William Sherman Oakley

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William Sherman Oakley is the son of Albina Edwards and Ebenezer Woodward Oakley. He was born 14 June 1868 in Carroll county, Illinois. He died 2 January 1932 at age 63 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.

  • On 24 October 1892, he married Clara Matilda Toolson in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho. She is the daughter of Andrew Toolson and Jorgine Kirstine Funk. Clara was 2 years old when her mother died. She was born 28 May 1872 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah. She died 3 April 1956 at age 83.

Children of William Sherman Oakley and Clara Matilda Toolson:

  1. William Arland Oakley was born 21 April 1894 in Idaho.
  2. Sterling Andrew Oakley was born 28 August 1896 in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho.
  3. Helen Vinore Oakley was born in February 1899 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah.

Sources

William:

  • Birth and Marriage from a biographical sketch published in the History of Idaho, the gem of the mountains, Pages 520, 521, Volume II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920 (which lists his birth as 1868).
  • Birth and Death from the Idaho Death Index (which lists his birth as 1867) [Name: Oakley, William Sherman; Year: 1932; Certificate Number: 078160; County of Death: Ada; City: Boise; Date of Death: 2 Jan 1932; Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1867].

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The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

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Joseph Edwards
Starling Edwards
Albina (Edwards) Oakley
William Sherman Oakley

 


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Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011.