"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 55, No 30, p 479, July 24, 1899.
In Dodge Centre, Minn., July 1, 1899, of heart failure, Mrs. Anna P. Olin, wife of Henry S. Olin.
She was the daughter of Dea. Wm. G. Crandall, and was born in DeRuyter, N. Y., March 31, 1833. At about twelve years of age she was baptized by Eld. Alexander Campbell and united with the Lincklaen, N. Y., Seventh-day Baptist church. She was a fine student with marked literary tastes and ability, and was graduated at De Ruyter Institute in 1854. When our foreign missions were organized, she had a deep conviction that she ought to offer herself for that work, and this conviction followed her all through life, causing her much sorrow that she failed to make complete the consecration.
She was married in 1856 to Henry S. Olin, and soon after settled at Trenton, Minn., being one of the first settlers there, and also a constituent of the Seventh-day Baptist church at that place. Having had much previous experience in school teaching, she taught the first school in the Trenton district, the school being held in her house. From thence she moved with her family to Dodge Centre, Minn., uniting with the church at that place. She was the mother of three daughters, also cared for an adopted daughter. Sister Olin was always active in church and benevolent work, a woman of much faith and prayer, and will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor H. D. Clarke; sermon from Psa. 116: 15, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." H. D. C.


Census: 1880 Freeborn, Freeborn Co., Minnesota: age 47

Henry Schuyler Olin 1829-1907
Categories: Dodge Center, Minnesota, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 63, No 29, p 756, July 22, 1907.
Henry S. Olin, oldest child of Schuyler and Orra Messenger Olin, was born in Lincklaen, Chenango county, N. Y., July 12, 1829, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Langworthy, in Dodge Center, Minn., June 20, 1907.
He often spoke of his happy childhood home, where loving parents taught their children the Word of God, prayed and sang praises to Him. His beloved mother was called from earth when he was about twenty years old, but to the last days of his life, he spoke of her with peculiar affection and tenderness. November 20, 1856, he was married to Annie P. Crandall, of DeRuyter, N. Y. The following June, he settled in Freeborn county, with several other families from the east, where, after a short time, the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Trenton was organized. He became a member of that church through the preaching of Elder A. B. Burdick, and being true and steadfast, was a great help in the church, neighborhood, and surrounding country. In those days, neighborhoods were large and settlers were not very numerous; but when a man went eighty miles “to mill” he would meet someone who could be benefitted by a good word from a hale and hearty, God-fearing man like Brother Olin. During the “Indian troubles,” although he lived near the scenes of massacre, he was not disturbed, although many Indians passed his beautiful home. In 1890, he moved to Dodge Center, transferring his membership to the church there, and serving his God faithfully till called to the Church Triumphant. In politics, he was a staunch prohibitionist. He loved all who tried to do the work of the Lord, whether they were of his own individual belief or not. “He was a friend of sinners,” as his Lord was, and a friend of the sad and forsaken. His home was a sort of refuge for homeless ones, a large number of whom were befriended by him, and helped by his advice and example. He had great faith in young people and children. He loved music and his neighbors often heard his clear, strong voice across the fields, as he sang while he followed the plow. Mr. Olin was left very lonely by the death of his wife, which occurred about eight years ago; but he drew near to God in his sorrow, and did not repine, though broken in health and failing in strength. His last illness was brief. His intellectual faculties remained clear and his faith and hope were bright until the end. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. Clarke and Rev. C. S. Sayre.

Census: 1880 Freeborn, Freeborn Co., Minnesota: age 50, farmer