Descendants of Zedekiah Oliver
submitted by
Zedekiah also known as Zed or Zeddie
He is the first Oliver ancestor to come to Gibson County.
Migrated from NC between 1830-1832
Lee- Davis book of Gibson County Families gives brief history
of Zedekiah's migration from NC
to Gibson County p. 188
Father of Zedekiah Oliver may have been Moses Oliver
who lived in Moore County, NC in 1790
and believed to have emigrated from Ireland.
1 Zedekiah Oliver 1804 - 1866
. +Mary McNeill 1805 - 1868
.... 2 Lucy Jane Oliver 1828 - 1860
........ +James C. Mathis 1825 - 1870
........... 3 John Mathis 1848 -
........... 3 William Mathis 1854 -
........... 3 Mary Mathis 1857 -
............... +John Likes
.... 2 Sarah Catherine Oliver 1830 - 1905
........ +Jacob Thomas Mathis 1829 - 1904
........... 3 Flora Mathis 1854 -
........... 3 John H. Mathis 1856 -
........... 3 Mary Mathis 1857 -
............... +Thomas Ross 1843 -
........... 3 Victoria Mathis 1861 -
............... +William A. Myers 1843 -
........... 3 Sarah Frances Mathis 1866 -
.... 2 Alfred Oliver 1834 - 1880
........ +Sarah C. Hall 1842 - 1887
.... 2 John Wesley Oliver 1836 - 1900
........ +Susan E. Haley 1837 - 1914
........... 3 Virginia Oliver 1865 - 1938
............... +Marcus Courtland Hale 1862 - 1922
........... 3 John H. Oliver 1868 - 1939
............... +Anna 1859 -
.................. 4 John W. Oliver 1892 -
.................. 4 Susan R. Oliver 1896 -
........... 3 Robert L. Oliver 1872 -
............... +Donorie M. Nowell 1872 -
.................. 4 Raymond L. Oliver 1894 -
.................. 4 Bethel C. Oliver 1896 -
.................. 4 Marie Oliver
........... 3 Alice E. Oliver 1876 -
............... +Horace P. Hale
........... 3 Mary Catherine Oliver 1884 - June
.... 2 Flora Oliver 1840 - 1891
........ +C. Neil Roberts 1836 - 1880
........... 3 Susan C. Roberts 1867 - 1890
........... 3 John W. Roberts 1868 - 1902
........... 3 Julia Roberts 1870 -
.... *2nd Husband of Flora Oliver:
........ +Morgan
.... 2 William Z. Oliver 1840 - 1906
........ +Martha Watson 1843 - 1910
........... 3 William Z. Oliver,Jr. 1866 - 1956
............... +Sallie Williams - 1915
........... *2nd Wife of William Z. Oliver,Jr.:
............... +Hattie E. Gardner 1879 - 1961
........... 3 Lena Oliver 1873 -
.... 2 Mary E. Oliver 1841 - 1900
........ +James Needham 1842 - 1900
........... 3 John W. Needham 1867 -
........... 3 James Needham 1868 -
........... 3 Alexander Needham 1871 - 1880
.... 2 Alexander Oliver 1845 - 1918
........ +Mary Elizabeth Mann 1849 - 1925
........... 3 George Glass Oliver 1868 - 1944
............... +Nannie Ephfronia Ramsey 1876 - 1950
.................. 4 Willie Bertha Oliver 1892 - 1971
...................... +Harlin G. Cherry 1886 - 1977
.................. 4 Betty Mae Oliver 1895 - 1965
...................... +William Leonard Morris 1890 - 1965
.................. 4 Relma Vaughn Oliver 1896 - 1918
.................. 4 George Vernon “Jack” Oliver 1898 - 1992
...................... +Nancy Louise Taylor 1903 - 1982
...................... 5 11 children, all living March 2003
.................. 4 Lena Faye Oliver 1901 -
...................... +Porter Litton
.................. 4 Carl Raymond Oliver 1904 - 1985
...................... +Lillian Hester Goodman 1900 - 1985
.................. 4 Finis Ramsey Oliver 1907 - 1989
