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Robert L. Oakley 1815–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1815

Birth Location: Henry Co., Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 Nov 1893

Death Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Oakley

Mother: Milley Qualls

Spouse(s): Rhoda Finley

Children(s): Thomas Oakley, William Oakley, Permelia Oakley, Alta Oakley, Jane Oakley, James Oakley, Louis Oakley, David Oakley, Nancy Oakley, Belle Oakley

The story of Robert L. Oakley began in 1815 in Henry Co., Virginia, United States. In 1850, Robert L. Oakley resided in District 6, Overton, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Robert L. Oakley resided in District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States. Robert L. Oakley married Rhoda Finley, and had children including Alta Oakley, Belle Oakley, David C Oakley, James Alexander Oakley, Jane Katherine Oakley, Louis Newton Oakley, Nancy Oakley, Permelia Oakley, Thomas Milton Oakley, William J Oakley. Robert L. Oakley passed away in 1893 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert L. Oakley began in 1815 in Henry Co., Virginia, United States.
  • In 1850, Robert L. Oakley resided in District 6, Overton, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Robert L. Oakley resided in District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States.
  • Robert L. Oakley married Rhoda Finley, and had children including Alta Oakley, Belle Oakley, David C Oakley, James Alexander Oakley, Jane Katherine Oakley, Louis Newton Oakley, Nancy Oakley, Permelia Oakley, Thomas Milton Oakley, William J Oakley.
  • Robert L. Oakley passed away in 1893 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Oakley
1781–1862
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Milley Qualls
1816–1881
Birth Location: VA
MQ

Spouses(s)

Rhoda Finley
1818–1890
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Oakley
1839–1894
Birth Location: Overton Co. TN
TO
William Oakley
1841–1893
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Permelia Oakley
1841–1924
Birth Location: Tennessee
PO
Alta Oakley
1846–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee
AO
Jane Oakley
1848–1855
Birth Location: Tennessee
JO
James Oakley
1850–1912
Birth Location: Overton Co., Tennessee
JO
Louis Oakley
1854–1939
Birth Location: Booz, Overton Co., Tennessee
LO
David Oakley
1857–1884
Birth Location: Tennessee
DO
Nancy Oakley
1860–1862
Birth Location: Tennessee
NO
Belle Oakley
1862–1862
Birth Location: Overton Co. TN
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Robert Oakley's Ancestors

Self
Robert Oakley
1815–1893
Birth Place: Henry Co., Virginia, United States
Parents
William Hammock Oakley
1781–1862
Virginia, United States
Milley Qualls
1816–1881
VA
Grandparents
Thomas Oakley
1750–1818
King Queen, Virginia, USA
Susannah Younger
1754–1833
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
James Quarles
1761–1842
Martinsville, Halifax (later Henry, ) Virginia, USA
Mary (Millie Jerisha) Vaughn
1774–1854
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Younger
1735–1791
Mary Northern
1740–1763
*David (Quarles)
1736–1804
*Judith (Qualls)
1740–1810
Thomas Sr
1720–1786
Sarah Hipkins
1730–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Younger
1681–1727
Rebecca MILLS
1678–1727
James Northern
1842–1909
Mary Nash
1841–1918
Capt. Quarles
1695–1751
Jane Tunstall
1700–1751
Philip Vaughan
1700–1755
Elizabeth Ottiwell
1705–1800
Thomas Hipkins
1696–1731
Cordelia Upshaw
1696–1771

