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"The Olds family became established in California during the memorable year of 1849 when Nelson H. Olds left his native place in Ohio and his occupation as a sailor on the lakes, and came by way of Cape Horn to San Francisco. Having served in the Mexican war from its beginning until the close of the struggle and having experienced the hardships of army life, expoure to weather and the fatigue of long marches, he was well adapted to take up the task of pioneer development in the far west. San Francisco in those days had attracted may desperadoes and as a member of the vigilance committee he did effective work in ridding the city of many of its most desperate ruffians. In July of 1850 he began to mine at the Sierra Diggings and remained there for two years, after which he opened a general store at San Lorenzo, Alameda county, in the Santa Clara valley. Meanwhile he had met and married Levina E. Martin, who was born in Michian and in 1852 settled in California. In 1856 they removed to a ranch in Marin county and engaged in dairying and general farm pursuits, remaining there for a long period. During 1878 they came to San diego and here he died in 1882, at the age of Fifty-eight years. At this writing his widow makes her home in Petaluma, this state, and is active notwithstanding her seventy-six years."
- A History of California, Volume I, 1907
"The Olds family became established in California during the memorable year of 1849 when Nelson H. Olds left his native place in Ohio and his occupation as a sailor on the lakes, and came by way of Cape Horn to San Francisco. Having served in the Mexican war from its beginning until the close of the struggle and having experienced the hardships of army life, expoure to weather and the fatigue of long marches, he was well adapted to take up the task of pioneer development in the far west. San Francisco in those days had attracted may desperadoes and as a member of the vigilance committee he did effective work in ridding the city of many of its most desperate ruffians. In July of 1850 he began to mine at the Sierra Diggings and remained there for two years, after which he opened a general store at San Lorenzo, Alameda county, in the Santa Clara valley. Meanwhile he had met and married Levina E. Martin, who was born in Michian and in 1852 settled in California. In 1856 they removed to a ranch in Marin county and engaged in dairying and general farm pursuits, remaining there for a long period. During 1878 they came to San diego and here he died in 1882, at the age of Fifty-eight years. At this writing his widow makes her home in Petaluma, this state, and is active notwithstanding her seventy-six years."
- A History of California, Volume I, 1907
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1824 - 1882 (58 years)