Dear Chris Cox, Thank you for correcting mistaken identities of some of the Oldhams, particularly in Madison Co., KY and sometimes in surrounding areas. I do have to warn you that W. H. Miller's Genealogies has some terrific errors concerning the Oldhams of Madison Co., KY. He has mixed up some of the Oldhams of Jefferson Co., KY and surrounds with those of Madison Co. and Estill Co. Too bad that Miller, who lived in Madison Co., did not go down to the courthouse in Richmond and examine the public records, especially the deeds and probates and the marriage records of the Oldhams. Although these Chenaults--are not my direct ancestors, they were neighbors and collaterals. Example: Nancy (Oldham) Harris, widow of Overton Harris [d. testate 1827] remarried ca 1837 Anderson Chenault (his second wife). Anderson then became the stepfather of my ancestress, Carlisle [sometimes labeled Caroline] Harris. Carlisle's sister Tillitha married Waller Chenault. Carlisle and husband Michael Lowery Stoner migrated to Texas before the Civil War, and Carlisle promptly died of *stomach inflamation* [1860 mortality schedule for Texas.] One of the finest lessons I ever got was *Make family group sheets for each piece of evidence you find.* I thought to myself, what a waste of paper!!!! But I did so, when I picked up a book about old Granville Co., NC and found the author, whose error-ridden book is constantly reprinted and sold, had skipped a whole generation of a common-named family. There were generations of John Williamses, and he jumped to the conclusion that a grandson by that name was the son of the immigrant!!! Wrong!!! There were four sons of John Williams [whom I label the immigrant] and each had a son named John Williams, making four John Williamses in the 3rd generation. (Oh, joy!!!) Fortunately, I discussed my problem with this gap of years with a skilled genealogist/lecture/author/librarian while with her on a trip to Salt Lake City, and she told me I should dismiss that work altogether and go to the huge collection of correspondence that that author had received and check out the corrections that more skilled persons--such as county judges, county clerks--had tried to make to his errors!!! Yes, I found a county judge (and genealogist) well respected in Virginia tried to correct some errors this author had made concerning a Henderson family. I do find newbies--and maybe some not-so-newbies--do not check the dates, when they are available, and as a consequence, have distorted pedigrees!!! (According to Ancestral file--an LDS database--one of my VA-KY ancestors was still fathering babies at age 90!!!! I don't think he lived that long, but golly, what a messed up database Ancestral file is!!! Most of us experienced genealogists ignore it!) If one does not have dates of birth and death, there are ways to make up for that lack--such as when did the man first acquire land, when did he appear in court records [and most of our males, and some females] appear in court records, tax records, etc. Thanks for corrections! E.W.Wallace descendant of Richard *Ready-Money* Oldham and his first wife, formerly of Caswell Co., NC and later of Madison Co., KY