren, president of the United States, and was of Holland descent. In early life he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed both in the east and after his removal to the west. He was also somewhat prominent in local affairs, serving for eight years as postmaster of Victoria, Illinois..."
OCCUPATION-DEATH: Albert J Perry, HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, AND PEOPLE; 1811-1897; Chicago, S J Clarke Publ, 1912, Vol II; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Biography of Newton McDowell Milroy, husband of Sarah L. Olmsted (daughter of William H. Olmsted), mentions William's father, Stephen S.: "Stephen S. Olmsted was an agriculturist and cabinet-maker and was married to Clarissa McMorris. His death occurred in 1897."
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Oneida), Knox Co, IL; 1860; ; p 60; Reel #195 (Rick Crume's file #O 39, O 115).
CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #593-240 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).
LAND-RESIDENCES: ATLAS MAP OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS; 1870; Davenport, Iowa, Andreas, Lyter & Co, 1870; pp 74-75; (Rick Crume's file #O 143); NOTE: The map of Copley Township shows S S Olmstead living on the southeast quarter of section 13. The book also features a drawing of the Stephen S Olmsted residence.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Copley Twp, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 13; reel #220 (Rick Crume's file #O 80).
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmsted, GALESBURG REPUBLICAN-REGISTER, Galesburg, IL; 1897; Sat, 7 Aug 1897; p 8, column 2; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Died at 1 o'clock Monday morning, Stephen S. Olmsted, aged about 86 years. Mr. Olmsted, or Uncle Stephen as he was more familiarly called, .... was a respected member of the M. E. church... He was buried in their family lot in the Victoria cemetery Tuesday..."
OBITUARY: Obituary of Stephen S Olmstead, THE GALESBURG WEEKLY MAIL, Galesburg, IL; 1811-1897; Thurs, 5 Aug, 1897; p 5, column 1; IL Hist Soc (Rick Crume's file #O 120); NOTE: "Stephen S. Olmstead was born Dec. 28, 1811, in the state of New York, and died Aug. 2, 1897, at his late residence, one-half mile south of Victoria, after an illness of ten days. He was married to Clarissa McMorris Feb. 23, 1833. There were born to them ten children, nine of whom are still living. He was married a second time, Oct. 10, 1886, to Mrs. Sarah Houck, a sister of his first wife..."
PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item
2 (Rick Crume's file #O 308); NOTE: Estate of Stephen S Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator W H Olmsted, Admr, est disp #69.PROBATE: Index to Knox Co., IL wills; 1830-1959; ; ; FHL film 1,403,705 item 2; NOTE: Estate of Sarah H Olmsted, dtd 1897, administrator Lucy J Overlander, ADBN, est disp #69; Rick Crume's file #O 308.
PROBATE: Probate file of Stephen S Olmsted; 1897; Clerk of the Circuit Court, Knox County, IL; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 35).
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, S. S., died 2 Aug 1897 at age 86 yrs.
RESIDENCES:
(1813-May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY. (Rick Crume's file #O 154).
(May 1856-1885) Copley Twp (near Victoria), Knox Co, IL.SOURCES FOR CLARISSA MCMORRIS:
CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).
CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Oneida), Knox Co, IL; 1860; ; p 60; Reel #195 (Rick Crume's file #O 39, O 115).
CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #593 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).
CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Copley Twp, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 13; reel #220 (Rick Crume's file #O 80).
CEMETERY: Cemetery records, Victoria Twp, Knox, IL; 1809-1973; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115); NOTE: Olmsted, Clarisa McMorris, wife of S. S., died 30 Dec 1885 at age 72 yrs, 6 mos, 2 days.