Jehu John Oldham (1825 - 1900)

Born 17 Nov 1825 in Fishertown, East Saint Clair Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Jun 1900 at age 74 in Napier Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Jehu Oldham was born on Nov. 17, 1825 to William Oldham and Elizabeth Callihan.^[1]

He married Elizabeth Rebecca McGrew. They became the parents of ten children.

Jehu was a member of the Evangelical Church for over thirty years.

Jehu died at the age of 74 years, 6 months and 21 days on Jun. 8, 1900. He is buried at the Hull Baptist Church Cemetery in New Paris, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Newspaper Obituary: The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 15, 1900; New Paris, June 12 - On June 8 Jehu Oldham, an aged and respected citizen of near Helixville, died after a long illness, at the age of seventy-four years, six months and twenty-one days. He married Miss Elizabeth R. McGrew, and the union was blessed with ten children, of which Margaret (Mrs. Isaac Gordon), W. Finley, Shannon 0., Emanuel S., Daniel J. and Edmund S. and the mother still survive him. He was a member of the Evangelical church for over thirty years, dying with the hope of a Christian. His remains were laid to rest in the Baptist cemetery near this place, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. D. Sine, of Daley. Mr. Oldham was a son of William Oldham, one of the first settlers in the Allegheny mountains near Crum, Somerset county.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66007676/jehu-oldham: accessed 21 October 2022), memorial page for Jehu “John” Oldham (17 Nov 1825–8 Jun 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #66007676, citing Hull Baptist Church Cemetery, New Paris, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Amanda Smith (contributor 47209103) .

• Census Records:
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C1-8P3 : 24 December 2020), John Oldham in household of William Oldham, Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLN-WKC : 29 May 2021), John Oldham, 1870.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6Y-WQ3 : 14 January 2022), Jahew Oldham, Napier Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  • "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3MK-B8R : 13 January 2022), Jehu Oldham, 1900.
• "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5D3-6J3Z : 10 July 2020), John Oldham, 1900.
• FamilySearch Person Sources: KPST-Y8L