▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁in ▁Wood side , ▁Maryland , ▁to ▁Henry ▁Old ys ▁( born ▁Henry ▁Wor thing ton ▁Old s ) ▁and ▁May ▁Me igs ▁Old ys . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁four ▁sib lings . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁orn ith ologist ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Bi ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Mark ▁La f ay ette ▁Old s , ▁a ▁former ▁phys ician , ▁inf antry ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁and ▁Epis cop al ▁minister ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁who ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁gall ows ▁at ▁the ▁h anging ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁of ▁the ▁consp ir ators ▁in ▁the ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁The ▁Old s ▁family ▁trac ed ▁its ▁roots ▁back ▁to ▁Sher bor ne , ▁Dor set , ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 1 6 6 7 . ▁Early ▁gener ations ▁lived ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁Verm ont ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁Another ▁pat ernal ▁branch ▁desc ending ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁em igr ant ▁included ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁pione er ▁R ans om ▁E . ▁Old s . ▁A ▁for eb ear , ▁Benjamin ▁Old s , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁milit ia ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁Old s ' ▁great - grand