Person

William B. Oldham (Henry County, Kentucky, physician.)

b. 1832-10-07 d. 1877-08-17

Henry County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Son of Presley Oldham and Margaret Oldham. Married to Laura A. Matthews Oldham. Father of Caleb Presley Oldham and William Thomas Oldham. Resident of Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned twelve enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1850. Employed four enslaved persons in Shelby County in 1860. Physician in Henry County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 263B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 284A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, New Castle District, p. 328B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Henry County, KY, June 1863, p. 370.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994054, Shelby County Births.

"Caleb Presley Oldham (1858-1859)," Find A Grave, Memorial 66024902, accessed September 29, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66024902.

"William Thomas Oldham (1864-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial 79852537, accessed September 29, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79852537.

"Dr William B Oldham (1832-1877)," Find A Grave, Memorial 28369367, accessed September 29, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28369367.

Citation

Oldham, William B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203140 (January 19, 2026).

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