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Judge Williamson Simpson Oldham

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Judge Williamson Simpson Oldham

Birth
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Death
8 May 1868 (aged 54)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.594325, Longitude: -96.332329
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Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of Arkansas state Supreme Court, 1842; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-1862; Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-1865.

Oldham County, Texas is named for him.

Grandson of Jesse Oldham who was one of the first settlers of Fort Boonesborough with Daniel Boone

His Great Uncle was Captain Nathaniel Hart of the Transylvania Company who help form Kentucky and he had an 1st Cousin Once Removed Married Revolutionary War Hero and 1st and 5th Governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby
Contributor: Brandon Smith (49570074)
Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838; justice of Arkansas state Supreme Court, 1842; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-1862; Senator from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-1865.

Oldham County, Texas is named for him.

Grandson of Jesse Oldham who was one of the first settlers of Fort Boonesborough with Daniel Boone

His Great Uncle was Captain Nathaniel Hart of the Transylvania Company who help form Kentucky and he had an 1st Cousin Once Removed Married Revolutionary War Hero and 1st and 5th Governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby
Contributor: Brandon Smith (49570074)


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