Levi D. Olvey

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Lee enlisted in Co. B, 12 IN Vol Inf. in 1861. After his discharge from the army in 1863, Lee Olvey went west about the time the Union Pacific railroad was being started and he was present at Promontory Summit, UT in 1869, when the Golden Spike was driven linking the first transcontinental railroad. He secured a contract providing corssties for the railroad and contributed materially to its construction. While in the west, he suffered many hardships. At one time he almost froze to death, having pitched a camp on the plains in the dead of winter. The cold was so intense that his feet were frozen. Doctors wanted to amputate his legs but he refused and eventually recovered. He returned to IN and farming, first to Boone Co. and later in Hancock Co.

In the 1870 census Levi was listed in his father's household as Leander Olvey, age 30. There was also a Levi Alvey enum. in Kankakee, Manteno, IL, age 30 born in IN, p. 32

Levi married Elizabeth Cauldwell on 24 Nov 1872 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Cauldwell and Sarah Crim) was born on 08 Jan 1844 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 24 Jun 1931 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; was buried in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After World War II, Fannie Olvey Andis deeded 638 acres of farm land that represented the life savings of three generations of two families, to the Earlham College of Richmond, IN. Earlham received a net of $181,250 for the land and used the money to complete the construction of a woman's residence hall. In appreciation for the gift, the hall was named the Olvey-Andis Residence Hall. (letter from Opal Thornburg, Historian, Earlham College, to Linda Olvey Tucker, dtd. 10 Jul 1968.)

Fannie married George M Andis on 31 Aug 1899 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. George (son of Isaac Andis and Mary Myers) was born on 09 Jun 1871 in Johnson, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Sep 1935 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; was buried in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]