Cephus Wade Oakes^{[1, 2, 3]}

1890 - 1952  (61 years)

• Name	Cephus Wade Oakes
  Born	27 May 1890	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 1952	Leesburg, North Carolina
  	Family History by Brenda Holley Gregory, granddaughter of Mary Ellen "Missy" Reynolds and Beverly Honor Holley. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pittsylvania/cemeteries/adkins02.txt Mary E. Oakes beside C. Wade Oakes along with unnamed infant and Cecil Lewis Oakes.
  Buried	Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	I11207	My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds, Thomas Carter of Goochland, Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Cephus Calvin Oakes,   b. 15 Apr 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Oct 1941, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cornelius "Nannie" Reynolds,   b. 31 Oct 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Dec 1934, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1879	Caswell County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F3540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Gregory,   b. 6 Feb 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Oct 1955, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1909	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. Unnamed Infant Oakes,   b. 7 Mar 1910,   d. 7 Mar 1910  (Age 0 years)   2. Delbert T. Oakes,   b. 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Cecil Aubrey Oakes,   b. 8 Feb 1913, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Jul 1986, Caswell, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)   4. Ben C. Oakes,   b. 3 Mar 1915, Virginia ,   d. 23 Jul 1996, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma  (Age 81 years)   5. Alton Kelly Oakes,   b. 3 Aug 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 May 1954, Chatham, Virginia  (Age 36 years)   6. Myrtle Oakes,   b. Est 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Erma Oakes,   b. Est 1924, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Iva Estene Oakes,   b. 3 Feb 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 8 Aug 1976, Burlington, North Carolina  (Age 54 years)   9. Richardson Hedrick Oakes,   b. 17 Jul 1926, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Mar 1982, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F3564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Cephus Oakes-Obit. cephas oakes-obit.jpg
  		1940 Census for the Cephus Wade Oakes Family cephus wade oakes 1940 census.jpg
  		Registration Card -Cephus Wade Oakes c. wade oakes.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Cephus Wade Oakes died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Cecil Lewis Oakes is the grandson of Cephus Wade Oakes. Cecil Aubrey and Bulah Persinger Oakes are the parents of Cecil Lewis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f1015.htm#f9481. [S4] Deborah Lozano. Ben C Oakes in household of Wade S Oakes, "United States Census, 1930" Name: Ben C Oakes Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States District: 0004 Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Birthplace: Virginia Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Household ID: 45 Line Number: 49 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2455 GS Film number: 2342189 Digital Folder Number: 004547853 Image Number: 00585 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Wade S Oakes M 39 Virginia Wife Mary E Oakes F 45 Virginia Son Belvert T Oakes M 19 Virginia Son Cecil A Oakes M 17 Virginia Son Ben C Oakes M 15 Virginia Son Alton K Oakes M 12 Virginia Daughter Myrtle Oakes F 10 Virginia Daughter Iva Oakes F 8 Virginia Daughter Ermia M Oakes F 6 Virginia Son Richerson Oakes M 3 Virginia Wanted to show that Ben Oakes was Ben C. Oakes [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPH5-Z5C. Cephus Wade Oakes North Carolina, Deaths Name: Cephus Wade Oakes Event Type: Death Event Date: 04 May 1952 Event Place: Roxboro, Person, North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Gender: Male Age: 61 Father's Name: Cephus C. Oakes Mother's Name: Elizabeth Owen Reynolds Reference ID: cn 12013 , GS Film number: 1926907 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63723071.