Solomon
Rainwater
Oliphant
Born in Hancock, Georgia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Amanda (Rainwater) Oliphant
— married
12 Mar 1846 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Jackson Oliphant, Martha Ann (Oliphant) Heard, Louisa Oliphant, Mary Emma (Oliphant) Lincecum, Harriet Manning Oliphant, Ella (Oliphant) Cayton, Amanda (Oliphant) Forrey and Edward Byron Oliphant
Died
at age 67
in Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2012
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Biography
Solomon Rainwater Oliphant was born on August 20, 1823 in Hancock, Georgia, United States.
Solomon (22) married Amanda Rainwater (16) (born on April 1, 1829; daughter of Solomon Rainwater and Nancy (Sims) Rainwater) on March 12, 1846.[1] Their children were:
- Andrew Jackson Oliphant (1847–1921)
- Martha Ann Oliphant (1848– )
- Louisa Oliphant (~1853–1935)
- Mary Emma Oliphant (1860– )
- Harriet Manning Oliphant (1862–~1909)
- Ella Oliphant (1868–1959)
- Amanda Oliphant (~1869– )
In 1860, Soloman (36) and Ann Oliphant. [2]
Solomon died on February 13, 1891 in Texas, United States, aged 67.[3]
Research Notes
He and Amanda were 1st cousins. They married in Georgia then moved to Texas. Great story in FS about them. His grandfather was from Scotland. Solomon fought in the CSA. He has no memorial on FG.
FS # 262V-F5D
Sources
- ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWD4-Y6V : 11 January 2020), Solomon R. Oliphent, 1846.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-FYY : Wed Oct 04 22:18:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Soloman Oliphant and Ann Oliphant, 1860.
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K346-VB7 : Thu Oct 12 14:53:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Ella Pinkney Cayton and Solomon Oliphant, 7 Oct 1959.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-G7K : Wed Oct 04 04:25:05 UTC 2023), Entry for S R Olyphant and A S Olyphant, 1850.
- "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FST4-J3P : 25 August 2021), S.r. Oliphant, 1861-1865.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC31-FFL : Tue Oct 03 05:23:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Sam Oliphant and Amanda Oliphant, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNY-3KF : Fri Oct 06 17:25:24 UTC 2023), Entry for S. R. Oliphant and Amanda Oliphant, 1880.
- "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMR-SLFW : 30 April 2021), S R Oliphant in entry for Jabez B Forrey and Mamie Oliphant Denman, 1929.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
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Eowyn (Langholf) Walker
Marsha Sturdivant
Oliphant-687 and Oliphant-98 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same men.
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Eowyn (Langholf) Walker
Oliphant-687 and Oliphant-98 do not represent the same person because: Sysop completing merge.
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by Eowyn (Langholf) Walker
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