The Descendants of William Myers

Notes


7. James Stewart Robertson

RESIDENCES:
(1853-1880- ) South Worcester, Otsego Co, NY.
(-1885-1906-) Ticeville, Dickey Co, ND.

BIRTH: Notations by Elizabeth (Robertson) Olmsted; 1853-1915; Additions made to A COPY OF THE FAMILY AND CHURCH PAPERS OF EDWARD ROBERTSON AND DESCENDANTS, copied by Rev James Marion Cornish; Copy dtd 6 Feb 1880; In poss of Betty (Olmsted) Wigen, Kirkland, WA (Rick Crume's file #R 79).

CENSUS: 1855 NY State Census, 2nd Election Dist, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1855; dwelling 55; ; ; FHL film 869024 (Rick Crume's file #R 036, R 225).

CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Worcester (P.O. East Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1860; ; p 34; National Archives film 840 (Rick Crume's file #R 2, R 16).

CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1865; dwelling 78; family 81; Otsego Co Clerk, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 036).

CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Worcester (P.O. South Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1870; ; p 613R; National Archives film 1076 (Rick Crume's file #R 3).

CENSUS-MARRIAGE: 1875 NY Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1875; ; p 8; Otsego Co Clerk, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 36).

CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1880; ; p 550; (Rick Crume's file #R 7).

MARRIAGE-CHILD-RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: Lyman Willard Densmore, assembled and arranged by John F Hartwell, THE HARTWELLS OF AMERICA: A GENEALOGY OF ALL THE HARTWELL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BASED LARGELY ON THE HANDBOOK OF HARTWELL GENEALOGY (1887); 1854-1956; Saginaw, MI: Hartwell-Lorenzen, 1956; p 50; FHL book 929.273 H259da (Rick Crume's file #R 165); NOTE: Jane J Hartwell, dau of Luther F and Jane (Ryder) Hartwell, was b 26 Jan 1854, md 21 May 1875, James S Robertson of Worcester, NY, a farmer. He had a section of land in Ticeville, Dakota. One son Hartwell, age 9 in 1887.

OCCUPATION: Methodist Episcopal clergyman.

BIOGRAPHY: Probate packet for Mary A Robertson; 1905-1906; Clerk of the County Court, Dickey Co, ND; Petition for letters of administration, dtd 4 Oct 1905. Final decree of distribution dtd 7 Sep 1906; (Rick Crume's file #R 6, R 10); NOTE: James was the administrator of his mother Mary (Myers) Robertson's estate, 1906, at Ellendale, Dickey Co, ND.

NAME-BIOGRAPHY: Interview with Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn; 1900-1910; conducted by Rick Crume, Jan 1990, in rural Glyndon, MN; ; ; NOTE: James Stewart Robertson was known as "Jimmy." (Doris' grandmother Elizabeth (Robertson) Olmsted must have used that nickname for her brother.) He went off on his way to British Columbia in the early 1900s, with $100 in his pocket (a lot of money then), but was never heard from again.

CENSUS: Did not find James S. Robertson in the 1900 census index on Ancestry.com, the 1901 Canadian census <http://automatedgenealogy.com> or the 1906 census of western Canada <www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1906/index.html>, 12 July 2005.

BIOGRAPHY: Osa (Olmsted) Morgan's postcard album; 1906; ; ; In poss of Brent Lee, Moorhead, MN; NOTE: It contains a postcard addressed to Osa M Olmsted, Ludden, Dickey co., No. Dak., USA and postmarked Battleford, Sask. Oct. 31, 1906. The card has a picture of R.N.W.M. Police barracks, Battleford, Sask. and this handwritten note: "Expect to go 70 or more miles west to-day Oct. 31st Am Still ouside [sic] of the line J.S.R."


