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Oglesby - O'Neal

Oglesby, Benjamin Franklin & Cynthia Ann Dukes

Benjamin Franklin Oglesby
Born: About 1814 in Christian Co., Kentucky
Married: July 20, 1844 in Muhlenberg
Died: December 3, 1878 in Christian Co., Kentucky
Father: Jacob B. Oglesby
Mother: Permelia Harkins Crabtree

Spouse: Cynthia Ann Dukes
Born: About 1824 in Muhlenberg
Died: Before 1878 in Christian Co., Kentucky
Father: Sampson Dukes
Mother: Nancy M. (believed by many to be Cherokee Indian)

Children of Benjamin F. Oglesby & Cynthia A. Dukes:

  1. Cryhorn Decalve “Crog” Oglesby
    Born: February 1845 in Christian Co., Kentucky
    Married:
    1. April 26 1874 in Hopkins Co., Kentucky to Melissa B. Oglesby, daughter of Wade Hampton Oglesby & Sarah Elizabeth Coursey. (Wade was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Oglesby)
    2. October 20, 1885 in Logan Co., Kentucky to Mary Ellen “Pinkie” Coursey, daughter of William E. Coursey & Willie Elmus McKinney
    Died: July 13, 1924 in Logan Co., Kentucky
  2. William Anderson Oglesby
    Born: About 1848 in Christian Co., Kentucky
    Married:
    1. November 23, 1869, Martha E. Lile in Muhlenberg
    2. March 6, 1883, Tabitha L. “Bibi” Lile in Muhlenberg
    3. December 23, 1885, Patsy Ann Owen in Muhlenberg
    4. January 3, 1920, Betty Tate in Logan Co., Kentucky
    Died: June 10, 1926 in Muhlenberg
  3. Newton Jackson Oglesby
    Born May 11, 1854 in Christian Co., Kentucky
    Married:
    1. May 28, 1874 in Muhlenberg to Nancy Louraine R. Owen, daughter of James Owen & Nancy J. Dules
    2. Before 1910 to Frances Barbara Morgan
    Died: January 1926 in Muhlenberg
  4. Permelia Jane Oglesby
    Born: March 1864 in Christian Co., Kentucky
    Married: February 4, 1886 in Muhlenberg to William Sampson Dukes, son of John Dukes & Sarah Dukes
    Died: January 16, 1952 in Muhlenberg

Sources: Christian Co., Logan Co. and Muhlenberg Censuses; Kentucky Land Grants, Vol. 1, Pt. 2, Chapter X (1836-1924); Muhlenberg Deed Book 65, Page 372 and Deed Book 73, Page 467; Will of Sampson Dukes; Hopkins Co., Christian Co., Logan Co. and Muhlenberg Marriages; Books on the history of Muhlenberg and History of Logan Co.; family members.
Contributed by Barb Curtis

Oglesby, Sidney Elbert & Mary Miranda Barnett

Sidney Elbert Oglesby
Birthdate: 19 December 1867
Birthplace: Hopkins Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: 29 February 1944
Place of death: Kentucky
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Father: Henry Harrison Oglesby
Mother: Elizabeth Mannahan

Marriage Date: 18 September 1895
Marriage Place: Hopkins Co., Kentucky

Spouse: Mary Miranda Barnett
Birthdate: September 1867
Birthplace: Kentucky
Date of Death: 16 March 1934
Place of death: Kentucky
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Father: James Barnett
Mother: Mary Porter

Children of Sidney E. Oglesby & Mary M. Oglesby:

  1. Esma A. Oglesby, born October 1899; Married John Bethel 7 May 1925
  2. Sybyl Oglesby, born 22 June 1896; died 23 June 1982; Married William Gaddis 19 April 1914
  3. Mervie Oglesby, born 18 November 1897; died 2 September 1986; Married Clifford B. Lacy 17 May 1918. Mervie and Clifford are buried at Concord Cemetery, White Plains, Hopkins Co., Kentucky.

Contributed by Jean Wells

Oglesby, Thomas Jacob & Mary Frances Bethel

Thomas Jacob Oglesby
Birthdate: 23 January 1872
Birthplace: Hopkins Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: 27 November 1958
Place of Death: Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Father: Henry Harrison Oglesby
Mother: Elizabeth Mannahan

Marriage Date: 7 February 1894
Place of Marriage: Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky

Wife: Mary Frances Bethel
Birthdate: 11 August 1868
Birthplace: Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Date of Death: 1954
Place of Death: Lynchburg, Virginia
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Father: William Bethel
Mother: Sarah McElvain

Children of Thomas J. Oglesby & Mary F. Oglesby:

  1. Edith Myrl Oglesby, born 11 March 1897; died 13 March 1993; Married Jess Stanford Edwards Sr. 12 March 1913. Edith and Jess are buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg
  2. Roscoe Ralph Oglesby, born 8 June 1903; died 29 March 1973 in Tallahassee, Florida and is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia; Married Doris Brooks.
  3. William Henry Oglesby, born 14 January 1895; died 11 June 1982 in East Alton, Illinois. Buried at Valhalla Memorial Park, Godfrey, Illinois. Married Grace Baker 12 April 1913 in Greenville, Kentucky.
  4. Jacob Edward Oglesby married Ida Louise Unrue 2 August 1931 Depoy, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky.

Contributed by Jean Wells

O'Neal, Tobias Grundy & Mary Jane Sears

Tobias Grundy O'Neal
Born: 26 May 1854, Simpson Co., Kentucky
Died: 29 November 1907, Muhlenberg
Buried: Weir Cemetery, Muhlenberg
Occupation: Shoemaker and Farmer
Father: William H. O'Neal
Mother: Cynthia Ann Harlan

Spouse: Mary Jane Sears
Married: 11 October 1876, Muhlenberg
Born 12 March 1857, Logan Co., Kentucky
Died: 05 February 1930, Muhlenberg
Father: John S. Sears
Mother: Jemima Ann Rutherford
Family tradition: Mary Jane was a midwife and a person who prepared homemade potions, herbs, etc., for the sick in the community. She was red-headed, short and loved to clog dance.

Children of Tobias G. O'Neal & Mary J. Sears:

  1. Frances Ozella O'Neal, born 16 July 1877 Muhlenberg; died 17 April 1955 Muhlenberg; married 06 June 1896 Muhlenberg, Charles Simon Harlan
  2. James Elbert O'Neal, born 16 October 1879 Muhlenberg; died 21 June 1942 Muhlenberg. Single.
  3. Annie Pearle O'Neal, born 22 September 1882 Muhlenberg; died 31 August 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana; married 14 January 1921 E.E. Sears; divorced
  4. George Claborn O'Neal, born 25 October 1885 Muhlenberg; died 23 February 1957 Muhlenberg; married R. Dee Humphrey, 03 September 1906, Muhlenberg.
  5. John Henry O'Neal, born 02 December 1891 Muhlenberg; died 20 August 1896 Muhlenberg.
  6. Mary Agnes O'Neal, born 04 July 1899 Muhlenberg; died 14 April 1926 Muhlenberg; married 12 June 1921 Muhlenberg, Presley H. Wood.

Contributed by Dorann O'Neal Lam