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William Oliver was born in 1693, and died at age 57 years old in 1750 in Maryland United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Oliver.
Leonard Oliver was born in 1725, and died at age 80 years old in 1805. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leonard Oliver.
Levin Oliver was born in 1745 in Maryland United States, and died at age 84 years old on May 26, 1830 in Lyon County, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Levin Oliver.
Hezekiah Oliver was born in 1749 in Maryland United States, and died at age 57 years old in 1806. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hezekiah Oliver.
Elizabeth M. Osborn (Adair) Oliver was born in 1754, and died at age 74 years old in 1828. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth M. Osborn (Adair) Oliver.
Nathan Oliver was born on August 6, 1775 in Maryland United States, and died at age 85 years old on February 3, 1861 in Lamasco, Lyon County, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nathan Oliver.
Hannah (Gray) Oliver was born in 1780 in Essex County, New Jersey United States, and died at age 45 years old in 1825 in Caldwell County, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hannah (Gray) Oliver.
Richard Oliver of England United Kingdom was born circa 1780 in Lincolnshire County. He was married to Rebecca (Thompson) Oliver, and had a child Rebecca (Oliver) Harrison. Richard Oliver died at age 70 years old circa 1850.
Walter Oliver was born in 1781 in Maryland United States to Hezekiah Oliver. He married Mary Cox (Winn) Oliver on December 22, 1802 in Fauquier County,, Virginia U.S.A, and they were married until Walter's death on January 10, 1853 in Trigg County, KY. Walter Oliver had a child Nathan O. Oliver. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Oliver.
Mary Cox (Winn) Oliver was born in 1781 in Maryland United States. She was married to Walter Oliver on December 22, 1802 in Fauquier County,, Virginia U.S.A, and they were together until Walter's death on January 10, 1853 in Trigg County, KY. She had a child Nathan O. Oliver. Mary Oliver died at age 71 years old on October 2, 1853 in Trigg County, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Cox (Winn) Oliver.
Rebecca (Thompson) Oliver of England United Kingdom was born circa 1785. She was married to Richard Oliver, and had a child Rebecca (Oliver) Harrison. Rebecca Oliver died at age 70 years old circa 1855.
Susan Oliver of Australia was born in 1788 to Eaton William Oliver and Elizabeth Bird Oliver. Susan Oliver died at age 92 years old in 1880.

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Lillian Eilleen May (Graham) Oliver of Chelsea, City of Kingston County, VIC 3196, Australia was born on June 18, 1909 in Mathinna, TAS 7214, Australia to Mary Sinclair (Lang) Graham and David Greer Graham. Lillian Oliver died at age 51 years old on June 10, 1961 in Chelsea, City of Kingston County, VIC 3196, Australia.
Sarah (Oliver) Dawkin of Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1842 in Sydney, NSW, and died at age 77 years old in 1919 in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Marisa L Oliver of Hood County, TX was born circa May 26, 1960 at Dallas Methodist Hospital, in Dallas, Dallas County to Harold S Melane and Shirley (Wiley) Melane. Marisa Oliver married Curtis W. Oliver on August 18, 2001 in 111 County, TX and they separated on April 4, 2005 in Hood County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marisa L. (Melane) Oliver.
Claude Pintard Oliver Jr of Great Falls, Fairfax County, VA was born on June 22, 1928 in Filer, Twin Falls County, Idaho United States, and died at age 75 years old on April 16, 2004. Claude Oliver was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section 6 Site 22 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va.
