Oldham, Nellie Lydia

Also Known As Oldham, Nellie Lydia
Also Known As Oldham, Lydia Nellie
Gramps ID I7323
Gender female
Age at Death 75 years, 10 months, 7 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1896-04-12 Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
1a 2a
Census 1900 Santa Clara, Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
3a
Census 1910 Santa Clara, Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
4a
Census 1920 Santa Clara, Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
5a
Census 1930 Hollister, San Benito Cty, California, USA  
6a
Census 1940 Campbell, Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
7a
Death 1972-02-19 Barstow, San Bernadino Cty, California, USA  
2a
Burial   Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Cty, California, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Oldham, William Riley Sr. [I7322]18611930-08-21
Mother Hite, Nellie Grant [I6905]1869-06-151897-03-22
    Brother     Oldham, George W.S. [I7335] 1890 1896-05-02
    Brother     Oldham, William Riley Jr. [I7324] 1894-02-17 1954-12-19
         Oldham, Nellie Lydia [I7323] 1896-04-12 1972-02-19

Families

    Family of Metz, Orlando A. and Oldham, Nellie Lydia [F2377]
Married Husband Metz, Orlando A. [I7341] ( * 1893-12-20 + 1957-10-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1914-10-31    
1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Metz, George Richard [I7342]1928-09-011990-12-01

Narrative

Note: Nellie Lydia Oldham's family and the errors and inconsistencies in the records

The difficulties in trying to sort out the records and history for Nellie begin with her entry in the text Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942, where her name is given as "Lydia Nellie Oldham." Her California death record gives her name as "Nellie L.," and in all US Census records but one (1910, called "Lydia" in the household listing of her maternal grandparents) she is named either "Nellie" or "Nellie L." In the WWII draft registration card completed by her older brother William, she is named "Mrs. Nellie O. Metz."

For her husband, too, his name is not without some variance in the records, though I think this is primarily due to a single error on his WWII draft registration card, which reports his middle name as Alfred. His earlier WWI draft registration card, his California death record, and his gravestone all report his middle name as Albert, which is the name I believe to be correct. His birth year is also not reported consistently, as his WWI card gives his birthdate as 20 Dec 1894, while his WWII card and his death record report his birthdate as 20 Dec 1893. His gravestone bears only the year in its inscription (1893). His age in the US Census listings from 1920 to 1940 all report his age as ending in "6," suggesting the birth year would have been 1893.

Nellie's burial location may be unmarked; the listing for her on the FindaGrave.com website displays a picture of her husband's stone, with supplemental information in the listing stating that cemetery records show she is buried "in this spot with her husband."

Nellie and Orlando married in 1914, acording to the text, though I have not found a marriage record for them as of yet. The text also names their son, George Richard Metz, and with his birthdate gives his place of birth as "San Francisco, California." In the 1930 US Census listing with his parents, he is noted as an "adopted son," age one year and seven months, while no such note appears in the 1940 US Census listing for their household. The supplemental information on George's listing on the FindaGrave.com website seems to confirm that he was adopted, and that his biological parents are were unknown.

That supplemental information also gives that George was married to Joan K. Bills, and that they were divorced in 1971, which is confirmed by their California Divorce Index record. George's gravestone refers to him as a father, though I have not found any information on any children of his at this time.

Pedigree

  1. Oldham, William Riley Sr. [I7322]
    1. Hite, Nellie Grant [I6905]
      1. Oldham, George W.S. [I7335]
      2. Oldham, William Riley Jr. [I7324]
      3. Oldham, Nellie Lydia
        1. Metz, Orlando A. [I7341]
          1. Metz, George Richard [I7342]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ella Metzker Milligan: Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 [S0074]
      • Page: p180
  2. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [S0136]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHN-DBN : 26 November 2014), Nellie L Metz, 19 Feb 1972; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

  3. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GV-XXV : accessed 26 September 2017), Nellie Oldham in household of George W Oldham, Santa Clara Township Santa Clara town, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 11A, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,111.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Santa Clara Township Santa Clara town, Santa Clara, California, United States
        George W Oldham Head M 66 Ohio
        Isabl Oldham Wife F 66 Ohio
        Charles T Oldham Son M 48 California
        Riley Oldham Son M 37 California
        William W Oldham Son M 6 California
        Nellie Oldham Daughter F 4 California

  4. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGP-2Q5 : accessed 11 September 2017), Lydia Hite in household of Madison Hite, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 15B, family 373, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 106; FHL microfilm 1,374,119.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States
        Madison Hite Head M 64 Illinois
        Lydia Hite Wife F 63 Ohio
        William Hedberg Son-in-law M 40 Illinois
        Alice Hedberg Daughter F 33 California
        Paul Miller Hedberg Grandson M 12 California
        Lydia Oldham Granddaughter F 14 California

  5. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4K-SLL : accessed 26 September 2017), Nellie Metz in household of Orlando Metz, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing ED 195, sheet 12A, line 38, family 276, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 147; FHL microfilm 1,820,147.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States
        Orlando Metz Head M 26 California
        Nellie Metz Wife F 23 California

  6. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6Q-3TM : accessed 26 September 2017), Nellie L Metz in household of Orlando A Metz, Hollister, San Benito, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 2B, line 97, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 187; FHL microfilm 2,339,922.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Hollister, San Benito, California, United States
        Orlando A Metz Head M 36 California
        Nellie L Metz Wife F 33 California
        George R Metz Adopted son M 1 California

  7. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DR-MWQ : accessed 26 September 2017), Nellie Metz in household of Orlando Metz, Campbell Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-7, sheet 23A, line 20, family 703, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 335.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Campbell Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States
        Orlando Metz Head M 46 California
        Nellie Metz Wife F 44 California
        Richard Metz Son M 11 California