Jennie J Hartwell

"The Galesburg Weekly Mail", Galesburg, Knox, IL. Thurs., 29 Jul., 1897.
Page 5, column 3. Ref: O 120.
Is Jennie (HARTWELL) ROBERTSON the "Mrs. Jennie ROBERTSON" mentioned?
"Mrs. Jennie ROBERTSON, of West Jersey, was sent for Friday morning, at
Mrs. S. S. OLMSTEAD's request, to remain with her a few days."

CENSUS: 1880 Worcester, Otsego, NY; p. 550; Ref: R 007

NAME: Jane J.? Ref: R 165


15. Hartwell Robertson

CENSUS: 1880 Worcester, Otsego, NY; p. 550; Ref: R 007


8. Dora Augusta Robertson

RESIDENCES:
(1856-1875) South Worcester, Otsego Co, NY.
(1876-1878) Eminence, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1879-1881) Summit, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1882-1884) New Baltimore, Greene Co, NY.
(1885-1887) Margaretville, Delaware Co, NY.
(1888-1892) Walden, Orange Co, NY.
(1893-1893) Marlboro, Ulster Co, NY.
(1894-1896) Matteawan, Dutchess Co, NY.
(1897-1898) Hudson, Columbia Co, NY.
(1899-1901) 24th St, Manhattan, New York, New York Co, NY.
(1902-1905) Kingston, Ulster Co, NY.
(1905-1909) Saugerties, Ulster Co, NY.

BIRTH-DEATH-RESIDENCES-ANCESTRY: Daughters of the American Revolution membership application of Dora Augusta (Robertson) Cornish; 1756-1902; National #41039; Application to Wiltwyck Chapter, Kingston, NY, dtd 1902; DAR, Washington, DC (Rick Crume's file #R 31).

CENSUS: 1860 US Census, Worcester (P.O. East Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1860; ; p 34; National Archives film 840 (Rick Crume's file #R 2).

CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1865; dwellilng 78; family 81; Otsego Co Clerk, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 36).

CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Worcester (P.O. South Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1870; ; p 613R; National Archives film 1076 (Rick Crume's file #R 3).

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Manhattan, New York Co, NY; 1900; ED 204; p 4; (Rick Crume's file #R 42).

DEATH: Interview with Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn; 1909; conucted by Rick Crume, 1988; ; ; NOTE: Doris' grandmother, Elizabeth (Robertson) Olmsted went to Saugerties, NY when Dora (Robertson) Cornish was dying of cancer.

CHURCH-DEATH-BURIAL: Letter from Audrey Klinkenberg, Saugerties, NY, to Rick Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1802-1916; Letter dtd 26 Apr 1988; ; (Rick Crume's file #R 71).

OBITUARY: Obituary of Mrs Dora Cornish, KINGSTON FREEMAN, Kingston, NY; 1909; dtd 12 Jul 1909; ; Kingston Area Library (Rick Crume's file #R 88).


Rev. James Marion Cornish

RESIDENCES:
(1850- )
(1876-1878) Eminence, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1879-1881) Summit, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1882-1884) New Baltimore Co, Greene, NY.
(1885-1887) Margaretville, Delaware Co, NY.
(1888-1892) Walden, Orange Co, NY.
(1893-1893) Marlboro, Ulster Co, NY.
(1894-1896) Matteawan, Dutchess Co, NY.
(1897-1898) Hudson, Columbia Co, NY.
(1899-1901) 24th St., New York City (Manhattan), NY Co, NY.
(1902-1905) Kingston, Ulster Co, NY.
(1905-1916) Saugerties, Ulster Co, NY (Ref: R 71).
(1916-1916) Walden, Orange Co, NY (Ref: R 71).

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Manhattan, New York Co, NY; 1900; ED 204; p 4; (Rick Crume's file #R 42).

PARENTS-BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILD-OCCUPATION: History of the family of James Chilson Cornish in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK; 1829-1896; Chicago, J H Beers & Co, 1896; pp 1019-1022; NY State Historical Assoc, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 33); NOTE: "James Marion ... is now pastor of the M E Church at Matteawan, Dutchess county."