[NAME/SUMMARY] Sayers, Audrey Hannah (born Oliver, 30 Jun 1918 ~ 22 Jul 2008), NickName=Jane [BIRTH: 30 Jun 1918, BENALLA Vic] {🞺} AUDREY HANNAH (JANE); 30.6.1918 ~ 22.7.2008 @Epitaph {🞺} 30 June 1918 @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC [B]DM # 16712/1918; BORN: 1918 (BENALLA); NAME: Audrey Hannah [OLIVER]; FATHER: Jas Aubrey [OLIVER]; MOTHER: Myrtle [OLIVER] (born FARLEY) [MARRIAGE: 1938, Vic] {🞺} SAYERS, EDWARD REGINALD (TOM); 14.1.1913 ~ 13.2.2001 @Epitaph         ⚱ - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} wife of Tom (dec.) @DeathNotice {🞺} VIC BD[M] # 5125/1938; MARRIAGE: 1938; OF: Audrey Hannah [OLIVER]; SPOUSE: Edw Reginald [SAYERS] {🞺} Redingote of Lace.         A gown of delicate leaf-patterned lace was chosen by Miss Audrey Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oliver, Wood-street, Preston, to wear for her wedding to Mr. Edward Reginald Sayers, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sayers, Blanche-street, Preston, at Holy Trinity Church, Thornbury, on Saturday. Rev. W. H. Chamberlain performed the ceremony, and the bride's sisters, Misses Edna and Margaret Oliver, attended her.         The wedding frock was made in redingote style, caught with loops and buttons at the bodice where it finished at the neck with twin points, and the skirt opening to reveal a sun-ray pleated georgette slip. A little flared basque finished the frock, and the veil of tulle that was caught to her head with sequin-sprinkled white georgette bow fell along her train. Her bouquet was of azaleas and sweet peas.         Her sisters wore Victorian gowns of daffodil georgette with the draped bodices trimmed with tiny lavender velvet bows, and worn off the shoulders. The skirts were sun-ray pleated. Tulle veils fell from their tiny hats to their waists, and they carried posies of lavender irises with trails of sweet peas.         Mr. J. Mutimer was the best man, and the bridegroom's brother, Mr. Robert Sayers, the groomsman.         Newspaper: The Age (Melbourne, Vic.); Mon 27 Jun 1938; Page 3; ATTRACTIVE WEDDING RETINUES         📰 - 'trove.nla.gov.au' [DEATH: 22 Jul 2008, Vic] {🞺} SAYERS, AUDREY HANNAH (JANE); 30.6.1918 ~ 22.7.2008 @Epitaph {🞺} 22 July 2008 @BurialInfo {🞺} SAYERS (nee Oliver), Audrey Hannah (June 30, 1918 ~ July 22, 2008); Passed away peacefully; PUBLICATION: Herald Sun (Melbourne) @DeathNotice {🞺} Death: July 22 2008; Vic @MyHeritage [DEATH NOTICE] {🞺} SAYERS (nee Oliver), Audrey Hannah (June 30, 1918 ~ July 22, 2008)         Passed away peacefully         Beloved wife of Tom (dec.). Loving mother of Malcolm, Rodney (dec.), Garry and Jeff and their families. In God's Care         Herald Sun Date Listed: 23/7/2008         📰 - 'mytributes.com.au'         📰 - 'www.legacy.com' {🞺} SURNAME: SAYERS; GIVEN NAMES: Audrey Hannah; NOTICE TYPE: Death notice; DATE: 22JUL2008; EVENT: Death; AGE: 90; PUBLICATION: Herald Sun (Melbourne); PUBLISHED: 23JUL2008; AT: RyersonIndex.net [CHILDREN] {🞺} PARENTS OF MALCOLM, RODNEY, GARRY & JEFFREY; GRANDPARENTS & GREAT GRANDPARENTS @Epitaph {🞺} mother of Malcolm, Rodney (dec.), Garry and Jeff and their families. @DeathNotice {🞺} @MyHeritage (son):         [❀] Rodney Graham Sayers (Feb 20 1943; Vic ~ May 26 2000; Vic) [SIBLINGS] {🞺} @MyHeritage (siblings):         [❀] Edna Myrtle Lawrence (born Oliver, 1916; Frankston, Vic ~ Jan 18 1997; Preston, Vic)         [❀] Margaret Vivienne Spooner (born Oliver, Jan 12 1920; Melbourne, Vic ~ Aug 21 1989; Melbourne, Vic) [PARENTS] {🞺} @BdmRegistry:         [❀] FATHER: OLIVER, Jas Aubrey         [❀] MOTHER: OLIVER, Myrtle (born FARLEY) {🞺} @MyHeritage (parents, married 1915; Vic):         [❀] James Aubrey Oliver (1892; Armadale, Vic ~ Nov 1962; Preston, Vic)                 (✤) VIC [B]DM # 9572/1892; BORN: 1892 (ARDALE); NAME: Jas Aubrey [OLIVER]; FATHER: Enos Inwood [OLIVER?]; MOTHER: Hannah [OLIVER?] (born FLYNN)                 (✤) VIC B[D]M # 23625/1962; DIED: 1962 (Preston); AGED: 70 years; NAME: James Aubrey [OLIVER]; BORN: