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Confederate Soldier Pvt. John Randolph Oakes

Male 1835 - 1912  (77 years)


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  • Name John Randolph Oakes 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Prefix Pvt. 
    Born 1835  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Oct 1912  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hampton National Cemetery Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I7664  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Father William Burl "Billie" Oakes,   b. 7 Jan 1780, King William Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann "Sally" Phraley,   b. 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1824  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Sally' Sarah Frances Hailey/Haley,   b. 15 Jun 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1919, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1859  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Fletcher Oakes,   b. 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1922, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Jesse Benjamin Oakes,   b. 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Randolph Oakes, Jr.,   b. 26 Oct 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1940, Petersburg, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F2644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3090345/john-randolph-oakes.
      PVT John Randolph Oakes Sr.
      BIRTH: May 1835 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      DEATH: 9 Oct 1912 (aged 77)
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      BURIAL: Hampton National Cemetery
      Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia

    2. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, https://www.cottagehill.com/southside/surnames.htm.
      Thomas Jefferson Haley and Nancy Lester
      Husband Thomas Jefferson Haley
      Born: 1808/1812 - Henry Co., VA
      Died:
      Father: Thomas Hailey (1771/1780-1859)
      Mother: Mary Stultz (1771/1772-1855)

      Wife Nancy Lester
      Born: 1817 - VA
      Father: John Lester, Sr. (1779/1780-1873)
      Mother: Anna Minter (1791- )

      Children of Nancy Lester
      1 F Mary A. Haley
      Born: 1835 - Henry Co., VA
      2 F Sarah F. Haley
      Born: Jun 1837 - Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Spouse: John R. Oakes (1835- )
      Marr: Mar 29, 1859 - Pittsylvania Co., VA
      3 M William A. Haley
      Born: Jun 1841 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: Mary A. Hasley (1841- )
      Marr: Feb 23, 1860 - Franklin Co., VA
      4 F Elizabeth J. Haley
      AKA: Eliza
      Born: Jan 1845 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: Francis M. Bishop (1840- )
      Marr: Aug 18, 1863 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: Hugh O.[sic Oliver] Reynolds (1824-1889);s/o Sarah Philpott and John Devin Reynolds
      Marr: Jan 12, 1870 - Henry Co., VA
      5 F Martha C. Haley
      Born: 1846/1849 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: Alexander Flemming Croaf (1848-1868)
      Marr: Apr 7, 1867 - Henry Co., VA
      6 F Senora Haley
      Born: 1847 - Henry Co., VA
      7 M John I. Haley
      Born: Mar 1852 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: Nancy J. Tolbert (1856- )
      Marr: Abt 1876/1877
      8 F Nancy Haley
      AKA: Nannie
      Born: 1854 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: John Booker Rigney (1854- )
      Marr: Apr 23, 1875 - Henry Co., VA
      9 F Alice Haley
      Born: 1856 - Henry Co., VA
      Spouse: James G. Bradson (1853- )
      Marr: Oct 9, 1872 - Henry Co., VA
      10 F Eleanor Haley
      Born: 1858 - Henry Co., VA

      Warren Simmons Hodnett and Virginia Dare Haley
      Husband Warren Simmons Hodnett
      Born: Feb 28, 1921 - Henry Co., VA
      Died: Dec 1, 1996 - Martinsville, Henry Co., VA
      Buried: Roselawn Burial Pk., Martinsville, VA
      Father: Ernest Hodnett (1893-1972)
      Mother: Ella Green Stokes (1899-1984)
      Marriage: Dec 14, 1946 - Stanleytown, Henry Co., VA (Divorced)

      Wife Virginia Dare Haley
      Born: Aug 27, 1931 - Stanleytown, Henry Co., VA
      Died: Apr 19, 1993 - VA
      Buried: - Roselawn Burial Pk., Martinsville, Henry Co., VA
      Other Spouse: Lloyd Lois Latham (1924-1968)
      m. Mar 14, 1968 - Danville, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Other Spouse: Freddie Lee Joyce (1931-2004) - Dec 29, 1984 - Henry Co., VA


      Children Notes: Marriage

      1st marr. for both. He did construction work. Married by R.C. Barbour, Meth. Min.

    3. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://www.reynoldspatova.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=12740.
      1880 Census - Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Hughey Reynolds, s/o Sally Philpott and John Devin Reynolds