Olmstead, Rachel Alzora (Allie) 1870

 Family Group Sheet

Name:   Rachel Alzora (Allie) Olmstead

Birth:  8 Sep 1870

Place:  Jackson County, Indiana

Death:  16 May 1955

Place:  Beltrami County, Minnesota

Burial:  Lakeview Cemetery, Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Father:  Alonzo Olmstead

Mother:  Rebecca Welch

Spouse:  Clifford Alton Matheny

Marriage:  1 Dec 1897

Place:  Darwin, Meeker County, Minnesota

Children:

Name:  Lois Vivian Matheny

Birth:  10 Oct 1898

Place:  Minnesota

Death:  24 Oct 1970

Place:  Itasca County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Thomas Willis Lindsey

Name:  Ronald Clifford Matheny

Birth:  Jan 1900

Place:  Minnesota

Death:  18 Mar 1981

Place:  Beltrami County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Gay Iris Mahoney

Name:  Veda Matheny

Birth:  15 Dec 1903

Place:  Stearns County, Minnesota

Death:  31 Oct 1975

Place:  Avenal, Kings County, California

Spouse:  William James Swarthout

Name:  Vera Matheny

Birth:  15 Dec 1902

Place:  Stearns County, Minnesota

Death:  9 Sep 1988

Place:  Saint Louis County, Minnesota

Spouse:  William (Bill) Calvin Brownlee Sr

Name:  Keith Alton Matheny

Birth:  6 Apr 1906

Place:  Meeker County, Minnesota

Death:  30 Aug 1986

Place:  Beltrami County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Elvie Inez Alsop

Name:  Kenneth Barton Matheny

Birth:  15 Oct 1960

Place:  Meeker County, Minnesota

Death:  14 Aug 1986

Place:  Hennepin County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Hazel G Matheny

Name:  Clarice Alzora Matheny

Birth:  20 Oct 1908

Place:  Taylor Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Death:  5 Jun 2005

Place:  Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Spouse:  James Harry Jensen

Name:  Robert Bruce Matheny

Birth:  23 Oct 1910

Place:  Beltrami County, Minnesota

Death:  7 Nov 1983

Place:  Beltrami County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Henriette Viola (Etta) Olson

Name:  Ralph Douglas Matheny

Birth:  9 Oct 1911

Place:  Taylor Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Death:  11 Dec 2004

Place:  Blackduck, Beltrami County, Minnesota

Spouse:  Marjorie Mae Paul

Notes:

Oral History

Dad once told me that before his mother would agree to marry his father, she insisted that he sign a paper stating that he would not drink alcohol.  He said this was because his mother's father, Alonzo Olmstead, was a heavy drinker.

(Vicki Lynn Matheny)