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-PARENTS-CHILDREN-BIOGRAPHY: Joseph Edward Cornish, THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE CORNISH FAMILIES IN AMERICA; 1829-1907; Boston, Geo H Ellis Co, printers, 1907; pp 270-271, 275-276; FHL film 0,844,953 item 2 (Rick Crume's file #R 164); NOTE: The Rev James Marion Cornish and Dora Augusta Robertson were md 26 May 1875.

OBITUARY: Obituary of Rev J M Cornish, SAUGERTIES POST, Saugerties, NY; 1916; dtd 19 Jun 1916; ; scrapbook in poss of Audrey M Klinkenberg, Saugerties, NY, 1989 (Rick Crume's file #R 88); NOTE: He died the previous Sunday which was 11 Jun 1916.

PROBATE: Probate packet for J Marion Cornish; 1915-1916; Orange Co Surrogate's Court, Goshen, NY, Will dtd 23 Jun 1915, probated Jun-Sep 1916; ; (Rick Crume's file #R 141).


16. Mary Ada Cornish

RESIDENCES:
(1876-1878) Eminence, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1879-1881) Summit, Schoharie Co, NY.
(1882-1884) New Baltimore Co, Greene, NY.
(1885-1887) Margaretville, Delaware Co, NY.
(1888-1892) Walden, Orange Co, NY.
(1893-1893) Marlboro, Ulster Co, NY.
(1894-1896) Matteawan, Dutchess Co, NY.
(1897-1898) Hudson, Columbia Co, NY.
(1899-1901) 24th St., New York City (Manhattan), NY Co, NY.

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-PARENTS: Joseph Edward Cornish, THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE CORNISH FAMILIES IN AMERICA; 1829-1907; Boston, Geo H Ellis Co, printers, 1907; pp 270-271, 275-276; FHL film 0,844,953 item 2 (Rick Crume's file #R 164); NOTE: Mary Ada Cornish, b 22 Jan 1877.

NAME-PARENTS-BIRTH: History of the family of James Chilson Cornish in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK; 1829-1896; Chicago, J H Beers & Co, 1896; pp 1019-1022; NY State Historical Assoc, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 33); NOTE: Mary Ady Cornsih, b 1876.

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Manhattan, New York Co, NY; 1900; ED 204; p 4; (Rick Crume's file #R 42); NOTE: Mary A Cornish, b Jan 1876.

EDUCATION: Syracuse Univ.


Jabez Sparks Parker MD

..Ref: R 164


17. DuBois Hasbrouck Cornish

RESIDENCES:
(1894-1896) Matteawan, Dutchess Co, NY.
(1897-1898) Hudson, Columbia Co, NY.
(1899-1901) 24th St., New York City (Manhattan), NY Co, NY.
(1902-1905) Kingston, Ulster Co, NY.
(1905-1915) Saugerties, Ulster Co, NY.
(1915- ) Walden, Orange Co, NY.
(-19 June 1916-) New York, New York Co, NY.
(bef 2 Aug 1916) 138 N. 12 St., Roseville, Essex Co, NJ. (Ref: R 141).
( -1917-1918- ) Fort Wadsworth, L.I., NY (WW I) (Ref: O 165).
( - ) AZ (Ref: R 169).
( -1982) Hemet, Riverside Co, CA (Ref: R 169).

BIRTH-PARENTS: Joseph Edward Cornish, THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE CORNISH FAMILIES IN AMERICA; 1829-1907; Boston, Geo H Ellis Co, printers, 1907; pp 270-271, 275-276; FHL film 0,844,953 item 2 (Rick Crume's file #R 164).