circa 1892 AT: Frankston; FATHER: Enos Inwood [OLIVER]; MOTHER: Hannah [{missing}] (born FLYNN)                         -✪- NAME: JAMES AUBREY OLIVER; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Fawkner Memorial Park @gmct.org.au; SERVICE: 19 November 1962; PLOT: Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall F, Niche 121                                 {🞺} James Aubrey Oliver; BIRTH; unknown; DEATH; 19 Nov 1962; BURIAL; Fawkner Memorial Park; Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia; PLOT; Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall F, Niche 121                                         ⚱ - 'findagrave.com'         [❀] Myrtle Oliver (born Farley, July 8 1898; Beechworth, Vic ~ Jan 18 1987; Greensborough, Vic)                 (✤) VIC [B]DM # 16141/1898; BORN: 1898 (BEECHWORTH); NAME: Myrtle [FARLEY]; FATHER: {missing} [FARLEY?]; MOTHER: Minnie Louisa [FARLEY?] (born FARLEY)                 (✤) VIC B[D]M # 2169/1987; DIED: 1987 (Greensborough); AGED: 88 years; NAME: Myrtle [OLIVER]; BORN: circa 1899 AT: Beechworth; FATHER: Unknown [UNKNOWN]; MOTHER: Minnie Louisa [{missing}] (born MEYER)                         -✪- NAME: MYRTLE OLIVER; DIED: 18 January 1987; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Fawkner Memorial Park @gmct.org.au; SERVICE: 20 January 1987; PLOT: Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall F, Niche 122                                 {🞺} Myrtle Farley Oliver; BIRTH; 1898; Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Victoria, Australia; DEATH; 18 Jan 1987 (aged 88–89); Greensborough, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia; BURIAL; Fawkner Memorial Park; Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia; PLOT; Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 5, Wall F, Niche 122                                         ⚱ - 'findagrave.com'                 (✤) HER PARENTS @MyHeritage (parents):                         -✪- Henry Charles Meyer (1878 ~ 1958)                         -✪- Minnie Louisa Meyer (born Farley, 1881 ~ 1956)         [❀] MARRIAGE:                 (✤) VIC BD[M] # 9694/1915; MARRIAGE: 1915; OF: Jas Aubrey [OLIVER]; SPOUSE: Myrtle [FARLEY] [BURIAL/CREMATION] {🞺} At 'Bunurong Memorial Park':         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com'         [❀] SEARCH CEMETERY RECORDS:                 (✤) ⚱ - 'smct.org.au'                         -✪- NAME: Audrey Hannah Sayers; BORN: 30 June 1918; DIED: 22 July 2008; RELIGION: Baptist; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Bunurong Memorial Park @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 28 July 2008; PLOT: Genesis Gardens, Garden Area 52, Bed 110, Position 012 {🞺} MORE BURIAL INFO:         [❀] BILLION GRAVES:                 ⚱ - 'billiongraves.com'         [❀] FIND-A-GRAVE MEMORIALS, SAME CEMETERY:                 (✤) Same LOCATION/PLOT (edit URL for 'near', plot search field works for shorter ones):                         ⚱ - 'findagrave.com'                 (✤) Same SURNAME:                         ⚱ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} 🧬💰 - 'www.myheritage.com' {🞺} 🧬💰 - 'www.myheritage.com' {🞺} 🧬Audrey Hannah Oliver (@AncientFaces) {🞺} 🧬💰 - 'www.ancestry.com.au' [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2023-12-31.1451 - for BIOGRAPHY (ANCIENT FACES)] This information should help you find your relatives. [EPITAPH/INSCRIPTION] IN LOVING MEMORY OF         [SAYERS]         EDWARD REGINALD (TOM)         14.1.1913 ~ 13.2.2001         AUDREY HANNAH (JANE)         30.6.1918 ~ 22.7.2008 LOVED PARENTS OF MALCOLM, RODNEY, GARRY & JEFFREY LOVED GRANDPARENTS & GREAT GRANDPARENTS ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS [52-110*12] --- SEE GRAVESTONE, MORE BURIAL INFO ETC @ - 'findagrave.com'
John Sylvester Oliver of Mordialloc, City of Kingston County, VIC Australia was born in 1879 in Lucknow, East Gippsland Shire County, and died at age 61 years old in 1940 in Mordialloc, City of Kingston County.
