DESCENDANTS
OF: William Oats (b. 1811) and Mary DeBerry (b. 1815)
AS RELATED TO: Robert Andrew Walker (their great-great-great-grandson)
Updated April 28, 2009
The number of periods preceding the asterisk (*) before a name indicates to which generation the person belongs. The first generation is the William Oats, (b. 1811). His daughter, Mary Elizabeth Oats, my great great grandmother, and her brothers, are preceded by a single period and then the asterisk, indicating that he belongs to the second generation. Phillip Lorenzo Walker (1870-1965), my great grandfather, is preceded by 2 periods and then the asterisk, and belongs to the third generation, etc. My generation is preceded by 5 periods and an asterisk, thus indicating we are the 6th generation to follow William Oats. All relationships are calculated as related to me. Add or subtract "greats" as appropriate. If an individual has had more than one spouse, the first marriage is listed first, followed by all children of that marriage, and then the second spouse is listed, and the children of that marriage are then listed, and so on. The name sometimes appears spelled as OATS, and sometimes as OATES. Some believe the following to be the origin of the name (which is English): An Odo is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and refers to Bishop Odo, brother of Robert of Mortain.. He was banished from England in 1088 by William the Conquerer after an unsucessful attempt to overthrow the King. It is believed that people named their children Odo in honor of him, and from that the name Oates or Oats may have developed.
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* William Oats (?-___-1811) - m. Mary DeBerry (?-___-1815) - (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER)
Born in Virginia. Recorded in the 1850 and 1860 censuses as living in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. Information from Glenn Smith, Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 5, 2001. The William Oats farm was very near the Phillip Walker farm. Most of the information on this family from Glenn Smith.
. * James F. Oats (?-___-1837) - (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Probably born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia.
. * Robert W. Oats (16-Feb-1841) - (17-Sep-1921) m. Louisa Wilson (?-___-1845) - (?-___-1908) (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Probably born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. Information from Glenn Smith, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 3 5 2001. Informant: W.B. Hawse, Rio, WV. Buried in Lutheran Ebenezer Cemetery in Rio, Hardy County, West Virginia. Apparently served with Philip Henry Snarr in the same company (Capt. Stump’s), who was the father-in-law of Mary Elizabeth Oat’s son, Phillip Lorenzo Walker. Confederate Civil War Veteran. 18th Virginia Cavalry C.S.A, Company B. Lt.
. * Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Oats (?-___-1844) - (before 1883) m. Nathaniel W. Walker (4-Oct-1834) - (15-May-1890) (GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER)
Probably born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. Data from Glenn Smith, 3/1/2001. Seems certain now that Mary Elizabeth Oats or Oates is Elizabeth Walker. 1860 census indicates a date of birth of 1842, other sources say 1844, gravestone says "about 1834." That date may have just been a supposition based on Nathaniel’s date of birth. Buried in Rock Oak (Walker) Cemetery, Rock Oak, West Virginia. Since Nathaniel remarried in 1883, it is very likely that Mary Elizabeth Oates was deceased by that time. Nathaniel Walker was a farmer, and lived next door to his father, Phillip Walker, on the farm in Bean Settlement, Hardy County, WV. Nathaniel's tombstone is shared with an Elizabeth. It is now not clear if this is his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Oates, or his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Winchester. The stone lists only "Elizabeth," and gives the date of birth as "about 1834." Mary Elizabeth Oates appears to have been born about a decade after that, so it may be that it is Mary Elizabeth Winchester buried with Nathaniel. However, since many of Nathaniel's and Mary Oates' children are buried there, it seems more likely that it is Mary Elizabeth Oates buried there. Those who had the replacement stone made may simply not have been sure of her birth date.
. . * Amanda Walker (?-___-1865) - (GREAT-GREAT AUNT)
Born in Inkerman, near Bean Settlement, Hardy County, WV. Only learned of her on 3/1/2001. Listed as being 15 in the 1880 federal census and 5 in the 1870 federal census.
. . * William Isaac "Will" Walker (11-Dec-1866) - (9-Jun-1954) m. ? (GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Born in Inkerman, near Bean Settlement, Hardy County, WV. Lived in Washington, D.C. Address acquired from Sandra Oldaker from papers of Venus Virginia Dove Walker 9/11/1993 On 9/19/1992, Marie Walker Oldaker recalled his name, and recalled that he would return to Cumberland from Washington, D.C. on periodic visits. Pauline Walker Wetzel confirmed on 6/2/1993. Dates from Anna Snarr Walker's bible. Was a gardener and worked for Gabriel Heater, a news commentator in Washington, DC. Marie Oldaker say he was short vs. P.L. Walker, who was tall. 5'5", 150 lbs - from Jim Walker.
