Minnie L. Pay

Brief Life History of Minnie L.

When Minnie L. Pay was born on 16 June 1868, in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, George Smith Pay, was 33 and her mother, Narcissa A. Pope, was 34. She married Edgar Hammond Olmstead on 5 June 1899, in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1920 and Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1950. She died on 15 May 1960, at the age of 91, and was buried in Westmoreland Union New Cemetery, Westmoreland, Oneida, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edgar Hammond Olmstead
1870–1914
Minnie L. Pay
1868–1960
Marriage: 5 June 1899
Geraldine LaVerne Olmstead
1900–
Raymond Vincent Olmsted
1904–
Marguerite Irmagarde Olmstead
1906–2005

Sources (16)

  • Minnie Olmstead, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Pay, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Minnie L Pay, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1876 · Pope Manufacturing Co. Begins Automobile Manufacturing

Pope Manufacturing Company produced bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles. The main office is located in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1915, the company ceased producing motorcycles.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Irish (County Kilkenny): from the Old and Middle English female personal name Pega, taken to Ireland by English settlers. Peakirk in Northamptonshire, England, is named for Saint Pega (died c. 719), who reputedly founded a cell there.

English (mainly Kent): variant of Pea .

French: variant of Paille 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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