Francena was the daughter of Civil War veteran Josiah Scott. Josiah served with Co. H of the 155th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry. The 155th was one of the one-year regiments called up in the final months of the war. He was recruited on 9 Mar 1865 and mustered in on April 18th. He had turned 19 years old a month earlier. A week after mustering, his regiment left Indianapolis, proceeding to Washington D.C., after which it was sent to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was assigned to duty with the provisional brigade, 3rd Div. 9th Corps. The regiment was then transferred on May 3rd, to Dover, Delaware, where companies were detached and sent to Centerville and Wilmington and to Salisbury, Maryland. The regiment regrouped at Dover and mustered out on 4 Aug 1865. Of the 1,013 men assigned to the regiment, 15 died, 68 deserted, and 7 were unaccounted for. Josiah was one of the lucky ones who was able to return home to his family, confident in the knowledge that he and his wife and children would someday benefit from the pensions afforded him for his service.
When he was 21, he married Mary Angeline Seymour the week before Christmas on 18 Dec 1867. Mary was the daughter of George and Sarah Seymour. On the 1900 and 1910 Censuses, women were asked how many children they had given birth to, and how many of those children were still living at that time. In 1900, 52-year-old Mary's count was noted as eight births, six surviving children. A decade later, those numbers were reported as nine births, four surviving children. Six children are linked to Mary's Find-A-Grave memorial. Of those six, four would have been around in 1910—Francena, Warren, Liddie Ann, and Thomas. Daughter Mahala Jane had died in 1899 at age 28 of consumption (aka tuberculosis), and daughter Alice had died in 1903 at age 22, also a victim of consumption.
Because of the eventual destruction of the 1890 Census records after they suffered water damage in the process of extinguishing a fire in the archives, the 1880 Census would be the only census on which Francena would appear with her parents and siblings. They were living in Washington Twp., Starke Co., Indiana, a rural farming area, heavily wooded, and at a distance from both South Bend and Chicago. Josiah Scott, 36, was in the bloom of life, farming the land and providing for his family. Mary, 32, was doing her part, tending to the household chores and the needs of their four children—Mahala, 8; Francena, 6; Oliver (aka Warren), 4; and 1-year-old Lydia.
When she was 19 years old, Francena pledged herself to 31-year-old Levi W. Oaf on 20 Nov 1892. They would weather fifty years together and welcome seven children, including twin girls, one of whom died in infancy. All seven of their children have been linked to their Find-A-Grave memorials.
Francena, Levi and the children dutifully appeared on every single census record they should have between the decades of 1900 through Francena's final appearance on the 1950 enumeration, all of them placing her in Starke County, Indiana. In 1900, Levi Oaf, 36, was earning a living as a mail carrier, but in subsequent decades, he was farming. In 1920, Francena, Levi, and five of the children were together, eldest son Bruce out on his own and the loss of 7-year-old Millie's twin sister Tillie still felt.
On 25 Oct 1915, Francena lost her father Josiah Scott, victim of a malarial fever. Her mother Mary proved to be of sturdier stock, living to age 82, taken suddenly by a fall, a fall on slippery ice due to a head injury, or a fall down a flight of stairs due to multiple injuries, depending on whether the obit or the death certificate is to be believed. Why the stories varied is a mystery.
On 20 Nov 1942, Francena and Levi awoke to the start of their fiftieth year as husband and wife, a marriage milestone that only about 5% of all married couples reach. They had managed to raise six children to adulthood.
The year following their Golden Wedding Anniversary, death parted Francena and Levi, claiming Levi five days before Christmas on 20 Dec 1943. It was his heart that failed him in the end, though he was already in the throes of arteriosclerosis and senility. He died at their home in Knox, Francena at his side. When the 1950 Census was taken, Francena, widowed, aged 77 and "unable to work," was head of household at their residence at 503 Shield St. In Knox, Indiana. Son Forrest, 44, and working as a carpenter, was her caretaker and provider at that time.
Francena celebrated her 77th birthday on 11 Apr 1950. That 1950 enumeration took place seventeen days later on 28 Apr 1950. Eight days after that, Francena decided to cast off her earthly bonds, afflicted by cancer by then, and went into the light to find her beloved Levi and their infant daughter Tillie.
When he was 21, he married Mary Angeline Seymour the week before Christmas on 18 Dec 1867. Mary was the daughter of George and Sarah Seymour. On the 1900 and 1910 Censuses, women were asked how many children they had given birth to, and how many of those children were still living at that time. In 1900, 52-year-old Mary's count was noted as eight births, six surviving children. A decade later, those numbers were reported as nine births, four surviving children. Six children are linked to Mary's Find-A-Grave memorial. Of those six, four would have been around in 1910—Francena, Warren, Liddie Ann, and Thomas. Daughter Mahala Jane had died in 1899 at age 28 of consumption (aka tuberculosis), and daughter Alice had died in 1903 at age 22, also a victim of consumption.
