JOHN OAKLEY DIES AT HOME NEAR TOLEDO
Special to the Journal-Gazete.
Toledo, Ill., Feb. 28. -- John Oakley, a resident of Cumberland county for over 70 years died Wednesday night at the home of a son, Owen Oakley, three miles west of Toledo. He had been ill for some time.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from the United Brethren Church in Toledo, Rev. Loren Mill officiating. Burial will follow in Berry cemetery.
Mr. Oakley was born Jul 18, 1850 in Kentucky, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Oakley. He came to Cumberland county in 1864 and had lived in this community since.
In 1872 he married Miss Mathilda Hornbeck at Rockville, Ind. She passed away several years ago.
Surviving are the following children, Warren Oakley of Woodbury, Ross Oakley of Deland, Mrs. Emma Furry of Kansas, William Oakley, Owen Oakley, Bloomfield Oakley and Jess Oakley all of this community. He is also survivd by a brother, Oliver Oakley, of near Toledo.
Mr. Oakley farmed near Toledo for many years. He retired a short time after the death of his wife, and had been making his home with his children since.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about John William Oakley
Name: John William Oakley
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1850
Birth Place: Bath County, KY
Death Date: 27 Feb 1935
Death Place: Sumpter, Cumberland, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1935
Burial Place: Sumpter Township
Death Age: 84
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Toledo, Ill
Father Name: Pleasant Oakley
Mother Name: Mary Craycroft
Spouse Name: Matilda
FHL Film Number: 1754240
JOHN OAKLEY DIES AT HOME NEAR TOLEDO
Special to the Journal-Gazete.
Toledo, Ill., Feb. 28. -- John Oakley, a resident of Cumberland county for over 70 years died Wednesday night at the home of a son, Owen Oakley, three miles west of Toledo. He had been ill for some time.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from the United Brethren Church in Toledo, Rev. Loren Mill officiating. Burial will follow in Berry cemetery.
Mr. Oakley was born Jul 18, 1850 in Kentucky, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Oakley. He came to Cumberland county in 1864 and had lived in this community since.
In 1872 he married Miss Mathilda Hornbeck at Rockville, Ind. She passed away several years ago.
Surviving are the following children, Warren Oakley of Woodbury, Ross Oakley of Deland, Mrs. Emma Furry of Kansas, William Oakley, Owen Oakley, Bloomfield Oakley and Jess Oakley all of this community. He is also survivd by a brother, Oliver Oakley, of near Toledo.
Mr. Oakley farmed near Toledo for many years. He retired a short time after the death of his wife, and had been making his home with his children since.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about John William Oakley
Name: John William Oakley
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1850
Birth Place: Bath County, KY
Death Date: 27 Feb 1935
Death Place: Sumpter, Cumberland, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Mar 1935
Burial Place: Sumpter Township
Death Age: 84
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Toledo, Ill
Father Name: Pleasant Oakley
Mother Name: Mary Craycroft
Spouse Name: Matilda
FHL Film Number: 1754240
Family Members
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Minnie H Oakley Berry
1872–1907
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Francis Warren Oakley
1875–1955
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Charles Ross Oakley
1877–1965
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Mamie Helen Oakley
1879–1879
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Emma Ellen Oakley Furry
1879–1958
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William Allen Oakley
1881–1952
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Jesse Harvey "Jess" Oakley
1883–1968
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Robert Louis Bloomfield Oakley
1886–1967
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Owen Oliver Orastus Oakley
1888–1973
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