FAMILY STORIES
| Muscatine County, Iowa FAMILY STORIES | |
| FAMILY OVERVIEW | ||
| Benjamin Strong Olds | ||
| b. 24 Mar 1809 in Marlboro, VT. His parents were Joseph & Sally Whitney Olds | ||
| d. 12 Nov 1862 in Muscatine, IA burial in Greenwood Cemetery | ||
| Married 7 Apr 1831 in Washington, OH | ||
| to Theresa Louise Herron | ||
| b. 1811 | ||
| d. 1 Mar 1894 in Muscatine, IA and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery | ||
| Their children: | ||
| Almira Louise Olds (1832-1901) | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Olds (1834-1885) | ||
| Kate Fairchild Olds lived only six weeks | ||
| Ellen Olds born and died on same day | ||
| Almira Louise Olds | ||
| Married 1st 7 Dec 1847 in Muscatine | ||
| to George Reeder (1820-1862) | ||
| His occupation Physician& Surgeon per Muscatine City Directory 1859 | ||
| He served in Civil War as a surgeon with the 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry Co. F & S 1861-1862. Shortly after returning home from his service, he died 30 Jun 1862 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery. | ||
| They had four children: | ||
| William Heron Reeder | ||
| Nellie Olds Reeder | ||
| Esther Reeder | ||
| George Reeder | ||
| Almira Louise Reeder married 2nd 26 Aug 1865 in Muscatine | ||
| to Frederick L. Dayton (1840-1913) | ||
| They had one child: | ||
| John H. Dayton | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Olds | ||
| Married Esther Falkma | ||
| They moved from Muscatine to Joplin, Missouri. | ||
| They had two children: | ||
| Ellen Reeder “Nell” Olds (1879- ) | ||
| Almira Louise Olds (1881-1960) | ||
| At the age of two after the death of her mother in 1883, Almira Louise went to live with her grandmother, Theresa Louise Heron Olds, in Muscatine. Almira Louise was deaf from childhood as a result of whooping cough. She remained with her grandmother until the age thirteen when Theresa died. Almira Louise went to live with another relative who lived out of this area. She later returned to Muscatine where she met and married Frank Frederick Beckerman, an Episcopal minister. They had three children, Luke Frederick Beckerman, Lucia Louise Beckerman and John Henry Beckerman. | ||
| Stories about living with her grandmother by Almira Louise Olds Beckerman | ||
Newspaper article commemorating the death of Theresa Louise Herron Olds by D. C. Cloud
| | The Box by Almira Louise Olds Beckerman, a short story | |