Born about in Kentucky, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Oldham
— married
1 Dec 1803 in Madison County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 49
in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Maiden name was Todd
Biography
Diadomia Todd was born about 1780 in Kentucky or Virginia, United States. She was first married 1 May 1797 in Madison County, Kentucky to Levi Merriet. Caleb Todd who signed the marriage bond, might be her father or brother.[1]
After the death of her first husband, Didamy Merrit married James Oldham on 1 December 1803 in Madison Count, Kentucky.[2]
She died in Hopkins County, Kentucky and was buried at Flat Creek Cemetery in Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky. The dates on the stone are no longer legible.[3]
Sources
- ↑ First Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", Diadomia Todd marriage to Levy Merriet on 1 May 1797 in Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing FHL microfilm 183303. FamilySearch Record: V5ZC-5SY and FamilySearch Image: 9398-3LSB-B (accessed 13 November 2023).
- ↑ Second Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44T-26F : 11 February 2018), James Oldham and Didamy Merrit, 01 Dec 1803; citing Madison, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 183,302.
- ↑ Memorial: Find A Grave: Memorial #108900187 (accessed 13 November 2023), memorial page for Diadama “Damy” Todd Oldham (unknown–unknown),citing Flat Creek Cemetery, Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Debbie G (contributor 47814309). Tombstone photo attached.
See also:
- Oldham, History and Genealogies Title: History and Genealogies of the Families of MILLER, WOODS, HARRIS, WALLACE, MAUPIN, OLDHAM, KAVANAUGH, AND BROWN. Author: W. H. Miller Publication: Lexington, KY: Transylvania Co., 1906.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree Profile Merritt-260 was created 5 May 2011 by Willliam Labach. WikiTree profile Merritt-1293 created by Joanna Maby was merged into this profile on 4 Jul 2019. See the Changes page for the details of edits by contributors.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Didamay by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Didamay:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Didamay by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Didamay:
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~1.56%
Kelly (McCulley) Knight
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A245268 [compare], Ancestry member bestrecipe
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~1.56%
Martin Riley :
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~0.78%
Emi Knight :
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Merritt-1293 and Merritt-260 appear to represent the same person because: Same person married to James Oldham.
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