Born in Madison, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis M. Olmsted
and Matilda (Keyes) Olmsted
Sister of
Oris Allen Olmsted, Lavina Olmsted, Mary Olmsted, Francis Olmsted, Alice Olmsted [half] and Benjamin Olmsted [half]
Wife of
Marcus B. Dye
— married
3 Jan 1867 in Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Wife of
Alexander Levin Jillson
— married
5 Jun 1873 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
Died
at age 73
in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Sarah was born in Madison County, Ohio in 1842 the daughter of Francis and Matilda (Keyes) Olmsted.
Sarah married Marcus B. Dye on 3 Jan 1867 in Lafayette County, Missouri.[1] Her family name was given as Olmstead (with the added "a"; a common mistake) and his given name was also misspelled as Marchus. They had one son, Marcus "Jr." born in 1868. Marcus "Sr." died in 1861.
Sarah then married Alexander Levin Jillson pm 5 June 1873 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, They had two sons: Carlos (1879) and Otis (1881). Alexander died in 1902.
Sarah L. (Olmsted) Jillson died 30 September 1915 was buried at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900 (ancestry)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #99559602 has photo and death notice
- Kansas State Census 1875, Lyon, Kansas. Sarah Jillson, age 33; Kate Umstead, age 16; Mark Dye, age 7; Alex Jillson, age 44. [1]
- United States Census 1880, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Alexander Jillson, age 48 (Occupation: Carpenter); Sarah L. Jillson, age 38; Marcus B. Doye, age 12 (Stepson); Carlos A. Jillson, age 1. [2]
- United States Census 1900, Emporia Township (exclusive. Emporia city), Lyon, Kansas. Alexander Jillson, age 70; Sarah L. Jillson, age 58; Otis Jillson, age 19. [3]
- Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
- Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pg. 128, #2811
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Walt Steesy
Walt Steesy
Olmsted-3132 and Olmsted-351 appear to represent the same person because: Same person -- see statement on her FAG #99559602
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