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Family History - John W. Olcott

Key:	1.	“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
	2.	“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.

This family history features John W. Olcott and his immediate family.

First Generation

1. John W. Olcott,¹ born ca. 1859 in Michigan (parents not determined).¹ John married Ida May Bedell¹ (born 25 November 1889 in Michigan, the daughter of David Bedell and Alice F. Occomore;^{1, 2, 3} Ida died 1 May 1970 in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan³).

U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Genesee County, Clayton Township, Enumeration District 4, Sheet No. 8A, family of John W. Olcott (61, Michigan, laborer, farm); wife Ida M. Olcott (30, Michigan).
U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 6A; family of David Bedell (57, New Jersey, farmer); wife of 21 years Alice F. Bedell (37, England, 4 children, 3 living); daughter Julia Bedell (16, Michigan); daughter Mary Bedell (10, Michigan); daughter Mrs. Ida Gazlay (20, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); granddaughter Ella L. Gazlay (3, Michigan).
Gazlay Family Tree, Ancestry (website); Owner: joanneweimer. This site includes numerous references, including US Census records and copies of death certificates and obituaries. The reliability of the information is excellent, although a few relationships are believed to be incorrect, probably because the correct information does not appear in the cited references.