Olive was the first of two children born to John D. Armstrong and Henrietta Stansbury, who married on 9 Nov 1856 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Olive first appeared on the 1860 Census, aged 3, living with her parents in Plymouth, where her father John was earning a living as a blacksmith.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Olive's father enlisted on 27 Aug 1861 as a sargeant in Co. I, 29th Ind Inf. He was discharged for wounds on 22 Jun 1864, and returned home to his wife and young daughter. Three years later, Olive got a baby brother--Harry Albertus, born in February. Tragedy struck the following year when Olive's father died at age 34.
Olive's mother Harriet appeared on the 1870 Census, widowed, aged 40. Oddly, Olive was enumerated as a male with the name Oliver. Brother Harry was enumerated as "Adberlus". Living with the family was Olive's uncle, Upton Stansburg, aged 33. Upton (transcribed as "Hepton") was a farmer.
A few months after that enumeration was taken, Olive's mother Harriet married Washington Tuttle on 18 Aug 1870 in Marshall Co. It was also a second marriage for Washington. He had previously married Julia Ann Inks on 1 Sep 1850 in Marshall Co., and they had had at least four children together--Marcus (b. 1851), Florence Belle (b.1856), Julian (b.1870) and Berty (son) (b.1871). Their blended family appeared on the 1880 Census, living in Plymouth, where Washington was working as a photographer. Olive was not with her mother, step-father, brother and step-siblings however.
On 18 Dec 1878, Olive married Oliver Goldsmith Soice in Marshall County. They stayed in Plymouth, where I found them on the 1880 Census. They had welcomed daughter Gertrude in January of that year. Oliver was employed as a deputy treasurer.
Fast forward twenty years to the next available census taken in 1900. Olive and Oliver were still living in Plymouth. Oliver had gotten a job as a cashier at a bank. The couple had welcomed two more children--son Claude Wescott on 13 Mar 1881, and son Harry John on 17 Dec 1886.
When the 1910 enumeration was taken, Olive and Oliver were still in Plymouth, probably at 702 Michigan St. Oliver was still working as a bank cashier.
Olive's mother had died in 1908 at age 78. Olive's step-father Washington Tuttle, appeared on that 1910 Census, widowed, aged 81, living with Olive and Oliver. Olive and Oliver's three children were all out on their own. Daughter Gertrude had moved to Chicago, was a lodger in a hotel there, and had become a kindergarten teacher. Son Claude had enlisted in the army. Son Harry had married Jeanette "Nettie" Kaufman on 3 Jun 1909 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, and had three children--Ruth R. (b.1910), Oliver George (b.1912), and Ray Harry (b. 1916). Harry became a farmer. On his 1917 WWI registration card, he indicated that he suffered from some kind of a physical disability.
By the 1920 Census, Olive and Oliver's son Claude, aged 38, was back home living with his parents, both in their sixties. Oliver was still employed as a bank cashier. Gertrude was still in Chicago teaching kindergarten, and was partner to Anna Autenreith, a registered nurse. In 1910, Claude was at Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation in Leavenworth, KS.
Seven years after that 1920 Census, Olive's husband Oliver died on 17 May 1927 at age 71, and one year shy of what would have been his and Olive's golden wedding anniversary. Olive appeared on the 1930 Census, widowed, aged 72, still living in the family's home in Plymouth. Olive's 18-year-old grandson Oliver (Harry's son), was living with his grandmother. To help make ends meet, Olive, like many widows did, had taken in two lodgers--Blu J. Howell, aged 38, and Charles C. Smith, aged 28, both of them employed in in an auto-body factory. Olive's son Claude was in the National Soldiers' Home in Danville, Illinois.
By the 1940 Census, Olive, aged 82, had moved to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and was living with daughter Gertrude, aged 60, and Gertrude's life partner Anna Autenreith, who at age 61, was still working as a registered nurse in a hospital. Gertrude did not give an occupation, but on the 1930 Census, she had given up teaching kindergarten and was the manager of a poultry farm.
Olive died in Chicago on 13 Jan 1944 at age 86. Her body was taken back to Plymouth so she could be laid to rest next to Oliver, her husband of 49 years, who had been patiently waiting for her for seventeen years.
Olive's son Claude died the following year on 20 May 1945. In 1940, he was living in Danville with the Sponsler family and working as a florist. He never married.
Olive's daughter Gertrude died in 1952 at age 72. She never married. She was buried next to her parents in Plymouth.
