Samuel Lee Oglesby

1879 - 1995  (116 years)

• Name	Samuel Lee Oglesby  [1]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1878	Alabama   [2]
  Alt. Birth	Dec 1878	Alabama   [3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1879	Alabama   [4]
  Born	6 May 1879	Pickens County, Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Find A Grave ID	47621715
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1880	Alabama   [5, 6]
  Occupation	18 Jun 1900	Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama   [3]
  	farm laborer
  Occupation	21 Apr 1910	Beards, Pickens County, Alabama   [5]
  	farmer
  Illiterate	4 Apr 1930	Betts Beat (Molly), Lamar County, Alabama   [4]
  Occupation	4 Apr 1930	Betts Beat (Molly), Lamar County, Alabama   [4]
  	farmer
  Education Level	16 Apr 1940	Lowndes County, Mississippi   [6]
  	grammar school 2 years
  Name	Sam L. Oglesby  [6]
  Name	Sam L. Oglesby  [4]
  Name	Sam Oglesby  [1, 3, 7]
  Name	Samuel L. Oglesby  [5, 8]
  Name	Samuel S. Oglesby  [2]
  Occupation	16 Apr 1940	Lowndes County, Mississippi   [6]
  	farmer
  Died	4 Dec 1995	Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama   [1]
  Buried	Crossroads Cemetery, Carrolton, Pickens County, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I142950	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Sabert O. Oglesby,   b. Jul 1834, Alabama ,   d. 3 Aug 1922, Pickens County, Alabama  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Nancy D. Massey,   b. Sep 1843, Alabama ,   d. Bef May 1910  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1864
  Family ID	F52975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ollie Taylor,   b. Sep 1879, Alabama ,   d. 22 Jul 1959  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1897  [1, 4]
  Married	Abt 1898  [3, 5]
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama   [3]
  	Sheet 11A, Line 36, Dwelling 186, Family 198: The household consisted of Sabe Oglesby, head, 65; Nancy, wife, 56; John, son, 30; Ida, daughter-in-law, 25; Jane, granddaughter, 5; Ella, granddaughter, 4; Felton, son, 26; Lonie, daughter-in-law, 18; Sam, son, 21; Ollie, daughter-in-law; and Thomas, grandson, 1. Sabe & Nancy are married 45 years with 7 children, 3 living. John & Ida are married 7 years with 3 children, 2 living. Felton & Lonie are married 0 years with 0 children. Sam & Ollie are married 2 years with 1 child, living. They own a farm with a mortgage.
  Children	18 Jun 1900	Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama   [3]
  	2 children, 1 living
  Census	21 Apr 1910	Beards, Pickens County, Alabama   [5]
  	Sheet 3B, Line 51, Dwelling 49, Family 50: The household consisted of Samuel L. Oglesby, head, 30; Ollie L., wife, 30; Thomas M., son, 11; Gladdis M., daughter, 7; Lizzie H., daughter, 6; Mattie L, daughter, 3; and Lilliam M., daughter, 7 months. Samuel L. & Ollie L. are married 12 years with 6 children, 5 living. They own a farm with a mortgage.