. . . * Fannie Walker m. ? Combs (FIRST COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
Fannie Combs was definitely a Walker relative. On 9/19/1992 Marie Walker Oldaker stated that she believed Fannie Combs may have been Will Walker's daughter. A grave stone in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Rock Oak, WV, is marked Ada F. Combs, and is the only Combs in the cemetery, but the dates don't fit. It is not definite that Fannie Combs was Will Walker's daughter. Perhaps she was the daughter of Molly Walker and Jimmy Heare.
. . . * Warden "Wardie" Walker m. Madeline ? (FIRST COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
Worked for the U.S. Government. Was killed in Washington, DC and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery near the main gate close to the wall about half way down (info. from Jim Walker). Will Walker made his home with Wardie in his last few years.
. . * Mary "Molly" Walker (?-___-1868) - m. Jimmy Heare (1870's) - (GREAT-GREAT AUNT)
Born in Inkerman, near Bean Settlement, Hardy County, WV. She and her husband, Jimmy Heare once owned the store in Kirby, WV. Their living quarters were on the right side of the store. Information from Herman Walker, 1993. Jim Walker and Marie Walker Oldaker confirmed this information. Both visited them as a child. Dates from U.S. censuses, via Dorthea Clymer.
. . . * Lucy Heare m. Mr. Lupton (FIRST COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
Lived on the left side of the store in Kirby after it was closed. She was a reporter for the "Hampshire Review" weekly paper, which was printed in Romney, WV. She was close to or cared for Molly and Jimmy. Jim Walker remembers her. He was young at the time, but believes she may have been Molly and Jimmy's daughter.
. . * Phillip Lorenzo "Lo" Walker (30-Apr-1870) - (17-Feb-1965) m. (21-Jun-1898) Anna "Annie" Catherine Snarr (1--Jun-1873) - (29-Oct-1958) (GREAT-GRANDFATHER)
Born in Inkerman, near Bean Settlement, Hardy County, WV. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Rock Oak, Hardy County, WV. Stood 6'2" and weighed 240 lbs at his prime (information from Jim Walker). Spent the last years of his life in a nursing home in Cumberland, MD. Home on Roberts Street torn down in 1960's, a victim of urban renewal. Some debate about the spelling of his middle name. His obituary says Lorenza, while Jim Walker says it is Lorenzo. A relative (aunt or uncle, I’m not sure which) buried in Rock Oak Cemetery, Rock Oak, Hardy Co., WV is named Lorenza Walker. Confirmed Lorenzo (or Lorenza) as Phillip's uncle (or aunt), 11/27/2000. Lorenza/Lorenzo is an Italian name. LorenzA is the feminine form, while LorenzO is the masculine. However, the Walkers, including myself, being good (West) Virginia hillbillies, may not have paid any attention to such conventions.
. . . * Cecil Jordan "Happy" Walker (26-Sep-1899) - (28-Oct-1971) m. (19-Oct-1922) Flossie Cummings "Cummie" Rittenhouse (27-Oct-1897) - (12-Jun-1982) (GREAT UNCLE)
Died the same day as his younger brother Philip W. Walker. Cecil died at 10:30 a.m., Philip at 1 p.m. Philip did not know that Cecil had died. Cecil was a diabetic and had to inject himself with insulin. 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, member in Clarksburg and Wheeling. Shriner, American Numismatic Assoc., Mountaineer Coin Club. Worked for Maust Coal and Coke Co., Clarksburg. Previously insurance business in Cumberland MD and Clarksburg, WV
. . . . * Freida Catherine Walker (7-Feb-1924) - (25-Feb-1994) m. (31-Jan-1944) Harold Lee Roach (8-Sep-1920) - (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Died of heart failure. Was a diabetic, as was her father. Graduated Washington Irving High School, Clarksburg, WV in 1942, and graduated West Virginia Business College. Was a 35 year member and Past Matron of Seat Pleasant Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star. Services held at 1:00 p.m. at Lees Funeral Home, Clinton, MD.
