William Monroe Olive

1916 - 1965  (48 years)

• Name	William Monroe Olive  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	25 Nov 1916	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Partner of Lloyd D Hayes and Martin A Healy
  Residence	17 Jun 1947	Shanghai, China   [1]
  	Masonic Membership - Occupation US Foreign Office
  		Seal-Masonic Symbol
  Arrival	May 1948	Seattle, King, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Departed Shanghai China on 29 Mar 1948 onboad SS China Mail
  FSID	GXGC-PD6
  Death	13 Aug 1965	Palm Beach County, Florida, USA   [1, 3, 9]
  Burial	Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [3]
  		Masonic Cemetery Ironton, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #2226805 Plot: Freemasons
  Person ID	I16147	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Bennett Olive,   b. 7 Nov 1881, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 7 Feb 1966, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Florence Louise Spitzmiller,   b. 8 Apr 1891, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 11 May 1928, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Apr 1914	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F10876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Louise Gordon,   b. Abt 1908, Minneiska, Winona, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Dec 2003, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1948	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F5960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Nov 1916 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Partner of Lloyd D Hayes and Martin A Healy - 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Residence - Masonic Membership - Occupation US Foreign Office - 17 Jun 1947 - Shanghai, China Arrival - Departed Shanghai China on 29 Mar 1948 onboad SS China Mail - May 1948 - Seattle, King, Washington, USA Death - 13 Aug 1965 - Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Burial - - Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-Masonic Symbol

  
  

• Sources

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