Marcia Elisabeth Olds

1928 - 2003  (75 years)

• Name	Marcia Elisabeth Olds
  Born	12 Jun 1928	Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Census	1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Died	10 Aug 2003	Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I88361	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Dr. Edwin Glenn Olds,   b. 20 Apr 1898, Buffalo, Erie County, New York ,   d. 10 Oct 1961, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Marion McNeil Knowles,   b. 21 Apr 1897, Lockport, Niagara County, New York ,   d. 24 Apr 1988, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 91 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1918	Ithaca, New York
  Family ID	F32258	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Wilbur J. Singley, Jr.
  Married	Abt 1954
  Children	1. Molly Singley   2. David Singley
  Family ID	F32259	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jun 1928 - Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Nan Vaught, nanvaught@surfree.com, 16 April 2001

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Marcia E Olds Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania Gender: Female Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Pennsylvania Estimated Birth Year: 1929 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Enumeration District Number: 0223 Family Number: 389 Sheet Number and Letter: 20B Line Number: 79 NARA Publication: T626, roll 1977 Film Number: 2341711 Digital Folder Number: 4661273 Image Number: 00673 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Edwin G Olds M 31 New York Wife Marion K Olds F 32 New York Son David Mcneil Olds M 11 Vermont Daughter Marcia E Olds F 1 Pennsylvania Lodger George J Stanley M 27 Michigan [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Marcia Elizabeth Olds Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Ward 14, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Female Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter Birthplace: Pennsylvania Estimated Birth Year: 1929 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 69-385 Family Number: 206 Sheet Number and Letter: 10A Line Number: 10 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3663 Digital Folder Number: 005456803 Image Number: 00056 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Edwin Glenn Olde M 41 New York Wife Marion K Olde F 42 New York Son David Mcneil Olds M 21 Vermont Daughter Marcia Elizabeth Olds F 11 Pennsylvania Lodger George Stanley M 37 Michigan [S142] Newspaper Article, A2, 8 Mar 2004. A. Ruth Olds obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA), 11 Aug 2003. SINGLEY , Marcia Elisabeth Olds, 75, of Mt. Lebanon, died Aug. 10. Beinhauer Mortuary, Beechview. (CO) [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 187-22-3331. Issued in Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 26162638). Marcia Elisabeth (Olds) Singley Age 75 of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania passed away at home on Sunday, August 10, 2003. Beloved wife of Bill Singley for 49 years; loving mother of Molly Singley and David (Joanne) Singley and grandmother of Lauren and Andy Singley. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Lark March, of Kennett Square, PA and her aunts, Ruth Olds and Doris Stark of Lockport, NY. Marcia devoted most of her life to community service. She was a past Regent of the Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and also held national office in that organization. She served as President of the Fort Pitt Society, owners of the Fort Pitt Blockhouse in Point State Park. Marcia was State Regent and held several national offices in the Daughters of the American Colonists. She was President of the Federation of Independent School Alumnae, founders of Harmarville Rehabilitation Center, from 1977 to 1981. She also served on Harmarville's Board of Trustees and was a key member of the fund-raising effort to build Harmarville's facility in Indiana Township. Marcia was an active member of Winchester Thurston School's Alumnae Association, where she served on numerous committees, including Alumnae Association President. In 1984, she was honored by being named Winchester Thurston's Alumna of the Year. She was a member of the Magna Charta Dames, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century and the Eastern Star. Marcia participated actively in the life of Southminster Presbyterian Church and was a leader in the effort to raise funds for Mackinaw City, Michigan's Public Library. Marcia was a graduate of The Winchester Thurston School. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. No public visitation. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, August 14th at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Rd, Pgh., PA 15228. Interment private. Arrangements by BEINHAUER'S (412) 531-4000. Family suggests memorial contributions to the National Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, 3471 Fifth Ave., Pgh., PA 15213. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith."