1366 ANGUS7 (Darius6, Darius5, Benjamin4, George3, John2, Johannes1), son of Darius and Sally (McCollow) Oatman, was born 1 May 1864 in Ontario, and died in 1944.
He married Alfretta
Carle, the third daughter of J. S. Carle, on 30 December 1885, at Tillsonburg,
Oxford County, Ontario. Alfretta was born 21 February 1866 in Ontario and died in
1942. Angus was a farmer and the family was of the Methodist faith. Both are buried in the New Road
Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
Children of Angus and Alfretta
(Carle) Oatman (birth order
unknown):
3210 Leticia "Lettie",
b. 8 Jul 1889, South Norwich, Oxford Co., ON; d. 1950; m. 1) Robert A. Smart,
27 Jan 1909, Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., ON; 2) James Benjamin Smith. Lettie’s marriage to Robert Smart
(Tillsonburg Observer, 28 Jan 1909:
“SMART-OATMAN
A
very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. Angus Oatman on Jan. 27th,
when his eldest daughter, Lettie, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to
Mr. Robert A. Smart of Tillsonburg, by the Rev. D. C. Defoe, D.B.L., of Springford. The
ceremony took place at one o’clock in the presence of about fifty guests,
and after a sumptuous repast, the happy couple left by M.C.R. for Niagara Falls
and points east. The bride looked
charming in a gown of cream lustre and was
unattended. Her travelling suit was
of dark green serge with hat to match.
The numerous costly presents testify to the popularity of both bride and
groom. On their return Mr. and Mrs.
Smart will take up residence in Tillsonburg.”
Lettie’s children from her first marriage
were taken from the home by Children’s Aid. Children, surname Smart:
A Irene
Florence, m. James McCormick
B Arthur
“Art,” raised in a foster home. He worked as a carpenter for the Board
of Education in London, ON. With his
wife deceased, in 1999 he was living in a nursing home in Alberta, where he has
a daughter and her family nearby.
C Carl,
adopted by a family named Carson.
3211 Daisy, b. 22 Sep 1890, South
Norwich, Oxford Co., ON; d. 1957; bur. Tillsonburg Cem.,
Tillsonburg, ON; m. William J. Young, 2 Dec 1914, at Tillsonburg. He was b. 1887, d. 1952, bur.
Tillsonburg Cem. with Daisy.
3212 Jessie, b. 22 Mar 1893, ON
3214 Frank, b. 21 May 1895, South
Norwich, Oxford Co., ON. A news
article states that Pte. Frank Oatman married Miss Edna Benner, dau. of W. Benner of Aylmer, 17 Jul 1918.
3215 Fred, b. 6 Jul 1899, S.
Norwich, Oxford Co., ON; m. Rachel Ketchabau, b. 2
Aug 1904, Bayham Twp. Children,
surname Oatman:
A Lyle
Stanley, b. 10 Jan 1924, Bayham Twp., ON
B Shirley
Elaine, b. 13 May 1926, S. Norwich, ON
3216 Chelsey “Tyne,”
m. Gordon Hannent, May 1931
3217 Cecile, b. 1904; (stone at) Springford Cem., Springford, Oxford Co., ON; m. Malcolm Palmer (b. 1901;
bur. Springford Cem). Children, surname Palmer:
A Robert
B Dorothy
C Ronald
D Marilyn
3218 Hazel, m. 1) _____ Book; 2)
_____ Bolton
3219 Donald Albert, (see comments
below) b. 13 Aug 1921, New Road, Oxford Co., ON; m. Kathleen Ethel Wood, 14 Feb
1947. Kathleen was b. 10 Oct
1926. Children, surname
Oatman:
A Daniel
Donald, b. 1948; m. Deborah Lorraine Linyard, 1974. She was b. 1955. Children, surname Oatman:
I Shane James Daniel,
b. 1976
II Shannon Leagh Anne, b. 1979.
Shannon has a son,
a Adian
James Daniel Reeves Oatman, b. 1999
III Ashley
Jennifer Katherine, b. 1989
B David
Arthur, b. 1955
3220 Blanche, b. Oct 1886; d. Jul/Aug 1888, age 1 yr. 10 mo.; bur. New Road Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., ON
Comments from Daniel Oatman, April,
2013:
Please note that my Dad,
Donald Albert is not a son of Angus and Alfretta.
They are his grandparents. He was raised with the family but always referred to
them as grandparents and the rest of Angus and Alfretta's
children as his aunts and uncles. I always remember them being introduced as my
Dad's aunts and uncles. We as a family referred to them as aunts and uncles.
I could never locate a
birth record after searching newspapers, school records, hospital records,
church records etc for my dad. The information that
he was given for his parents could never be verified in any way. Who his parents
were, is at this point indeterminate. Some newspaper articles from the 1940,s listed him as a son but I suspect that this was
because he had lived with the family all his life.
In my family history, I
have listed his parents as unknown with links to Angus and Alfretta's
family. I keep searching and hope that something might surface in the future but I do not hold a lot of hope.
It does raise questions for
which there are no answers either eg
was there a birth out of wedlock and this gave some legitimacy to the event.
Subsequently, Daniel Oatman
reported in June, 2023:
The 1931 census confirms my dad,
Donald Albert Oatman as a Grandson of Angus & Alfretta
Oatman
Also,
Fred, Lyle and Shirley are listed with the household, with Lyle and Shirley being grandchildren
as well. My dad talked of his cousins, Lyle and
Shirley, so that fits.
To the reader, if you ever come across any
additional information that would be helpful, I would like to hear from you.
Daniel Oatman
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