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
- 1. 1930 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas
- 1 April, Richwoods Township, District 33, page 15A, Hse #270, Fam #293
- 2. Ancestry Comments
- 3. 1910 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas
- 22 April, Richwoods Township, District 150, page 4A, Hse #51, Fam #59
- 4. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 6. 1900 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas
- 21 June, Richlands Township, District 90, page 14B, Hse #254, Fam #258
- 7. Wikipedia
- 8. Obituaries from Arkansas
- 9. Ancestry Trees
- Clan Munro, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10474315/person/-634896172?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 10. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- 11. 1930 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas
- 21 April, Richwoods Township, District 33, page 15A, Hse #270, Fam #293
- 12. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 13. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
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