Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Olroyd, Walter P 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

OLROYD, Walter P. – It is a remarkable fact that many of the most successful 
and responsible men of Grundy County have come here from some foreign land, 
developing into good citizens and loyal boosters for their special section. 
One of the leading agriculturalists of Grundy County is Walter P. Olroyd of 
Greenfield Township. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1866, the son of 
James and Mary (King) Olroyd. As the family came to the United States in 1888, 
the Olroyds have been associated with Grundy County for over a quarter of a 
century. They located at Braceville, where the father engaged in mining in the 
coal mines, and there died in 1893 from injuries received in the mines. His 
widow lived until 1909. These parents had eleven children, all of whom survive.

Walter P. Olroyd attended school in England and was engaged in farming and 
mining prior to the family exodus. After coming to Braceville, he worked in 
the mines until 1894, when he resumed his agricultural operations. At present 
he owns 160 acres of fertile land on Section 13, where he carries on general 
farming. His success has come from persistent efforts, intelligently directed, 
and a natural ability and willingness to work. In 1910 Mr. Olroyd married 
Loretta Camden, a native of Ohio. They have had no children. Mr. Olroyd 
belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias. A 
Republican, he has served as collector for two years, and as highway 
commissioner for eleven years, still retaining that office. Mrs. Olroyd is a 
member of the Christian Church. He is a man of purposeful character, and has 
directed his efforts towards advancing himself, and at the same time he has 
won and retained the respect and confidence of those with whom he has been 
brought into contact.

page 876

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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