Cecil
Ray OLMSTEAD of Loma Linda, CA, died Sept 24, 1999 at age 86. Cecil had a great
interest in family history and was one of the few Jabez descendants to have
submitted information for the ‘Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America’. His
family information is on pages 893-896 inclusive. Cecil’s daughter, Lois
KNUDSON of Everett, WA is a subscriber to our newsletter and she is carrying on
with Cecil’s research.
Gordon
Abram OLMSTEAD of Ottawa,ON, died April 24, 1999 at age 82. Gordon was a second
cousin and he had quite an interest in family history. Several years ago he
introduced me to ‘The Wrights’, a book published about the founder of Hull,
Quebec and related families. This book was a great source of information on my
kin of that time and place.
Gordon
was in the Merchant Navy during WW11 and he spent 52 months in a German P.O.W.
camp. After the war he was the founding president of the Merchant Navy P.O.W.
association and in that role fought long and hard to get regular veterans
benefits extended to Merchant Navy personnel. It wasn’t until after his death
that the Canadian Government formally recognized the Merchant Navy and provided
compensation for their services.
John
William Allan (Bill) OLMSTEAD of Winnipeg, MB, died Nov 24, 1999 at age 70.
While not a Jabez descendant, Bill was a subscriber to our newsletter and his
encouragement to do something about Jabez research contributed to the start of
this newsletter. Bill was an executive member of the Olmste(a)d Family
Association for several years, serving two terms as President. He also edited
the family newsletter for a number of years.
Keith
William Howard MacLELLAN of Ottawa, ON died Sept 29, 1998 at age 78. He was the
g.g.g.grandson of Gideon OLMSTEAD (#9147). In 1994 Keith wrote a history of his
OLMSTEDkin called ‘The Olmsteds of South Hull’. I have a copy of this history.
Keith
served in WW11. After the war he joined the department of External Affairs and
had numerous postings to foreign countries.
Joe
Barber