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Note: Census Chronology: 1850: Jamestown Township, Steuben Co, Indiana Martin Tillotson age 29, occupation farmer Minerva age 34 w/ 4 children: Edwin age 8, Lillian A. age 6, Silas age 4, Amanda age 2 Minerva's parents David and Luisa Mallory live nearby. 1860: Jamestown Township, Steuben Co, Indiana Martin Tillotson age 45, occupation farmer, real estate $1000, personal estate $100 Minerva age 46 with 4 children: Edwin age 18 (day laborer), Cynthia age 16, Silas age 14, Amanda A. age 12 1870: Unknown 1880: Linwood Precinct, Butler Co, Nebraska Edward Olmstead age 30, occupation farmer Amanda age 30 with 2 children: Ella age 12 and Delbert age 5 Amanda did alot of moving around between Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan, Kansas and back to Michigan. Born in Steuben Co. Indiana after the death of her 1st husband Oren J. Taylor, she married Edward F. Olmstead in 1872. By the late 1870's Edward and Amanda brought their family to Nebraska. Then in the 1880's and 1890's they lived in Nebraska and Kansas. In 1900 Edward and Amanda and children moved to Paradise Twp. Grand Traverse Co. Michigan. In 1910 Edward and Amanda lived in Medicine Lodge, Barber Co. Kansas. In 1920 Amanda was widowed and living with her son Albert in Wichita, Sedgwick Co. Kansas. Sometime between 1920 and 1928 Amanda came back to Michigan to live with her granddaughter, Minnie Belle (Gary) Bush. Shortly after arriving Minnie Belle placed her grandmother in the Poor Farm in Paris Township now Kentwood, Michigan. Amanda was brought to Grand Rapids from Kingsley by her granddaughter Minnie Belle Gary. Minnie Belle then placed her in the Poor Farm in Paris Township now Kentwood, Michigan. This Poor Farm was located on 32nd St. Where currently the Luther Village Retirement Home is now located. Her death was due to cancer of the mouth. According to her great granddaughter Mary E. Spaulding who visited her with her family just prior to Amanda's death, the cancer had eaten away most the skin around here mouth and jaw area. Amanda smoked a pipe, this may have been what caused this cancer to form. According to death records she is reported as being buried in Oakhill Cemetery in Grand Rapids. No burial records exist for her at Oakhill, according to Mary, Grandma Olmstead was buried behind the Poor Farm in a paupers grave. This cemetery is known as the Maplewood-poor farm cemetery. Not many of the graves are marked in this cemetery and no official records exist. All of the burials were people who lived in th poor farm and could not afford a proper burial. In the 1880 census of Nebraska, Edward and Amanda live in Linwood, Butler Co. with two children, Ella age 12 and Delbert age 5. In the 1885 census of Nebraska, Edmond (sic) age 36 and Armanda (sic) age 36 with children Delbert age 10 and Ernest age 13? live in Ft. Calhoun Township, Washington Co. Nebraska. Amanda's daughter, Ella, lives nearby, wife of James Gary. In the 1900 census, Edward and Amanda Olmstead live in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse Co. Michigan with children Ernest born Apr. 1886 in Ne. and Albert born June 1887 in Ks. Amanda is listed as having 8 children 4 living. Amanda Tillotson-Taylor-Olmstead (from application for Oren's pension) 6-22-1888 Barnes, Washington Co, KS 11-27-1888 South Haven, Van Buren Co, MI 4-19-1889 South Haven, Van Buren Co, MI 7-21-1893 Salem, Richardson Co, NB 12-28-1893 South Haven, Van Buren Co, MI 12-12-1894 Salem, Richardson Co, NB Sept 1896 Hayden, Indian Territory 9-1-1897 Vinita, Indian Territory (Vinita is in modern day Oklahoma near the Kansas border)
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