Olive's son Harry died on 5 Jan 1947 at age 60, of heart-related issues.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Olive's father enlisted on 27 Aug 1861 as a sargeant in Co. I, 29th Ind Inf. He was discharged for wounds on 22 Jun 1864, and returned home to his wife and young daughter. Three years later, Olive got a baby brother--Harry Albertus, born in February. Tragedy struck the following year when Olive's father died at age 34.
Olive's mother Harriet appeared on the 1870 Census, widowed, aged 40. Oddly, Olive was enumerated as a male with the name Oliver. Brother Harry was enumerated as "Adberlus". Living with the family was Olive's uncle, Upton Stansburg, aged 33. Upton (transcribed as "Hepton") was a farmer.
A few months after that enumeration was taken, Olive's mother Harriet married Washington Tuttle on 18 Aug 1870 in Marshall Co. It was also a second marriage for Washington. He had previously married Julia Ann Inks on 1 Sep 1850 in Marshall Co., and they had had at least four children together--Marcus (b. 1851), Florence Belle (b.1856), Julian (b.1870) and Berty (son) (b.1871). Their blended family appeared on the 1880 Census, living in Plymouth, where Washington was working as a photographer. Olive was not with her mother, step-father, brother and step-siblings however.
On 18 Dec 1878, Olive married Oliver Goldsmith Soice in Marshall County. They stayed in Plymouth, where I found them on the 1880 Census. They had welcomed daughter Gertrude in January of that year. Oliver was employed as a deputy treasurer.
Fast forward twenty years to the next available census taken in 1900. Olive and Oliver were still living in Plymouth. Oliver had gotten a job as a cashier at a bank. The couple had welcomed two more children--son Claude Wescott on 13 Mar 1881, and son Harry John on 17 Dec 1886.
When the 1910 enumeration was taken, Olive and Oliver were still in Plymouth, probably at 702 Michigan St. Oliver was still working as a bank cashier.
Olive's mother had died in 1908 at age 78. Olive's step-father Washington Tuttle, appeared on that 1910 Census, widowed, aged 81, living with Olive and Oliver. Olive and Oliver's three children were all out on their own. Daughter Gertrude had moved to Chicago, was a lodger in a hotel there, and had become a kindergarten teacher. Son Claude had enlisted in the army. Son Harry had married Jeanette "Nettie" Kaufman on 3 Jun 1909 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, and had three children--Ruth R. (b.1910), Oliver George (b.1912), and Ray Harry (b. 1916). Harry became a farmer. On his 1917 WWI registration card, he indicated that he suffered from some kind of a physical disability.
By the 1920 Census, Olive and Oliver's son Claude, aged 38, was back home living with his parents, both in their sixties. Oliver was still employed as a bank cashier. Gertrude was still in Chicago teaching kindergarten, and was partner to Anna Autenreith, a registered nurse. In 1910, Claude was at Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation in Leavenworth, KS.
Seven years after that 1920 Census, Olive's husband Oliver died on 17 May 1927 at age 71, and one year shy of what would have been his and Olive's golden wedding anniversary. Olive appeared on the 1930 Census, widowed, aged 72, still living in the family's home in Plymouth. Olive's 18-year-old grandson Oliver (Harry's son), was living with his grandmother. To help make ends meet, Olive, like many widows did, had taken in two lodgers--Blu J. Howell, aged 38, and Charles C. Smith, aged 28, both of them employed in in an auto-body factory. Olive's son Claude was in the National Soldiers' Home in Danville, Illinois.
By the 1940 Census, Olive, aged 82, had moved to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and was living with daughter Gertrude, aged 60, and Gertrude's life partner Anna Autenreith, who at age 61, was still working as a registered nurse in a hospital. Gertrude did not give an occupation, but on the 1930 Census, she had given up teaching kindergarten and was the manager of a poultry farm.
Olive died in Chicago on 13 Jan 1944 at age 86. Her body was taken back to Plymouth so she could be laid to rest next to Oliver, her husband of 49 years, who had been patiently waiting for her for seventeen years.
Olive's son Claude died the following year on 20 May 1945. In 1940, he was living in Danville with the Sponsler family and working as a florist. He never married.
Olive's daughter Gertrude died in 1952 at age 72. She never married. She was buried next to her parents in Plymouth.
Olive's son Harry died on 5 Jan 1947 at age 60, of heart-related issues.