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Manhattan, New York Co, NY; 1900; ED 204; p 4; (Rick Crume's file #R 42).
1900 census, Borough of Manhattan, New York City
James Cornish, Head, born May 1850 in New York, age 50, married for 25 years, Clergyman
Dora Cornish, Wife, born June 1856 in New York, age 44, married for 25 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living
Mary A. Cornish, Daughter, born Jan. 1876, age 24, at school
Dubois Cornish, Son, born July 1896, age 3
Mary Robertson, mother-in-law, born Jan. 1833, age 67
Mary Olmsted, Niece, born Aug. 1884 in Illinois, age 16, at school

BIOGRAPHY: Interview with Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn; 1915-1925; conducted by Rick Crume, Glyndon, MN, 1989; ; ; NOTE: Doris' grandparents S. Armstrong & Lizzie (Robertson) Olmsted and her mother Osa (Olmsted) Morgan lost track of Dubois Cornish.

DEATH: Death cert of Du Bois Hasbrouck Cornish; 1982; State of California Department of Health Services; state file no. 82-174038, local registration dist. 33, cert. no. 006071; (Rick Crume's file #R 187).

Not found in 1920 census or in WWI draft registration cards on Ancestry.com, 8 Feb. 2006 or 14 Aug. 2006.

Not found in 1920 census on HeritageQuest Online on 17 Aug. 2006.


Mary

Ref: O 165


Elva Webb

..Ref: R 187


9. Elizabeth Lucy Robertson

RESIDENCES:
(1859-1877) South Worcester, Otsego Co, NY.
(1877-1882-) Victoria, Knox Co, IL.
( -1887) Near Houghton, Brown Co, SD.
(1887-1897) Victoria, Knox Co, IL.
(1897-1918) Lovell Twp (near Ludden), Dickey Co, ND.
(1918- ) Ellendale, Dickey Co, ND.
( -1931) Oakes, Dickey Co, ND.
(1931-1944) Rockwell Twp (near Borup), Norman Co, MN.

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-RESIDENCES-CHURCH: Note written by Elizabeth Lucy (Robertson) Olmsted; 1859-1918; ; ; (Rick Crume's file #R 15); NOTE: "I, Elizabeth L. Robertson, was born in South Worcester, Otsego County, New York, Nov. 27, 1859. Lived there till I was married to Stephen A. Olmsted, of Victoria, Illinois on May 17, 1877. We went to Illinois and lived [there] til we came to North Dakota and settled on a farm southeast of Ludden in 1897. Sold the farm and moved to Ellendale in 1918 [for] one year when we moved to Oakes. Joined ME Church when young..."

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Marion C Olmsted (1887-1978), REMINISCENCES OF M C OLMSTED; 1887-1973; typed manuscript, 1954, with addenda dtd Sep 1971, Sep 1975 and Nov 1973, and "Olmsted Family", dtd 31 Jan 1958; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 37, O 146).

CENSUS: 1860 US census, Worcester (PO East Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1860; ; p 34; reel 840 (Rick Crume's file #R 2).

CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, Worcester, Otsego Co, NY; 1865; dwelling 78; family 81; Otsego Co Clerk, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 36).

CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Worcester (PO South Worcester), Otsego Co, NY; 1870; ; p 613R; (Rick Crume's file #R 3).

CHRISTENING: Oneonta Chapter of the DAR, EARLY RECORDS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES OF THE TOWN OF DAVENPORT, DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK; 1869-1909; publ 1978; ; NY State Historical Assoc, Cooperstown, NY (Rick Crume's file #R 35); NOTE: Record of the Davenport and Fergusonville Methodist Episcopal Church, 1869-1893. Baptisms by W S Winans (adults unless specified otherwise). 1875 Apr 4, Libbie Robertson, S Worcester

CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Victoria, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 378; (Rick Crume's file #O 3).

BIOGRAPHY: Interview with Frances Crume; 1893; conducted by Rick Crume, 4 Jul 1993, in Glyndon, MN; ; NOTE: Elizabeth (Robertson) Olmsted attended the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 where the Ferris Wheel was invented; Rick Crume's file #R 298

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1900; ; p 3; National Archives, reel 1228 (Rick Crume's file #O 074).

