Elisha Sage Olmsted (1826 - 1868)

Born 5 Apr 1826 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Judson) Olmsted — married 8 May 1845 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1868 at age 42 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Elisha Sage Olmsted was born April 5, 1826 in E. Hartford, Connecticut. He was the son of Elisha and Olive (Miller) Olmsted. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Harriet Judson on May 8, 1845. In 1850, they were in Hartford, Connecticut. By 1860, Elisha had moved most of his family to Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where he owned and operated the Eureka Works Hat Factory.

By the 1860s, Jack Winn, a freed slave, had opened Northport's first blacksmith shop, located on Main Avenue, and Elisha Sage Olmstead had opened a hat factory nearby neither of which remains. Olmstead's operation, according to Clinton, was located on the river bank "just west of the wagon bridge, between the north end of the bridge and the gulley west of it." He made both wool and fur hats, and supplied the Confederate army with hats presumably until his factory burned in April 1865 by Croxton's raiders. ^[3]

Their children were:

1. Conrad Sage, b. Oct. 3, 1846
2. Alasco, b. Jan. 18, 1850; d. Jan. 21, 1855
3. Charles Bradley, b. Nov. 28, 1853
4. Harriet, b. Sep. 6, 1855
5. Jesse, b. Jan. 12, 1857; d. Feb. 20, 1858
6. Alasco, b. Dec. 17, 1859
7. Lillian, b. Oct. 25, 1863
8. Elisha Sage (Jr.), b. Apr. 1, 1865

The Olmsted family was on the 1866 census in Tuscaloosa County and Elisha registered to vote in 1867. Elisha Sage Olmsted died December 10, 1868 in Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He is buried in the Old Salem Cemetery in Cottondale.

Sources

1. ↑ Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
2. ↑ Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pgs. 45, 75, #706.
3. ↑ National Register of Historic Places, Northport Historic District, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; citing Clinton, p. 252, 253.

• Marriage: "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1312794; Record number: 32;
  FamilySearch Record: F759-X4X (accessed 6 May 2023)
  Elisha Sage Olmsted marriage to Harriet Judson on 8 May 1845 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: M6DQ-RX3 (accessed 6 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S87-BK Image number 00450
  Elisha L Olmsted (24) in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
• Father's Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
  Probate Records, 1649-1932; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #3558753 (accessed 6 May 2023)
  Elisha S Olmsted probate in 1857-1866.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 117; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
  FamilySearch Record: MHDJ-K25 (accessed 6 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBJ-963K
  Edward S Olmsted (33) in North Port Precinct, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Born in Conn.
• 1866 Census: "Alabama State Census, 1866"
  citing Page: 8; FHL microfilm: 1492023; Record number: 3296;
  FamilySearch Record: V6P2-RVR (accessed 6 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GGTP-9B3H Image number 00114
  E S Olmsted in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
• 1867 Voter Registration: "Alabama, U.S., Voter Registration, 1867"
  Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60968 #310455 (accessed 6 May 2023)
  Name: E S [?] Olmsted [?]; Race: White; County: Tuscaloosa; Election District: 23; Precinct: 16; Remarks: United States.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #39747744 (accessed 6 May 2023)
  Memorial page for Sage Elisha Olmsted (5 Apr 1826-10 Dec 1868), citing Old Salem Cemetery, Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Kennybob (contributor 47263694).
• The Hosmer Heritage: Ancestors and Descendants of the Emigrant Thomas Hosmer. Ronald Longaker Roberts, South Lake Tahoe, CA: 1984

Acknowledgment

Thanks for Dee (Olmsted) Poole for researching and writing the biography.