Obadiah Chisholm (1832 - 1895)

Born 26 Jun 1832 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1895 at age 62 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Private Obadiah Chisholm served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company H, 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Obadiah Chisholm was born on June 26, 1832, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, his father, Gillington, was 36 and his mother, Cynthia, was 32. He married Sarah Jane Womble on December 18, 1855. They had six children in 15 years. He died on April 20, 1895, in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas,, at the age of 63.

Children

Orrie Anna Chisholm 1856–

Arthur Campbell Chisholm 1858–1924

John Gillington Chisholm 1861–1934

James Charles Chisholm 1863–

William Edward Chisholm 1868–

Mary Jane Chisholm 1871–

Obadiah Chisam in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Obadiah Chisam (Obadiah Chisum] [Obadiah Chisholm] Age: 18 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1850: District 6, Franklin, Alabama, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 745

Household Members:

Name Age

Gillington Chisam 54

Cintha Chisam 50

Elizabeth Chisam 16

William Chisam 21

Obadiah Chisam 18

Mary Chisam 14

Edmond Chisam 12

Obediah Chisum in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Obediah Chisum Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1832 Gender: Male Birth Place: Alabama Home in 1860: Western Division, Franklin, Alabama Post Office: Frankfort Family Number: 49 Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Obediah Chisum 28

Jane Chisum 22

Aura Chisum 4

Arthur Chisum 2

Obedeih Chesholm in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Obedeih Chesholm [Obediah Chisholm] Age in 1870: 37 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1870: Township 3 Range 9, Lawrence, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Courtland Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Obedeih Chesholm 37

Sarah J Chesholm 34

Ireanna Chesholm 13

Arthur C Chesholm 11

John Chesholm 9

James C Chesholm 7

Willie E Chesholm 2

Obadiah Chism in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Obadiah Chism Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1880: Beat 1, Lafayette, Mississippi Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah J. Chism Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Carpenter

Household Members:

Name Age

Obadiah Chism 48

Sarah J. Chism 42

Orrice Chism 22

Arthur C. Chism 21

John G. Chism 19

James C. Chism 17

Willie E. Chism 12

Military

Obediah Chisholm in the Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

Name: Obediah Chisholm

Military Branch: Cavalry

Regiment or Unit: 11th Alabama Regiment

Company Unit: H

Enlistment Info: Private

Pension Received?: Yes

Remarks: Pension application filed by Sarah J. Chisholm, widow, witnessed by P.N.G. Rand and David W. Hicks.

Author: Pension record card Marengo County; Alabama pension number 28539.

Obadiah Chisholm in the Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

Name: Obadiah Chisholm

Remarks: Exempt from military service as Member Court of County :Commissioners, Franklin County.

Author: Governor's correspondence 18

Obadiah Chisholm was a POW during the United States Civil War.

Name: O Chisholm

Side: Confederate

Roll: M598_124

Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to :Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

Obediah Chisholm in the Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

NAME: Obediah Chisholm

APPLICATION DATE: 20 Mar 1908

APPLICATION PLACE: Marengo

SPOUSE: Sarah J Chilsolm

DEATH DATE: 20 Apr 1895

PENSION FILE NUMBER: 19475

APPLICATION TYPE: Widow

Died

Obadiah Chisholm in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Obadiah Chisholm

Death Date: 20 Apr 1895

Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Has Bio?: N

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Will

Obadiah Chesholm in the Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998

Name: Obadiah Chesholm

Probate Date: 6 Apr 1895

Probate Place: Washington, Arkansas, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1895

Inferred Death Place: Arkansas, USA

Item Description: Will records, vol C-E, 1889-1915

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21596714

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Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Franklin, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 224A; Image: 643 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8054&h=18359277&ssrc=pt&tid=7818728&pid=433415522&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Franklin, Alabama; Roll: M653_10; Page: 675; Image: 137; Family History Library Film: 803010 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7667&h=7307698&ssrc=pt&tid=7818728&pid=433415522&usePUB=true

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Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 9, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: M593_22; Page: 162A; Image: 327; Family History Library Film: 545521 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7163&h=12761993&ssrc=pt&tid=7818728&pid=433415522&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 1, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 652; Family History Film: 1254652; Page: 226A; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0455 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen&h=8600584&tid=7818728&pid=433415522&usePUB=true&rhSource=7163

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Civil War Soldiers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=alcivilwarsoldiers&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Obediah+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Chisholm&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1832&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=ikq&pcat=39&fh=0&h=197047&recoff=5+6&ml_rpos=1

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Ancestry.com. Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Civil War Soldiers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=alcivilwarsoldiers&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Obediah+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Chisholm&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1832&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=ikq&pcat=39&fh=2&h=197034&recoff=5+6&ml_rpos=3

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=civilwarpow&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Obediah+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Chisholm&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1832&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=ikq&pcat=39&fh=0&h=835891&recoff=4+5&ml_rpos=1

• Source Citation

Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Childre, Wade H. - Clark, Henry http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TexasConfederatePensions&h=2410131&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t7818728_p433415522_kpidz0q3d433415522z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid

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Probate records; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Arkansas Source Information Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USProbateAR&h=1872043&tid=7818728&pid=433415522&usePUB=true&rhSource=8054