First Name:
Leora
Middle Name:
Calista
Last Name:
Williams
Married Name:
Olds
Otherwise Known As:
"Ora" by her friends
Date of Birth:
April 3, 1864
Place of Birth:
Hudson, Lenawee Co., Michigan (Courthouse burned to the ground so her birth certificate is not available)
Date of Death:
June 1, 1954 (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan)
Place of Death:
-
Mother:
Sarah A. Kenyon
Father
George G. Williams
Siblings:
Jennie L. (1863), Mary/Mollie (1866), Daniel G. (1869), Sylvester G. (1874)
Spouse:
Millard David Olds
Place & Date of Marriage:
October 23, 1885, Indian River, Cheboygan Co., Michigan
Divorced?
No
Children:
Florence (1889), Baby Boy (1894), Edna Blanche (1896), Gertrude (1897)
City & State of Residence:
Hudson, Lenawee Co., Michigan
1880 Census - Cassopolis, La Grange Twp., Cass Co;., Michigan
Adrian, Michigan (for one year in 1884)
Cheboygan, Michigan (from about 1892 to 1935)
Dearborn, Michigan
Schools Attended:
One semester in the high school of Albion College (junior year)
Occupation:
Mother, House wife
Organizations belonging to:
-
Hobbies/Interests:
Needlework, painting (taught school children in villages along railroad in northern Michigan), very active in getting a hospital in Cheboygan, Michigan, travel
Other known stories/facts:
-
Last Updated:
April 16, 2002
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