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097    OLDHAM, WILLIAM [E23.1]

Location - Williams Township. 0.3 mile south of SR 1724, Old Lystra Road, 0.5 mile east of US 15-501

Coordinates: 35d 50m 49.0s N; 79d 04m 29.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Cemetery reported by Gerald M. Oldham, property owner, to contain 10 legible grave markers and 11 field stones or sunken areas. On 4 January 1997, Will and Audrey Heiser confirmed the 10 legible grave markers.

Owner: Gerald Oldham.
Legal Description: Plat 86-109, Deed 499-795, Feb 1986, John A. Oldham, et al. to Gerald and Margie M. Oldham, 55 acres.
Topo Quadrant: Farrington.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 21.
Cemetery size: 40' x 40'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Enclosed explanation: Surrounded by open meadow.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 10.
Last burial: 1897.
First burial: 1828.
Unusual situation: Yes.
Unusual situation: Vertical concrete slabs were made by Gerald M. Oldham and brass plates attached with name and dates inscribed.
Last canvassed by: Will M. and Audrey Heiser. Date: 4 Jan 1997.

1. Oldham, Carrybelle   (b. 26 Apr 1884 - d. 18 Nov 1886)
With brass plate. Row 1.
2. Oldham, George   (b. Unknown - d. 1828)
With brass plate. Circuit Rider Preacher (re: Gerald Oldham). Row 2.
3. Oldham, Martha Ann Cole "Patsy"   (b. 28 Jul 1821 - d. 27 Mar 1897)
2nd Wife of Young Oldham. Daughter of Isaiah and Lois Wilson Cole. With brass plate. Row 1.
4. Oldham, Mary J. Bennett   (b. Unknown - d. 1854)
1st Wife of Young Oldham. With brass plate. Died in Childbirth (re: Gerald Oldham). Row 1.
5. Oldham, Sarah Pendergrass   (b. 1772 - d. 1857)
Wife of William Oldham. Daughter of Job and Candice Pendergrass. With brass plate. Row 2.
6. Oldham, William   (b. 1767? - d. 1834)
Husband of Sarah Pendergrass Oldham. Son of John Oldham. With brass plate. Row 2.
7. Oldham, Young   (b. 28 Nov 1807 - d. 5 Feb 1892)
Husband of Mary J. Bennett and Martha Ann Cole Oldham. Son of William Oldham. With brass plate. Row 1.
8. Oldham, Young Gaston   (b. 4 Nov 1859 - d. 9 Feb 1882)
Son of Young and Martha Anne Cole Oldham. With brass plate. Row 1.
9. Riggsbee, Alvis S.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Grandson of Young and Mary Bennett Oldham. With brass plate. Row 1. column 6.
10. Riggsbee, Johnny   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Grandson of Young and Mary Bennett Oldham. With brass plate. Row 1. column 7.