Kathleen Emma Rose (Ray) Oliver of Parkdale, City of Kingston County, VIC Australia was born in 1879 in Richmond, City of Yarra County, and died at age 70 years old in 1949 in Parkdale, City of Kingston County.
Rebecca (Thompson) Oliver of England United Kingdom was born circa 1785. She was married to Richard Oliver, and had a child Rebecca (Oliver) Harrison. Rebecca Oliver died at age 70 years old circa 1855.
Richard Oliver of England United Kingdom was born circa 1780 in Lincolnshire County. He was married to Rebecca (Thompson) Oliver, and had a child Rebecca (Oliver) Harrison. Richard Oliver died at age 70 years old circa 1850.
Rebecca (Oliver) Harrison of South Yarra, VIC Australia was born on December 31, 1810 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire County, England United Kingdom to Richard Oliver and Rebecca (Thompson) Oliver. She married Jonathan Baxter Harrison, and had children George Oliver Harrison and Rebecca Oliver (Harrison) Bennett. Rebecca Harrison died at age 69 years old on December 17, 1880 in South Yarra, VIC Australia.
Mary Sears-Oliver
Mary Eugenia (Sears) Oliver of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia United States was born on February 18, 1955 in Whiteville, Columbus County, NC to Eugene F Sears and Leota (Hutchinson) Sears. She had siblings Patrick Henry Sears and Margaret Ann Stewart. Mary Oliver died at age 57 years old on November 8, 2012 in Savannah, Chatham County, GA.
Isabella Margaret (Humphris) Oliver of South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia was born in 1869 in Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire County to Isabella Darling (Burns) Humphris and Henry Humphries. She had siblings Henry James Humphris, Alfred Burns Humphris, Alice Margaret Humphris, John Edwin Humphries, Elizabeth Ann Humphris, and William Charles Humphris. Isabella Oliver died at age 53 years old on September 29, 1923 in South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County.
Albert Oliver of Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri was born on December 5, 1909, and died at age 65 years old in September 1975.
Sarah Jane (Oliver) Scriven of Mitcham, Whitehorse City County, VIC Australia was born on October 4, 1874 in Echuca, Campaspe Shire County, and died at age 94 years old on February 15, 1969 in Mitcham, Whitehorse City County.
Rose (Oliver) Scriven of Echuca, Campaspe Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1877 in Echuca. She was married to Lewis James Scrivens in 1904, and had children Amy Charlotte Scriven, Thomas Oliver Scriven, Reta Jane Scriven, Doris Mary Scriven, Annie Ellen Scriven, and Lewis Daniel Scriven. Rose Scriven died at age 76 years old on August 19, 1954 in Echuca.
Lorna Mavis (Lord) Oliver of NSW Australia was born in 1909 in Mitta Mitta, VIC to Emily Sophia (Larsen) Lord and Alfred Henry Lord. She had a sister Eva Myrtle Lord. Lorna Oliver died at age 69 years old in 1978 in NSW.
Walter James Oliver of Horsham, Horsham Rural City County, VIC Australia was born in 1884 in Neuarpurr, West Wimmera Shire County, and died at age 65 years old on August 2, 1950 in Horsham, Horsham Rural City County.
May Mary (Buffham) Oliver of Gymbowen, West Wimmera Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1889 in Gymbowen. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember May Mary Buffham.
Floyd L Oliver of Rosalia, Whitman County, Washington was born on September 22, 1922, and died at age 62 years old in January 1985.
Floyd E Oliver of United States was born circa 1922. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Floyd E Oliver.

Popular Oliver Biographies

Lloyd R Oliver
Lloyd R Oliver, father to 2 children, was born on February 12, 1931 in Dyer, Tennessee. He was born to Lloyd Eugene Oliver and Dallas Steele Oliver, with siblings Louie and John. He married Lenora Gertrude Woods Oliver, and they gave birth to Joseph Lynn Oliver. Lloyd died on April 5, 2005 at Gibson General Hospital, Trenton, Tennessee at 74 years of age.
Mary Elisabeth  (Manley) Oliver
Mary Elisabeth (Manley) Oliver was born in 1860. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elisabeth (Manley) Oliver.
Sherece S. (Stubbs) Oliver
Sherece S Oliver of TX was born on September 26, 1983 in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York United States, and died at age 38 years old on October 22, 2021 in Houston, Texas County. Sherece Oliver was buried on October 30, 2021 at Grimes Funeral Home Inc 3900 Holmes Rd, in Houston, Harris County, TX.
