Zilphia Ann (Mason) Oates (abt. 1760 - 1849)

Born about 1760 in Sampson County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Oates — married 13 Apr 1798 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1849 at about age 89 in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Zilpha Mason.

Wife Zilpha Mason. Child: John Oates. Child: Betsey Oates. Child: Rachel Oates. Child: Mariah Oates. Child: Zilpha Oates. Child: Harriet Oates. Child: Oliver Oates. Child: Wyatt Oates. Child: Charles Campbell Oates.

According to Page 92 of Rothert’s “History of Muhlenberg County”:

After the death of his first wife, who was the mother of his five oldest children, he [Jesse Oates] married again and became the father of twelve more. All of his children except one, Mrs. Campbell, settled in Muhlenberg, where most of them are now represented by many descendants.[Footnote 7] ...His second wife was Zilpah Mason, to whom he was married April 13, 1798, and who died October 1, 1849. Major Jesse Oates was the father of (1) William; (2) Jethro; (3) Mrs. Nancy (Charles) Campbell; (4) David; (5) Bryant; (6) John Mason; (7) Mrs. Betty (V.L.) Dillingham; (8) Jesse; (9) Richard M.; (10) Rachel (Mrs. Lemuel Bogess, later Mrs. Wickliffe); (11) Mariah; (12) Mrs. Zilpah (Edmund) Dunn; (13) Matthew Mason; (14) Harriet (Mrs. Gough, Mrs. Robert Wickliffe, Jr., Mrs. Williams); (15) Oliver Hayes (bachelor); (16) Wyatt; (17) Charles Campbell Oates.

Marriage 1798 NC^[1]

Slaves Held

Inherited from husband Jesse Oates in 1831 Will

1. Olive
2. Press
3. John
4. Hardy
5. James (described as "old" in 1831)
6. Becky (described as "old" in 1831)

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY5-WJH : 19 May 2020), Zelpha Oats, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 339, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• A History of Muhlenberg County (Kentucky), Otto A. Rothert, Heritage Books, Inc., Westminister MD, 1913 reprinted 2007. Text online at: [1]
• Will of Jesse Oates, signed 15 Apr 1831, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Probate Records, Wills Vol 2-3, 1814-1877 (image on Ancestry.com).