CHURCH: Membership records; 1906-1907; Ludden [ND] Methodist Episcopal Church; ; Records in poss of Gladys Oliason, membership secy, Guelph United Methodist Church (Rick Crume's file #O 181); NOTE: S A Olmsted & Lizzy Olmsted were received by letter on 18 Feb 1906. Later Stephen Olmsted is listed as a trustee.

CENSUS: 1910 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1910; p 79R; dwelling 25, family 25; Reel 1141 (Rick Crume's file #O 94, M 94).

CHURCH: Membership records; 1910-1920; Trinity United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND; ; Records viewed by the Rev. Gerald D Oliver, Pastor, Presbyterian-United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND, 1989 (Rick Crume's file #O 181); NOTE: Stephen Armstrong Olmsted of Ellendale was received into full connection on 23 Feb 1910, by transfer from Ludden, ND, with the same information given for his wife Elizabeth Robinson Olmsted. They both transferred to Oakes, ND, on 5 Jan 1920.

CENSUS: 1920 US Census, Oakes Dickey Co, ND; 1920; ED 87; p 2, line 57; (Rick Crume's file #O 236).

OCCUPATION: She gave piano lessons.

OBITUARY: Obituary of Mrs S A Olmsted, NORMAN COUNTY HERALD, Ada, MN; 1859-1945; ; ; clipping in poss of Betty (Olmsted) Wigen, Kirkland, WA (Rick Crume's file #O 165).

CEMETERY-BIRTH: Red River Valley Genealogical Society, CEMETERIES OF NORTH DAKOTA: NORTH HALF, DICKEY COUNTY; 1846-1944; publ 1987, Vol 18; p 75; RRVGS Library, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 113, M 216); NOTE: Oakes View Cemetery, Oakes, ND. Section 8. Olmsted, Elizabeth R. Nov. 27, 1859 - [no other date]

In June 2009, Frances (Morgan) Crume said that her grandmother Elizabeth (Robertson) Olmsted saw Tom Thumb at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.


Stephen Armstrong Olmsted

RESIDENCES:
(1846-May 1856) Davenport, Delaware Co, NY.
(May 1856-1873) Copley Twp (near Victoria & Oneida), Knox Co, IL.
(1873-1874-) Galesburg, Knox Co, IL.
(-1878-1882-) Victoria, Knox Co, IL.
( -1887) Near Houghton, Brown Co, SD.
(1887-1897) Victoria, Knox Co, IL.
(1897-1918) Lovell Twp (near Ludden), Dickey Co, ND.
( - ) Oakes, Dickey Co, ND.

SOURCES FOR STEPHEN ARMSTRONG OLMSTED:

NAME: Stephen Armstrong Olmsted went by his middle name Armstrong.

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.

CENSUS: 1850 US Census, Davenport, Delaware Co, NY; 1850; ; p 147R; Roll #494 (Rick Crume's file #O 2).

BIOGRAPHY-EDUCATION-OCCUPATION: Marion C Olmsted (1887-1978), REMINISCENCES OF M C OLMSTED; 1887-1973; typed manuscript, 1954, with addenda dtd Sep 1971, Sep 1975 and Nov 1973, and OLMSTED FAMILY, dtd 22 Feb 1954 & 31 Jan 1958; pp 1-2; (Rick Crume's file #O 37, O 146); NOTE: Stephen Armstrong Olmsted was a teacher in Illinois, had a hardware store, general merchandise store and bank in Victoria, Illinois, and was a farmer in North Dakota.

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); NOTE: Stephen Armstrong Olmsted is listed twice.

CENSUS: 1870 US Census, Copley Twp (P.O. Victoria), Knox Co, IL; 1870; ; p 28; Roll #M593-240 (Rick Crume's file #O 78).

EDUCATION: Letter from Jerome W Winn, Sioux City, IA, to Rick Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1809-1984; Letter dtd 17 Oct 1984; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 115, M 550); NOTE: S Armstrong studied at Knox College (Academy), Galesburg, Knox Co, IL, 1873-1874.

CENSUS: 1880 US Census, Victoria, Knox Co, IL; 1880; ; p 378; (Rick Crume's file #O 3).

