Oliver Cromwell Aldrich (1830 - 1889)

Born 5 Jan 1830 in Provincia de Mexican Empire, Tejas

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jane (Masters) Aldrich — married 5 Jan 1857 in Houston County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1889 at age 59 in Texas, United States

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Biography

Oliver Cromwell Aldrich was born on January 5, 1830 in Provincia de Mexican Empire, Tejas, son of Oliver Collin Aldrich (1801–~1842) and Elizabeth Lawrence (1806–1875).^[1]

O (27) married Eliza Jane Masters (17) (born on February 21, 1839 in Houston, Republic of Texas; daughter of Henry M. Masters and Nancy Ellen (Erwin) Masters) on January 5, 1857 in Houston County, Texas. Their children were:

• Armistead Albert Aldrich (1858–1945)
• Mary Aldrich (~1860– )
• Collin Isaac Aldrich (1862–1913)
• Elizabeth Aldrich (1867–1955)
• Rush Oliver Aldrich (~1868–1924)
• Robert Lee Aldrich (1871–1910)

In 1870, O C (40) ^[2]

In 1880, O C (50) was living in Precinct 1, Houston, Texas. ^[3]

O died on September 26, 1889 in Texas, United States, aged 59. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County, Texas.^[1]

Oliver Cromwell Aldrich "[w]as born on the 5th day of January 1830, in the Mexican state of Coahuila and Texas, on Red River, near where the City of Clarksville now stands, the son of Collin Aldrich, and Elizabeth Aldrich. In that early day he had scant opportunity for an education, and attended country schools for a few months, but was self-educated and by his own efforts acquired a fairly good education and became what could be called a well-informed man. When a young man he clerked and kept books for A. T. Monroe, a leading merchant of Crockett, and in that way became an efficient businessman.

In 1855 he was chosen County Treasurer of Houston County and served in that capacity for only a short time. On the 5th day of January 1857, he married Miss Eliza Jane Masters, daughter of Henry Masters, in the old Double Log house, where Henry Masters lived, on Masters Hill, about three miles east of the courthouse in Crockett, now known as Campbell's Hill, On the 10th day of April 1858, he was elected County Clerk of Houston County for the first time and held that office until 1868, when he was removed by the Reconstruction Administration.

In 1873, when the Democrats regained control of affairs in Texas, he was elected District and County Clerk, the offices having been combined and held that office until the offices were separated under the constitution of 1876, when he was elected County Clerk and held that office until 1886.

He was for many years a member of Lothrop Masonic Lodge and also a member of Palestine Commandery of Royal Arch Masons. His wife preceded him in death in 1874, and he died on September 1889, at the age of fifty-nine years, and is buried in the Old Crockett Cemetery.

He left surviving him the following children: Armistead Albert Aldrich, Mary (Aldrich) Moore, later the wife of A. P. Moore, of Tyler, Collin Aldrich, Rush Aldrich, Elizabeth (Aldrich) Newton, who married C. M. Newton, and Robert Aldrich." ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46454844/oliver-cromwell-aldrich: accessed), memorial page for Oliver Cromwell Aldrich (5 Jan 1830–26 Sep 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46454844, citing Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Fran (contributor 47001337).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL1-KWH : 11 June 2019), O C Aldrich, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNL-SZV : 15 July 2017), O C Aldrich, Precinct 1, Houston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 263D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,312.
4. ↑ The History of Houston County Texas By Armistead A. Aldrich, 1943 - Transcribed By AFOFG

See also:

• "United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QSF-13T2 : 6 September 2019), O C Aldridge, 1861-1865.
• http://genealogytrails.com/tex/pineywoods/houston/bios.html
• http://houstoncountygenealogy.com/biographies/book.htm