William Henry Olver

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Olver was born on 15 May 1846, in Aldenville, Clinton Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Aunger Olver, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Hopkins, was 22. He married Ida Marian Buckland on 30 October 1878, in Aldenville, Clinton Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Dyberry, Dyberry Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Carbondale Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 24 May 1917, in Union, Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Olver
1846–1917
Ida Marian Buckland
1859–1946
Marriage: 30 October 1878
Evelyn Pearl Olver
1885–1945
Elwyn Carl Olver
1886–1966

Sources (12)

  • Wm H Olver in household of William A Olver, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William H Olver, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • William H Olver in entry for Evelyn Pearle Ayres, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Oliver .

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

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