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Minnie Alvira FRENCH
 1869 - 1946

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Generation: 1
  1. Minnie Alvira FRENCH b. 20 Dec 1869, Girard, Branch, Michigan; d. 19 Mar 1946, Nottowa, St. Joseph, Michigan; bur. 22 Mar 1946, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Michigan.

    Notes:
    !Death record extracted from St. Joseph county records. Obituary and death
    record in my possession. Birth information taken from family Bible. No birth
    is listed in Branch county records. Minnie was a member of the Social Club and
    Farm Bureau and attended Union City High School. She kept house for Stephen
    and Eva until Eva's death, and then she and Stephen married.

    Minnie m. Stephen Perry OLMSTED 12 Mar 1890, Union City, Branch, Mi. Stephen (son of Walter OLMSTED and Frances Abigail BELLOWS) b. 3 Oct 1857, Newton Falls, Trumbull Cty, Ohio; d. 8 Jan 1927, Nottowa, St. Joseph, Mi; bur. 11 Jan 1927, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Mi. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Don M. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 21 Dec 1890, Girard, Branch, Mi; d. 2 Sep 1891, Girard, Branch, Mi; bur. Sep 1891, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Mi.
    2. 3. Lee J. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 3 Feb 1894, Girard, Branch, Mi; d. 24 Apr 1967, St. Petersburg, Fl.
    3. 4. Lloyd Bliss OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 7 Dec 1897, Girard, Branch, Michigan; d. 8 Feb 1955, Algansee, Branch, Michigan; bur. 11 Feb 1955, Oak Grove Cem, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.
    4. 5. Doris A. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 17 Nov 1900, Girard, Branch, Michigan; d. Jan 1985.


Generation: 2
  1. Don M. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (1.Minnie1) b. 21 Dec 1890, Girard, Branch, Mi; d. 2 Sep 1891, Girard, Branch, Mi; bur. Sep 1891, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Mi.

    Notes:
    !Birth record extracted from Branch County records. Death information taken
    from cemetery and family records. The "M" according to family stood for
    Merton. No death record is available in Branch County records.

  2. Lee J. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (1.Minnie1) b. 3 Feb 1894, Girard, Branch, Mi; d. 24 Apr 1967, St. Petersburg, Fl.

    Notes:
    !Birth record extracted from Branch County records.
    !Death information taken from letter from Clyde Pippitt dated 24 April 1967.
    Lee fell out of a tree while a young man and seriously injured one of his arms.
    George Olmstead came to visit from Cleveland one time and laid a $100 gold
    piece on Lee's shoulder andtold him if he could bend his arm up and touch it
    he could have it. Lee triedand tried, but never could reach it.
    !Marriage date taken from family bible.Newspaper article of wedding in my
    possession.

    Lee m. Blanche L. MINTO 2 Sep 1914, Union City, Branch, Mi. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Jean OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point

    Lee m. Erma UNKNOWN [Group Sheet]

  3. Lloyd Bliss OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (1.Minnie1) b. 7 Dec 1897, Girard, Branch, Michigan; d. 8 Feb 1955, Algansee, Branch, Michigan; bur. 11 Feb 1955, Oak Grove Cem, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.

    Notes:
    !Funeral program says that Lloyd was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Union
    City, Michigan. The family says otherwise. Pallbearers included Clyde
    Pippitt,Lawrence Olmsted, Donald French, Merton French, Lyman Ogden and Lyle
    Crandall.

    Lloyd m. Mary Martha Roxana CHILDS 25 Jun 1919, , Branch, Michigan. Mary b. 14 Jul 1893, Nottawa, St. Joseph, Michigan; d. 19 Aug 1979, Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan; bur. 22 Aug 1979, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Deo Eugene OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 13 Apr 1933; d. 19 May 1989, Union City, Branch, Michigan; bur. May 1989, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Michigan.

    Lloyd m. Ida CHAPPEL 2 Nov 1935, , Branch, Michigan. Ida b. 19 Dec 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; d. 9 Jul 1977, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan; bur. Jul 1977, South Bend, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. Doris A. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (1.Minnie1) b. 17 Nov 1900, Girard, Branch, Michigan; d. Jan 1985.

    Notes:
    !Birth information taken from family bible in possession of Clyde Pippitt -
    Mendon, MI. Doris lived in Mendon, MI a few miles from Clyde.

    Doris m. Ralph J. WALTERSPAUGH 20 Jun 1923, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan. Ralph b. 27 Oct 1898, Burr Oak, St. Joseph, Michigan; d. 10 Jan 1987, Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan; bur. Jan 1987, Lakeside Cem, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Wayne Charles WALTERSPAUGH  Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 Mar 1925, Michigan; d. 5 Jul 1938, Fawn River, St. Joseph, Michigan; bur. 7 Jul 1938, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan.
    2. 10. Unknown WALTERSPAUGH  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3
  1. Jean OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lee2, 1.Minnie1)
  2. Deo Eugene OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1) b. 13 Apr 1933; d. 19 May 1989, Union City, Branch, Michigan; bur. May 1989, Riverside Cem, Union City, Branch, Michigan.

    Notes:
    !Information from family and family records.

    Deo m. Barbara Ann SOBESKI [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Robert Eugene OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Mark Eugene OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Ronald Eugene OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 14. Annette Marie OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 15. Michele Marie OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point b. 25 Mar, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.

  3. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)
    m. STILES [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. OLMSTED  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. Wayne Charles WALTERSPAUGH Descendancy chart to this point (5.Doris2, 1.Minnie1) b. 12 Mar 1925, Michigan; d. 5 Jul 1938, Fawn River, St. Joseph, Michigan; bur. 7 Jul 1938, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan.

    Notes:
    !Death certificate in my possession. Died from an accident with a pump jack
    which cut his leg and gangreen set in.

  5. Unknown WALTERSPAUGH Descendancy chart to this point (5.Doris2, 1.Minnie1)

    Notes:
    !Family records indicate a second son who died young.


Generation: 4
  1. Robert Eugene OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deo3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)

    Notes:
    Living individual, details withheld

  2. Mark Eugene OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deo3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)

    Notes:
    Living individual, details withheld

  3. Ronald Eugene OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deo3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)

    Notes:
    Living individual, details withheld

  4. Annette Marie OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deo3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)

    Notes:
    Living individual, details withheld

  5. Michele Marie OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (7.Deo3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1) b. 25 Mar, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.

    Notes:
    !Information from his brother Robert.

  6. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (8.3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)
  7. OLMSTED Descendancy chart to this point (8.3, 4.Lloyd2, 1.Minnie1)
  
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