. . . . . * Darla Diane Roach (7-Nov-1948) - m. (16-Dec-1967) Henry Arne Nelson, Jr. (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Darla Diane Roach (7-Nov-1948) - m. (2-Nov-1974) David Bryan Cooke
. . . . . * Darla Diane Roach (7-Nov-1948) - m. (4-Jan-1987) Paul Eugene Purgason (7-Mar-1948) -
. . . . * Lois Ethelda "Lou" Walker (6-Jan-1927) - m. (17-Apr-1948) Patrick James Bates (10-Jan-1925) - (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Lived for many years in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Now lives in North Fort Myers Florida
. . . . . * Patricia "Patty" Louise Bates (27-Apr-1949) - m. (19-Jun-1971) James Bylander (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Cynthia Sue Bates (11-Sep-1953) - (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Margaret Ann Bates (26-Aug-1956) - (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . * Lois Ethelda "Lou" Walker (6-Jan-1927) - m. Graham Cameron (1909) -
. . . . * James Cleveland Walker (10-Apr-1932) – (2003) m. (30-Jun-1954) Mary Margaret Popp (27-Jun-1935) - (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Telephone conversation with him on 10/6/93. Gave me the information on the Hottel family, and filled in details on the Walker family.
. . . . . * Judith Ann Walker (14-May-1959) - m. (26-Jul-1980) David Paul Fletcher (29-Jun-1957) - (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . . * Susan Lynn Fletcher (20-Feb-1985) - (SECOND COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
. . . . . * Joseph Brent Walker (19-May-1963) - m. (25-Jul-1987) Lee Anne Royce (6-Jun-1965) - (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . * Jacob Allen "Pappy" Walker (12-Jul-1901) - (25-May-1975) m. (30-Jul-1925) Venus Virginia "Ven" or "Gin" Dove (25-Jan-1906) - (26-Mar-1994) (GRANDFATHER)
Born in Kirby, Hardy County, WV. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Rock Oak, Hardy County, WV. In the 1930's he cleared the timber from the hill upon which is located the Cumberland, MD municipal airport. At the time he and his saw mill employed several workers. In the late 1960's he told me he cut and hauled the timber for the toll bridge now located across the Potomac River between Green Springs, WV and Oldtown, MD-last private toll bridge in U.S. Also worked for B&O railroad shops in Cumberland. Also drove a city bus in Cumberland, to Wiley Ford. Blind since the 1940's. Birthplace from J.C. Walker.
. . . . * Harold Allen Walker (28-Aug-1926) - (22-Mar-1968) m. (15-Aug-1953) Helen Marlene Wolfe (13-Jan-1934) - (FATHER)
Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cumberland, MD. Served on the escort aircraft carrier "Petrof Bay" (CVE 80) at Okinawa in World War II; later on the "White Plains" (CVE 66). Entered Navy 1/24/45 Finished basic 6/11/45 (Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Lake Bluff, Illinois; Fireman First Class), discharged 11 July 1946. Worked in the engine room. He operated the sprayer plates that controlled the flow of oil into the ship’s electric generators. Battle station was on the 40 mm. guns. (Information given to me from the petty officer he worked for). Received WWII Victory Medal, American Area Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal. Electrician for B&O (now CSX) Yards in Cumberland, MD. Built his own house in Wiley Ford, WV. Avid hunter and classical music fan. Lived most of his life in Wiley Ford, WV, even though he was born and died in Cumberland, MD. He was an amateur wood carver, creating bas-relief sculptures in wood, concentrating primarily on nature scenes or objects from nature. Several of these carvings are still existent, in possession of close relatives and descendants.
. . . . . * John Patrick "Buck" Walker (18-Sep-1954) - m. (1973) Robin Rhea Bradford (?-___-1955) – (May 2, 2008) (BROTHER)
Born in Cumberland, MD. (The name "Buck" was bestowed by his great grandmother, Anna Catherine Snarr Walker. Lives on a farm between Bee Branch and Damascus, Van Buren County, Arkansas.
. . . . . . . * Robin Roxanne "Roxanne" Walker (20-Nov-1974) - m. (6-Mar-1992) Mark Edwin King (14-Sep-1971) - (NIECE)
Lives in Greenbrier, Faulkner County, Arkansas.
