My Family Branch

My family comes from Northeastern Arkansas, the town of Walnut Ridge. Below you'll find the descendents of Jessie Marvin Oldham.

Henry Clay Oldham is the sixth child of Jackson Henderson and Sarah Ann McCarroll.
Jessie Marvin Oldham is the third child of Henry Clay Oldham and Sarah Mahala Ketner.

Jessie Marvin Oldham was born on 26 July, 1885 in Eaton, Lawrence, AR. He died on 2 February, 1972 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR. and is buried in Lancaster Cemetery, Strawberry, AR. Jessie Marvin Oldham married Fannie Carlson on 20 January, 1907 in Eaton, Lawrence, AR. (Fannie Carlson was born on 14 March, 1891 in Eaton, Lawrence, AR. She died on 24 March, 1927 in Eaton, Lawrence, AR and was buried in Old Lebanon Cemetery, Eaton, AR.) Jessie Marvin and Fannie Carlson had the following children:
Dee Cecil, Ethel, Lois, and Lorene.

Dee Cecil Oldham was born on 28 August, 1908 in Eaton, Lawrence, AR. Died on 15 January, 1999 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR. He is buried at Lawrence Memorial Cemetery in Walnut Ridge,Lawrence, AR. Dee Cecil married Tilda Pauline Reynolds on 1 January, 1936 (Tilda Pauline Reynolds was born on 27 October, 1916 in Arbor Grove, Lawrence, AR. She died on 25 August, 1980 in Jonesboro, Craighead, AR. She is buried at Lawrence Memorial Cemetery in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR.)

Children of Dee Cecil and Tilda Pauline are: JD Oldham and Lonnie Ray Oldham.

1. JD Oldham was born on 30 September, 1936 in Coffman, Lawrence, AR. Died 10 December, 2008 in Iowa City,Johnson County, Iowa. He is buried at Oak Knoll Memorial Park - Sterling, IL. JD Oldham married Lavon Annette Ulve on 26 November, 1955 in Rock Falls, Whiteside, IL. (Lavon was born on 17 May, 1936 in Park Rapids, Hubbard, Minnesota.)

Children of JD and Lavon Annette are: Curtis Dee Oldham, Craig Allen Oldham, and Christine Annette Oldham.

a. "Curtis Dee Oldham" born on 11/10/1958 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL. Curtis married Debra Lynn Dall on 6/2/1979 in Princeton, Bureau, IL. (Debra was born on 2/8/1960 in Princeton, Bureau, IL.)

Children of Curtis and Debra are: Matthew Curtis Oldham and Chad Michael Oldham.

* Matthew Curtis Oldham born on 7/1/1984 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL. Matthew Oldham married Cathy Jacobs on 4/16/2005 in Chadwick, Carroll, IL. ( She was born on 11/4/1983 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.) Matthew and Cathy had the following children:
Courtnee Lynn born on 9/14/2003 in Sterling, Whiteside,IL.
Emma Maria born on 12/04/2005 in Rockford, Ogle, IL.

* Chad Michael born on 10/13/1998 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.

b. "Craig Allen Oldham" was born on 9 June,1961 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL. Craig married Stacy Wright in Sterling, Whiteside, Il.(They later divorced) Craig and Stacy had the following children:

* Tabetha Nicole Lynn Oldham born on 9/13/81 in Rockford, Ogle, IL. She died days later.

* Nickalos Allen Robert Oldham born on 7/11/1983 in Germany (military).

* Christopher William Thomas Oldham born on 6/27/1985 in Germany (military). Christopher and Jessica Holdren had a daughter, Emma Lee Ann born on 2/7/2006 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.


c. "Christine Annette Oldham" was born on 14 September, 1968 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL. Christine Oldham married John Alls on April 15, 1989 in Rock Falls, Whiteside, IL. Christine and John had the following children:

*John Jacob Alls born on 11/26/1996 in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.

Christine and John Alls divorced sometime later. Christine married Paul Monroe Wetzell (born on 5/19/1988 at Sterling, Whiteside, IL. on 11/28/2005.

2. Lonnie Ray Oldham was born on 4 November, 1951 at Walnut Ridge Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR. Lonnie Oldham married Cindy Sue Stees on 12 December, 1970 in Rock Falls, Whiteside, IL. (Cindy Sue Stees was born on 11/30/1949 at Community General Hospital in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.)

Children of Lonnie Oldham and Cindy Stees are:
Lonnie Ray Oldham Jr. and Heather Kate Oldham

a. "Lonnie Ray Oldham Jr" was born on 24 January, 1974 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Suffolk, VA. Lonnie Oldham Jr married Melissa Rolandi Purvis on 10 August, 1996 in Kissimmee, Osceola, FL. (Melissa was born on 7 May,1974 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts - Cutler Army Hospital, Fort Devins). Lonnie and Melissa had the following child:
* Dustin Ray Oldham was born on 2/17/2006 at Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, Osceola, FL.

b. "Heather Kate Oldham" was born on 12 April, 1980 at Community General Hospital in Sterling, Whiteside, IL.

Email us at lonnieroldham@yahoo.com

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