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Author: kathchoi
Surnames: Lewis, Olmstead
Classification: queries
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I just posted an updated gedcom of the descendants of Olmstead Lewis to
rootsweb.com. I
feel confident that the Caroline/Catherine Lewis who married Jesse Place is one of
Olmstead's daughters, and I've included those descendants.
I recently received the death certificate for James Lafayette Lewis. It states that his
father, Omestead Lewis, was born in Rochester, NY. Unfortunately, it does not name his
mother. I theorize that her first name was Emma or Emily. That's the name of her
oldest daughter and three of her granddaughters.
I've corresponded with members of the Olmstead genealogical community. I think it
reasonable to guess that Olmstead Lewis' mother was an Olmstead. The family was
concentrated in Conneticut in the early years and just beginning to move into New York at
the time Olmstead Lewis was born. Unfortunately, he does not appear in any Olmstead
genealogy that I know about.
I note that Olmstead's sons Wait and Lafayette and his daughter Catherine use
different names on different documents. Perhaps he, too, went by more than one name.
Good hunting,
Kathy Choi
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