Biography of Samuel N. Olds, page 540.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Samuel N. Olds, one of the prominent business men of Spencerville, now 
retired, is a native of Franklin County, Vt., born June 24, 1818, a son of 
Elias and Abigail (Alcott) Olds, the former a native of Massachusetts, of 
Scotch descent, and the latter a native of Vermont.  When twenty years old 
he left his native State and came to Indiana, locating in Fort Wayne, where 
he engaged in the manufacture of hats and caps, remaining there till 1866, 
when he moved to Spencerville and engaged in general merchandising, which he 
followed successfully till 1883, when he retired from active business.  He 
is a shrewd business man, a good manager, and by close attention to his 
business and strict integrity, has been successful, and has surrounded 
himself with the comforts of life with which to enjoy the remainder of his 
days in this world.  He was married Oct. 30, 1844, to Caroline Robinson, a 
native of Vermont, daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Robinson.  To them have 
been born ten children, six of whom are living---Mary E., Mortimer E., 
Lena, William, Nellie, and Arthur.  George H., Charles, Harriet, and Sarah 
are deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Olds are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
church.  In politics he casts his suffrage with the Republican party.

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