Because of the eventual destruction of the 1890 Census records after they suffered water damage in the process of extinguishing a fire in the archives, the 1880 Census would be the only census on which Francena would appear with her parents and siblings. They were living in Washington Twp., Starke Co., Indiana, a rural farming area, heavily wooded, and at a distance from both South Bend and Chicago. Josiah Scott, 36, was in the bloom of life, farming the land and providing for his family. Mary, 32, was doing her part, tending to the household chores and the needs of their four children—Mahala, 8; Francena, 6; Oliver (aka Warren), 4; and 1-year-old Lydia.
When she was 19 years old, Francena pledged herself to 31-year-old Levi W. Oaf on 20 Nov 1892. They would weather fifty years together and welcome seven children, including twin girls, one of whom died in infancy. All seven of their children have been linked to their Find-A-Grave memorials.
Francena, Levi and the children dutifully appeared on every single census record they should have between the decades of 1900 through Francena's final appearance on the 1950 enumeration, all of them placing her in Starke County, Indiana. In 1900, Levi Oaf, 36, was earning a living as a mail carrier, but in subsequent decades, he was farming. In 1920, Francena, Levi, and five of the children were together, eldest son Bruce out on his own and the loss of 7-year-old Millie's twin sister Tillie still felt.
On 25 Oct 1915, Francena lost her father Josiah Scott, victim of a malarial fever. Her mother Mary proved to be of sturdier stock, living to age 82, taken suddenly by a fall, a fall on slippery ice due to a head injury, or a fall down a flight of stairs due to multiple injuries, depending on whether the obit or the death certificate is to be believed. Why the stories varied is a mystery.
On 20 Nov 1942, Francena and Levi awoke to the start of their fiftieth year as husband and wife, a marriage milestone that only about 5% of all married couples reach. They had managed to raise six children to adulthood.
The year following their Golden Wedding Anniversary, death parted Francena and Levi, claiming Levi five days before Christmas on 20 Dec 1943. It was his heart that failed him in the end, though he was already in the throes of arteriosclerosis and senility. He died at their home in Knox, Francena at his side. When the 1950 Census was taken, Francena, widowed, aged 77 and "unable to work," was head of household at their residence at 503 Shield St. In Knox, Indiana. Son Forrest, 44, and working as a carpenter, was her caretaker and provider at that time.
Francena celebrated her 77th birthday on 11 Apr 1950. That 1950 enumeration took place seventeen days later on 28 Apr 1950. Eight days after that, Francena decided to cast off her earthly bonds, afflicted by cancer by then, and went into the light to find her beloved Levi and their infant daughter Tillie.
Francena was the daughter of Civil War veteran Josiah Scott. Josiah served with Co. H of the 155th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry. The 155th was one of the one-year regiments called up in the final months of the war. He was recruited on 9 Mar 1865 and mustered in on April 18th. He had turned 19 years old a month earlier. A week after mustering, his regiment left Indianapolis, proceeding to Washington D.C., after which it was sent to Alexandria, Virginia, where it was assigned to duty with the provisional brigade, 3rd Div. 9th Corps. The regiment was then transferred on May 3rd, to Dover, Delaware, where companies were detached and sent to Centerville and Wilmington and to Salisbury, Maryland. The regiment regrouped at Dover and mustered out on 4 Aug 1865. Of the 1,013 men assigned to the regiment, 15 died, 68 deserted, and 7 were unaccounted for. Josiah was one of the lucky ones who was able to return home to his family, confident in the knowledge that he and his wife and children would someday benefit from the pensions afforded him for his service.
When he was 21, he married Mary Angeline Seymour the week before Christmas on 18 Dec 1867. Mary was the daughter of George and Sarah Seymour. On the 1900 and 1910 Censuses, women were asked how many children they had given birth to, and how many of those children were still living at that time. In 1900, 52-year-old Mary's count was noted as eight births, six surviving children. A decade later, those numbers were reported as nine births, four surviving children. Six children are linked to Mary's Find-A-Grave memorial. Of those six, four would have been around in 1910—Francena, Warren, Liddie Ann, and Thomas. Daughter Mahala Jane had died in 1899 at age 28 of consumption (aka tuberculosis), and daughter Alice had died in 1903 at age 22, also a victim of consumption.
Because of the eventual destruction of the 1890 Census records after they suffered water damage in the process of extinguishing a fire in the archives, the 1880 Census would be the only census on which Francena would appear with her parents and siblings. They were living in Washington Twp., Starke Co., Indiana, a rural farming area, heavily wooded, and at a distance from both South Bend and Chicago. Josiah Scott, 36, was in the bloom of life, farming the land and providing for his family. Mary, 32, was doing her part, tending to the household chores and the needs of their four children—Mahala, 8; Francena, 6; Oliver (aka Warren), 4; and 1-year-old Lydia.
When she was 19 years old, Francena pledged herself to 31-year-old Levi W. Oaf on 20 Nov 1892. They would weather fifty years together and welcome seven children, including twin girls, one of whom died in infancy. All seven of their children have been linked to their Find-A-Grave memorials.