Richard Lloyd Oliver
Richard Lloyd Oliver of Madison County, Tennessee United States was born on May 25, 1954 at St. Mary's in Humboldt, Gibson County to Lloyd R Oliver and Lenora Gertrude Woods Oliver. He had a brother Joseph Lynn Oliver. Richard was baptized circa August 16, 1961 at First Baptist High St. 38382, in Trenton. He married Pamela Jo Bridges Oiver, and had children John Scott Oliver, Jason Lloyd Oliver, and Julia Candice Oliver. Richard Oliver died at age 67 years old on December 6, 2021 in Medina.
Nathan O. "Bud" Oliver
Nathan O. Oliver was born in November 1844, and died at age 75 years old on August 6, 1920. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nathan O. "Bud" Oliver.
John Oliver of 25022 Vandyke Rd, in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama United States was born to Lloyd Eugene Oliver and Dallas Steele Oliver, and has siblings Lloyd R Oliver and Louie Oliver. He married Sharon Lee (Vandyke) Oliver in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, and they were married until Sharon's death on December 16, 2006. John Oliver has children John Allen Oliver Jr, Donna Lee (Oliver) Bryant, Cheryl (Oliver) Carrasco, and Tina Van (Oliver) Breeding. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Oliver.
Henry Melvin Oliver
Henry Melvin Oliver was born on October 27, 1879 in Lyon County, Kentucky United States to Moses Henry Oliver and Nancy Elizabeth (Oliver) Oliver. Henry's partner was Lucinda Lenore (Oliver) Oliver, and they had children Allen Oliver, Otho Oliver, Nellie Adel (Oliver) Duckworth, Alice Evelyn (Oliver) Poole, and Eurie C Oliver. Henry's partner was Lucinda Lenore (Oliver) Oliver, and they had children Allen Oliver, Otho Oliver, Nellie Adel (Oliver) Duckworth, Alice Evelyn (Oliver) Poole, Eurie C Oliver, and Wallace Oliver Byard. He also married Martha Ellen (Morgan) Oliver, and they were married until Henry's death on August 24, 1966. They had children Charles Oliver, Mary Edna Oliver, J. P. Oliver, and Melvin Oliver. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Melvin Oliver.
Hezekiah Oliver
Hezekiah Oliver was born on September 9, 1817, and died at age 47 years old on February 19, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hezekiah Oliver.
Nellie Adel (Oliver) Duckworth
Nellie Adel (Oliver) Duckworth of Greenville, Hunt County, Texas United States was born on February 3, 1907 in Eddyville, Kentucky to Henry Melvin Oliver and Lucinda Lenore (Oliver) Oliver. She had siblings Eurie C Oliver, Alice Evelyn (Oliver) Poole, Otho Oliver, Allen Oliver, and Wallace Oliver Byard. Nellie Duckworth died at age 99 years old on February 24, 2006 in Greenville, TX, and was buried on February 27, 2006 at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Wolfe City.
Thomas Jefferson Oliver
Thomas Jefferson Oliver was born in October 1852. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jefferson Oliver.
Clotilda (LaColla) Oliver was born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts United States, and died in Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clotilda (LaColla) Oliver.
Leonard Oliver was born in 1725, and died at age 80 years old in 1805. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leonard Oliver.
Irvin Oliver
Irvin Oliver was born on May 17, 1847. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Irvin Oliver.
Ann (Oliver) Dingman
Ann (Oliver) Dingman was born in 1804, and died at age 72 years old on September 21, 1877. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ann (Oliver) Dingman.
Gerald H Oliver of - 115 LCR 465, in Mexia, Limestone, County, Texas USA was born on March 28, 1944 in Teague, Freestone County to Randolph Oliver and Leona Mollie Heggins Oliver. Gerald was baptized at Heggins Chapel in Jewett, Leon County. Gerald Oliver died at age 49 years old on July 19, 1993 in Mexia, Limestone County, and was buried on July 24, 1993.
Amanda Melvina (Palmer) Oliver
Amanda Melvina (Palmer) Oliver was born on April 30, 1849 in Mt. Vernon, Texas United States of America, and died in Portland, OR. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amanda Melvina (Palmer) Oliver.
