William Kavanaugh OLDHAM Lillian OLDHAM Mamie Katherine OLDHAM Bessie Brown OLDHAM Lillian MUNROE Mini tree diagram
William Kavanaugh OLDHAM

William Kavanaugh OLDHAM1,2,3,5,8,7,7,6

29th May 18651,2,3,4,5,6 - 6th May 19382,8,7,7

Life History

29th May 1865

Born in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky.1,2,3,4,5,6

1st Feb 1894

Married Lillian MUNROE in Lonoke County, Arkansas.5

15th Dec 1896

Birth of son William Kavanaugh OLDHAM in Pettus, Lonoke, Arkansas.9,3,10,11,5,4,6

8th Apr 1898

Birth of daughter Lillian OLDHAM in Arkansas.3,11,12,6

Nov 1906

Birth of daughter Mamie Katherine OLDHAM.13

17th Jun 1907

Death of daughter Mamie Katherine OLDHAM in Arkansas.13

Jul 1908

Birth of daughter Bessie Brown OLDHAM.13

26th Aug 1909

Death of daughter Bessie Brown OLDHAM in Pulaski County, Arkansas.13

6th May 1938

Died in Pettus, Lonoke, Arkansas.2,8,7,7

about 8th May 1938

Buried in Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.7,7

Notes

  • Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Lillian Munroe
    Age 23, Birth Year abt 1871
    Residence Lonoke County, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name W K Olaham
    Spouse's Age 28, Birth Year abt 1866
    Spouse's Residence Lonoke County, Arkansas
    Marriage 1 Feb 1894 Lonoke  County
    Marriage License Date 30 Jan 1894

    1900 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas, 21 June, Richlands Township, District 90, page 14B, Hse #254, Fam #258
    Olham (Oldham), William K Head  W M May 1866  34 Married 8 yrs KY KY KY Farmer Rents
    Olham (Oldham), Lillie M Wife W F Oct 1872  27 Married 8 yrs 2 children/2 living AR TN TN
    Olham (Oldham), William K Son W M Dec 1895  3 AR KY TN
    Olham (Oldham), Lillian Dau W F June 1897 2 AR KY TN
    Cephalin, Ed S Boarder W M Dec 1866  33 Married 1 yr AR SC MS Clerk
    Cephalin, Eula Boarder W F July 1877  22 Married 1 yr 0 children/0 living MS MS MS
    Walker, Lucy Boarder W [or B, there is an uncertain overwrite] F May 1835  65 Widowed 10 children/4 living MS MS MS Nurse
    Lobest, June Servant B F Jan 1864  35 Married 20 yrs 1 children/1 living SC SC SC Cook
    Scribiner, William ---- B M Jan 1874  26 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Davis, Isaac ---- W B Oct 1877  22 Single AR TN TN Farm Laborer
    Walker, Hubbard ---- W B Jan 1883  17 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer

    1910 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas, 22 April, Richwoods Township, District 150, page 4A,  Hse #51, Fam #59
    Oldham, Will K  Head  M W  44  Married 16 years KY KY VA Farmer Owns
    Oldham, Lillian Wife F W 33 Married 16 years AR TN AR
    Oldham, Kavanaugh Son M W 13 Single AR KY AR
    Oldham, Lillian Dau F W 11  AR KY AR
    Doty, Kit Nephew M W 15  KY KY KY

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    William Kavanaugh Oldham

    William Kavanaugh Oldham (May 20, 1865 - May 6, 1938) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913.

    Oldham was born in Richmond, Kentucky and educated at Central University, also in Richmond. He moved to Pettus, Arkansas in Lonoke County in 1885 and became a successful cotton farmer.

    He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1907. He served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1911 to 1913, and was selected as president of the Senate in 1913.

    When Governor Joseph Taylor Robinson resigned from office on March 8, 1913, Oldham became acting governor of Arkansas. When the legislative session ended on March 13, the Arkansas Senate elected Junius Marion Futrell as the new president pro tempore, but Oldham refused to agree that Futrell was the new acting governor; the dispute was settled by the Arkansas Supreme Court on March 24, in favor of Futrell.

    Oldham retired from public service and returned to farming. He later served as chairman of the state Cotton Reduction Committee.

    William K. Oldham died in Pettus, Arkansas and is buried at the Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park in Little Rock, Arkansas.

    Family

    Oldham was the brother-in-law of James Philip Eagle (1837-1904), governor of Arkansas 1889-1893, who married Oldham's sister Mary Kavanaugh Oldham in 1882. William K. Oldham's younger brother Kie Oldham (1869-1916) served as James Eagle's private secretary while he was governor, gathered an important collection of documents about Arkansas' Civil War history, and was a prominent lawyer, working primarily as an advocate for Indian tribes. Kie also served in the Arkansas state senate, in 1907 and 1908-9; in 1907 Kie and William were both in the legislature, representing the same county as representative and senator.

    Oldham married Lillian Munroe (1870-1957) in 1894; they had two children, William Kavanaugh Oldham (1896-1950) and Lillian Oldham (b. circa 1898).
    --  "William Kavanaugh Oldham," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kavanaugh_Oldham
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    Governor William Kavanaugh Oldham
    Office Dates Succeeded Mar 10, 1913 - Resigned Mar 13, 1913
    Born May 20, 1865 Kentucky
    Passed May 06, 1938
    Married Lillian Munroe; Two children
    Central University (University of Richmond, Kentucky)

    WILLIAM KAVANAUGH OLDHAM was born in Richmond, Kentucky, on May 20, 1865.  He attended Central University in Richmond, and settled in Pettus, Lonoke County, Arkansas, in 1885. Oldham entered politics in 1907 as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1911 to 1913, and was chosen to serve as president of the senate in 1913. Governor Joseph T. Robinson resigned from office on March 10, 1913, and Oldham, president of the Senate at the time, became acting governor.

    Oldham served in this capacity for six days, abdicating his duties to J. Marion Futrell, who was the newly elected president of the Senate. After leaving the governor's office, Oldham retired from public life, returning to his farm. William K. Oldham died in Pettus, on May 6, 1938, and is buried at the Oaklawn [Oakland] Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.
    --  National Governors Association, https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arkansas/col2-content/main-content-list/title_oldham_william.html
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    1930 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas, 21 April, Richwoods Township, District 33, page 15A, Hse #270, Fam #293
    Oldham, W K  Head Owns Value $5000 M W  61 Married at age 26 KY KY KY Farmer [b abt 1869]
    Oldham, Lillian Wife F W  56 Married at age 21 AR TN TN [b abt 1879]
    Oldham, Lillian Dau F W 31 Single AR KY TN [b abt March 1899]
    Oldham, W K Jr Son M W 33 Married at age 24 (no wife reported) AR TN TN [b abt March 1897]

    Note that the enumerator has reported different birth states for the father of Lillian and Will K Jr.

    William Kavanaugh Oldham
    Birth 29 May 1865, Death 6 May 1938
    Spouse Lillian Munroe
    Birth 7 Oct 1870 in Brownsville, Arkansas
    Death 9 May 1957
    Children:
    William Kavanaugh Oldham 1896-1950
    Lillian Oldham b 1898
    Bessie Brown Oldham 1908-1909
    Fourth Child Living Oldham
    --  Clan Munro, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10474315/person/-634896198

    Boyd County, Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent Obituary Index, 1922-1945, 1970-1973, 1998-2010
    William Kavanaugh Oldham
    Obituary published 8 May 1938, Little Rock, Ark
    Death [6 May] 1938

Sources

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