1860 census of Enfield, Penobscot, Maine p20: Oscar Shorey, age 1, born about 1859 in Maine.

1870 census of Lowell, Penobscot, Maine p7: Oscar Shorey, age 10, born in Maine, listed with parents, Abram, 46 & Lucretia, 33 and siblings, Arthur, 12, Lilla, 8, Elmer, 6, Earnest, 4, Thadeus, 2, and Jossie, 6 months, as well as Getchel Darling, 67 & Susan, 70.

1880 census of Lowell, Penobscot, Maine p433A: Oscer O Shory, age 20, he & parents born in Maine, listed with parents, Abraham, 56 & Lucretia A, 43 and siblings, Arthur E, 21, Lilla A, 18, Elma H, 15, Earnest M, 14, Thadeus A, 12, Josephine A, 10, Ida C, 8 and Lulu M, 2.

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907: Oscar O Shorey married Mary E Dow on 8 Aug 1886 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine.

1900 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p15A: Oscar O Shorey, age 40, born in Jan 1860 in Maine, piano surfacer, parents born in Maine, listed with wife of 14 years, Mary E, 32 and children, Ralph A, 12, Alice M, 9, Herbert E, 8, Alton O, 6, Stella J, 5 and Helen E, 1, as well as widowed father-in-law, Erastus Dow, 72.

1910 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p4A: Oscar O Shorey, age 50, he & parents born in Maine, surfacer at piano factory, listed with wife of 24 years, Mary E, 42 and children, Ralph O, 22, Alice N, 19, Herbert E, 18, Alton C, 16, Helen E, 11, Dorise I, 8 and Thulma I, 6 as well as brother-in-law, Guy H Dow, 24.

1920 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p13A: Oscar O Shorey, age 59, he & parents born in Maine, teamster at spool mill, listed with wife, May E, 51 and children, Herbert E, 28, Alton C, 26, Helen E, 21, Doris I, 18 and Thelma I, 16 as well as niece, Elsie R Dow, 3y 5m.

1930 census of Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p8A: Oscar O Shorey, age 70, he & parents born in Maine, listed with wife, Mary E, 61 and daughter, Thelma I, 26 as well as niece, E Ruth Dow, 13.