Oliver Hardy wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 and was a recruiting officer for Company K, 16th Georgia Regiment. The elder Oliver Hardy assisted his father in running the vestiges of the family cotton plantation following the Civil War. He then bought a share in a retail business and was elected full-time Tax Collector for Columbia County, Georgia. Hardy's mother Emily Norvell was the daughter of Thomas Benjamin Norvell and Mary Freeman, descended from Captain Hugh Norvell of Williamsburg, Virginia who arrived in Virginia before 1635. The elder Hardy and Norvell married March 12, 1890; it was her
Oliver Davis (actor) tired of having to work around his "Rodney" schedule. Davis was replaced by Dominic Janes. Oliver Davis (actor) Oliver James Davis (born May 24, 1993) is a former American child actor. He is perhaps best known for originating the role of Alex, the son of Nurse Samantha Taggart, on "ER". More recently, Davis portrayed the older son on "Rodney". Davis, born in Los Angeles, California, has also appeared in commercials for the Sylvan Learning Center. He lives with his parents and his older sister Morgan who is also an actress. A "TV Guide" column published online on January 20, 2006