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1900; ; p 3; National Archives, reel 1228 (Rick Crume's file #O 74).

CHURCH: Membership records; 1906-1907; Ludden [ND] Methodist Episcopal Church; ; Records in poss of Gladys Oliason, membership secy, Guelph United Methodist Church (Rick Crume's file #O 181); NOTE: S A Olmsted & Lizzy Olmsted were received by letter on 18 Feb 1906. Later Stephen Olmsted is listed as a trustee.

CENSUS: 1910 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1910; p 79R; dwelling 25, family 25; National Archives, reel 1141 (Rick Crume's file #O 94, M 84).

CHURCH: Membership records; 1910-1920; Trinity United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND; ; Records viewed by the Rev. Gerald D Oliver, Pastor, Presbyterian-United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND, 1989 (Rick Crume's file #O 181); NOTE: Stephen Armstrong Olmsted of Ellendale was received into full connection on 23 Feb 1910, by transfer from Ludden, ND, with the same information given for his wife Elizabeth Robinson Olmsted. They both transferred to Oakes, ND, on 5 Jan 1920.

BIOGRAPHY: S A Olmsted, Letter to the editor, an Ellendale, ND, newspaper, prob THE DICKEY COUNTY HERALD; ca 1918; ; ; in poss of Evelyn (Olmsted) Wigen, Medford, OR (Rick Crume's file #O 212); NOTE: S A Olmsted urges the establishment of a city park in Ellendale as a memorial to soldiers killed in WW I.

CENSUS: 1920 US Census, Oakes Dickey Co, ND; 1920; ED 87; p 2, line 56; (Rick Crume's file #O 236).

CEMETERY-BIRTH-DEATH: Red River Valley Genealogical Society, CEMETERIES OF NORTH DAKOTA: NORTH HALF, DICKEY COUNTY; 1846-1987; publ 1987, Vol 18; p 75; RRVGS Library, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 113, M 216); NOTE: Oakes View Cemetery, Oakes, ND. Section 8. "Olmsted, Stephen A. Aug. 10, 1846 - Dec. 19, 1931."


19. Earl Robertson Olmsted

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1900; ; p 3; National Archives, reel 1228 (Rick Crume's file #O 074).

CHURCH: Olmsted family bible, belonged to Earl Robertson Olmsted; ; ; ; Kathryn Olmsted of Lakeville, MN, had the bible in 1977.

BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Funeral program for Earl R Olmsted; 1879-1961; Perry Funeral Home, Bismarck, ND; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 319); NOTE: Burial in Fairview Cem.


Grace Leah Elder

Places of residence: (1887- ) NE
( - ) IA
( - ) SD
( - ) ND
(1925-1969) Bismarck, Burleigh, ND

Church: Methodist.


20. Mary Olmsted

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Manhattan, New York Co, NY; 1900; ED 204; p 4; (Rick Crume's file #R 42).


Andrew Park Humphrey

Places of residence: ( - )
( - ) Carthage, Miner, SD

NAME: nickname Andy

Church: Christian Church.

Occupation: County auditor, teacher, farmer.


21. Marion Cornish Olmsted

RESIDENCES:
(1887- )
( -1927- ) Malden, Whitman Co, WA (Rick Crume's file #O 165).
( -1928-1929- ) Endicott, Whitman Co, WA (Rick Crume's file #O 165).
( -1945- ) Deming, Whatcom Co, WA (Rick Crume's file #O 165).

BIRTH: Near Houghton, SD.

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1900; ; p 3; National Archives, reel 1228 (Rick Crume's file #O 074).

CENSUS: 1910 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1910; p 79R; dwelling 25, family 25; Reel 1141 (Rick Crume's file #O 94, M 94).