Susan Oliver
Susan Oliver Biography Born February 13, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA Died May 10, 1990 in Woodland Hills, California, USA (lung cancer) Birth Name Charlotte Gercke Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (1) A fascinating aura of mystery seemed to surround the characters portrayed by blue-eyed blonde actress Susan Oliver, whose trademark high cheekbones, rosebud lips and heart-shaped face kept audiences intrigued for nearly three decades. She left a fine legacy of work in theater, motion pictures and television. Born Charlotte Gercke on February 13, 1932 (some sources incorrectly list years as early as 1929 or late as 1937), in New York City, she was the daughter of well-to-do George Gercke, a political reporter and journalist for the New York World, and his astrology practitioner wife, Ruth Oliver (aka Ruth Hale Oliver), both of whom divorced while Susan was still quite young (age 3). As a privileged adolescent, she went to various public and boarding schools. As a teenager, she lived with her father and traveled with him overseas to Japan, where he maintained a news post. While there (1948-49), she studied at the Tokyo International College and developed an interest in Japan's deep obsession with the American popular culture. Much later in her career (1977), in fact, Susan would write and direct Cowboysan (1978), a short film which told of Japanese actors performing in an American western. In the spring of 1949, Susan briefly rejoined her mother, who was now remarried, residing in Los Angeles, and gaining a solid reputation as Hollywood's astrologer to the stars. However, by that fall, Susan was back East, studying drama at Pennsylvania's Swarthmore College (for four years). She then continued her training at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse, while finding stage work in both summer stock and regional theaters. Commercials and daytime/prime-time television work started coming Susan's way and, by that time, she had already changed her stage moniker to the more flowing name of Susan Oliver. The year 1957 began with a debut ingénue role as a Revolutionary War-era daughter in the Broadway comedy "Small War on Murray Hill", which opened and closed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater after only nine days. A far more potent and substantial role fell her way in October of that same year, when she replaced British actress Mary Ure as Allison Porter in the superior kitchen sink drama "Look Back in Anger". Susan continued to find extensive dramatic work in live East coast television plays, with roles on The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956), The United States Steel Hour (1953), Studio 57 (1954) and Matinee Theatre (1955). At this juncture, she decided to migrate back to Los Angeles for more on-camera opportunities and attained guest roles on such popular prime-time series as Wagon Train (1957), Father Knows Best (1954), The Millionaire (1955) and The Lineup (1954). Susan made her cinematic debut as the tough yet doomed title role in Warner Bros.' low-budget melodrama The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957). The film was shot in black and white, so it didn't matter that Susan's eyes were blue. Topbilled, she played the rebellious delinquent leader at a girls' reformatory and lent class to the rather exploitative material, which was written by blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. Two years later, Susan returned to the big screen as another tough cookie in the better-received biopic The Gene Krupa Story (1959), as a jazz singer who lures the renowned drummer (played by Sal Mineo) down the road to drugs and near ruin. A brief return to the Broadway stage, with the comedy "Patate" starring Tom Ewell and Lee Bowman, would last only four days but Susan earned great notices and won New York's Theatre World Award World for her outstanding breakout performance. On early 1960s television, Susan continued to offer a number of striking and often showy, neurotic performances on episodes of Bonanza (1959), Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), Wagon Train (1957), The Virginian (1962), Adventures in Paradise (1959), Route 66 (1960), Dr. Kildare (1961) and The Fugitive (1963). Filmwise, she found a few lead and support roles in the Elizabeth Taylor-starred BUtterfield 8 (1960); as a psychiatric nurse in the all-star hospital melodrama The Caretakers (1963); in the tailored-for-the-teens romp, Looking for Love (1964), as a friend to Connie Francis; and in the hilarious Jerry Lewis slapstick vehicle The Disorderly Orderly (1964), in which she added rather heavy drama as a depressed hospital patient. During this time, her most challenging role was as the ambitious wife of doomed country music legend Hank Williams (George Hamilton, in offbeat casting) in Your Cheatin' Heart (1964). Susan's name remained active particularly on television, where she graced such series as The Andy Griffith Show (1960), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963), Burke's Law (1963), Dr. Kildare (1961), Ben Casey (1961), Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), My Three Sons (1960), The Invaders (1967) and Mannix (1967). Classic television showcases includes the episode, The Twilight Zone: People Are Alike All Over (1960), in which she plays the beautiful martian Teenya, who encounters astronaut Roddy McDowall, and the unsold pilot episode Star Trek: The Original Series: The Cage (1986), as