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Rowland Lee Oakley 1889–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1889

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Mar 1955

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Arris Oakley

Mother: Fannie Hunt

Spouse(s): Mary Clark

Children(s): willie oakley, Otho Oakley

Rowland Lee Oakley was born in 1889 in North Carolina, the child of Arris Oakley And Fannie Francis Hunt. In 1900, Rowland Lee Oakley resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. In 1917, Rowland Lee Oakley resided in Edgecombe, North Carolina. Rowland Lee Oakley married Mary I Clark, and had children including Alice Bottely, Alton Oakley, Cornelia Bottely, Evelyn Oakley, Harvey Oakley, Ida Bottely, Lois Oakley, Otho Lee Oakley, Raude Gh Barth, Robert Oakley, Willie Oakley. Rowland Lee Oakley passed away in 1955 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rowland Lee Oakley was born in 1889 in North Carolina, the child of Arris Oakley And Fannie Francis Hunt.
  • In 1900, Rowland Lee Oakley resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1917, Rowland Lee Oakley resided in Edgecombe, North Carolina.
  • Rowland Lee Oakley married Mary I Clark, and had children including Alice Bottely, Alton Oakley, Cornelia Bottely, Evelyn Oakley, Harvey Oakley, Ida Bottely, Lois Oakley, Otho Lee Oakley, Raude Gh Barth, Robert Oakley, Willie Oakley.
  • Rowland Lee Oakley passed away in 1955 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arris Oakley
1855–1911
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, USA
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Fannie Hunt
1860–
Birth Location: Nash Co., N.C.
FH

Spouses(s)

Mary Clark
1905–1993
Birth Location: Florida
MC

Children(s)

willie oakley
1923–1987
Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
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Otho Oakley
1925–
Birth Location: North Carolina
OO

Rowland Oakley's Ancestors

Self
Rowland Oakley
1889–1955
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Arris Oakley
1855–1911
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Fannie (Francis) Hunt
1860–
Nash Co., N.C.
Grandparents
H (Thomas) Oakley
1816–1875
Person, North Carolina
Rebecca Vaughan
1827–1907
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Oakley
1780–1837
Joanna Wood
1784–1850
Arris Vaughn
1789–1856
Polley Obrian
1796–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Oakley
1750–1820
Rebecca Oakley
–1840
John Wood
1760–1836
Mary "Molley"
1760–1848
Zachariah Baughn
1740–1792
Drucilla
1745–1818
Dennis Bryan
1760–1817
Rebecca Harris
1765–1836

Rowland Oakley's Descendants

1.
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Rowland (Lee) Oakley (21 Sep 1889–2 Mar 1955) m. Mary (I) Clark (11 Feb 1905–6 Jan 1993)
  1. 1. willie oakley 1923–1987
  2. 2. Otho (Lee) Oakley 1925–

Rowland Oakley's Timeline

7 Records

1889
21 Sep 1889
Birth of Rowland Lee Oakley in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 11
Rowland Lee Oakley resided here in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Rowland Lee Oakley resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 41
Rowland Lee Oakley resided here in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 46
Rowland Lee Oakley resided here in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Rowland Lee Oakley resided here in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1955
2 Mar 1955
Age 66
Death of Rowland Lee Oakley in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1889
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241194
    [2] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2906; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 33-33
    [5] North Carolina, Birth Indexes
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Edgecombe; Roll: 1765640
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1688; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 1069.0; FHL microfilm: 2341422
    [8] North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [10] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1194; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241194

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Edgecombe; Roll: 1765640

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1688; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 1069.0; FHL microfilm: 2341422

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2906; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 33-33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2906; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 33-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1955
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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