father , ▁Ed son ▁Bald win ▁Old s , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Senate ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁con gress man ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁Peace ▁Dem ocrat ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Through ▁his ▁mother , ▁Old s ' ▁for eb ears ▁include ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁Colonel ▁Return ▁Jonathan ▁Me igs , ▁who ▁commanded ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁light ▁inf antry ▁at ▁the ▁storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁fort ▁at ▁St ony ▁Point , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Old s ▁married ▁four ▁times . ▁His ▁first ▁marriage , ▁to ▁E lo ise ▁W ich man ▁N ott ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁resulted ▁in ▁sons ▁Robert ▁Jr . ▁( Rob in ▁Old s ), ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁Ste van , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁E lo ise ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁while ▁Old s ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Service ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁rem ar ried , ▁to ▁Mar jor ie ▁Lang ley , ▁and ▁was ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁His ▁third ▁marriage , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁Helen ▁Ster ling , ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁two ▁sons , ▁Ster ling ▁(" D ust