Vina, the sole survivor of a crashed spaceship who charms Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter, the captain subsequently replaced by William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, when the show became a series). Footage from that pilot was later incorporated into the two-part episode "The Menagerie". In 1966, Susan made bittersweet news, when her regular role as Ann Howard in the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1964), was pushed off a cliff to her death. Written out after only five months of a year-long planned role, audiences (as well as Susan) were saddened by the loss of a character they had grown to care about. Subsequently, Susan starred in her own pilot for a new series, "Apartment in Rome", but that didn't sell. Unfortunately, Susan's late 1960s work in a variety of film genres and opposite a number of formidable leading men were ultimately too few and did not help to advance her career. These included the LSD-induced drama The Love-Ins (1967) with Richard Todd and James MacArthur; the western A Man Called Gannon (1968) starring Anthony Franciosa; and the sci-fiers Change of Mind (1969) with Raymond St. Jacques and The Monitors (1969) with Guy Stockwell. The 1970s also hardly fared better with standard roles in Ginger in the Morning (1974) (donning a black wig), the Spanish-made drama Nido de viudas (1977), and Hardly Working (1980), in which she reunited with Jerry Lewis in what was supposed to be his comeback attempt. That film was ultimately shelved, before earning scant release a couple of years later. Susan appeared as a regular for one season (1975-76) on Days of Our Lives (1965) and received a "Supporting Actress" Emmy nomination for the made-for-TV movie Amelia Earhart (1976), playing aviatrix Neta "Snookie" Snook, friend and mentor to the title character, played by Emmy-nominated Susan Clark. The role of "Snookie" was tailor-made for Susan, who, by this time, had merited attention as a licensed commercial pilot. Susan's passion for flying had been compromised a decade earlier after a dramatic 1966 commercial plane scare. The near-death experience kept the actress on solid ground for well over a year, before she managed to overcome her paralyzing fear. In 1970, fully recovered, she co-piloted a single-engine Piper Comanche to victory in the Powder Puff Derby racing event, a victory that earned her the name, "Pilot of the Year". [Amelia Mary Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean]. However, in her attempt to fly to Moscow, the Soviet government denied her entrance to their air space and she was forced to end her journey in Denmark. Susan would later write about her flying exploits in her autobiography "Odyssey: A Daring Transatlantic Journey" (1983). Susan's last years were focused on the small screen, with roles in the made-for-TV movies Tomorrow's Child (1982) and International Airport (1985), and standard guest-starring on The Love Boat (1977), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Simon & Simon (1981) and Freddy's Nightmares (1988). She also moved behind the camera a few times, directing episodes of M*A*S*H (1972) and Trapper John, M.D. (1979). A longtime smoker, the never-married Susan was diagnosed with lung cancer and died with quiet dignity at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California at age 58 -- an untimely death for such a beautiful lady and strong talent. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [contact link] Trade Mark (4)Susan Oliver (born Charlotte Gercke, February 13, 1932 – May 10, 1990) was an American actress, television director, and aviator.
Joseph Lynn Oliver was born on August 16, 1961 at Dyersburg General in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee United States to Lloyd R Oliver and Lenora Gertrude Woods Oliver, and has a brother Richard Lloyd Oliver. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Lynn Oliver.
Julia Candice Oliver was born to Richard Lloyd Oliver and Pamela Jo Bridges Oiver, and has siblings John Scott Oliver and Jason Lloyd Oliver. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Julia Candice Oliver.
Eleven Leaven Oliver was buried at Oliver Cemetery in Lyon County, Kentucky U.S.A. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eleven Leaven Oliver.

Oliver Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Oliver family member is 70.0 years old according to our database of 43,213 people with the last name Oliver that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

70.0 years

Oldest Olivers

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Jeanie Oliver of Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA was born on August 17, 1880, and died at age 111 years old on March 1, 1992.
111 years
Estella C Oliver of Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, FL was born on June 20, 1893, and died at age 110 years old on June 1, 2004.
110 years
Lulu M Oliver of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on October 18, 1886, and died at age 109 years old on March 14, 1996.
109 years
Ruth L Oliver of Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA was born on September 17, 1898, and died at age 110 years old on November 6, 2008.
110 years
Florence H Oliver of Mystic, New London County, CT was born on August 10, 1886, and died at age 107 years old on May 15, 1994.
107 years
Jessie E Oliver of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on April 6, 1891, and died at age 107 years old on March 15, 1999.