Gratia Alberta Randall

Places of residence: (1887- ) Ludden, Dickey, ND
( - ) WA
( -1917) Browning, Glacier, MT
(1917-1920) Withrow, Douglas, WA
(1920-1923) Clarkston, Asotin, WA
(1923-1928) Malden, Whitman, WA
(1928-1931) Endicott, Whitman, WA
(1931-1947) Deming, Whatcom, WA
(1947-1971) Alderwood Manor, Snohomish, WA

Occupation: Teacher.

Church: Methodist, Presbyterian.

Burial: Floral Hills Cem.


22. Osa Myers Olmsted

RESIDENCES:
(1891-1897) Victoria, Knox Co, IL.
(1897-1919) Lovell Twp (near Ludden), Dickey Co, ND.
( - ) Pasadena, Los Angeles Co, CA.
(1919- ) Rockwell Twp (near Borup), Norman Co, MN.
( -1960) Fosston, Polk Co, MN.

SOURCES FOR OSA MYERS OLMSTED:

BIRTH: Certificate of birth for Osa Olmsted; 1891; Registrar, Knox Co, Galesburg, IL; ; Rick Crume's file #O 320; NOTE: Delayed registration, filed 20 Feb 1944.

PHYSICAL: Interview with Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn, Crookston, MN, and Frances (Morgan) Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1891-1900; conducted by Rick Crume, 4 Jul 1992, at Glyndon, MN; ; NOTE: Osa had rheumatic fever as a child. She also had cholera infantum, after which she had to learn how to walk again.

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1900; ; p 3; National Archives, reel 1228 (Rick Crume's file #O 074).

BIOGRAPHY: Postcard album of Osa Olmsted; 1909-1916; ; ; In poss of Brent Lee, Moorhead, MN, 1995 (Rick Crume's file #O 389).

CENSUS: 1910 US Census, Lovell Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1910; p 79R; dwelling 25, family 25; National Archives, reel 1141 (Rick Crume's file #P 094, M 084).

CHRISTENING: Baptismal record; 1911; Trinity United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 181).

EDUCATION: Graduation Program, Normal-Industrial School, Ellendale, ND; 1911; dtd 4-9 June 1911; ; In poss of Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn, Crookston, MN (Rick Crume's file #M 882).

BIOGRAPHY: Diary of Osa Olmsted; 1915; ; ; In poss of Brent Lee, Moorhead, MN, 1995 (Rick Crume's file #O 390).

CENSUS: 1920 US Census, Rockwell Twp, Norman Co, MN; 1920; ; p 6B; National Archives (Rick Crume's file #M 407).

CHURCH: Methodist.

OCCUPATION: Teacher, housewife. Teaching certificates (Rick Crume's file #O 038).

OBITUARY: NORMAN COUNTY INDEX, Ada, MN; 1960; Wed, 22 Jun 1960; p 2; Moorhead Public Library, Moorhead, MN (Rick Crume's file #O 73).

CEMETERY: Red River Valley Genealogy Society, CEMETERIES OF NORTH DAKOTA: SOUTH HALF, DICKEY COUNTY; 1885-1960; publ 1987, Vol 19; p 69; RRVGS Library, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 113, M 216); NOTE: Ellendale City Cemetery. Section 13. Gravestone inscribed "Osa Morgan 1891-1960".

UPDATE: 1995-12-28


Evan Ralph Morgan

RESIDENCES:
(1885-1907) Enterprise Twp (near Dell Rapids), Moody Co, SD.
(1907-1919) Ellendale, Dickey Co, ND.
(1919-1942) Rockwell Twp (near Borup), Norman Co, MN.

CENSUS: 1885 Census of Dakota Terr; 1885; Supt dist 1, E.D. 100; p 32, dwelling 336, family 348; State Hist Soc, Pierre, SD (Rick Crume's file #M 012).

CENSUS: 1900 US Census, Enterprise Twp, Moody Co, SD; 1900; p 12; dwelling 124, family 179; National Archives (Rick Crume's file #M 051).

CENSUS: 1905 SD State Census, Twp 105, Range 49 (P.O. Dell Rapids), Moody Co, SD; 1905; ; card 415; SD State Hist Soc, Pierre (Rick Crume's file #M 011).

