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(1629) ROBERT BRUCE OLMSTED, Rock Island, Ill. b. Apr. 13, 1832;, m.,(l) June 3, 1852, Nancy Jane Cameron; divorced, May 15, 1861; (2) Aug. 14, 1862, Mary Matilda Linn; b. Mar. 24, 1844, at Viola, Mercer county. Ill.; dau. of John and Anna (McGaughy) Linn. He was Postmaster at Reynolds, Rock Island County, Ill.; Elder in Presbyterian Church, at Milan, Ill.
2d marriage:
2790, Anna Rebecca +.
2791, Mary Alice; b. Feb. 6,, 1866.
2792, Robert Ward +.
2793, Sadie Louisa; b. Apr. 24, 1870.
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(2792) (Judge) ROBERT WARD OLMSTED, Rock Island, Ill. b. May 6, 1868; m. Aug. 25. 1892, Jennie Ernst Fahnestock, of Lewistown, Fulton County, Ill.; b. July 29, 1864; d. Apr. 27, 1911; dau. of Charles Ernst and Jane (Rice) Fahnestock.
Robert Ward Olmsted is County Judge of Rock Island County, Illinois; educated Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa; B. Sc, 1890; admitted to Bar of Iowa, Jan. 16, 1895; was County Attorney of Sioux County, Iowa, during years 1897 and 1898; admitted to Bar of Illinois in 1899; Public Speaker; became County Judge of Rock Island County, Illinois, April 6, 1907; President of County and Probate Judges Assn., of Illinois, to serve two years.
3700, Margaret; b. Feb. 7, 1894.
3701, Elizabeth; b. June 11, 1898.
3702, Robert Ernst; b. Dec. 2, 1899.
3703, Jeanette; b. Oct. 20, 1903.