Confederate Soldier Nathaniel Kirby Oakes^{[1, 2]}

1825 - 1898  (73 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Kirby Oakes
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	25 Mar 1825	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jun 1898	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	Reynolds Cemetery Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
  Person ID	I7669	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Joab Anderson Oakes,   b. Oct 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Oct 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hudson Kirby,   b. 1805, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Abt 1824
  Family ID	F2641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Henry Austin Oakes-Obit The Danville Bee Feb 27, 1963

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f1103.htm#f17476. Nathaniel Kirby Oakes and Stacy Frances Cooper Husband Nathaniel Kirby Oakes Born: Mar 6, 1825 - VA Died: Jun 13, 1898 Buried: - Callands, VA Father: Joab Oakes (1804- ) Mother: Elizabeth Unknown[Hudson Kirby] (1811- )[1874] Marriage: May 9, 1867 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Wife: Stacy Frances Cooper AKA: Fannie Born: Mar 7, 1845 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Feb 4, 1931 - Roanoke, VA Buried: - Fair View Cem., Roanoke, VA Father: Sterling Stephen Cooper, Jr. (1797/1799-Bef 1880) Mother: Elizabeth Ziegler Ramsey (1804- ) Children 1 M Nathaniel Oakes Born: 1869 - Virginia 2 M Henry Austin Oakes AKA: Henry Born: Feb 28, 1872 - Callands, VA Died: Feb 26, 1963 - Chatham (rural), Pittsylvania Co., VA Buried: Highland Burial Pk., Danville, VA Spouse: Lou Emma Reynolds (1880-1951) Marr: Abt 1899/1900 3 M Walter P. Oakes Born: 1874 - VA 4 M John Otha Oakes Born: Feb 6, 1874 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Apr 13, 1933 - Lynchburg, VA Buried: Apr 15, 1933Mill Creek Bapt. Ch. Cem., Chatham, VA Spouse: Carrie L. Manning (1878- ) Marr: Dec 28, 1899 - Henry Co., VA 5 M Sterling Cabell Oakes Born: Apr 1880 - Pittsylvania Co., VA 6 M James A. Oakes Born: May 1882 - VA 7 F Fannie B. Oakes Born: Sep 1884 - VA 8 F Mary B. Oakes Born: Jun 1887 - VA [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54143791/nathaniel-kirby-oakes. PVT Nathaniel Kirby Oakes Birth 25 Mar 1825 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Death 13 Jun 1898 (aged 73) Pittsylvania County, Virginia Burial: Reynolds Cemetery Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Spouse Stacy Frances Cooper Oakes, 1845?1931 (m. 1867) Siblings Sarah Davis Oaks Jefferson, 1823?1900 Moses Kirby Oaks, 1827?1862 Daniel Webster Oakes, 1829?1901 Susan Missouri Oakes Brown, 1839?1871 Joab Anderson Oakes, 1844?1919 William Preston Oakes, 1845?1914 Children Nathaniel W Oakes, 1869?1957 Sterling Cabell Oakes, 1879?1947 James Archer Oakes, 1881?1957 Fannie B Oakes Moore, 1884?1966 Mary Belt Oakes Freeland, 1887?1955 Nathaniel was one of 16 children born to Joab Oakes, Sr. & his wife, Elizabeth Hudson (Kirby). Nathaniel married Stacy Frances (Cooper) on May 9, 1867, in Pittsylvania Co, VA. Their 11 children: Samuel Thomas, Nathaniel W. "Nat" {11/10/1869-04/10/1957}, Haly Oss, Baby boy, John Otha {02/06/1874-04/13/1933 Blanchee, NC}, Henry Austin, Walter Prince, Sterling Cabel, James Archer, Fannie Bettie, Mary Ann Belt Oakes 1850 census; Pittsylvania Co, VA Nathaniel, age 25, laborer on father's farm 1880 census; Callands, Pittsylvania Co, VA: Nathaniel, 55, farmer on his own land Civil War veteran in Co C, 46th VA Infantry Regiment; his widow, Stacy, received his pension NOTE: Nathaniel's sister, Mary Ann, married Sterling Cooper III, the brother of Nathaniel's wife, Stacy (Cooper). Nathaniel served in the Confederate States of America Army. From 45th Virginia Infantry of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series by Darrell L. Collins, published by H.E. Howard Inc. of Lynchburg, VA, 1992, page 130. OAKES, NATHANIEL K.: Born Pittsylvania Co. 25 March 1825. Enlist in Company C2 on 4 Aug 1863 at Pittsylvania Court House by Reynolds for 3 years; in Soldier's Home Hospital 1 April 1862 through Sept 1862; overage discharge 1 Oct 1862, age 40; sick Aug 1864; present Oct 1864 & Febr 1865; furlough Dec 1864; captured at Farmville 6 Apr 1865; took oath at Newport News 14 June 1865; resident of Pittsylvania County, 6'3'', fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, farmer; died Pittsylvania County 13 June 1898; married Frances Cooper 9 May 1867; son of Joab and Elizabeth.