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Walter Mowry Olney

Birth	:	1 Feb 1860
Death	:	1925
Burial	:	Acotes Hill Cemetery, Glocester, Providence County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9088249, -71.6643753
Description	:	Walter Mowry Olney, son of Joseph S. and Amey S. (Randall) Olney, was born February 1, 1860, at Glocester. His childhood was spent on his father's farm, and most of his time was given to aiding the elder man in the work about the place. His educational advantages were exceedingly meager, but Mr. Olney is one of those characters which are keenly observant and he has learned much in the hard school of experience, especially about that all important subject, his fellow-men. He continued to reside with his parents until the time of his marriage, and as a... Read More	Walter Mowry Olney, son of Joseph S. and Amey S. (Randall) Olney, was born February 1, 1860, at Glocester. His childhood was spent on his father's farm, and most of his time was given to aiding the elder man in the work about the place. His educational advantages were exceedingly meager, but Mr. Olney is one of those characters which are keenly observant and he has learned much in the hard school of experience, especially about that all important subject, his fellow-men. He continued to reside with his parents until the time of his marriage, and as a youth was employed by the neighboring farmers, so that he gained a wide and extensive knowledge of this subject and became well skilled in agricultural methods generally. At the time of his marriage he purchased his present farm and has there resided continuously up to the present time. This property was naturally a fertile one and he developed and cultivated it until he brought it to a highly productive state, and for a time carried on successful farming operations here. In the year 1890, however, he engaged in the business of getting out fire wood from his property and selling it to the surrounding communities, and this business grew so rapidly that he decided to devote his time principally to it. He began to use a portable mill in his work, and purchasing standing timber in this region he rapidly reduced it to marketable sizes. He has employed at times more than twenty-five hands in this work, and is now associated with J. Oscar Ballou, of Pascoag, under the firm name of Olney & Ballou. Of recent years he has also become interested in the development of real estate in this community, and now does a large business in this line. He has not, however, entirely given up his farming, and his place is regarded as one of the well conducted properties in this region, and it is also, undoubtedly, one of the most picturesquely situated hereabouts. Mr. Olney has erected all of the buildings which now stand on his land, including his charming dwelling house. Mr. Olney is one of those men who are instinctively interested in the welfare of the communities where they reside, and he has given no little time and energy to the conduct of public affairs. He is a Republican in his politics, and has identified himself closely with the local organization of his party, which has elected him to a number of important offices on its ticket. In 1902 he was chosen a member of the Town Council and continued to serve on that body for eight years, proving himself a capable and efficient public officer. Later he was the Republican candidate for State Senator, but was defeated in the election that followed. He is a member of the Fire Department Board, and is a trustee of the Chepachet Cemetery Association. Walter M. Olney married (first) October 11, 1881, Mrs. Betsy Jane (Gay) Bowen, widow of Henry Bowen. Her death occurred August 6, 1899. On July 26, 1900, Mr. Olney married (second) Ruth Frances Bowen, of Glocester.

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Walter Mowry Olney's memorial is located at: Acotes Hill Cemetery, Glocester, Providence County, USA.
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Latitude: 41.9088249
Longitude: -71.6643753

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Smith Olney

(1835 - 1923)

Amy Randall Olney

(1833 - 1925)

Spouse

Betsey Jane Gay Olney

(1836 - 1899)

Ruth Frances Bowen Olney

(1854 - 1946)

Siblings

Louisa Olney Young

(1854 - 1931)

Waity A. Olney

(1855 - 1876)

George Augustus Olney

(1857 - 1873)

Martin B. Olney

(1862 - 1896)

William Frank Olney

(1866 - 1915)

Sarah Smith Olney Paine

(1868 - 1915)

Joseph Olney

(1873 - 1875)

Lydia Annie Olney Steere

(1876 - 1964)

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Coordinate: 41.9088249, -71.6643753

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17. Jesse Brown Lot
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18. Brown-Burrill-Hall Lot
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22. Asa Hicks Lot
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Coordinate: 41.8887500, -71.6376940

23. Crossman Lot
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24. Baker Lot
Glocester, Providence County, USA
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