Biography of W. P. Olney
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1006
W. P. OLNEY, farmer, P.O. West Jefferson, is a grandson of Jersey Olney, who was a native of Connecticut, where he married, and, about the year 1830, with his family, came to Madison County and bought a farm just east of Jefferson, now owned by James Peene and J. H. Sceva, on which he and wife both died. Of their four sons, Judson, the father of our subject, was the youngest, and a native of Connecticut, but from infancy matured in Madison County, Ohio, where he became a land owner and farmer. He lived about one mile northeast of Jefferson, where he died. His wife, Lydia, daughter of John Ayle, is now residing with Abner Johnson. She and Judson Olney had two children, of whom Webster P., the youngest, was born in 1852, in Jefferson Township, Madison County. He was reared to farm life, and enjoyed the common schools only. He owns 175 acres of land, under good cultivation, and utilizes his early established principles in its cultivation. His marriage was celebrated in 1874, with Margaret, daughter of Isaac Bidwell, of Canaan Township, where she was born. This union has resulted in a family of three children.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
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The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
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Richard E. Hartle,
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Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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