John Gilbert Oaks (1833 - 1867)

Born 24 Jan 1833 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1867 at age 34 in Allen, Kansas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Oaks Name Study.

John was born in 1833.

Before 1863, he was married to Sarah "Mary Jane" Kauffman. They had 3 children.

John enlisted into the military for the US Civil War, along with his (brother? cousin?) Peter in January 1864.^[1][2]

He passed away in 1867.^[3]

The 1850 census shows John, and his sister, Jane, living with the Morton family.^[4] The same page has an Oaks family living nearby.

The 1860 census shows John, alone, living with the Eshbaugh family, occupation - farmer.^[5] I believe in this same household, Jane Eshbaugh, is his sister. Same birth year. A Peter Oaks is on the same sheet, living in a home with multiple surnames. In the 1850 census, there was a Peter living with the Samuel Oaks household, also born in 1833, like John. Twins? Cousins? The Morton household from the 1850 census can also been seen on the bottom of this same sheet.

One source shows William's mother's name as Sarah^[6], and another says mother "Mary Jane".^[7] I have concluded this is the same person, though most of her records say Sarah, so I think Mary Jane is a nickname. They also named one of their daughters Mary Jane.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. NAID: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. The National Archives in Washington D.C. Ancestry Record 1666 #2228495
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data: Pennsylvania National Guard Veteran's Card Files, 1867-1921. Series Number 19.135. Pennsylvania State Archives. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 62200 #388182
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20844320/john-g-oakes: accessed 10 January 2023), memorial page for John G Oakes (24 Jan 1833–7 Oct 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #20844320, citing Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Gypsy Girl (contributor 47851655).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry Record 8054 #64372
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Ancestry Record 7667 #1879145
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. Various New York County Clerk offices. Ancestry Record 61377 #1050658871
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 5164 #604679047

See also:

• Personal family information both written and from family Bibles gathered over several years of travel and library research. Original edition The Berkey Book and also 2nd edition which has many Berkeys that I personally researched as well as Line 26 which is started with Orange Grove Berkey. This is as close as our branch comes but in Line 3 appears his younger sister, Catherine Winchester Berkey who married Joseph Hochstetler who is DJH-4263. This was actually a mistake on the part of the informant named Wade Miller whose mother was a Berkey and since Catherine was in the household of Jacob Berkey he thought she was his daughter but she was not. Many of my relatives are in Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler first published in 1912 by Rev. Harvey Hostetler, D.D. long before personal computers.

• Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. Ancestry Record 2272 #83072149

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPB-ZQ9 : 18 February 2021), John G Oaks in entry for Henry Eshbaugh, 1860.

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFRP-WBM : 9 March 2021), J G Oakes in entry for William E Oakes, 10 Dec 1912, Steuben, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,006,431.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Oaks-97 created through the import of Durrell Family Tree.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Pamela Durrell.