Courtland Clarence Olds – Rural Diary Archive

Coverage Dates: 1867 to 1894

County: Norfolk

Township: Woodhouse

Lot: 18

Concession: 4

Gender: Male

Year of Birth: 1844

Year of Death: 1896

Ethnicity: Irish

Religion: Wesleyan Methodist

Occupation: Farmer

Relationships:

Father: George Olds
Mother: Mary Matthews
Sister: Mary Jane
Wife: Margaret Grey Ferguson (Maggie)
Daughters: Inez “Mildred,” Mary Evelyn Eugene, Bertha Florence

Archive: Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes

Age During Diary: 25-30

Coverage: 28 years

Biography:

In May of 1867 Courtland gives up his soul to God. Don’t assume that this young man is all seriousness: he has a lovely sense of humour and openly puts his feelings on paper. In 1866 his father dies and thereafter he helps his mother run the farm and is quite protective of her. For example, he’s not keen on a man who comes courting her. Amidst farm work and hiring labour, he expresses his desire to find his own sweetheart. He keeps a diary until he dies.

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