  Children	21 Apr 1910	Beards, Pickens County, Alabama   [5]
  	6 children, 5 living
  Census	2 Jan 1920	Beards, Pickens County, Alabama   [9]
  	Ethelsville Road
  	Sheet 1A, Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1: The household consisted of Ollie Oglesby, head, 40; Massie, son, 21; Lillian, daughter, 16; Lizzie, daughter, 13; Leona, daughter, 10; Robert, son, 8; and Hubert, son, 3 years 2 months. They rent.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Massey Oglesby,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Pickens County, Alabama ,   d. 1 Mar 1981, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi  (Age 82 years)   2. Birley B. Oglesby,   b. 9 Sep 1900, Pickens County, Alabama ,   d. 1 Feb 1905, Pickens County, Alabama  (Age 4 years) + 3. Gladys M. Oglesby,   b. 9 Jun 1902, Alabama ,   d. 26 Feb 1938, Pickens County, Alabama  (Age 35 years) + 4. Lillian Mae Oglesby,   b. 25 Aug 1903, Alabama ,   d. 3 Nov 1987, Alabama  (Age 84 years)   5. Lizzie H. Oglesby,   b. Abt 1904, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mattie Leona Oglesby,   b. Abt 1907, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert Oglesby,   b. Abt 1912, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hubert Oglesby,   b. Nov 1916, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F52994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leila Mae Morris,   b. 6 May 1896, Alabama ,   d. 16 Dec 1976, Alabama  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1919  [1]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1920  [4]
  Census	4 Apr 1930	Betts Beat (Molly), Lamar County, Alabama   [4]
  	Sheets 1B-2A, Line 97, Dwelling 19, Family 18: The household consisted of Sam L. Oglesby, head, 51; Lelia A., wife, 32; Una L., daughter, 11; Sam Jr., son, 8; Odett, daughter, 5; Jeanette, daughter, 5; Earnestine, daughter, 3 years 4 months; Floy R., daughter, 2 years 2 months; and Georgia R., daughter, 3 months. Sam L. was 18 years old when first married. Lelia A. was 32. They rent a farm.
  Census	16 Apr 1940	Lowndes County, Mississippi   [6]
  	Other Places, District 19, Sheet 4A, Line 6, Dwelling 54: The household consisted of Jam L Oglesby Sr., head, 60; Leila M., wife, 43; Sam L. Jr., son, 18; Odett, daughter, 15; Janette, daughter, 15; Ernestine, daughter, 13; Laverne, daughter, 12; Faye, daughter, 9; and John B., son, 6. They rent a farm for $3 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $3 from 1940 was: — $116.00 using the unskilled wage — $144.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $242.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
  Children	+ 1. Una Leona Oglesby,   b. 25 Jun 1918, Lowndes County, Mississippi ,   d. 24 Oct 2003, Sulligent, Lamar, Alabama  (Age 85 years) + 2. Samuel Lee Oglesby, Junior,   b. 27 Oct 1921, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi ,   d. 22 Dec 2004, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi  (Age 83 years)   3. Odette Oglesby,   b. 24 Apr 1924, Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama ,   d. 8 Jul 2006, Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama  (Age 82 years)   4. Jeanette Oglesby,   b. 24 Apr 1924, Lamar County, Alabama ,   d. 20 May 2004, Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama  (Age 80 years) + 5. Earnestine Oglesby,   b. 8 Aug 1926, Lamar County, Alabama ,   d. 1 Jun 2019, Sulligent, Lamar, Alabama  (Age 92 years) + 6. Floy Laverne Oglesby,   b. 29 Feb 1928, Sulligent, Lamar, Alabama ,   bur. Sulligent City Cemetery, Sulligent, Lamar County, Alabama   7. Georgia Lafaye Oglesby,   b. 30 Jan 1930, Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama ,   d. 25 Dec 2013  (Age 83 years) + 8. John Billy Oglesby,   b. 28 May 1933, Sulligent, Lamar, Alabama ,   d. 27 Jul 2015, Hamburg, Ashley, Arkansas  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F54093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com/), Memorial: 47621715, "Samuel Lee 'Sam' Oglesby" (Reliability: 3). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1880, Alabama, Pickens County, Carrollton, Page (24) 616C (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1900, Alabama, Pickens County, Carrollton, Page 11A (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Alabama, Lamar County, Betts Beat, Sheets 1B-2A (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1910, Alabama, Pickesn County, Beards, Sheet 3B (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1940, Mississippi, Lowndes County, Other Places, District 19, Sheet 4A (Reliability: 4). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com/), Memorial: 199688243, "Ernestine Oglesby Stanford" with obituary (Reliability: 4). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com/), Memorial: 150210243, "John Billy Oglesby" with obituary (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1920, Alabama, Pickens County, Beard, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 4).