CENSUS: 1910 US Census, Ellendale (Third St.), Ellendale Twp, Dickey Co, ND; 1910; p 44A; dwelling 245, family 260; National Archives (Rick Crume's file #M 084).

MARRIAGE: Marriage record; 1917; Register of Marriages, Book D; p 15; Dickey County Court, Ellendale, ND, Rick Crume's file #M 024.

MARRIAGE: Marriage records; 1917; Trinity United Methodist Church, Ellendale, ND; ; (Rick Crume's file #O 181).

CENSUS: 1920 US Census, Rockwell Twp, Norman Co, MN; 1920; ; p 6B; National Archives (Rick Crume's file #M 407).

CHURCH: Methodist.

OCCUPATION: Worked in auditor's office in Dickey County Courthouse, Ellendale, as Dickey County deputy treasurer. Farmer in MN.

MILITARY: None.

PHYSICAL: Very short. Dark brown hair.

EDUCATION: Normal and Industrial school.

BIOGRAPHY: Party affiliation: Independent, perhaps favoring the Republican Party.

BIOGRAPHY: OUR HERITAGE: A HISTORY OF THE BORUP AREA; 1885-1988; Ulen, MN, The Ulen Union, 1988; pp 193-194. Rick Crume's file M 1270.

BIOGRAPHY: Norman County Heritage Commission and Norman County Historical Society, NORMAN COUNTY HISTORY; 1885-1976; Dallas, TX, Taylor Publ Co, 1976; p 273. Rick Crume's file M 1271.

DEATH: Register of Deaths; 1942; ; ; Cass County Courthouse, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 041).

DEATH: Caused by pneumonia, resulting from a piece of steak lodged in his throat.

OBITUARY: Obituary of Evan R Morgan, NORMAN COUNTY INDEX, Ada, MN; 1942; dtd 21 May 1942; p 1; In poss of Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn, Crookston, MN (Rick Crume's file #M 883).

OBITUARY: Obituary of Evan R Morgan; 1942; THE FORUM, Fargo, ND, 19 May 1942; p 7; Fargo Public Library, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 49).

BURIAL: Red River Valley Genealogy Society, CEMETERIES OF NORTH DAKOTA: SOUTH HALF, DICKEY COUNTY; 1885-1960; publ 1987, Vol 19; p 69; RRVGS Library, Fargo, ND (Rick Crume's file #M 113, M 216); NOTE: Ellendale City Cemetery. Section 13. Gravestone inscribed "Evan R. Morgan 1885-1942".

On 9 June 2007, Collene (Lee) Brunton said that her mother Doris (Morgan) Lee had temporarily lent some Morgan items, such as old clothing to the Norman County Historical Society. Collene called the Society on 9 June 2007 and found that many items in the society's collections were lost in the flood of 1997.


23. Olmsted

DEATH: Interview with Doris (Morgan) (Lee) Kuehn, Crookston, MN, and Frances (Morgan) Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1891-1900; conducted by Rick Crume, 4 Jul 1992, at Glyndon, MN; ; NOTE: Died of cholera infantum.


Elizabeth Swett

RootsWeb's Social Security Death Index. Name: ELSIE MILLS. Birth: 27 Jul 1893. Death: Apr 1973. Last Residence: 04976 (Skowhegan, Somerset, ME). Last Benefit: (none specified). SSN 004-64-1247. Issued: Maine. Is this Grant Mill's wife?

Maine Death Index, 1960-97, on Ancestry.com. Name: Elizabeth S. Mills. Death Date: January 24, 1993. Age: 77. Town: Skowhegan. Certificate: 9300650. Is this Grant Mills' wife?


Gladys M.

Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com. Name: Gladys H. Helmer SSN: 123-28-2485 Last Residence: 13203 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America Born: 9 Nov 1895 Died: Feb 1995 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1953-1954 ). Is this the wife of Mulford Helmer?