Robert Oakley's Descendants

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Robert (L.) Oakley (1 Mar 1815–6 Nov 1893) m. Rhoda Finley (15 Sep 1818–2 Feb 1890)
  1. 1. Thomas (Milton) Oakley 1839–1894 m. Mary (Elizabeth (" Liza")) Walker 1845–1884 m. Permelia (C.) Carr 1841–1924
    1. 1. Mary ((Molly) Louvine) Oakley 1870–1945 m. Calvin (Morgan) Eldridge 1863–1929
      1. 1. Lockie (Belle) Eldridge 1902–1992 m. George (Verble "(GV")) Richards 1895–1983
        1. 1. Clarence (M) Richards 1923–2013 m. Mary (Lou) Johnston 1926–
      2. 2. Anna Eldridge 1889–1931 m. Hillis Dillon 1878–1951
        1. 1. James (Lee) Dillon 1909–1970 m. Golda (Mae) Ashburn 1913–1994
        2. 2. Hillis (E) Dillen 1924–1977
        3. 3. Hollis Dillon 1912–1990 m. Bessie (G) Bilbrey 1919–2014
        4. 4. Ben (Howard) Dillon 1915–1951 m. America (Ernestine (Tiny)) Bixler 1921–2009
        5. 5. Eula (Gertrude) Dillon 1918– m. Earl (B) Carrington 1914–1973
        6. 6. Willie (P) Dillon 1920–2014 m. Owen (C) Reid 1914–2002
        7. 7. O. (C. “Pat“) Dillon 1925–2004
      3. 3. Walter (L) Eldridge 1887–1888
      4. 4. Tom (W.) Eldridge 1893–1894
      5. 5. Earl Eldridge 1906–1911
      6. 6. Roann ((Anna)) ELDERIDGE 1889–1932
      7. 7. Sidney (Johnson) Eldridge 1893–1972 m. Roshie 1906–1978 m. Effie (M) Keneday 1896–1981
        1. 1. Francis (D) Eldridge 1922–2006
        2. 2. Anna (Mae) Eldridge 1924–2013
        3. 3. Colleen Eldridge 1929–2013 m. Willie (T.) Clark 1919–1974
        4. 4. Sidney (Ruth) Eldridge 1927–2009
        5. 5. Robbin (Sue) Eldridge 1932–2012
        6. 6. Shirley Eldridge 1942–2022
        7. 7. Charles (Haskell) Eldridge 1919–1959
        8. 8. Carl Eldridge 1920–1942
        9. 9. Walter (C. "Buck") Eldridge 1934–1957
      8. 8. Gertrude Eldridge 1895–1966 m. Edward (Reece) Poston 1893–1954
        1. 1. Lillian (Poston) Stringer 1921–1995
        2. 2. Mary (Anna) Poston 1925–1926
      9. 9. Ben Eldridge 1898–1990
      10. 10. Robert (Milton) Eldridge 1900–1978 m. Mattie (Bell) Webb 1904–1979
        1. 1. Virginia Eldridge 1924–
        2. 2. Louise Eldridge 1926–
      11. 11. Eliza (Earl) Eldridge 1904–1990 m. Doyle (Winton) Looper 1902–1981
        1. 1. Sarah (Maxine) Looper 1927–2015 m. Orvin (Peter) Billings 1925–2002
        2. 2. Deloy (Willis) Looper 1933–2014 m. Sharon (Ann) Looper 1938–1994
      12. 12. Opal Eldridge 1907–1994 m. William (H. (Bill)) Cooper 1905–2000
        1. 1. Billie (Ann) Cooper 1931–2012 m. Ronald (Thomas) Oakley 1931–1996
      13. 13. Montie Eldridge 1908–1991 m. Elsie Qualls 1916–1999
        1. 1. Jim (Edd) Eldridge 1940–2017
      14. 14. Infant (Son) Eldridge 1910–1911
    2. 2. Robert (Sidney) Oakley 1866–1895 m. Lillie (Mae) Wells 1866–1936
      1. 1. Perry (Eugene) OAKLEY 1888–1965 m. Nola (Della) Mathews 1894–1963
        1. 1. Lula (Opal) Oakley 1921–1991
      2. 2. Ruby (Eliza) OAKLEY 1893–1970
      3. 3. Sylvia Deck 1906–
    3. 3. Atlaide Oakley 1859–1940
    4. 4. James Oakley 1860–
  2. 2. William (J.) Oakley 1841–1893
  3. 3. Permelia Oakley 1841–1924
  4. 4. Alta Oakley 1846–1917
  5. 5. Jane (Katherine) Oakley 1848–1855
  6. 6. James (Alexander) Oakley 1850–1912
  7. 7. Louis (Newton) Oakley 1854–1939 m. Sarah Sutton 1868–
    1. 1. Ida (May) Oakley 1887–1947
    2. 2. Thomas (Millard) Oakley 1890–1977 m. Cordia (Ann) Vaughn 1894–1980
      1. 1. Turley (Milton) Oakley 1913–1989
      2. 2. Mccoy (Rye) Oakley 1915–1931
      3. 3. Cornelia (Ruth) Oakley 1917–1994
      4. 4. Robert (Louis Oakley) Sr 1919–1991
      5. 5. Sara (Jane) Smith 1921–1951
      6. 6. Evelyn Oakley 1924–
      7. 7. Millard (Vaughn) Oakley 1930–2022
      8. 8. Comilio Oatley 1917–
    3. 3. Walker Oakley 1892–
    4. 4. Carry Oakley 1895–
    5. 5. Ray Oakley 1899–1978 m. Edna (H) Ensor 1905–1965
      1. 1. Frances (Marie Oakley) (Verble) 1922–2002
      2. 2. Roy (Burton Oakley) Jr 1925–1992
      3. 3. L (Ensor) Oakley 1927–2012
      4. 4. Charles (E) Oakley 1930–2014
    6. 6. Alex Oakley 1903–
  8. 8. David (C.) Oakley 1857–1884
  9. 9. Nancy Oakley 1860–1862
  10. 10. Belle Oakley 1862–1862

Robert Oakley's Timeline

6 Records

1815
1 Mar 1815
Birth of Robert L. Oakley in Henry Co., Virginia, United States
Henry Co., Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 35
Robert L. Oakley resided here in District 6, Overton, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
Robert L. Oakley resided here in District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 55
Robert L. Oakley resided here in District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 65
Robert L. Oakley resided here in District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
1893
6 Nov 1893
Age 78
Death of Robert L. Oakley in Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee
Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Henry Co., Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 192; Image: 394; Family History Library Film: 805267
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: 1274; Family History Film: 1255274; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 088
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 124.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TS1
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
    [5] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1553; Page: 296B; Image: 106; Family History Library Film: 553052
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M432_892; Page: 51B; Image: 108

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Overton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M432_892; Page: 51B; Image: 108

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 192; Image: 394; Family History Library Film: 805267

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1553; Page: 296B; Image: 106; Family History Library Film: 553052

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: 1274; Family History Film: 1255274; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 088

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Overton County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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