John Hixon Olds (1847 - 1901)

Born 21 May 1847 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Belle (Krimmel) Olds — married 15 Apr 1869 in Bureau County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1901 at age 54 in Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois

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Biography

The Olds household in 1850 included Justin and his wife, Louisa, and their children, Sarah, Julia, Bryant, John Hixon, and Lucy. They were living in Indiantown Township in Bureau County, Illinois. Justin was working as a clerk with real estate valued at $1500.^[1]

In a Bryant Association Memorial to John Howard Bryant and John Hixon Olds, dated June 26, 1902, Lester R. Bryant wrote: "Since our last meeting two of our honored members have been laid to rest. One, the Patriarch of the Family, the last of the second generation, full of years and honors, his life's work done, it seemed his time to go. The other in the prime of his life, successful in business affairs, possessing a pleasant home and the comforts of life and surrounded by a loving family, it seemed as though he was just ready to fully enjoy life when stricken. Who of us seeing him at any of the earlier reunions, in his manly vigor, would have thought he would be one of the first to go. "John Hixon Olds was born in Princeton, Ill., May 21st, 1847 and died in Wyanet, Ill., July 8th 1901." "His life and character it is not necessary for me to eulogize. You will recall his fine physique, his hearty cordial manner and the respect and good will which he commanded amongst his fellow men. Socially and in business life he made friends wherever he went. "He was a loyal and enthusiastic member of the Bryant Association and his presence, his counsel and his assistance we already miss. "Our friend has gone from our midst: words cannot express our loss, but I have been requested to submit the following formal, though feeble, expression of our sentiments. "WHEREAS:-- Since the last meeting of this Association, our friend and fellow member, John Hixon Olds, has passed on to a the higher life "RESOLVED:-- That realizing in his death the Bryant Association has sustained a loss that cannot be made good, in that he was one of its most earnest, active and valuable members, we desire to place on record some token of our appreciation of his services to the association and his high character as a man. "Deeply interested in the association and helpful to its organization, his interest did not fall as the years went by, not even when his health began to fail and he lay on his sickbed in his last illness, and to his efforts is due much of the success which it has attained. He possessed in a large measure, and showed when occasion required, an unselfish and unbiased solicitude for the welfare of this association, a devotion to its object -- namely the "keeping in reverent and sacred memory the worth and work of those who have passed away, and the promotion of social intercourse," which those of us who remain would do well to imitate, as without this spirit the association cannot prosper, therefore, "RESOLVED:-- That we mourn the loss of a personal friend, of a valued member of the association and a good citizen, and that a copy of this resolution and a suitable memorial be spread on our records and a copy be sent to his family with assurance of our deepest sympathy, our feeling of sorrow and irreparable loss. "After some appropriate remarks the resolutions were adopted by a rising vote."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85N-1TH : Fri Oct 06 10:11:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Justin H Olds and Louisa C Olds, 1850.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHM-NTX : 13 December 2017), John H Olds in entry for Justin H Olds, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States, 1860.