. . . . . . . . * Peyton Nikole King (1--Sep-1992) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . . . . * Kolbey Lyne King (10-Jun-1996) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . * John Patrick "Buck" Walker (18-Sep-1954) - m. (1981(?)) Susan Smith (22-Nov-1954) -
. . . . . . . * Michelle Lynn Walker (10-Nov-1976) - m. (?-___-1996) Stacy Gentry (NIECE)
Lives in Damascus, Van Buren County, Arkansas.
. . . . . . . . * Brianne Renee Gentry (17-Jul-1997) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . . . * Michelle Lynn Walker (10-Nov-1976) – then married _______________________ Johnson.
. . . . . . . * John Richard "Rick" Walker (13-Jul-1978) m. Amy _____________ - (NEPHEW)
In the U.S. Air Force.
. . . . . . . . * Machalia Walker (2008?) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . * Robert Andrew Walker (6--Mar-1958) - (MYSELF)
Born in Cumberland, MD. Attended Wiley Ford (W.Va.) Elementary School, 1964-1970, Southside (Bee Branch, Ark.) High School, 1970-1976. High School Graduation, May, 1976. University of Arkansas, 1976-1980, BA with High Honors in Anthropology Kent State University, 1980-1989, MA, Anthropology, 1982, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Biological Anthropology Area Committee, 1989. Research Anthropologist (GS-11), U.S. Army Natick RD&E Center, Natick, Ma., 1987-1990. Post-doc., Northwestern U. Med. School, 1990-1991. NY Chiropractic College, 1991 - present. Currently Full Professor and Director of Clinical Anatomy.
. . . . . * Thomas Cecil Walker (30-Jul-1959) - m. (March, 1978) Sherrie Fureigh (23-Nov-1959) - (BROTHER)
Attended Wiley Ford, WV grade school, Southside High School, Bee Branch, Arkansas. Graduated, 1977. Attended Petit Jean Vocational/Technical School, Morrilton, Arkansas. Studied tool and die making. Spent the 1980's and early 1990's in Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, KS and St. Louis, MO. Now lives in Damascus, Arkansas.
. . . . . . * Sheree' Elizabeth "Beth" Walker (21-May-1979) - with Jon Collins (?-___-1979) - (NIECE)
Lives in Conway, Arkansas.
. . . . . . . * Rhiannon Brie Walker (13-May-1997) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . . . * Ian Cooper Collins (11-Mar-2002) - (GRAND NEPHEW)
. . . . . . * Sheree' Elizabeth "Beth" Walker (21-May-1979) – then married John Alumbaugh.
. . . . . . * Rayma Marlene "Layna" Walker (23-Aug-1980) - m. (28-Apr-2001) Eric Langdon (?-___-1980) - (NIECE)
Lives in Cincinnati, OH.
. . . . . . . * Victoria Allyn "Torie" Langdon (6-Oct-1999) - (GRAND NIECE)
Middle name "Allyn" for her great grandfather Harold Allen Walker and great great grandfather Jacob Allen Walker.
. . . . . . . * Devon Taylor Langdon (13-Mar-2003) - (GRAND NIECE)
. . . . . . . * Thomas John Langdon (2004) – (GRAND NEPHEW)
. . . . . . * Brandi Lynn Walker (19-Jul-1983) - (NIECE)
. . . . . . * Sara Katherine "Katie" Walker (5-Feb-1985) - (NIECE) – m. married Nick Hughes in 2008
. . . . . . . * Taylor Elise Hughes (26-Mar-2009)
. . . . * Marie Virginia Walker (14-Apr-1928) - m. (August 28, 1945) Francis Oldaker (30-Jan-1915) - (18-Nov-1987) (AUNT)
Born in Cumberland, MD. Lives in Baltimore (Middle River), MD.
. . . . . * William Lee Oldaker (6-Feb-1947) - (FIRST COUSIN)
Born in Cumberland, MD. Vietnam Veteran, Army. Retired from GM Baltimore plant. Lives in Baltimore (Middle River), MD.
. . . . . * Sandra Ann "Sandy" Oldaker (11-Jun-1954) – (11-May-2008) - (FIRST COUSIN)
Born in Cumberland, MD. R.N., B.S.N. Worked at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center/ Gerontology Research Center/ National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, MD. Lives in Baltimore (Middle River), MD.
