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Danean Mitchell, 4466 West Pine, St. Louis, MO 63108, sends the following query:

 

I have been researching trying to find proof of the parentage of my Jacob Omstead #9209 in GOFA.

 

 1. I understand that Harvey submitted Israel Olmstead as his father and Elizabeth Cooley as his mother, Jonathan and Elizabeth as brother and sister and  had them baptized into the LDS church.

 

  2. I have always thought that this was the Elizabeth Cooley that was married  to Moses who died in Exeter, Canada, 19 Aug 1795 who as a widow with seven children married Joshua Fairchild in Canada in 18 April 1797. The same  Elizabeth who was the administrix of the will of Moses probated 19 Aug 1796.  The same Elizabeth, who was the daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Osborne)  COOLEY. The same Elizabeth who with Joshua removed to Huron county, where she  died in Lyme ca 1827. That the following issue were included in the will of  Moses: 1. Gideon 2. Jonah 3. Jabez 4. Moses 5. Simeon 6. Lucy and 7. Benjamin.

 

  3. Does anyone believe that the Harry (Typo)/Harvey Olmstead that died 21 Mar 1880 in Milton Twp, Dodge, MN, age 86, who was living with projected  grand-daughter Mary Bartholomew, is the same Harvey that was married to Anna Mingus? And if so, why would his death certificate read that his father's name was Jonathan born in VT and his mother was Margaret born in  Vermont?