Dr. James Madison OLIPHANT

1816 - 1901  (84 years)

• Name	James Madison OLIPHANT
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	30 Apr 1816	Greene County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L6GS-RPP
  Residence	1850	Shelby county, part of, Shelby, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  _UID	DD05E7AD4AE140F0B41E84D961F1E8BFF946
  Death	1901	Greene County, Tennessee   [2]
  Burial	Mt. Hebron E.U.B. Church Cemetery, Greene Co. TN
  Person ID	I29168	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	James Monroe OLIPHANT,   b. 1774, Rowan County, North Carolina d. Feb 1849, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" COMPTON,   b. 1 Sep 1776, Culpepper County, Virginia d. Abt 1845, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1797	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F13793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lavinia BALLARD,   b. 7 Feb 1822, Roane County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 Aug 1840	Roane County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary Jane OLIPHANT,   b. 10 Sep 1841   d. 1928 (Age 86 years)   2. Ann E. OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1844   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William D. OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1846   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Emma OLIPHANT,   b. 8 Mar 1851   d. 20 Dec 1937, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 86 years)   5. John J. OLIPHANT,   b. 3 Apil 1855   d. 4 Nov 1895, Arkansas (Age 40 years)   6. Samuel B. OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1856   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles W. OLIPHANT,   b. 1859, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Ann DODD,   b. 1819, Greene County, Tennessee d. 1884, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1840	Greene County, Tennessee
  Bond	Brother Samuel R. Oliphant
  Bond	Brother Samuel R. Oliphant
  J. P.	Jesse Roberts
  J. P.	Jesse Roberts
  Children	1. Hannah E. OLIPHANT,   b. 1845, Greene County, Tennessee d. Abt 1872, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 27 years)   2. Mary Jane OLIPHANT,   b. 1847, Greene County, Tennessee d. 25 May 1929, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 82 years)   3. Marilla OLIPHANT,   b. Feb 1850, Greene County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   4. Serena Catherine OLIPHANT,   b. 1852, Greene County, Tennessee d. 3 Nov 1932, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 80 years)   5. Billie OLIPHANT,   b. 1855   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah Addie OLIPHANT,   b. 20 Dec 1857, Greene County, Tennessee d. 8 Sep 1940, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 82 years)   7. Margaret OLIPHANT,   b. 29 Apr 1872, Greene County, Tennessee d. 4 Oct 1953, Greene County, Tennessee (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Oliphant and Lavina locked the children in the cupboard/closet under the stairs when the "Yankees" came and invaded their house during the Civil War. Apparently he appeased the Yankees by giving them whatever it was they wanted and kept the children safe. Also there is a story about how we all missed out on being Coca Cola heirs because he (or did he also have a brother in Georgia?) refused to invest in the syrup his pharmacist friend developed. The story gets a little muddy on whether he didn't think it would sell because he didn't like the taste or whether he withdrew from the venture when he found out the formula contained "dope". (from Jan Duncan) GOODSPEED'S BIOGRAPHIES OF Roane County Tennessee 1886 page 3 of 3 James OLIPHANT, M.D., a retired physician, of the Ninth District, McMinn County, Tennessee was born in Greene County, Tenn., April 30, 1816, and is the son of James and Jane (RANKIN) OLIPHANT. The ancestors of the OLIPHANTS came from Scotland. The father was born in Faquier County, Va., April 28, 1776, and died in Greene County, Tenn., November 1, 1846. He was the son of John OLIPHANT, who was born in New Jersey, and died in Greene County, Tenn., about 1823, and was at the time of his death seventy-four years of age. He was a gunsmith by trade, but afterward purchased a farm, and turned his attention to farming. The mother's father was a native of Scotland, and fled from that country on account of the religious persecutuion. The mother of our subject was born in Greene County, Tenn., in 1782, and died in Greene County, in 1844. Our subject is the seventh of twelve children. He secured a liberal education at Greeneville and Tuscalum Colleges, and studied medicine with Drs. BROYLES, RANKIN and MOORE. In 1839 he went to Philadelphia, Loudon Co., Tenn., and began the practice of medicine. After two years he went to Roane County, Tenn.; then after three years went to Hamilton County and remained one year, then moved back to Roane County, and remained until 1863, and then was int he S.P. Moore hospital, at Griffin, Ga.; after several months he went to Albany, Ga., and was in other hospitals as a surgeon and nurse. After the war he remained to Ringgold, Ga., for two years, then came to Riceville, McMinn County. After one year he purchased and moved to the farm where he now lives. When he began for himself he had just $5. At the beginning of the war he was worth valuable property, but lost over $15,000. He is a Democrat. August 29, 1840, he married Lavina BALLARD, who was born in Roane County, Tenn., February 7, 1822. She is the daughter of William and Mary BALLARD. She had a good education, and is a member of the Baptist Church. This union resulted in eight children, four of them now living: Mary J., John J., Samuel B., and Charles W. OTHER DOCUMENTATION: I believe Dr James M. Oliphant was married to Livinia Ballard based upon several published works. Example 1: GOODSPEED'S BIOGRAPHIES OF Roane County Tennessee 1886 page 3 of 3 County, Example 2: Documentation by Sherry at SBFleisc@aol.com ref WILLIAM BALLARD & MARY POLLY EBLEN found at http://www.roanetn.com/ballard.htm Example 3: Documentation by Amos at http://www.zongker.com/surnames/amos/amos.shtml Example 4: Documentation by Robert Carney at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.oliphant/29 9 Example 5: Documentation of Cemetary Records (Birth/Death year confirmation, etc) found at GREENE COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - MT. BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/greene/cemeteries/bethel. txt

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for James Madison OLIPHANT, person ID L6GS-RPP. (Reliability: 3). [S700] Thelma Waddell Wisecarver .