Francena, Levi and the children dutifully appeared on every single census record they should have between the decades of 1900 through Francena's final appearance on the 1950 enumeration, all of them placing her in Starke County, Indiana. In 1900, Levi Oaf, 36, was earning a living as a mail carrier, but in subsequent decades, he was farming. In 1920, Francena, Levi, and five of the children were together, eldest son Bruce out on his own and the loss of 7-year-old Millie's twin sister Tillie still felt.
On 25 Oct 1915, Francena lost her father Josiah Scott, victim of a malarial fever. Her mother Mary proved to be of sturdier stock, living to age 82, taken suddenly by a fall, a fall on slippery ice due to a head injury, or a fall down a flight of stairs due to multiple injuries, depending on whether the obit or the death certificate is to be believed. Why the stories varied is a mystery.
On 20 Nov 1942, Francena and Levi awoke to the start of their fiftieth year as husband and wife, a marriage milestone that only about 5% of all married couples reach. They had managed to raise six children to adulthood.
The year following their Golden Wedding Anniversary, death parted Francena and Levi, claiming Levi five days before Christmas on 20 Dec 1943. It was his heart that failed him in the end, though he was already in the throes of arteriosclerosis and senility. He died at their home in Knox, Francena at his side. When the 1950 Census was taken, Francena, widowed, aged 77 and "unable to work," was head of household at their residence at 503 Shield St. In Knox, Indiana. Son Forrest, 44, and working as a carpenter, was her caretaker and provider at that time.
Francena celebrated her 77th birthday on 11 Apr 1950. That 1950 enumeration took place seventeen days later on 28 Apr 1950. Eight days after that, Francena decided to cast off her earthly bonds, afflicted by cancer by then, and went into the light to find her beloved Levi and their infant daughter Tillie.
When he was 21, he married Mary Angeline Seymour the week before Christmas on 18 Dec 1867. Mary was the daughter of George and Sarah Seymour. On the 1900 and 1910 Censuses, women were asked how many children they had given birth to, and how many of those children were still living at that time. In 1900, 52-year-old Mary's count was noted as eight births, six surviving children. A decade later, those numbers were reported as nine births, four surviving children. Six children are linked to Mary's Find-A-Grave memorial. Of those six, four would have been around in 1910—Francena, Warren, Liddie Ann, and Thomas. Daughter Mahala Jane had died in 1899 at age 28 of consumption (aka tuberculosis), and daughter Alice had died in 1903 at age 22, also a victim of consumption.
Because of the eventual destruction of the 1890 Census records after they suffered water damage in the process of extinguishing a fire in the archives, the 1880 Census would be the only census on which Francena would appear with her parents and siblings. They were living in Washington Twp., Starke Co., Indiana, a rural farming area, heavily wooded, and at a distance from both South Bend and Chicago. Josiah Scott, 36, was in the bloom of life, farming the land and providing for his family. Mary, 32, was doing her part, tending to the household chores and the needs of their four children—Mahala, 8; Francena, 6; Oliver (aka Warren), 4; and 1-year-old Lydia.
When she was 19 years old, Francena pledged herself to 31-year-old Levi W. Oaf on 20 Nov 1892. They would weather fifty years together and welcome seven children, including twin girls, one of whom died in infancy. All seven of their children have been linked to their Find-A-Grave memorials.
Francena, Levi and the children dutifully appeared on every single census record they should have between the decades of 1900 through Francena's final appearance on the 1950 enumeration, all of them placing her in Starke County, Indiana. In 1900, Levi Oaf, 36, was earning a living as a mail carrier, but in subsequent decades, he was farming. In 1920, Francena, Levi, and five of the children were together, eldest son Bruce out on his own and the loss of 7-year-old Millie's twin sister Tillie still felt.
On 25 Oct 1915, Francena lost her father Josiah Scott, victim of a malarial fever. Her mother Mary proved to be of sturdier stock, living to age 82, taken suddenly by a fall, a fall on slippery ice due to a head injury, or a fall down a flight of stairs due to multiple injuries, depending on whether the obit or the death certificate is to be believed. Why the stories varied is a mystery.
On 20 Nov 1942, Francena and Levi awoke to the start of their fiftieth year as husband and wife, a marriage milestone that only about 5% of all married couples reach. They had managed to raise six children to adulthood.
The year following their Golden Wedding Anniversary, death parted Francena and Levi, claiming Levi five days before Christmas on 20 Dec 1943. It was his heart that failed him in the end, though he was already in the throes of arteriosclerosis and senility. He died at their home in Knox, Francena at his side. When the 1950 Census was taken, Francena, widowed, aged 77 and "unable to work," was head of household at their residence at 503 Shield St. In Knox, Indiana. Son Forrest, 44, and working as a carpenter, was her caretaker and provider at that time.
Francena celebrated her 77th birthday on 11 Apr 1950. That 1950 enumeration took place seventeen days later on 28 Apr 1950. Eight days after that, Francena decided to cast off her earthly bonds, afflicted by cancer by then, and went into the light to find her beloved Levi and their infant daughter Tillie.
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