Daughter of Eddie Oakley and Minnie L Eakes Oakley.

Married to Littleton Daniel Huff on January 2, 1926 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Daniel and Essie were the parents of:
Irene Huff(1927-unk)
Hazel Huff(1929-unk)
Esther Huff Lunsford(1931-2003)
Roy Solomon Huff
Eldridge Daniel Huff
Melvin Huff
Serena Ann Huff(b.10 Oct 1939)
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Essie M Oakley
Age in 1910: 6
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Mount Tirzah, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Eddie D Oakley
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Minnie L Oakley
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Eddie D Oakley 31
Minnie L Oakley 26
Essie M Oakley 6
Louis R Oakley 4
Ila L Oakley 2
Hayt Oakley 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Essie May Oakley
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Mount Tirzah, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Eddie Oakley
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Minnie L Oakley
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Eddie Oakley 41
Minnie L Oakley 36
Essie May Oakley 16
Louis J Oakley 14
Ila Lee Oakley 12
Ivory T Oakley 6
Sadie M Oakley 3
Novetta Oakley 0

Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Daniel Huff
Birth Date: 1897
Birthplace: Person Co., N.C.
Age: 29
Spouse's Name: Essie Oakley
Spouse's Birth Date: 1904
Spouse's Birthplace: Person Co., N.C.
Spouse's Age: 22
Event Date: 02 Jan 1926
Event Place: Halifax, Virginia
Father's Name: Glover Huff
Mother's Name: Eliz. Huff
Spouse's Father's Name: Edw. Oakley
Spouse's Mother's Name: Minnie Oakley
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00623-7 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 2048454 , Reference ID: p1

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Esther Huff
Birth Year: abt 1904
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Mount Tirzah, Person, North Carolina
House Number in Cities or Towns: Apr 4
Dwelling Number: 199
Family Number: 203
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Huff 62
Daniel Huff 34
Esther Huff 26
Irene Huff 4
Hazel Huff 1

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Essie Huff
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1904
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Mount Tirzah, Person, North Carolina
House Number: 300
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 17B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
L D Huff 45
Essie Huff 36
Irene Huff 13
Hazel Huff 11
Esther Huff 9
Ray Huff 7
Eldridge Huff 4
Serena Huff 6/12

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
Name: Essie Mae Oakley Huff
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Dec 1990
Event Place: Rougemont, Person, North Carolina
Burial Place: Rougemont, North Carolina
Cemetery: Huff Family Cemetery
Residence Place: Rougemont, Person, North Carolina
Address: Rt. 1, Box 83
Gender: Female
Age: 87
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1903
Birthplace: Person Co., North Carolina
Father's Name: Ed Oakley
Mother's Name: Minnie Eakes
Reference ID: v 55B cn 55868 , GS Film number: 1991783