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Presley Ward OLIPHANT

Presley Ward OLIPHANT[1]

Male 1810 - 1884  (74 years)

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  • Name Presley Ward OLIPHANT 
    Born 1810  Rutherford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LZQ5-BCR 
    Residence 1812  Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1830  Crawford, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1860  3rd District, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1860  Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
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    Residence 1870  Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1880  District 1, Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    _UID B3A3AB4DE95642E09165D6AC0F4300B62F78 
    Died Jun 1884  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14130  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2024 

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

    Family Mary Leanne FITZHUGH,   b. 1825, Nolensville Pike, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1889, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1848  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Josephine OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1846, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1919  (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. Narcissa Caroline OLIPHANT,   b. Nov 1848, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Charlotte Harriet OLIPHANT,   b. 6 May 1850, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1902, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     4. John P. OLIPHANT,   b. 1852, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     5. James Monroe OLIPHANT,   b. 15 Apr 1853, La Vergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1904, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     6. Alfred David "Andrew" OLIPHANT,   b. 27 Jul 1854, La Vergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1924, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Benjamin Millard OLIPHANT,   b. 24 Feb 1856, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1942, Dickson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. Samuel Harrison OLIPHANT,   b. 24 Feb 1858, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1915, Burns, Dickson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     9. Silas Tucker OLIPHANT,   b. 30 Jun 1859, Lavergne, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1941, Burns, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     10. J. Irra OLIPHANT,   b. 1861, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875  (Age 14 years)
     11. Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth OLIPHANT,   b. Dec 1862, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1901, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
     12. Lee Fitzhugh OLIPHANT,   b. 1866, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Leanna OLIPHANT,   b. 1868, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F7283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      Presley Oliphant was a Tennessean.

      Presley was born about 1810. He died at age 74 in 1884.

      According to W.H. Oliphant, Presley moved from Rutherford to Williamson Co. before the war between the states about the year 1860.

      According to his son Silas Tucker Oliphant biography: Silas T Oliphant Biography: [1]

      "...I was born June 30, 1859, in Rutherford county at a place call La Verne about fifteen miles south of Nashville, which makes me eighty years old my last birthday. I am a son of Presley Ward Oliphant, whose [great-grand] father came from Scotland and settled in Rutherford county when my father was about two years old. My mother was before her marriage to my father, Mary Fitzhugh, who was born in Davidson county on the Nolensville Pike. My father was a carpenter by trade, but later took up farming as his occupation.

      The 1860 census shows him already in Nashville, Dickson County, age 50. Occupation: Wagonmaker. With Mary L (wife) age 35; Josephine age 13; Caroline age 10; Charlotte age 8; John P age 6; James M. age 5; Andrew age 4; Samuel age 2, Silas age 1; Benjamin age?

      Also found in 1870 census aged 60, occupation farmer, with: Mary L, wife, age 45 Josehphine age 23 Caroline age 21 Charlotte age 20 John age 18 James age 17 Andrew age 15 Benjamin age 14 Samuel age 12 Silas age 11 Irra age 7 or 9 Sarah age 6 Leanour? age 4 Amma? age 2

      1850 Census in Gambill, Rutherford, Tennessee: Presley W. Oliphant age 40 Mary L. Oliphant age 25 Josephine age 4 ?Larickipa? Oliphant age 1 Charlotte Oliphant age 1/12?

      1880 Census NameAge P. W. Olephant70 Mary S. Olephant55 Caroline Olephant31 Samuel Olephant21 Sally C. Olephant17 Fitz Hugh S. Olephant15 Naomia An Olephant12 Martha L. Olephant6

      LDS records shows him as dying in Williamson County. The last 4 children are from LDS records and are missing from the Oliphant papers which only show 9 children. An interview with child Silas confirms there were 13 children in the family.

      Presley Ward Oliphint and Mary Leanne Fitzhugh were married on 16 FEB 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA[1]

      Presley passed away about 1800.
      Occupation

      Per Census Reports, these are the occupations listed:

      Farmer on 03 OCT 1850
      Wagon Maker on 18 JUL 1860
      Farmer on 23 AUG 1870
      Farmer n 24 JUN 1880[2]

      No biography yet.[3] Can you add information or sources?
      Sources

      ? Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint:Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication
      ? Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint

      Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication
      Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication
      Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication
      Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication
      Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication

      ? Profile created by Deborah Lampley through the import of Paul Lampley Family Tree.ged on May 7, 2022. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

      4. Silas T. Oliphant biography https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/getperson.php?personID=I7002&tree=c2021 connection by Jim Carney September 2024

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Dec 2022), entry for Presley Ward OLIPHANT, person ID LZQ5-BCR. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Sep 2024), entry for Presley Ward OLIPHANT, person ID LZQ5-BCR. (Reliability: 3).


  

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