Oliver was born on July 20th, 1920. Oliver's father was William Jordan and his mother was Catherine Broderick. His paternal grandparents were Anthony Jordan and Mary; his maternal grandparents are <Unknown> and <Unknown>. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Willie, Benny, Tony, Marie, Kitty, Lilly, Breege and Evelyn. He died at the age of 80 on April 10th, 2001.