Mary J Oldham1830–
- Name
- Mary J Oldham
- Given names
- Mary J
- Surname
- Oldham
- Married name
- Mary J Strowd
 Birth | April 19, 1830 30 21 |
 Birth of a brother | Alexander Oldham March 8, 1832 (Age 22 months) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | William Pleasant Oldham September 27, 1836 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Elizabeth Oldham May 7, 1838 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay Oldham May 22, 1839 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Oldham June 3, 1841 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Caroline Oldham April 4, 1844 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Jeanette “Sallie” Oldham June 2, 1846 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Wilson “Jim” Strowd May 25, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Moses Strowd — View this family February 22, 1855 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 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 30 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 36 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 36 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 38 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 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 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 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Douglas Oldham 1886 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 85 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 86 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 87 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 91 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 99 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 |
| Death of a son | James Wilson “Jim” Strowd September 20, 1933 (Age 103 years) |
 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 herself |
Mary J Oldham Birth: April 19, 1830 30 21 Death: |
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23 months younger brother |
Alexander Oldham Birth: March 8, 1832 32 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
William Pleasant Oldham Birth: September 27, 1836 36 27 Death: |
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19 months younger 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 younger brother |
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 |
| Family with Moses Strowd |
| husband |
Moses Strowd Death: |
| herself |
Mary J Oldham Birth: April 19, 1830 30 21 Death: |
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Marriage: February 22, 1855 — |
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-21 months son |
James Wilson “Jim” Strowd Birth: May 25, 1853 23 — Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: September 20, 1933 — Florence, Florence, South Carolina, United States |