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

162 Olmsted Family Genealogy
Lieut. Gov. in 1857, with Governor Holley. In 1858 was returned to the
House by the Republicans of Windham, and elected Speaker; in 1859, elected
by the RepubUcans to the 36th Congress and re-elected in 1861; served two
years on the Com. of Foreign Affairs; in 1870, was again sent to the House by
Windham. He married early in life a daughter of Governor Cleveland, who
lived but a few years. His second wife was Mary Jane Belden.
(2595) GEORGE ORSON OLMSTED, Ada, Hardin County, Ohio. b. Aug.
14, 1829; m. Mar. 17, 1852, Rachel Jane Sprott; b. Apr. 5, 1833; dau. of John
and Tamazin (Fleming) Sprott, of Wayne County, Ohio.
3532, Samuel Woodburn; b. Sept. 9, 1854; d. Apr. 27, 1867. 3533, Jesse
Fremont; b. Nov. 14, 1856; d. Mar. 5, 1877. 3534, Lillis Emeline; b.
May 4, 1860. 3535,.Ermidah Abina; b. Dec. 10, 1862. 3536, John Rosen-
CEANTz; b. Dec. 24, 1864. 3537, George Washington; b. May 12, 1867.
3538, Celina Candas; b. Sept. 18, 1869; d. Aug. 31, 1878. 3539, Chloe
Jane; b. Nov. 28, 1872. 3540, Orrin Errett; b. Aug. 13, 1875.
(2596) (Sergeant) STEPHEN OLMSTED, Newville, De Kalb County, Ind.
b. Jan. 13, 1832; m. Nov. 14, 1855, Eleanor G. Young; b. Oct. 12, 1833; dau.
of William Young. He served in the Civil War as Sergeant in Co. E, 151st
Regt., Ohio Vols.; was four months in service in Washington, D. C. He
died at Newville, Ind. Mrs. Olmsted resided at Garnett, Kansas.
3541, Jane Lillian; b. May 31, 1858; d. Aug. 25, 1872. 3542, William
George, Parker, Kansas; b. Oct. 23, 1869. 3543, R. Emma; b. Dec. 17,
1875;d. Apr. 6, 1876.
(2597) (Rev.) JESSE DOUD OLMSTED, Quaker City, Ohio. b. at Warren,
Ohio, Apr. 9, 1833; m. Apr. 12, 1857, Leanna Bemiss; b. at Lima, Ohio, Sept.
29, 1839; dau. of Horatio and Louisa (Thayer) Bemiss. Clergyman of the
Church of Christ and Editor of the Quaker City Independent. He was in
U. S. service in Washington, D. C, in 1864; Sergeant in Co. E., Ohio National
Guards.
3544, Stephen Horatio; b. at Beaver Dam, Ohio, Feb. 6, 1858; m. Oct. 25,
1887, at Middleport, Ohio, Mary Colorado Graham; b. June 22, 1867; d.
July 6, 1900; dau. of Ira and Lucy Graham. 3545, Casstus Clay, San
Rafael, Cal.; b. Sept. 15, 1859; m. Dec. 18, 1898, Helen Louise Davis; b. Oct.
5, 1867; dau. of Willis E. and Delilah (Wise) Davis. 3546, Efpie Louise;
b. May 9, 1861; d. Dec. 8, 1867. 3547, Chloe Eleanor; b. Jan. 11, 1864;
m. Nov. 5, 1891, John H. Irwin; b. Oct. 31, 1859; son of John and Mary A.
(Clark) Irwin. 3548, James Emmet +. 3549, John Alexander +.
Stephen Horatio Olmsted, Editor of the Marin Journal at San Rafael,
went with his father to Monroe County in 1871, learned the printer's trade,
and for a time was associated with his father in the publication of the Independent
at Quaker City, Ohio; later in the Tribune at Gallipolis, Ohio; for
one year was Editor of the News at Missouri Valley, Iowa; of the North Side
Chief, at Denver, Colorado, and established the Hendly (Nebraska) Rustler,
but later went to Colorado, and from there to San Diego, California, on account
of his wife's health. At San Diego he served as a member of the city council
for three terms. Came to San Rafael in 1898, and with his brother, Cassius
Clay Olmsted^ purchased \h& Journal; represented Marin County as a member
of the Legislature in 1903 and 1905—two terms; was United States Supervisor
of Census for Northern California in 1900.