. . . . * William Lee Walker (?-___-1934) - (?-___-1934) (UNCLE)
It is known that Jacob and Virginia Walker had a third child, younger than Marie. Venus Virginia Dove Walker told me, in approximately 1969, that the baby's name was William Lee Walker, that he was buried in Keyser, WV, and that he was several years younger than Marie. She said it was coincidence that Marie Walker Oldaker's first child had the same name. The baby was probably stillborn, but at any rate, he did not live beyond the day of his birth. Marie Walker Oldaker told me in 1995 that the baby was lost after Venus Virginia Dove Walker was knocked down on the street by a drunken man.
. . . * Herman Lot Walker (07-Oct-1903) - (26-Nov-1995) m. (30-Jun-1926) Ilda Jane Malone (02-Sep-1905) –(15-Apr-2004) - (GREAT UNCLE)
Born in Kirby, Hardy County, WV. Buried in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Cumberland, MD. Herman Walker and his wife retired in Cumberland, MD (where I last spoke to him, via phone, through his daughter, 6/2/1993). Later they lived in a nursing home in Hagerstown, MD. In late 1993 he underwent surgery for tumors of the bladder. Birthplace according to James C. Walker. Worked for Queen City Cooperative Dairy in Cumberland, MD. Lived in Cumberland until 1994. Died at 10:38 a.m. of stroke and complications of prostate cancer. Lived the last few years in a nursing home in Hagerstown, Maryland. Funeral at 11:30 a.m., in Cumberland, MD at the First United Methodist Church.
. . . . * Pauline "Polly" Walker (08-Jun-1928) - m. Bob Wetzel (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Lives in Hagerstown, MD. Dates of birth for her children are extrapolated from ages written on a photograph sent to Harold and Helen Walker at Christmas time, 1964. Contacted on June 2, 1993 at her father's house.
. . . . . * Debbie Wetzel (1953) - (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Robin Wetzel (1956) - m. Toni ? (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . . * Daughter #1 Wetzel (SECOND COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
. . . . . . * Daughter #2 Wetzel (SECOND COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
. . . . . . * Daughter #3 Wetzel (SECOND COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
. . . . . * Randal Lynn "Randy" Wetzel (1964) - m. Lori Ann ? (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . . * Madison Elise Wetzel (15-Mar-1999) - (SECOND COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
. . . * Phillip William Walker (23-Sep-1907) - (28-Oct-1971) m. Iva Lamp (?-___-1903) - (?-___-1991) (GREAT UNCLE)
Born in Kirby, Hardy County, WV. Buried in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Cumberland, MD. Phillip had no children of his own, although he did have stepchildren. In March of 1994, the dates of his birth and death were confirmed by James C. Walker, the son of Cecil J. Walker. Phillip died the same day as his older brother Cecil, without ever being aware of Cecil's death. I visited his grave on July 2, 1993. Place of birth from James C. Walker. Member of Teamsters Local 453, Cumberland, MD, and First United Methodist Church.
. . . . * Mary Elizabeth Walker m. Irvin Glenn Wolford (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Was the child of Iva Lamp by a previous marriage, but apparently adopted the Walker name. Philip W. Walker had no children of his own. Lived next door to Philip and Iva Walker in Cumberland, Maryland. Now lives in Florida with her second husband, Wallace "Country" Cunningham.
. . . . . * Ronald Wolford (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Donald Wolford (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Carolyn A. Wolford (SECOND COUSIN)
. . . . . * Sandra A. Wolford (SECOND COUSIN)
Her sister Sonja is her twin.
. . . . . * Sonja K. Wolford (SECOND COUSIN)
Her sister Sandra is her twin.
. . . . * Mary Elizabeth Walker m. Wallace "Country" Cunningham
. . . . * Ruth Walker m. Mr. Hyatt (FIRST COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED)
Was the child of Iva Lamp by a previous marriage. Philip W. Walker had no children of his own.
. . . * Hazel Elizabeth Walker (28-May-1909) - (23-Jul-1909) (GREAT AUNT)
Born in Kirby, Hardy County, WV. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Rock Oak, Hardy County, WV. She was the youngest child of Phillip and Anna Walker. Her gravestone was photographed on May 14, 1993, and the dates of her birth and death were thus confirmed. Middle name supplied by James Cleveland Walker on March 11, 1994.
. * John W. Oates (?-___-1845) - (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Probably born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia.
