Elizabeth Hudson Kirby^[1]

1805 - 1874  (69 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Hudson Kirby
  Born	1805	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	1874	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	Museville Christian Church Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I7668	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Moses Kirby, Sr.,   b. 1756, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Nov 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Oakes,   b. 1786, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 11 Nov 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F8841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joab Anderson Oakes,   b. Oct 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Oct 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1824
  Children	1. Nathaniel Kirby Oakes,   b. 25 Mar 1825, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Jun 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years)   2. Moses Kirby Oakes,   b. Abt 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Sep 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 35 years)   3. Pvt. Daniel Webster Oakes,   b. 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Nov 1901, Roanoke City, Virginia  (Age 72 years)   4. Samuel Oakes,   b. 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth 'Eliza' Oakes,   b. Abt 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cynthia 'Cintha' Oakes,   b. 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Nov 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 48 years)   7. George Oakes,   b. Abt 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martha Oakes,   b. Abt 1836, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Susan Missouri Oakes,   b. 1839, Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 24 Dec 1871, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 32 years)   10. Joab Anderson Oakes,   b. Jan 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 9 May 1919, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 79 years)   11. Mary Oakes,   b. Abt 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. William Preston Oakes,   b. 10 Jul 1845, Museville, Virginia ,   d. 24 Sep 1914, Lynchburg, Virginia  (Age 69 years)   13. Ruth Oakes,   b. Abt 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Kesiah Oakes,   b. Abt 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   15. Keron Oakes,   b. Abt 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F2641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  d/o Moses Kirby Sr. was 1 of 4 children born to John Kirby, Jr. & his wife, Sarah (Davis) & the grandson of John Kirby, Sr. & Joannah (Owens). Moses Sr. had a son, Moses Kirby Jr. & a daughter, Elizabeth Hudson Kirby, with his 1st wife (name unknown). *Moses Kirby, Jr. is named as brother of Elizabeth Hudson Kirby in "Quill & Pen", a genealogical publication from VA *Elizabeth Hudson Kirby married Joab Oakes Sr., the son of William "Old Bill" Oakes #54121214 & his 1st wife, Ruth(Smith) Oakes. On August 8, 1820, in Pittsylvania Co, VA, Moses Kirby Sr. married his 2nd wife, Margaret (Oakes). She was the daughter of Daniel Oakes #70213009 & his wife, Catherine (maiden name unknown). *Moses & Margaret had no children; Margaret was about 30 years his junior Virginia Magazine of History & Biography "The Kirby family was one of the founding families of Museville, Pittsylvania Co, VA. More than 100 years before the community, which is now Museville, became a post office, the land in the immediate vicinity had been settled by members of the Kirby family around 1746-48. John, Francis & William Kirby held separate grants totaling some 1000 acres near the junction of Snow Creek & Pigg River. The original inhabitants were Indians & legend has it that a Kirby girl was scalped at the footbridge over Snow Creek. Museville was a post office from 1857 onward. Before the name "Museville" was used, the post office was called "Oak Shop" (1851-1857); this name may have originated from the prominent "Oakes family". In about 1817, when Moses Kirby Sr. built what is now the oldest standing residence in the community, he is said to have removed portions of the original homestead dwelling to the present site on the banks of Snow Creek. Moses is buried in the Museville Christian Church Cemetery. The house was the dower of Elizabeth Hudson Kirby when she married Joab Oakes Sr., thereby uniting these two founding families. The house has been meticulously restored by Mr. Davis, who inherited the property from his father, Lee "Babe" Davis, who in turn, had bought it from a member of the Oakes family in 1905." Gravesite Details Volunteer searched entire cemetery but could not find grave; is a grave with a flat stone (no markings) beside his daughter Elizabeth Oakes; this may be his grave.

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f1103.htm#f17476. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9560198/elizabeth-hudson-oakes. Elizabeth Hudson Kirby Oakes BIRTH: 1805 Pittsylvania County, Virginia DEATH: 1874 (aged 68?69) Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia BURIAL: Museville Christian Church Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9560198/elizabeth-hudson-oakes. Elizabeth Hudson Kirby Oakes Birth 1805 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Death 1874 (aged 68?69) Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Burial: museville Christian Church Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia