(6770) CHARLES OLMSTED, Fostoria, Ohio. b. at Fremont, Ohio, May 20, 1830; m. Nov. 27, 1861, Margaret Elizabeth Skinner; ...
He served one hundred days as 2d Lieut, in the Fostoria Military Co. in 1864. ...
Charles Olmsted was educated in the public schools of Fremont, Ohio, and received his early business education at his father's establishment. In 1854 he came to Fostoria and was employed as bookkeeper and afterwards clerk by Chas. Foster, father of the Secretary of U. S. Treasury.
In 1858 Chas. Foster, Sr., retired, and Mr. Olmsted formed a partnership with Chas. Foster, Jr., the firm being "Foster, Olmsted & Co." and for many years enjoyed the distinction of being the largest general store in northern Ohio. No concern was more successful financially than this, they having a wide reputation for honest dealings and strict integrity.
In 1875 Mr. Olmsted retired from the dry goods business and entered the grain business, the firm remaining the same and for 15 years was a most successful buyer and seller of all kinds of grain, being well known in the produce exchanges of the country. In 1890 he retired from active business and founded the Mechanics Savings Bank of Fostoria of which he became President.
In 1864, he enlisted as 2d Lieut, in a company of volunteers, formed at Fostoria, returning after 100 days' service. He was a prominent man in the community.