Olive was the first of two children born to John D. Armstrong and Henrietta Stansbury, who married on 9 Nov 1856 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Olive first appeared on the 1860 Census, aged 3, living with her parents in Plymouth, where her father John was earning a living as a blacksmith.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Olive's father enlisted on 27 Aug 1861 as a sargeant in Co. I, 29th Ind Inf. He was discharged for wounds on 22 Jun 1864, and returned home to his wife and young daughter. Three years later, Olive got a baby brother--Harry Albertus, born in February. Tragedy struck the following year when Olive's father died at age 34.
Olive's mother Harriet appeared on the 1870 Census, widowed, aged 40. Oddly, Olive was enumerated as a male with the name Oliver. Brother Harry was enumerated as "Adberlus". Living with the family was Olive's uncle, Upton Stansburg, aged 33. Upton (transcribed as "Hepton") was a farmer.
A few months after that enumeration was taken, Olive's mother Harriet married Washington Tuttle on 18 Aug 1870 in Marshall Co. It was also a second marriage for Washington. He had previously married Julia Ann Inks on 1 Sep 1850 in Marshall Co., and they had had at least four children together--Marcus (b. 1851), Florence Belle (b.1856), Julian (b.1870) and Berty (son) (b.1871). Their blended family appeared on the 1880 Census, living in Plymouth, where Washington was working as a photographer. Olive was not with her mother, step-father, brother and step-siblings however.
On 18 Dec 1878, Olive married Oliver Goldsmith Soice in Marshall County. They stayed in Plymouth, where I found them on the 1880 Census. They had welcomed daughter Gertrude in January of that year. Oliver was employed as a deputy treasurer.
Fast forward twenty years to the next available census taken in 1900. Olive and Oliver were still living in Plymouth. Oliver had gotten a job as a cashier at a bank. The couple had welcomed two more children--son Claude Wescott on 13 Mar 1881, and son Harry John on 17 Dec 1886.
When the 1910 enumeration was taken, Olive and Oliver were still in Plymouth, probably at 702 Michigan St. Oliver was still working as a bank cashier.
Olive's mother had died in 1908 at age 78. Olive's step-father Washington Tuttle, appeared on that 1910 Census, widowed, aged 81, living with Olive and Oliver. Olive and Oliver's three children were all out on their own. Daughter Gertrude had moved to Chicago, was a lodger in a hotel there, and had become a kindergarten teacher. Son Claude had enlisted in the army. Son Harry had married Jeanette "Nettie" Kaufman on 3 Jun 1909 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, and had three children--Ruth R. (b.1910), Oliver George (b.1912), and Ray Harry (b. 1916). Harry became a farmer. On his 1917 WWI registration card, he indicated that he suffered from some kind of a physical disability.
By the 1920 Census, Olive and Oliver's son Claude, aged 38, was back home living with his parents, both in their sixties. Oliver was still employed as a bank cashier. Gertrude was still in Chicago teaching kindergarten, and was partner to Anna Autenreith, a registered nurse. In 1910, Claude was at Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation in Leavenworth, KS.
Seven years after that 1920 Census, Olive's husband Oliver died on 17 May 1927 at age 71, and one year shy of what would have been his and Olive's golden wedding anniversary. Olive appeared on the 1930 Census, widowed, aged 72, still living in the family's home in Plymouth. Olive's 18-year-old grandson Oliver (Harry's son), was living with his grandmother. To help make ends meet, Olive, like many widows did, had taken in two lodgers--Blu J. Howell, aged 38, and Charles C. Smith, aged 28, both of them employed in in an auto-body factory. Olive's son Claude was in the National Soldiers' Home in Danville, Illinois.
By the 1940 Census, Olive, aged 82, had moved to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and was living with daughter Gertrude, aged 60, and Gertrude's life partner Anna Autenreith, who at age 61, was still working as a registered nurse in a hospital. Gertrude did not give an occupation, but on the 1930 Census, she had given up teaching kindergarten and was the manager of a poultry farm.
Olive died in Chicago on 13 Jan 1944 at age 86. Her body was taken back to Plymouth so she could be laid to rest next to Oliver, her husband of 49 years, who had been patiently waiting for her for seventeen years.
Olive's son Claude died the following year on 20 May 1945. In 1940, he was living in Danville with the Sponsler family and working as a florist. He never married.
Olive's daughter Gertrude died in 1952 at age 72. She never married. She was buried next to her parents in Plymouth.
