THIRD GENERATION

6. Ward Rolland OLVER ^(74)(20) was born on 1 Sep 1882 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY.^{(75) (76)(77) (78)} He resided at 230 13th Street, Buffalo between 1 Sep 1882 and 1900 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. ⁽⁷⁶⁾ He graduated in 1898 in School no. 45, Buffalo, NY. He resided at 342 West Delevan Street, Buffalo between 1900 and 1901 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a carousel designer, carver; paint shop foreman between 1902 and 1938 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY. Ward Rolland Olver worked for the Armitage Herschell, Herschell-Spillman, and the Allen Heschell Companies in North Tonawanda. He designed carousel horses, was a carver, carving shop foreman, and paint shop foreman until his release in 1938. He was employed by Herschell, Spillman & Co, then Allen Herschell Company, Inc. between 1902 and 1938 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY. He resided at 458 Grant Street, Buffalo in 1905 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY.⁽⁷⁹⁾ He resided at 35 Tuxedo Place, Buffalo, NY between 1908 and 1910 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY.⁽⁸⁰⁾ He was an artist between 1908 and 1910 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY.⁽⁸¹⁾ He resided at Ward Road, North Tonawanda between 1919 and 1950 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY. He was a Director, Whitney School; National Youth Administration between 1938 and 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara Cnty, NY. Ward had a staff of seven at Whitney, who taught art to 700 young women and men. He was a Curtiss Wright, experimental design department foreman between 1942 and 1948 in Curtiss Wright Corp., Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a Bell Aircraft, Experimental Dept., wood form builder from 1949 to 13 Jul 1956 in Bell Aircraft, Wheatfield, NY. Ward worked on the X-1A project, the first supersonic airplane. He resided at 5 Patton Road, City of Tonawanda between 1950 and 1967 in Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. He died on 10 Jun 1967 in Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Ward died at home in his sleep after a brief ilness due to an enlarged heart. He was buried on 13 Jun 1967 in Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, NY.^{(14) (82)} He had Social Security Number 079-03-1299. Ward Rolland is said to be a Hurst family name. Ward was an accomplished artist, working in oil paints, pen, wood carving, and charcoal. He was married to Minnie Hannah BRANT on 16 Oct 1915 in Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY.^{(83) (84)}

7. Minnie Hannah BRANT^{(18) (20)} was born on 30 Oct 1891 in City (Village) of Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. ^{(85)(86) (87)} It is reported that the Brants moved to Park Avenue in Tonawanda one week before her birth. She resided at 55 Park Ave, Tonawanda NY between 30 Oct 1891 and 1915 in City (Village) of Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. ^(88)(89) She was baptized on 21 Feb 1892 in Salem Church, Tonawanda, NY.⁽⁹⁰⁾ She was baptised as Minnie Auguste Johanna Brandt. She was a clark in store on 1 Jun 1915 in City (Village) of Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. ⁽⁸⁸⁾ She resided at Ward Rd. North Tonawanda, NY between 1919 and 1950 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY. She resided at 5 Patton Road, Tonawanda NY from 1950 to 1971 in Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. ^(14)(91) She died on 14 Jan 1972 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY.⁽¹⁴⁾ Minnie Augusta Johanna Brant died in DeGraff Memorial Hospital after hip surgery to repair a broken hip suffered in a fall. She was buried on 17 Jan 1972 in Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, NY. ^(14)(92) She was also known as Minnie Augusta Johanna Brandt.⁽⁹³⁾ She was named after Minnie Harder, August Hammann, and Johanna Rodgers, neighbors. ⁽⁹³⁾ Children were:

3 i. Minnie Elizabeth OLVER.
ii. Ruth Sarah OLVER was born on 19 Dec 1922 in North Tonawanda, Niagara Cnty, NY. ⁽⁹⁴⁾ 400 Ward Road She was living between 1948 and 1980 in New Jersey. She was living between 1980 and 1999 in Arizona.