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JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley 1893–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1893

Birth Location: Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 8 February 1977

Death Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Ruthy *

Spouse(s): Mary Spencer

Children(s): Alice Oakley, Alice Oakley, Willis Oakley, Thelma Oakley, Thomas Oakley, Mary Oakley, Maggie Oakley, Ruby Moore, Hilda Breeden, Delma Oakley, Wynona Oakley, Frances Matlock

The story of JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley began in 1893 in Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1950, JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley resided in Humphreys, Tennessee, USA. JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley married Mary Ellen Spencer, and had children including Alice Earlene Oakley, Delma Lewis Oakley, Frances Allene Oakley Flowers Matlock, Hilda Lois Oakley Breeden, Maggie Mae Oakley, Mary Kathryn Oakley, Ruby Ann Oakley Moore, Thelma Lorene Oakley, Thomas Wesley Oakley, Willis Robert Oakley, Wynona Jean Oakley. JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley passed away in 1977 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley began in 1893 in Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1950, JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley resided in Humphreys, Tennessee, USA.
  • JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley married Mary Ellen Spencer, and had children including Alice Earlene Oakley, Delma Lewis Oakley, Frances Allene Oakley Flowers Matlock, Hilda Lois Oakley Breeden, Maggie Mae Oakley, Mary Kathryn Oakley, Ruby Ann Oakley Moore, Thelma Lorene Oakley, Thomas Wesley Oakley, Willis Robert Oakley, Wynona Jean Oakley.
  • JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley passed away in 1977 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOHN Oakley's Ancestors

Self
JOHN Oakley
1893–1977
Birth Place: Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Franklin Oakley Jr.
1866–1941
Perry, Tennessee, United States
Ruthy (Ann Thomas) *
1871–1942
Lobelville, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin Oakley Sr.) *
1846–1925
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
NANCY (ELLEN) Patton
1842–1889
, Perry, Tennessee, USA
John (Mckelvey) Thomas
1839–1921
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Louisa (Elizabeth "Bettie") Lewis
1853–1947
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Oakley
1811–1850
NANCY Oakley
1814–1850
JOHN 🧡
1817–1880
Zachariah Thomas
1795–1860
Elizabeth Etheridge
1824–1880
John II
1824–1878
Ruth 🌳
1828–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Oakley
1794–
Parthenia Parker
1794–1881
John Lewis
1779–1850
Elizabeth McClaran
1773–1850

JOHN Oakley's Descendants

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JOHN (WESLEY CLEVELAN) Oakley (17 April 1893–8 February 1977) m. Mary (Ellen) Spencer (19 Dec 1895–16 Sept. 1975)
  1. 1. Alice (Earlene) Oakley 1914–2004 m. William (Garland) O'Guin 1908–1984
    1. 1. Judy (Oguin) Sujdak 1945–2021 m. James (Bernard) Neely 1939–2003 m. William (Garland) O'Guin 1908–1984 m. James (Bernard) Neely 1940–2003
      1. 1. Anne Oguin 1937–2011
      2. 2. Betty (Joelene) O'Guin 1931–2007
      3. 3. Charles (William) O'Guin 1935–1997
    2. 2. Betty (Jolene) O'Guin 1931–2007 m. Alex (Keith) Kephart 1930–1996
    3. 3. John (Paul) OGuin 1941–1952
    4. 4. Shirley (Ann) O'Guin 1937–2011
    5. 5. Delores (Marie) O'Guin 1933–1933
    6. 6. Charles (William) O'Guin 1935–1997
    7. 7. Barbara (Sue) O'Guin 1946–2011
    8. 8. Alice (Earlene) O'Guin 1933–1933
  2. 2. Alice (Earlene) Oakley 1914–2004
  3. 3. Willis (Robert) Oakley 1912–1993
  4. 4. Thelma (Lorene) Oakley 1917–2000
  5. 5. Thomas (Wesley) Oakley 1920–2000
  6. 6. Mary (Kathryn) Oakley 1923–2019
  7. 7. Maggie (Mae) Oakley 1925–1981
  8. 8. Ruby (Ann Oakley) Moore 1932–1951
  9. 9. Hilda (Lois Oakley) Breeden 1935–1992
  10. 10. Delma (Lewis) Oakley 1930–2010
  11. 11. Wynona (Jean) Oakley 1936–2012
  12. 12. Frances (Allene Oakley Flowers) Matlock 1927–2014

JOHN Oakley's Timeline

3 Records

1893
17 April 1893
Birth of JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley in Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 57
JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley resided here in Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
1977
8 February 1977
Age 84
Death of JOHN WESLEY CLEVELAN Oakley in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1893
    Event Place: Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Humphreys, Tennessee; Roll: 3004; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 43-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Humphreys, Tennessee; Roll: 3004; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 43-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1977
    Event Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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