107 years
Louis Oliver of California was born on August 15, 1855, and died at age 107 years old in September 1962.
107 years
Emma A Oliver of Fresno, Fresno County, California was born on May 1, 1904, and died at age 106 years old on February 6, 2011.
106 years
Violet E Oliver of Caldwell, Canyon County, ID was born on October 20, 1889, and died at age 106 years old on June 19, 1996.
106 years
Manuel Oliver of Oxford, Sumter County, FL was born on November 24, 1893, and died at age 106 years old on January 22, 2000.
106 years
Ora C Oliver was born on March 24, 1893, and died at age 107 years old on March 24, 2000. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ora C Oliver.
107 years
Barbee D Oliver of Pleasanton, Atascosa County, TX was born on July 24, 1892, and died at age 106 years old on November 1, 1998.
106 years
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My grandmother, Amie Florance Reeves Oliver, was totally blind, having lost her sight in 1948 due to cataracts. To pass the time, she made quilts. Her family would take her to town to buy the material, her telling them what colors she wanted. They then would cut the material into the shapes she wanted, and then put small safety pins in each piece. One pin would represent a particular color, 2 pins another color, 3 pins another, and so on. In her mind she would have the design of the quilt, and then feel the material to see how many pins were on it. Over the years, she made many, many, quilts.
Listed in 1861 Earle Report
Daniel Slade 51 m Fall River 68
Lucretia Slade 41 f Fall River 68
Sarah Slade 35 f Fall River 68
Sarah Slade 46 F Fall River
Lucretia Slade 52 F Fall River ======================
Mercy H. Oliver 38 F widow Dudley Brookfield
Nipmuc Indian Indian Point Cemetery
Indian Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Indian Point is located east of the town of Mahone Bay, and south of Rte 3.
This headstone listing includes the following surnames
as of July 1999:
ACKER, ANDREWS, ARNOLD, BARNES, CUNNINGHAM, CROOKS, EISNOR, ERNST, FELTMATE, GORMAN, HEISLER, HILTZ, HYSON, HUBLEY, KEEPING, LANGILLE, LINDSAY, MATTHEWS, MORLAND, MOSHER, NAUGLER, OLIVER, O'NEILL, PERRY, SMELTZER, SOLOWAN, SWINAMER, TAYLOR, THOMAS, VEINOTTE, VERGE, WALTERS, WENTZELL, WHYNOT, WYNACHT, YOUNG and ZWICKER.
OLIVER Fred W. 1900 - 1993 Father
Helen M. 1906 - 1983 Mother 1871 Census of Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia
Oliver, Nancy, Age 20, Shanty, Illiterate, Single, Potlotek
Oliver, Peter, Age 26, Shanty, Illiterate, Cooper, Married, Potlotek
Here is some of the info that I have gathered...
> Elgin and Julia had the following children:
> Sadie b1873
> Della bDec 1874
> Ide b1877
> Kurtis bMay 1879
> Charles bJune 1882
> Lulu bMay 1886
> Jasper bMay 1892
> Edith bAug 1893
> Madeline bAug 1896
> The 1910 census says Julia had 10 children 8 of whom were living.
> I found your grandparents on the 1920 census. There was a Hattie L.Oliver
Elgin and Julia Flenner Oliver were my mother, SarahBelle Grazier's grandparents.
Their daughter Madline, bAugust 1896 as listed above gave Birth to SarahBelle Oliver Grazier in 1929 in Punxsutawny, PA.). who is my Mother(I am Tanialee Haney Bowman)
My mother SarahBelle Grazier is looking for any of her remaining family.
Mom's mother Madline died when mom was only 14 years old and Moms sister Dorothy Grazier daughter also of Madkine, died the year before at the age of 25 leaving my poor young teen-age mother to cope a lot on her own. A sad sad story. Of course SareBelle had her dad Carl Grazier and her sister Janey and brother Norman Grazier to comfort her but Mom was the baby girl. It tool a hard toll on Mom for the rest of her life.
Aunt Dorothy who died so young left a infant son Norman just a yr. and half old. He was raised by his paternal grandparents. Grandpa Carl was head of the Punxsutawney Drum and Bugle corp and Aunt Dorothy was head majorette. We only have a handfull of photographs. Mom and I would be interested in any storie, photos etc. Thank you, Tanialee Haney Bowman, [contact link]

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