Walter Orestes Oldham

Notes:

His FindAGrave memorial page has links to the pages of his parents, Daniel Taylor Oldham (a corporal with the First Mississippi Light Artillery, Co L, CSA) and Jennie Elizabeth Bennett. Occupation on the page was listed as "Lumber." This matches the information on his Texas Death Certificate. Informant appears to have been his son, W. B. Oldham, residing 4814 Wildwood Road in Dallas. Walter himself lived on Melrose Court in Dallas.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Randall County, Pr 1, Canyon City
Enumerated 22 Jun 1900
SD 3 ED 80 Sheet 24 B
478-478
Oldham, W. O. Head W M May 1866 34 m 6 Miss Miss Miss Merchant Hdw.
Oldham, Tena Wf W F Aug 1874 25 m1 6 1/1 Tx Tenn Tenn [First wife-Bethenia BOND]
Oldham, Thena Dtr W F May 1897 3 S Tx Miss Tx

1910 Census
New Mexico, Roosevelt County, Pr. 1 Portales
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD N. Mex ED 171 Sheet 6A
Pearl Street
114-117
Oldham, W. O Head M W 41 M2 & Miss Miss Miss Cashier Bank
Oldham, Thenia V Wf F W 43 m1 7 1/1 Tenn Tenn Ala [Second wife-Bethenia McLEMORE, first cousin of Bethenia BOND, through the McLemore family]
Oldham, Thenia M Dtr F W 12 S Tx Miss Tx
Oldham, Winfield B Son M W 4 S New Mexico Miss Tenn

1920 Census
New Mexico, Roosevelt County, Portales, Pr. I
Enumerated 24 Jan 1920
SD 1 ED 151 Sheet 8B
178-186
Oldham, W. B. Head M W 41 M Tx Miss Miss [Brother of Walter Orestes Oldham]
Oldham, Lora V Wf F W 32 M Tx Mo Tx
Oldham, Lois Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, Adele Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, Willivale Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, W. O. Brother M W 53 Wd Miss MIss Miss
Oldham, Winfield Nephew M W 13 S New Mexico Miss Miss

Walter married Bethenia "Thena" Smith Bond about 1896. Bethenia (daughter of William McKendree Bond, M. D. and Bethenia Jefferson McLemore) was born in Aug 1874 in Texas; died before 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thenie McLemore Oldham was born on 16 May 1897 in Ellis, Ellis County, Texas; died on 3 Oct 1968 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Sparkman Hilcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Walter married Bethenia "Thenie" Dabney McLemore about 1903. Bethenia (daughter of William Sugars McLemore and Annie Louise Wharton) was born on 1 Apr 1867 in Tennessee; died on 4 Sep 1918 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Winfield Buford Oldham was born on 7 Apr 1906 in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico; died on 27 Dec 1974 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.