Genealogy of the Olmsted family in America : embracing the ...

102 Olmsted Family Genealogy
Arthur Hurlburt; b. July 1, 1865; d. Dec. 19, 1865. 2237, Frederick
James; b. Nov. 6, 1866. 2238, Jesse C; b. July 13, 1872; d. May 15, 1873.
(1073) DOLLY R. OLMSTED, b. at Enfield, Conn., Jan. 23, 1810; m.
Apr. 5, 1832, Daniel Welsh; b. at Mansfield, Conn., July 19, 1802; d. Jan. 28,
1878, at Mansfield, Conn.; son of Thomas and Lucinda (Pierce) Welsh. He
was a prominent man in Somers, Conn., Representative at Gen. Court and
Justice of the Peace.
2239, Lavonia Augusta; b. Aug. 1, 1835.
(1074) GEORGE OLMSTED, Hazardville, Conn. b. Oct. 5, 1811; m. Oct.
30, 1836, Louisa Chandler; b. Sept. 25, 1808; dau. of Thomas and Mary
(Steele) Chandler, of Enfield, Conn.
2240, Sarah Lucretia; b. May 28, 1839; d. Feb. 2, 1842. 2241, Edwin
George +. 2242, Sarah L.; b. Nov. 4, 1845; d. Aug. 8, 1865; m. May 15,
1864, Luther Browning. 2243, Eugene MASCUs;b. Dec. 24, 1843; d. May,
25,1856. 2244, Veneda Louisa +. 2245, Charles R.; b. Oct. 12, 1855.
(1075) ALBERT OLMSTED, Hazardville, Conn. b. Mar. 13, 1813; d. Nov.
28. 1854; m. Dec. 29, 1837, Miranda Smith; b. June 13, 1820; dau. of Oliver
and Fanny (Root) Smith of Middlefield, Mass.
2246, Albert Franklin +. 2247, Julia Isabella +. 2248, Parkes
T.; b. Sept. 16, 1851; d. Sept. 10, 1852. 2249, Fanny Alberta; b. Mar.
4, 1855.
(1076) JOHN OLMSTED, Springfield, Mass. b. June 1, 1820; m. July 4,
1842, Rhodelia E. Langdon; b. Apr. 8, 1822; d. Sept. 29, 1891; dau. of Calvin
and Sybil (Pease) Langdon, of Somers, Conn. In 1902, he was president of
Springfield Electric Street Railway Company, and for many years has been
one of the most active men in the business world of Western Massachusetts.
His mother was a daughter of Ensign John Russell, who fought and gained
his title in the Revolution. The Russells were of English origin. Mr. Olmsted's
earlier education was obtained in the public schools of Enfield, supplemented
by courses at Wilbraham and Westfield Academies. When twenty
years of age he was a manufacturer of tinware, and a dealer in paper stock in
his native town. He continued in this business for about twelve years. About
this time he bought an attractive place in Somers, Conn., andresided there
until 1860, when he removed to Springfield, Mass., where he has since lived.
He formed a partnership with Lewis H. Taylor, in the business of cotton
batting, cotton waste, and paper stock. In 1880, Mr. Frank E. Tuttle became
associated with him and the business grew so rapidly that in 1888 it was
removed to Chicopee and organized as a stock company under the firm name
of the Olmsted and Tuttle Company. Mr. Olmsted was the first president
of this company, but in 1898 he sold his interest in the stock. He early became
connected with the Springfield Street Railway Company and was at first a
stockholder. He has been president for twenty-five years. Under his administration
the capital stock has been increased from fifty thousand to a
million and a half dollars. Mr. Olmsted has been an excellent manager, both
for his fellow-stockholders and for the public, who have better accommoda-
tions than are furnished any other city of the size.
In politics Mr. Olmsted was a Republican. He has never been an office
seeker and has been a very reluctant office taker. He has served in both
.