William Oliver1

#3948, (10 August 1802 - 23 October 1866)
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*John Oliver1 (bt 1760 - 1770 - b 1840)
Mother*Nancy Jane Reese1 (bt 1760 - 1770 - bt 1831 - 1839)

Family

Arilla "Polly" Price b. 1809, d. 1877
Children 1.Martha Oliver+13 (c 1827 - 1873)
 2.James Oliver2 (c 1831 - )
 3.Micala Oliver2 (c 1832 - )
 4.Celia Oliver2 (c 1834 - )
 5.Rachel Oliver+2 (c 1836 - )
 6.Susan Oliver+2 (c 1838 - 1915)
 7.Gillison Oliver+2 (c 1840 - 1916)
 8.William Oliver2 (c 1843 - )
 9.Arena Oliver+2 (c 1847 - )
Birth*10 August 1802He was born on 10 August 1802 at South CarolinaG; (NC in 1850 census.)2,3 
between 1802 and 1805He removed with John Oliver and Nancy Jane Reese to Christian Co., KentuckyG, between 1802 and 1805 prob. route through Tennessee.4,5 
1811He removed with John Oliver and Nancy Jane Reese in 1811 Knox County (now Posey Co.) IN, poss. with the Downen brothers.6 
1820He appeared on the census of 1820 in the household of John Oliver and Nancy Jane Reese at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 16-18; hh may incl. child's family; nei. John and Susannah (Oliver) Lewis.7 
Marriage*20 October 1824He married Arilla "Polly" Price, daughter of Thompson Price and Patsy "Martha" Downen, on 20 October 1824 at Posey Co., IndianaG.8 
1830He and Arilla "Polly" Price appeared on the census of 1830 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; 1 son, 2 dau; neis. John Crunk, Bryant Birds, Solomon Duty, James Davis, Andrew McFadden.9 
Probate13 August 1831He made security for the administration of Martin Martin's estate on 13 August 1831 at Posey Co., IndianaG.10 
Probate3 February 1840He was the administrator of John Oliver's estate on 3 February 1840 at Posey Co., IndianaG.11 
1840He and Arilla "Polly" Price appeared on the census of 1840 at Robb Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; missing James who appears in 1850 census; unidentified M (60-69) in hh poss. John Oliver; neis. Benner, Barton, Brown, Timothy Crunk, Barteson, Casselbery; same page as Robert A and Marthey Lewis.12 
23 September 1850He and Arilla "Polly" Price appeared on the census of 23 September 1850 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Martha Lewis, David and Amanda Crunk, John and Elizabeth Lewis, Abner and Ann Crunk.)2 
6 July 1860He and Arilla "Polly" Price appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; also female age 30, "Jane ____", poss. Micala.3 
Death*23 October 1866He died on 23 October 1866 at Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 64.1 

Citations

  1. [S48] Gerald Ray Lewis Family Tree, Gerald Ray Lewis, owner, online Ancestry.com, has birth in NC.
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. William (50), farmer, b. NC; Rilla (49), b. KY.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. William (60), farmer, b. SC; Orilla (53), b. KY.
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph (45), b. KY; son William b. SC 1802, son Joseph b. KY 1805.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. William (60), farmer, b. SC; son William b. SC 1802, son Joseph b. KY 1805.
  6. [S565] Josiah Downen Family, online Ancestry.com, "In 1811, Timothy accompanied his brothers David [sp. of John Oliver's dau. Elizabeth], William, Job, and Josiah Jr. to the southwest corner of the Indiana Territory, which was soon to become Posey County."
  7. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. M (45+) [John]; F (45+) [Nancy]; M (18-25) [poss. John Jr.], m (16-17) [William]; m (10-15) [Joseph], m (<10); f (<10) [last two poss. children of John Jr.].
  8. [S463] [Unknown author], Posey County Indiana Marriage Records I, 1815 1831, handwritten pages (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date)., William Oliver & Polley Price; October 25 1824; Rev. Benoni Stinson; Oct. 20th 1824.
    p. 63, no.401; img 258.
  9. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. M (20-29) [William]; F (20-29); m (10-14); 2 f (<5).
  10. [S48] Gerald Ray Lewis Family Tree, online Ancestry.com, unidentified court records, 13 Aug 1831. Martha Martin, administrator for [estate of] Martin Martin, security made by John Crunk and William Oliver. "Mentions that he ran a ferry across Ohio River at Mt Vernon, Posey Co., IN." Original record not seen (prob. in Posey County, Indiana Probate Docket, Vol. 1, 1815-1837).
  11. [S997] [Unknown author], Posey County Indiana Probate Docket 1840–1845, reproduced from original records (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), img 51; estate of John Oliver; Wm. Oliver, admin.; granted 3 Feb 1840; $500 security by Timothy Crunk; inventory and sale filed 16 Sep 1840.
  12. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Wm Oliver; M (30-39) [William]; M (60-69); F (30-39) [Arilla "Polly"]; f (10-14) [?], 2 f (5-9) [Celia, Micala], 2 f (<5) [Susan, Rachel].
  13. [S520] VWH, 1850 census: fam. 1083 is William Oliver (50); other Oliver children were derived from this census, the oldest b. ca. 1831. Wm. and Rilla m. 1824. Fam 1087 is Lewis Martin and Martha Oliver (from IN marr. rec.). it is prob. that Martha is the dau. of Wm. and Rilla.