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    George E. Olstead

    Gainesville, b. 1899

    OLSTEAD, George E. Born 1899, Worked from c.1940 Gainesville, Florida, d. after 1985 Lawrence, Kansas USA. Employed by Dudley Reed in Gainesville for about 10 years. Moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he worked as a carpenter. Most of his work labelled and sold by Dudley Reed. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Gainesville
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    OLSTEAD, George E. Born 1899, Worked from c.1940 Gainesville, Florida, d. after 1985 Lawrence, Kansas USA. Employed by Dudley Reed in Gainesville for about 10 years. Moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he worked as a carpenter. Most of his work labelled and sold by Dudley Reed. [Wenberg]

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