John Olver, his wife, Sarah Aunger, and his eleven children, the youngest under two years old, lived on their farmstead, Cadusca, in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. In 1831, the Olvers set sail for the United States, a sea-voyage of six week's duration. They landed in New York, journeyed to Kingston, on the Hudson. The family completed the final 108 miles of their journey , from Kingston to Honesdale, PA., aboard the barges of the D&PA canal. They arrived in Honesdale in June of 1831, and lived for a time with John's brother, William Olver, who had arrived in 1829 aboard the "Springflower" which debarked in Montreal.

A deed dated July 9, 1831, and recorded in Bethany Courthouse, granted to "John Olver, yeoman, late of Old England," 195 acres in the western side of Long Pond, Beach Lake, PA

John was born on September 5, 1790. Sarah was born on September 3, 1793. Children of John and Sarah

1. Thomas, b.. 1815 - d. 1875
2. John, Jr.. b.. 1816 - d. 1865
3. William, b. 1818 - d. 1907
4. Richard, b. 1819 - d. 1888
5. Edmund, b. 1820 - d. 1899
6. Elizabeth, b. 1822 - d. 1893
7. Sarah, b.1823 - d. 1893
8. George, b. 1824 - d. 1900
9. Frances, b. 1826 - d. 1865
10. James, b. 1827 - d.1901
11. Daniel, b. 1829 - d. 1910
12. Amos, b. 1831 - d. 1848, born at Beach Pond
13. Moses, b. 1834 - d.1880
14. Joseph, b. 1836 - d. 1913

John Olver died on April 12, 1866. Sarah Aunger died on August 6, 1880.

Edmund Olver married Eliza Ann Stevens, born, in England , in 1825. Eliza's parents were John Stevens and Mary ?. Edmund and Eliza Ann were married in 1845.

1. Amos, b. December 13, 1847 - d. 1923
2. Eliza Jane, b. May 29, 1849, - d. in infancy
3. Aunger Edmund, b. Jan. 20., 1850
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1852 - d. 1852
5. Eliza Ann, b. July 19, 1854
6. Elizabeth Mellen, b. September 25, 1856
7. Emma Louise, b. December 11, 1858
8. Frank Stevens, b. May 14, 1860 - d. 1915
9. Matthew Henry, b. October 14, 1863 - d. 1924
10. Ella Helena, b. March 1, 1865 - d. 1935
11. John N., b. March 27, 1868 - d. 1936

Edmund Olver died in 1899. Eliza Stevens died on January 22, 1897.

Aunger Olver married Hannah S. Holt, born October 13, 1863, in Torrey, PA. Hannah was the daughter of Thomas Holt and ?. Aunger and Hannah were married on April 21, 1886.

Children of Edmund and Hannah

1. Alice B., born 1890
2. Mary, b. August 1, 1892 - d. 1933
3. Aldace Edmund, b. April 10, 1898 Elsie, b. about 1900.

Aunger died in 1930, in Honesdale, Pa. Hannah died on December 9, 1923, also in Honesdale.

Aldace Edmund Olver married Myrtle Henrietta Bunnell. Henrietta was born on August 17, 1901, in Beach Lake, PA. She was the daughter of Ellery Pike Bunnell and Martha Biddlecomb.

Children of Aldace Olver and Henrietta Bunnell

1. Elizabeth June, b. 1921 - died in infancy
2. Vernon Lloyd, b. February 14, 1923
3. William Thomas - Private
4. Duane Aldace - Private
5. Leon Edmund - Privare
6. Esther M., -Private
7. Gerald Byron, b. May 10, 1934 - d. June 4, 1956
8. Arthur -
9. Paul - Private

Vernon Lloyd Olver married Lucy Keesler Quinn.