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Dorcas Zelphia Oldham 1785–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1785

Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 DEC 1860

Death Location: South Carolina, United States

Father: George Oldham

Mother: Susannah Henslee

Spouse(s): Obadiah Merritt

Children(s):

Dorcas Zelphia Oldham was born in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Oldham And Susannah Henslee. Dorcas Zelphia Oldham married Obadiah Merritt. Dorcas Zelphia Oldham passed away in 1860 in South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Zelphia Oldham was born in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Oldham And Susannah Henslee.
  • Dorcas Zelphia Oldham married Obadiah Merritt.
  • Dorcas Zelphia Oldham passed away in 1860 in South Carolina, United States.

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Dorcas Oldham's Ancestors

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Dorcas Oldham
1785–1860
Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
George Oldham
1750–1840
Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
Susannah Henslee
1754–1833
Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard Oldham
1713–1785
Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Basye
1715–1785
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Maxfield Henslee
1727–1801
Gouchland, Virginia, United States
Martha Sneed
1727–1803
Gouchland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Oldham
1671–1731
Ann Conway
1676–1776
Edmond Basye
1676–1746
Lylia Garland
1677–1746
William Henslee
1700–1770
Jane Snell
1709–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Oldham's Timeline

2 Records

1785
3 APR 1785
Birth of Dorcas Zelphia Oldham in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1860
15 DEC 1860
Age 75
Death of Dorcas Zelphia Oldham in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1785
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1860
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

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