Dorothy A. Oldham1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19417, (1886 - 1962)
FatherCharles A. Oldham6 (1850 - 1896)
MotherCaroline L. Ashbrook4,5 (May 1857 - 1932)

Key Events:

Birth: Jul 1886, Missouri7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Mar 1911, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, Robert Bowers Garrett (16 Sep 1888 - 29 Jul 1945)10,11,12
Death: 16 Oct 1962, Merriam, Johnson Co., Kansas13
Burial: Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas3

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Narrative:

     Dorothy A. Oldham was born in Jul 1886 in Missouri.7,8,9
     Her father died in 1896, when Dorothy was about 9 years old.14
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, in the household of her mother, Caroline L. Ashbrook.4 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Kansas, Jackson Co., Missouri, in the household of her mother.15
     Dorothy married Robert Bowers Garrett, son of Samuel C. Garrett and Letitia W. Bowers, on 29 Mar 1911 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, with Rev. Frank S. Arnold, Presbyterian minister, officiating.10,11,12
     Dorothy and Robert appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 3938 Tracy Ave., enumerated 2 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their son Robert was listed as living with them, as was her mother.16
     Dorothy and Robert appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 1214 East 34th St., enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $37.50 per month, and did not own a radio. Their son Robert was listed as living with them.17
     Dorothy and Robert appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 43 West 58 St. Terrace, enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their home, for $45 per month, and had lived in the same city in 1935. Also listed as living with them were his mother and six men between the ages of 20 and 26, engaged in various occupations, listed as lodgers.18
     Her husband died on 29 Jul 1945 in 43 West 58 St. Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.19,20
     Dorothy died on 16 Oct 1962 in Merriam, Johnson Co., Kansas, at age 76.13 She was buried in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.3

Children:
     Child with Robert Bowers Garrett:

  • Robert Oldham Garrett21,22,23 (15 Jan 1912 - 17 Feb 1997)

Citations

  1. [S10256] Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Missouri, no. 50147, Robert B. Garrett and Dorothy A. Oldham.
  2. [S10257] Carrie Oldham household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows name as Dorothy Oldham.
  3. [S10255] Dorothy Oldham Garrett obituary, The Kansas City Star.
  4. [S10257] Carrie Oldham household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  5. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows Carrie as mother-in-law to head of household and Dorothy as wife.
  6. [S7155] Record of Marriages, Jackson Co., Missouri, 8:216, Charles A. Oldham and Carrie L. Ashbrook.
  7. [S10257] Carrie Oldham household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows month, year, age 13, and state.
  8. [S10258] Caroline Oldham household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows age 23 and state.
  9. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows age 32 and state.
  10. [S10256] Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Missouri, no. 50147, Robert B. Garrett and Dorothy A. Oldham, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows married.
  12. [S10242] Robert B. Garrett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 23.
  13. [S10255] Dorothy Oldham Garrett obituary, The Kansas City Star, shows died last night, at Shawnee Mission hospital.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 95518694, Charles A. Oldham, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S10258] Caroline Oldham household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  16. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  17. [S10242] Robert B. Garrett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  18. [S5346] Robert Garrett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  19. [S10196] Robert Bowers Garrett, Standard Certificate of Death.
  20. [S2925] Interview, Mt. Muncie Cemetery office, 10 Sep 2010, shows date, as 28th.
  21. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband.
  22. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Oldham Garrett, citing Soc. Sec. No. 495-01-2027, shows mother's maiden name as Oldham.
  23. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Oldham Garrett, Soc. Sec. No. 495-01-2027.