Aloha,
My name is Kathleen Choi. I'm returning to this list after an extended
absence. This is my LaGrange family:
OLMSTEAD LEWIS was born 1800 in NY, & died aft. 1859 in Perry, Noble,
IN. He appears in the 1840 & 1850 censuses in LaGrange Co. & the 1860
in Noble Co. I don't know the name of his first wife. He married (2)
HILA ANN REYNOLDS 24 Oct 1854, in LaGrange Co. She was born 1809 in
NY. She resided with Jeremiah Noble in 1850.
Olmsteads children (all by his first wife) were:
EMILY, born abt 1821, NY. She married (1) UNKNOWN LADD & had a
daughter, EMILY J. LADD, 1849/50. She married (2) ANSON CLARK, 17 Jan
1854, LaGrange Co. They had a son, WILLIAM DAVID CLARK, b. 1859/60,
LaGrange Co.
ELIZA, born 22 Apr 1826, & died abt 1851, probably in Springfield,
LaGrange, IN. She married JAMES M.SPRAGUE 12 Apr 1840, Lagrange Co.
They had daughters LUCRETIA, b. abt 1841, & EMMA J., b. abt. 1845.
James Sprague married SARAH HAND after Elizas death & had more
children.
WAIT (aka WILLIAM MORGAN LEWIS), born abt 1829 in NY, & died 1886, Rome
City, IN. He married (1) ELIZA HOAK. He married (2)SUSAN SCHROYER, 15
Sep 1872, LaGrange Co., IN, daughter of JACOB SCHROYER & MARY HELLER.
She was born 1852 in Wood Co., OH, & died MI.
ROBERT H., born 1833, NY, & died 1896, Clam Lake, Wexford, MI. He
married MARY JANE SMITH, 2 Jan 1864, Sturgis, St. Joseph, MI, daughter
of CHARLES SMITH & MARY BROWN. She was born 10 Oct 1846, Naples,
Ontario, NY, & died 8 May 1907, Clam Lake, Wexford, MI.
GEORGE, born abt. 1838 in NY. He resided at home in 1850. No more
known.
LAFAYETTE, born 1841, probably in Greenfield, LaGrange, & died aft.
1869, probably in MI. He married EMALINE PERMELIA REYNOLDS, 12 Aug
1866, Noble Co., IN, daughter of NATHAN (aka NORTON) REYNOLDS & ADA
CLARK. She was born 1 Jun 1844 in NY or IN.
If any of these names look familiar, I'd love to hear from you.