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_James OLIPHINT _____|
| (.... - 1849) m 1797|
| |__
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_Presley Ward OLIPHANT _|
| (1809 - 1880) |
| | __
| | |
| |_Polly COMPTON ______|
| m 1797 |
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|--Mary J. OLIPHANT
| (1837 - ....)
| __
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | |__
| |
|_ UNKNOWN ______________|
|
| __
| |
|_____________________|
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T.M. Oliphant's records show Mollie Oliphant marrying an Isaiah Dickerman.
In the 1870 and 1900 censuses, there are households in Dickson and Davidson Counties with an 'I. Dickerman' or "Isaah Dickerman" married to a wife named Mary. In the 1900 census there is an Oliphant child in the home, age 14, named Flora, whose relationship is listed as a niece. Her age matches up with the Flora who was Mollie's brother John P. Oliphant's daughter.
As Mollie is a common nickname for Mary, this all seems like it would add up nicely, except for one surprise - Mary's place of birth is listed as AR. See notes about this in Presley's record.
As indicated in the notes on her father Presley, Mary may have been married once before her marriage to Isaiah Dickerman. If so, the J.H. Davis in the 1860 census may be the James in the 1870 census - he may have been adopted by Isaiah Dickerman. There are discrepancies in the ages between these three census records, so there is no guarantee that these are all the same family...though such discrepancies are not unusual.
Whitley, Edythe Rucker, Marriages of Rutherford County, TN 1804-1872:
Mary J. Oliphint A. P. Davis 02/16/1857 Rutherford Co.
1860 Census - Rutherford Co, District 3
A.P. Davis 43yo TN
M.J. Davis 22yo AR
J.H. Davis 2yo TN
1870 Census - Davidson Co, District 13
Isaah Dickerman 28yo Michigan
Mary Dickerman 28yo Arkansas
James Dickerman 11yo Tennessee
1900 Census, Civil District 4, Dickson, Tennessee
I. Dickerman Head 58 NY MA MA Postmaster
Mary Dickerman Wife 63 AR AR TN
Flora Oliphant Niece 14 TN TN TN
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