Olive's son Harry died on 5 Jan 1947 at age 60, of heart-related issues.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Olive's father enlisted on 27 Aug 1861 as a sargeant in Co. I, 29th Ind Inf. He was discharged for wounds on 22 Jun 1864, and returned home to his wife and young daughter. Three years later, Olive got a baby brother--Harry Albertus, born in February. Tragedy struck the following year when Olive's father died at age 34.
Olive's mother Harriet appeared on the 1870 Census, widowed, aged 40. Oddly, Olive was enumerated as a male with the name Oliver. Brother Harry was enumerated as "Adberlus". Living with the family was Olive's uncle, Upton Stansburg, aged 33. Upton (transcribed as "Hepton") was a farmer.
A few months after that enumeration was taken, Olive's mother Harriet married Washington Tuttle on 18 Aug 1870 in Marshall Co. It was also a second marriage for Washington. He had previously married Julia Ann Inks on 1 Sep 1850 in Marshall Co., and they had had at least four children together--Marcus (b. 1851), Florence Belle (b.1856), Julian (b.1870) and Berty (son) (b.1871). Their blended family appeared on the 1880 Census, living in Plymouth, where Washington was working as a photographer. Olive was not with her mother, step-father, brother and step-siblings however.
On 18 Dec 1878, Olive married Oliver Goldsmith Soice in Marshall County. They stayed in Plymouth, where I found them on the 1880 Census. They had welcomed daughter Gertrude in January of that year. Oliver was employed as a deputy treasurer.
Fast forward twenty years to the next available census taken in 1900. Olive and Oliver were still living in Plymouth. Oliver had gotten a job as a cashier at a bank. The couple had welcomed two more children--son Claude Wescott on 13 Mar 1881, and son Harry John on 17 Dec 1886.
When the 1910 enumeration was taken, Olive and Oliver were still in Plymouth, probably at 702 Michigan St. Oliver was still working as a bank cashier.
Olive's mother had died in 1908 at age 78. Olive's step-father Washington Tuttle, appeared on that 1910 Census, widowed, aged 81, living with Olive and Oliver. Olive and Oliver's three children were all out on their own. Daughter Gertrude had moved to Chicago, was a lodger in a hotel there, and had become a kindergarten teacher. Son Claude had enlisted in the army. Son Harry had married Jeanette "Nettie" Kaufman on 3 Jun 1909 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, and had three children--Ruth R. (b.1910), Oliver George (b.1912), and Ray Harry (b. 1916). Harry became a farmer. On his 1917 WWI registration card, he indicated that he suffered from some kind of a physical disability.
By the 1920 Census, Olive and Oliver's son Claude, aged 38, was back home living with his parents, both in their sixties. Oliver was still employed as a bank cashier. Gertrude was still in Chicago teaching kindergarten, and was partner to Anna Autenreith, a registered nurse. In 1910, Claude was at Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation in Leavenworth, KS.
Seven years after that 1920 Census, Olive's husband Oliver died on 17 May 1927 at age 71, and one year shy of what would have been his and Olive's golden wedding anniversary. Olive appeared on the 1930 Census, widowed, aged 72, still living in the family's home in Plymouth. Olive's 18-year-old grandson Oliver (Harry's son), was living with his grandmother. To help make ends meet, Olive, like many widows did, had taken in two lodgers--Blu J. Howell, aged 38, and Charles C. Smith, aged 28, both of them employed in in an auto-body factory. Olive's son Claude was in the National Soldiers' Home in Danville, Illinois.
By the 1940 Census, Olive, aged 82, had moved to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, and was living with daughter Gertrude, aged 60, and Gertrude's life partner Anna Autenreith, who at age 61, was still working as a registered nurse in a hospital. Gertrude did not give an occupation, but on the 1930 Census, she had given up teaching kindergarten and was the manager of a poultry farm.
Olive died in Chicago on 13 Jan 1944 at age 86. Her body was taken back to Plymouth so she could be laid to rest next to Oliver, her husband of 49 years, who had been patiently waiting for her for seventeen years.
Olive's son Claude died the following year on 20 May 1945. In 1940, he was living in Danville with the Sponsler family and working as a florist. He never married.
Olive's daughter Gertrude died in 1952 at age 72. She never married. She was buried next to her parents in Plymouth.
Olive's son Harry died on 5 Jan 1947 at age 60, of heart-related issues.
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