Thanks for visiting this site! Got an Oliver-related question? Comments about my site? I'd love to hear from you...and find out more about you. No researcher has all the answers. What you see on these pages are my best efforts at digging for information on the Oliver family. If you see a correction is needed or have additional information that you would like to post on this family OR if you just want to communicate with other Oliver cousins, Just click here to kcelestebryan@aol.com (Please note: Spammers are NOT welcome here. Messages unrelated to this OLIVER family research will be removed immediately. You must have documentation that you are related to this line before your message will be posted).
"I am a blood relative of Rose
Oliver (nee Schnell). Her oldest brother, Alonzo is my g-grandfather.
I am hopeful you can help me a bit. Here's what I'm looking for.
. . . . Rose had a younger sister, Mary Margaret Schnell, who
purportedly joined Rose in Washington state (from Wisconsin) when
she was married to a Dennett. We have been searching for
information on Mary Maggie for some time but have come up empty.
Perhaps, in one of Ashley & Rose's wedding photos, if there
is a collection of them somewhere, there might be a photo of Mary
Maggie and possibly, their mother Viktoria. As you know from your
research, turning over many stones sometimes reveals a gold
nugget. Thanks for anything you might be able to share."
Bruce Schnell. (BSchnell@kc.rr.com).
Bruce is a descendant of Rose Schnell,
married to Ashley Fremont OLIVER. Please contact him or this site
if you have any information on the missing sister, Mary Margaret.
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You did a fantastic job on the website! I'm
real pleased. It so nice to finally be able to put faces
with the names! ~Nancy Oliver`, descendant of James Ashley Oliver.
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I had time to look. It is great. I put the web site on my
favorites list., Virginia Borkowski, descends from Clinton
County, NY Olivers.
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Dear Kathryn,
It looks great!!! With Christmas I have
been had pressed to get you the information you need on my family
but I will get it to you ASAP. Kenneth Oliver, descends from
William Tertius Oliver, Massachusetts
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Hi Kathy,
I'm very impressed with your web site. You've done a great
job. I hope
you'll consider notifying the OLIVER mail list about it.
Carol Gaiser, descends from Clinton County, NY Oliver lines.
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Many, Many Thanks for the web site- - and Happy Holidays, Bruce
Schnell, Kansas City, descends from Rose Schnell Oliver.
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Kathy,
You have done a wonderful job with your family's research.
Barbara descends from the Forbes line.
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Kathryn,
Thanks much for the note. You've done a beautiful job on your
Oliver line -
lots of detail, wonderful pics and pleasant graphics., Steve
Lawson, has freind that descends from Robert Oliver line
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Dear Kathy,
You've done a beautiful job on your website, and I'm glad to link
it on my Wabasha site. I've put it at the beginning of your
Oliver article on the "Families" page ~ Barbara Timm,
Web Site Manager, Biographies of Wabasha County
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I am very impressed with your Web site. I can't begin to imagine
the amount of work it took to put it together., Linda Oliver,
Lake City, descends from William Forbes Oliver line.
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Just wanted to say, thank you for the great web site, I
enjoyed reading through it and will add your info to my notes.
I decend from Robert Jr.-Alfred-Ransler-William Geo.-William
Randall-Donald William. From upper NY state to Monona, IA to
Dubuque, IA. Connie (OLIVER) Tauke, TaukeCM@aol.com
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Ms. Bryan
I took pics of Oliver Head stones and could send them if
you like. Do you know where, Martha, Orris, and, James are
buried? Did you know our relatives fought together in 8th
Regiment Minn Vol. My compliments on your web site --
It is wonderful. Picture of headstone for Rose (Welch)
Oliver, 1879-1937 enclosed. Monte Oliver, Seattle, WA. (Monte
descends from James Ashley Oliver, first son of Orris &
Martha). (* Martha & Orris are buried in the
Lincoln Cemetery, Guilford Township, Wabasha County. James Ashley
Oliver is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Reed's Landing, sharing a
plot with a "Kirk" family (who I believe is related to
his wife's family Eva Marie Welch - kathy).
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Kathryn, I read
with interest your web pages about the Oliver family. I am
descended from Robert Oliver, the son of Lancelot Oliver.
Robert was an officer in the Revolutionary War and became a
leader in the Northwest Territory in Ohio. I noticed that
one of your references is the Claire Smith manuscript. I am
not familiar with that reference. Is it a book or a group
of documents? Thank you. Wayne
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I ran across your site,which is very nice. Does your James married to Eva have a son Orris Franklin Oliver married to Mae Rosina Harry? Mae is my 1st cousin 3 times removed. Karen Applen. (Karen was nice enough to furnish a wedding picture of Orris and Mae Harry - thank you Karen).
Hello my name is Richard Traulich. I recieved your e-mail address from Linda N. Oliver. I've just started on my family tree and needed some info on George L. Bryant listed on her tree. My Great Gandfathers name was George L. Bryant and I am trying to find out if they are one in the same person. All I know about my George is he was born in 1870 in Wisconsin, His Mother was born in New York, and his father may have been born in Ohio. I know your George was bor in 1870 and Mary Frances (his mother) was born in New York. When searching the Oliver Tree on the internet it stated that you may have more info on Mary Frances and Charles Bryants children. Any additional information on there children my help me with my research. I thank you for your help and if I can help you with any information I would be glad to help. Rick Traulich rtraulic@mn.rr.com.
Rich is indeed descended from Charles D. Bryant and Mary Frances Oliver (daughter of Orris and Martha). We are happy to hear from you Rich, and thanks for supplying the information on this line.
Several good books I recommend that concern the areas the Olivers
resided in and contain some information about them : Ancestry,
Early Life and War Record of James Oliver, MD., Athol, MA; Three
Centuries In Champlain Valley (this book may be purchased
thru Newyorkancestry@aol.com - a website that
specializes in indexing old rare and out-of-print books relating
to northern New York history - owner Pat James); History of
Wabasha County, MN.; History of Clinton County, New York and
Athol, Past and Present. There are several book stores that
are able to obtain these books for you; one of them is Higginson
Books in Massachusetts.
