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1847–1868

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Birth Date
1 July 1813
Death Date
24 November 1874
Gender
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John Oldham

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  • John, his wife Maria, children Alice, Maria, Ellen, Margaret, Samuel, James and Eliza came from England in 1864 on the ship General McClellan.  The obituary of his son James confirms his travel to Utah in 1864.

    His birth date is confirmed by the burial record.

    Their surname is spelled "Olden" on the 1870 Utah census.

William S. Warren Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 51
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Maria Oldham (Age: 47)
  • Alice Oldham (Age: 23)
  • Maria Oldham (Age: 19)
  • Ellen Oldham (Age: 16)
  • Margaret Ann Oldham (Age: 14)
  • Samuel Heap Oldham (Age: 12)
  • James Henry Oldham (Age: 8)
  • Eliza Oldham (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • “Captain William S. Warren Company (third ox train), manifests, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868. (CR 376 8, Box 1, Folder 13)
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "James H. Oldham Dies in Paradise," The Journal, 31 May 1913, p. 1.
  • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
  • Oldham, Samuel, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 22:5-6.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 374.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.