May Clendenin Olds

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May Clendenin Olds (Meigs)

Also Known As: "Oldys"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Washington D.C., DC, United States
Death: January 16, 1969 (99)
Monterey, CA, United States (Old age)
Place of Burial: 5, VA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Return Jonathan Meigs, IV and Elizabeth Sarah Jane Meigs
Wife of Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys
Mother of Maj. Gen. Robert Olds; Margaret Benedict; Private and Private
Sister of Sally Love Meigs; Mary Briscoe Meigs; Return Jonathan Meigs, 5th; Elizabeth Martin Meigs; Jane "Jennie" Boyd Meigs and 4 others

Occupation: Wife/painter
Managed by: Susan Pohlmann
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About May Clendenin Olds

Her husband Henry Oldys changed the spelling of the family surname from "Olds" to "Oldys" (still pronounced "Olds") before their son Robert's birth, apparently in reference to an ancestral spelling. The family used this spelling until 1931, when he reverted to the original. Her married surname at first was Oldys (her husband had changed his surname from Olds to Oldys before their marriage). Her son Robert changed the surname from Oldys back to Olds in 1931. By the time of her death her last name was Olds.

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May Clendenin Olds's Timeline

1869
May 15, 1869
Washington D.C., DC, United States
1896
June 15, 1896
Woodside, Churchville, Harford County, Maryland, United States
1898
October 10, 1898
Woodside, Silver Spring, MD, United States
1969
January 16, 1969
Age 99
Monterey, CA, United States
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5, VA, United States