Samuel Oldham Jr. (1826 - 1892)

Born Jul 1826 in Ohio County, West Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane Oldham — married 4 Feb 1858 in Cambridge, Ohio

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1892 at age 66 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Samuel Oldham, son of Samuel and Rebecca, was born sometime in July 1826 in Ohio County, West Virginia. He was the 5th child in the family of ten.

It appears that Samuel might had married three times. Samuel's wife's name, from his first marriage, is unknown. To this first marriage Jennie Ellen Oldham was born in August of 1853 in ether Pennsylvania or Virginia. At age 23 Jennie married Robert Patterson in 1876 and they moved to Osage County, Kansas to farm. They first lived in Valleybrook, Kansas and later moved to Junction and Vassar Kansas. Jennie was in touch with the family up to her death after 1907. Robert and Jennie had two sons, Albert Oldham Patterson and Robert W Patterson. Jennie's first son died before the age of ten. I know nothing about Jennie's mother or what happen. I just know Jennie was Blanches half sister.

His second marriage was to Mary Jane Oldham, 4 Feb 1858 in Cambridge, Guernsey County Ohio. Mary Jane was his first cousin once removed; Samuel Jr was first cousins with Mary Jane's father, Samuel M. Oldham. This was a short marriage and ended tragically, Mary Jane dying from one of the diseases of that time, consumption. Mary Jane and Samuel's first and only child, our great grandmother Blanche Lizabeth was born on 16 January 1859 in Pennsylvania. Mary Jane died when Blanche was 16 months old in West Alexander, Washington county, Pennsylvania . She is buried in the Dallas Cemetery in Wills, Ohio County, West Virginia. She is buried by a child with no date named Elizabeth Oldham. I have no proof but from the lack of mention of Mary Jane in a bibliography of her husband Samuel and the lack of mentioning Samuel in Mary Jane obituary leads to believe the marriage might have not been approved. Not long after Mary Jane's death Samuel married his third wife, Sarah Wirt, commonly called Sallie. They was married in June of 1861. To this marriage they had eight children.

The following is a bibliography of Samuel Oldham.

"History of the Pan-Handle, West Virginia"

. SAMUEL OLDHAM was born in Ohio county, West Virginia near where he now resides, in 1826. He received his education principally in the common schools, although he attended West Alexander Academy. He was a member of the board of education for six years and has always taken a deep interest in schools, churches, &c. He married Sarah A. Wirt in June 1861. They are the parents of eight children, viz: Gertrude E., Samuel, Alfred L., Howard Wiley, Charles Wirt, Anna Laura, Sarah Leona and Barrazilla. Mr. Oldham owns 160 acres of land, and followed farming as his vocation.

In 1850 and 1860 Samuel was living with his father, siblings, Jennie and Blanche in the postal region of Dallas in Ohio county, West Virginia. By 1870 he was living in the town of Tridelphia near Wheeling Ohio county, West Virginia. I believe Samuel and Sarah moved to Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio after 1876.

This map of the eastern border of Ohio, the pan-handle of West Virginia and the western border of Pennsylvania, shows you how close West Alexander, Wheeling and Bellaire are. West Alexander is a border town around Interstate 70 going to Washington, Pennsylvania, and Bellaire is just across the river from West Virginia on Ohio soil.

Sources

• Wheeling WV newspaper DEC 28, 1892 , page 3 column 1

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