Goldie Preston granddaughter of Sylvia Griffin

The history of Goldie Preston is anything but clear. Most existing family histories have her listed as the daughter of her uncle, Willard Osley. In the 1900 census taken in Cambridge, VT. she is listed as the daughter of her grandmother, Lemira Osley, born in August 1882 in Vermont. In the 1900 census Willard is living in Wethersfield, Connecticut. His household consisted of Willard, his wife, Etta and a daughter Sylvia born 1891 in Connecticut. ----------------------- In the 1910 census taken in Springfield, Mass. Goldie is again a part of the household of Lemira Osley listed as a granddaughter age 24. Also in that household are Willard and Sylvia Osley. Sylvia is also listed as Lemira’s granddaughter. The 1910 census gives us some hints regarding Goldie. In the census records families are almost always listed in chronological order. In the 1910 census we have listed; Lemira- Willard- Sylvia age 18 then Goldie age 24. If Goldie were Willard’s daughter the order would be Willard-Goldie-Sylvia. -------------------- In that same 1910 census Willard is listed a second time as part of the household as Solon and Lena Preston, Lena Preston being his sister. Apparently the two households were somewhat intermingled. ----------------- In the 1920 census in Springfield, MA. Goldie is listed in the household of Solon and Lena Preston as their daughter. Willard Osley is also living in Springfield in the 1920 census with his second wife, Mary but no Goldie. ------------ The lack of census records for the year 1900 for Solon and Lena Preston add to the confusion. Where were they living? Why would their daughter be living with her grandmother? I think part of the reason was that she was handicapped and the extended family worked together to keep her. ---------------------- Even given all of the confusion surrounding her I think the only logical conclusion is that Goldie, although she is referred to as a Osley in the census records. Is the daughter of Solon and Lena Preston. It is my conclusion that the Census takers listed her as an Osley simply because she was living in an Osley household at the time the census was taken. ------------------------ Goldie Preston / Lena Osley / Lemira Fuller / Sylvia Griffin / Samuel Griffin / Samuel / Samuel Griffin of Killingworth.