Rama
Alexander
"Ramie"
Oakes
Sr.
Born about in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John (Oaks) Oakes
and Elizabeth (Barton) Oakes
Husband of
Mahala (Smith) Oakes
— married
1837 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Lewis S Oakes, Arra Jane (Oaks) Webster, William Pickens Oakes and Rama Alexander Oakes Jr.
Died about
at about age 71
in White, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2013
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Biography
Grave marker at Johnson Baptist Church, Calf Killer Roads, Putnam County, Tennessee has been reported as being inscribed "Ramie A. Oakes h/o Mahala Oakes". However, in 2010 a visit to the cemetery found a small pink granite stone inscribed "Ramie A. Oaks"
1850 Census for Fentress County, Tennessee, District #44 has the family name spelled "Ooakes".
Rama's father, John Oakes' name was spelled as "Oaks" in the 1850 Census.
- Residence:
- Date: 1850 :: Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA[1]
- Residence
Residence Post Office: Sparta. 1870 District 1, White, Tennessee, USA. [2]
- 1850 District 4, Fentress, Tennessee, USA.
[3] Residence Post Office: Crossville.
- 1860 District 6, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: M432_877; Page: 404A; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1816 CONT Birth place: Virginia CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: District 4, Fentress, Tennessee Object: @M1284@
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- Source: S540611477 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S540611485 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- Source: S540611486 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S540611487 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S540611489 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Source: S540611490 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rama by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rama:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rama by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rama:
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~6.25%
Noman Nichols
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T899562 [compare], FTDNA kit #261166
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~3.12%
Gayle (Schell) Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T221241 [compare], Ancestry member fostergaylej
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T221241 [compare], FTDNA kit #260996
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~3.12%
Gail (Webster) Wilson :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Dave McCombs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #199942
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~1.56%
Gary Waller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NU7325734 [compare], yourDNAportal GARc5d35a47, Ancestry member GaryWaller55
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~0.39%
Jane Leavell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Cathy (Ludlum) Foos :
AncestryDNA
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Difference in estimated date of death to be noted in the biography until a source can be added.
I entered Rama Oakes and it of course came back as a match to your Oakes. There are small differences, but no doubt they are the same. I would be glad to work with you to sort this out if you are interested.