You mentioned the Todd family. I have several Cox relatives in Madison and Estille Counties in the 1800 - 1860 range. They travelled and inter-married with the Wagles and the Todds. Wonder if there is a connection here? Bill Cox --- Hdanw@aol.com wrote: > These Oldhams and their Todd spouses, I don't > recognize, but that is because > in my genealogical research I deviate from Jesse > Oldham, d. ca 1814 testate > in Madison Co., KY, to some of his descendants. > > It would have been helpful to have had some dates in > your message. My > direct line of Oldhams had either died in Madison > Co. or else had migrated from > that area before the Civil War, ca 1858 or 1859.. > > It appears the Oldhams did well in Madison Co., KY > and surrounding counties, > such as Estill. > > However, a good many of Jesse's grandchildren by his > son Richard > *Ready-Money* Oldham and R/Ms two wives migrated > elsewhere, mostly to Missouri, if I can > believe the censuses!!! > > Our interchange of messages is below, in case some > reader missed this > exchange. > > A good many Oldham males lived long enough to get > Rev War pensions [or their > widows did] under the pension act of 1832. These > are appearing online in > several databases--HeritageQuest, available through > membership in many local > public libraries, now Footnote.com, etc. > > E.W.Wallace > > Your message: > > The Sarah Todd who married George Oldham was the > daughter of Caleb R. Todd > and Margaret Catherine Williams. > > The Sarah Todd who married Hiram Oldham was the > daughter of Joshua Todd and > Elizabeth Palmer. > > Joshua Todd and the Sarah Todd who married George > were both children of > Caleb R. Todd and Margaret Catherine Williams. So > the Todd's were well > connected to the Oldham family. > > Joshua Todd's son John P. Todd married Polly > Oldham. Another son Joshua R. > Todd Jr. married Martha A. Oldham. > > George Oldham & Sarah Todd's son Eschuyler Oldham > married Nancy Todd. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Hdanw@aol.com> > To: <OLDHAM-L@rootsweb.com>; <MADKY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 4:03 PM > Subject: [OLDHAM] More Info About James Oldham of > Madison Co., KY > > > > Earlier I wrote of two Oldham grooms who appear in > marriages of early > > Madison Co., KY. One of the Oldham grooms married > a Todd bride. > > > > Furhter investigation gives this information about > a James Oldham of > > Madison > > Co. > > > > Samuel Watson, groom; Polly Todd, bride; 7 Nov > 1808; James Oldham, > > bondsman; > > James Oldham, OAB [oath giving bride's age] > return 10 Nov 1808 > > > > > > (This information was adapted from Bill and Kathy > Vockery, Madison County > > Kentucky Marriage Records, v'ol. I, 1786-1822 > [Richmond, KY: Published by > > authors, 1993], p. 86) > > > > > > > > Possibly more research of the activities of the > Todd and Watson families, > > such as on what watercourse they lived in Madison > Co., will provide clues. > > > > (My, there are LOTS of Todd grooms listed in > Vockery & Vockery.) > > > > > > > **************************************Check out > AOL's list of 2007's hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MADKY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >