Henry Clay Oldham1839–
- Name
- Henry Clay Oldham
- Given names
- Henry Clay
- Surname
- Oldham
 Birth | May 22, 1839 39 30 |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Oldham June 3, 1841 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Caroline Oldham April 4, 1844 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham June 2, 1846 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Elizabeth Oldham November 1, 1877 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Ann Brewer December 22, 1885 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Douglas Oldham 1886 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham June 12, 1910 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 78 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Oldham 1922 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 90 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 102 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 106 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Douglas Oldham Birth: October 7, 1799 — Chatham, North Carolina, United States Death: 1886 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann Brewer Birth: March 9, 1809 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: December 22, 1885 — Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 1827 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
George Alvie Oldham Birth: January 15, 1828 28 18 Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary J Oldham Birth: April 19, 1830 30 21 Death: |
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23 months elder brother |
Alexander Oldham Birth: March 8, 1832 32 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
William Pleasant Oldham Birth: September 27, 1836 36 27 Death: |
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19 months elder sister |
Margaret Elizabeth Oldham Birth: May 7, 1838 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1877 — Orange, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year himself |
Henry Clay Oldham Birth: May 22, 1839 39 30 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Jefferson Oldham Birth: June 3, 1841 41 32 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: 1922 |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Caroline Oldham Birth: April 4, 1844 44 35 Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham Birth: June 2, 1846 46 37 Death: June 12, 1910 |