This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oldham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm3.2ACEB/470.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I would try getting the death certificate for the daughter Valerie from the North Carolina State Archives if she died after 1913, I have been successful in locating maiden names this way. I would first start with Valerie daughter Sarah and work my way backward. Also if you need information on civil war soliders the nation park service has a great site. Hope this helps. Robin