William D. Oakes (1836 - 1922)

Born 20 Mar 1836 in Union Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah E. (McCormick) Oakes — married 20 May 1859 in Melton, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 27 Apr 1922 at age 86 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Biography

OAKES W. D. Fa,rmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Kings; came to Winnebago Co. in 1859, and removed to White Rock in 1860; settled on Sec. 21; remained there till 1864; when he removed to Sec. 22; owns 240 acres, valued at $60 per acre; married Sarah E. McCormick, May 20, 1859; she was born March 24, 1839, in Lycoming Co., Pa.; they were married at Melton, Pa.; have six children: Kate F., born March 14, 1860; Nellie M., March 16, 1863; Mary M., Dec. 22, 1867; Blanche, May 19, 1870; Fannie, Sept. 15, 1874; Lavinia L., Sept. 19, 1876; he is Independent in Politics; has been School Director.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #90487656

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 648.