69 documented Olmsted ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English habitational name — 'the elm place' or homestead.
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 63 Olmsted records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Helen, William, Henry, George and Robert.
Of the 69 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 83 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Cora Olmsted, born 1879 in Iowa.
Deceased Olmsted ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English habitational name — 'the elm place' or homestead.
The documented line here reaches back to 1879. Most Olmsted lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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