John H Oaks1

#15768, (circa 1835 - before 1880)

Family

Daphne Phillips b. c 1830, d. b 1880
Children 1.Electa Oaks7 (c 1858 - )
 2.Ransom Oaks7 (c 1868 - )
 3.Essie Oaks+8 (c 1871 - )
Birth*circa 1835He was born circa 1835 at IllinoisG.1 
Marriage*8 February 1857He married Daphne Phillips, daughter of Elisha Phillips and Electa Annable, on 8 February 1857 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
18 June 1860He and Daphne Phillips appeared on the census of 18 June 1860 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.2 
between 19 August 1861 and 17 July 1865He was Indiana 25th Infantry Regiment between 19 August 1861 and 17 July 1865.3 
6 September 1870He and Daphne Phillips appeared on the census of 6 September 1870 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.4 
23 April 1877Pension file for John H Oaks dated 23 April 1877.5 
Death*before 1880He died before 1880.5,6 

Citations

  1. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, John H Oaks and Daphne Phillips, marr. Posey Co. 8 Feb 1857. FHL microfilm 549,431.
  2. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. John H (27), b. TN, farmer; Dafna (29), b. IN.
  3. [S524] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, online Ancestry.com, John H Oaks, enl. as Sgt, Co. F, Ind. 25th Inf. Reg., 19 Aug 1861; promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant 11 Jan 1865; promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant 20 Mar 1865; promoted to Full Captain 25 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 17 Jul 1865, Indianapolis IN.
  4. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. John (35), b. IL, school teacher; Daphna (35), b. IN, keeping house.
  5. [S304] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; T288, 546 rolls, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Nuckolls, Asa H--O´Brien, John, img. 2605/4376. John H Oaks, F. 25 Ind Inf; invalid 23 Apr 1877, appl. 234582, cert. 241424; Minor Ransom Phillips (Gdn), 14 Feb 1881, appl. 280847.
  6. [S520] VWH, In the 1880 census, Essie/Esther was living with her uncle Ransom and Electa was living with her uncle Moses; their brother Ransom Oaks has not yet been found after 1870.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  8. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992, online FamilySearch.org, Essie Oaks, age 18, dau. of John A Oaks and Daffie Phillips; and Robert Johnson, age 25, son of Nathan Johnson and Eliza Alton; marr. Farmersville, Posey Co., 30 Mar 1890.