Olive (Harger) Bolton (abt. 1867 - 1926)

Born about 1867 in Rome, Oneida County, New York

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Died 21 Oct 1926 at about age 59 in Boonville, Oneida County, New York

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Biography

Olive was born about 1867. She was the daughter of Orrin Harger and Laura Neevers.^[1] Probably about 1889, Olive married Frank Webb. They appeared on the 1892 New York state census in Lewis County with their young daughter, Flora.^[2]Sometime before 1900 Olive parted ways with her husband and two daughters. On the 1900 census, Frank is living in Montgomery County under another name with their two daughters. Olive is not found again until January 22, 1914 when she is committed to the Oneida County Almshouse because of sickness.^[3]On September 21, 1918 Olive married James Bolton.^[4] The marriage record states that her first husband is dead, even though he wasn't. Olive passed away on October 21, 1926. ^[5]

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1. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935," index and images, https://familysearch.org, entry for James Bolton and Olive Webb, 1918.
2. ↑ 1892 New York State Census, Lewis County, Town of Lewis, Election District 2, page 1, image 1 on Ancestry.com
3. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1875-1921; Series: A1978; Reel: A1978:151; Record Number: 5349. image online at Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935," index and images, https://familysearch.org, entry for James Bolton and Olive Webb, 1918.
5. ↑ "Mrs. James Bolton Dies Near Boonville," Rome Daily Sentinel, October 23, 1926.