James Lewis Oglesby: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1.	James Lewis Oglesby was born on 12 Jan 1877 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee (son of Aaron A. Oglesby and Ethelinda "Eatha" M. Pratt); died on 24 Feb 1943 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Aaron A. Oglesby was born in Jul 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee (son of Robert W. Oglesby and Abigail "Abby" Reed, (Cherokee Indian)); died on 27 Feb 1913 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; was buried in Pratt Cem, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Aaron married Ethelinda "Eatha" M. Pratt on 29 Sep 1869 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee. Ethelinda was born about 1838 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; died before 1896 in Knox Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethelinda "Eatha" M. Pratt was born about 1838 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; died before 1896 in Knox Co, Tennessee.

Children:

John W. Oglesby was born on 19 Jun 1870 in Knox Co, Tennessee; died on 17 Jan 1943 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
Albert Alexander Oglesby was born on 4 Oct 1874 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Jun 1947 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee.
1. James Lewis Oglesby was born on 12 Jan 1877 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; died on 24 Feb 1943 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Robert W. Oglesby was born about 1803 in Virginia (son of Peter Oglesby, (son?) and Sarah "Sally" Pratt); died after 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1830, Knox Co, Tennessee
Census: 1840, Knox Co, Tennessee
Census: 1850, Subdivision 31, Knox Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Census:
Robert Oglesby; (pg 335)
male 20-30
1 female under 5
2 females 20-30

Census:
1 male under 5
2 males 5-10
2 males 30-40 Robert & ?
1 female 5-10
1 female 10-15
1 female 20-30
1 female 30-40

Census:
Ouglesby Robert 46 farming Virginia
Abby (Reed) 37 Tennessee
Nancy, 22 "idiot" TN
Harvy/Harry 17 TN
Robert, 16 TN
William 12 TN
Rebecca 10 TN
Wilie 8 TN
Marian, male, 3 TN
Sarah Reed 3

Families 328, 329, & 220, which immediately follow, are those of Calvin, John and David Pratt, presumably Elizabeth Pratt Oglesby's relatives.

Robert married Abigail "Abby" Reed, (Cherokee Indian) on 6 Mar 1848 in Knox Co, Tennessee. Abigail was born in 1811 in Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Knox Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail "Abby" Reed, (Cherokee Indian) was born in 1811 in Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1870, Knox Co, Tennessee

Notes:

According to an article about grandson Lawson Oglesby published in the Kingsport "Times" in 1943, Abby Reed was a Cherokee Indian.

The Oglesby Clan by Victor Oglesby
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Notes:

Married:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002:
Name: Robert Oglesby
Spouse: Abigail Reed
Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1848
Marriage County: Knox
Marriage State: Tennessee

Children:

Francis Marion Oglesby was born on 25 Jun 1848 in Knox Co, Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1917 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
Sarah Oglesby was born on 25 Jun 1848 in Knox Co, Tennessee; died after 1860 in of, Knox Co, Tennessee.
2. Aaron A. Oglesby was born in Jul 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 1913 in Strawberry Plains, Knox Co, Tennessee; was buried in Pratt Cem, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Peter Oglesby, (son?) was born between 1770 and 1780 in Virginia (son of Jacob^ Oglesby, Y-DNA-step 2 match and Ann Bailey); died between 1830 and 1840 in Knox Co, Tennessee.

Notes:

"At least one source lists Peter as a son of Jacob Oglesby, but I have seen no direct evidence that this is so. It is, however, likely, since Jacob Oglesby was living in Amherst Co at the time of Peter & Sally's marriage."
The Oglesby Clan, American & Otherwise
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Contact: Victor Oglesby (sideboard@aol.com)
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Peter married Sarah "Sally" Pratt on 16 Jun 1800 in Amherst Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Pratt and Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Pratt) was born in 1778 in Virginia; died after 1870 in Knox Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah "Sally" Pratt was born in 1778 in Virginia (daughter of Thomas Pratt and Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Pratt); died after 1870 in Knox Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1840, Knox Co, Tennessee; head of hh
Census: 1860, District 16, Knox Co, Tennessee
Census: 1870, Knox Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Possibly a daughter of the Thomas Pratt who was granted 150 acres of land on the branches of the south fork of Rockfish River in Amherst County, Virginia in 1792 [the online image for this grant shows that Pratt already owned land contiguous to this new grant]. This Thomas may in turn be the same as he granted 400 acres of land in Culpepper Co. in 1766.
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Census:
residence 91
Prudene Oglesby 24 1836
Lening (Lanning) 12 1848
Sarah Oglesby 82 1778 VA

Census:
Prudence Oglesby
Sallie Oglesby 91

Notes:

Married:
Virginia Marriages to 1800 Record:
Spouse 1: Oglesby, Peter
Spouse 2: Pratt, Sally
Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1800
Marriage Location: Virginia
Amherst County

Children:

(son of Peter) Oglesby was born between 1800 and 1810 in Virginia; died between 1840 and 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
4. Robert W. Oglesby was born about 1803 in Virginia; died after 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
Thomas Oglesby was born in 1805 in Virginia; died after 1870 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
Jane Oglesby was born in 1808 in Virginia; died in Mar 1850 in Knox Co, Tennessee.