. * Isaac Oates (25-May-1847) - (?-___-1925) m. (14-Oct-1869) Ann Jemima Tucker ((?-___-1848) - (?-Jul-1892) (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hardy Co., WV. Isaac joined the Hardy Grays which became Company F, 33rd Virginia Infantry, also known as the Stonewall Brigade, Army of the Confederacy. Confirmed as brother of Mary Oates Walker. Confirmation from Glenn Smith of Muskogee, Oklahoma. According to the 1880 census of Hardy County, WV, he was a chairmaker. Death record lists his occupation as a carpenter. In the 1900 census, Isaac and Mary reported they had been married seven years. She reported two children born with two living. Isaac could not read or write, but Mary reported that she could. Isaac reported they owned their house. Information from Glenn Smith of Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 6, 2001, the 108th anniversary of the application of Isaac Oates for his marriage license to Mary L. Michael, his second wife.
. . * Barbara Ellen Oates (5-Aug-1871) - (2-Apr-1937) m. (1-Dec-1892) Edward Evans (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
. . * Joseph William Oates (17-Sep-1877) - (8-Oct-1912) m. (6-Jul-1898) Emily Catherine "Emsey" Oats (?-Sep-1879) - (?-____-1961) (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Joseph and Emily were first cousins. Joseph was the son of Isaac Oates and Emily the daughter of Isaac's brother Peter. They were married at Moorefield, Hardy County, WV. Died of diptheria. Lived in Inkerman, Hardy County, WV.
. . . * Odessa Oates (b. before October 29, 1912) (SECOND COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
. . . * Merry Christmas Oates (b. before October 29, 1912) (SECOND COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
. * Isaac Oates (25-May-1847) - (?-___-1925) m. (9-Mar-1893) Mary L. Michael (?-___-1873) - (?-___-1969)
Married in Hardy County, WV.
. . * Henry F. Oates (15-Feb-1894) - (16-Dec-1924) (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hardy Co., WV. Probably born in Hampshire or Hardy County, West Virginia. Apparently died of injuries resulting from service in World War I, according to his tomb stone, which states he fought in that war and died at Walter Reed Hospital. 1st World War, 325 Infantry, Supply Co. A.E.F.
. . * Jesse Lambert Oates (23-Jun-1898) - (6-Jan-1917) (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Jessie is listed in the 1900 census as a daughter, but his death record reports him as a white male. Cause of death listed as scarlet fever.
. * Peter Oats (?-___-1851) - (before 1900) m. Malinda Margaret "Maggie" Saville (?-___-1853) - ( (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)
Probably born in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. Ages of his wife and children from the 1880 census, via Glenn Smith of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Peter Oats was deceased prior to the 1900 census.
. . * Lucy Ann Saville (24-Jul-1867) - m. (28-Feb-1884) Jefferson Davis Lear (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Perhaps Margaret's daughter from a previous marriage, or born before Peter and Maggie were married? This would explain the Saville last name.
. . * Malissa "Lizzie" Oates (?-____-1875) - (ca. 1950) m. (31-Aug-1893) John James Rudy (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
. . * Mary M. Oats (?-___-1876) - (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
. . * Julia Ann Oates (?-___-1878) - (?-____-1919) m. Clark Whitacre (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
. . * Emily Catherine "Emsey" Oats (?-Sep-1879) - (?-____-1961) m. (6-Jul-1898) Joseph William Oates (17-Sep-1877) - (8-Oct-1912) (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Joseph and Emily were first cousins. Joseph was the son of Isaac Oates and Emily the daughter of Isaac's brother Peter. They were married at Moorefield, Hardy County, WV. Lived in Inkerman, Hardy County, WV.
. . . * Odessa Oates (b. before October 29, 1912) (SECOND COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
. . . * Merry Christmas Oates (b. before October 29, 1912) (SECOND COUSIN, TWICE REMOVED)
. . * Emily Catherine "Emsey" Oats (?-Sep-1879) - (?-____-1961) m. (ca. 1924) Russell Walker
How and if Russell Walker is related to Nathaniel Walker, husband of Mary Elizabeth Oates, is unknown at this time.
. . * Samuel Oats (?-____- 1882) - m. Catherine Wise. (FIRST COUSIN, THRICE REMOVED)
Lived in Hardy Co., WV.
. * Benjamin H. Oats (?-___-1853) - (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT UNCLE)