...................... +Bonnie Steele 1909 -
.................. 4 Lloyd Eugene Oliver 1912 - 1975
...................... +Margaret 1919 -
.................. *2nd Wife of Lloyd Eugene Oliver:
...................... +Dallas Steele 1911 - 1997
.................. 4 Wade Oliver 1914 -
........... 3 T. Mitchell Oliver 1870 -
............... +Lula Ashley 1874 -
.................. 4 Eva Oliver 1893 -
........... 3 Victoria Oliver 1872 - 1954
............... +Tom L. Needham 1875 - 1950
........... 3 Fannie B. Oliver 1874 - 1929
............... +David J. Toothman 1862 - 1946
.................. 4 Charles Toothman 1905 -
.................. 4 McGurney Sarah Toothman 1908 -
.................. 4 Gracie B. Toothman 1909 -
.................. 4 Rhuie Toothman 1911 -
.................. 4 John William Toothman 1914 -
.................. 4 Robert Lee Toothman 1918 -
........... 3 Sparrell Relmer Oliver 1876 - 1949
............... +Bettie Ann Pope 1884 - 1969
.................. 4 Myrtle L. Oliver 1902 -
...................... +James T. Wingo
.................. 4 Mollie E. Oliver 1905 - 1980
...................... +Willie B. Ragsdale 1903 - 1960
.................. 4 Thelma Oliver 1916 -
........... 3 William Guy Oliver 1878 - 1957
............... +Mollie A. Ballentine 1880 - 1971
.................. 4 Madie Oliver 1903 - 1983
...................... +Joe Carl Becton 1894 - 1969
.................. 4 Lacey A. Oliver
...................... +Mary E. Thorne 1900 - 1933
.................. *2nd Wife of Lacey A. Oliver:
...................... +Pearl Cunningham
........... 3 Ada Oliver 1881 -
........... 3 Horace H. Oliver 1884 -
............... +Lurlie B.
.................. 4 Hollis T. Oliver 1919 -
........... 3 Nina Pearl Oliver 1889 - 1972
............... +Horace Groves 1892 - 1963
.................. 4 Velma M. Groves 1915 -
.................. 4 Paul Groves 1917 -
.................. 4 Pauline Groves 1917 -
........... 3 Rhuie Belle Oliver 1891 - 1949
............... +Shellie R. Oliver 1895 -
.................. 4 Russell B. Oliver 1917 - 1918
.................. 4 Bernice E. Oliver 1919 -
...................... +Ernest Arwood
........... 3 John D. Oliver 1891 - 1960
............... +Nola Brown 1892 - 1914
.................. 4 Willie D. Oliver 1912 -
...................... +John Thornton
........... *2nd Wife of John D. Oliver:
............... +Ruby Litton 1895 - 1974
.................. 4 Lyla B. Oliver 1917 -
...................... +Everett H. Kelly 1908 - 1980
.... 2 Alvin James Oliver 1848 - 1886
........ +Tennessee Bolton 1852 -
........... 3 Stephen M. Oliver 1869 -
............... +Mary 1871 -
.................. 4 Alvin Oliver 1889 - 1923
.................. 4 Leonard Oliver 1896 -
........... 3 Eddie Oliver 1872 -
........... 3 Alfred Oliver 1876 -
.... 2 Julia Ann Oliver 1851 - 1895
........ +Miles Turner Hutcherson 1847 - 1920
........... 3 Richard Alfred Hutcherson 1873 -
........... 3 John Pinkney Hutcherson 1874 -
........... 3 Demmie Hutcherson 1876 -
........... 3 Samuel Carl Hutcherson 1878 -
........... 3 Mamie Helen Hutcherson 1880 -
........... 3 Ellen Amanda Hutcherson 1882 -
........... 3 Albert Turner Hutcherson 1887 -
........... 3 Lora Ann Hutcherson 1888 -
........... 3 Infant Son Hutcherson 1890 -
........... 3 Irene Agnes Hutcherson 1891 -
........... 3 Roy Hutcherson 1893 - 1893
........... 3 Julia Jesse Hutcherson 1895 -