Felix T. Oglesby

1866 - 1940  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Felix T. Oglesby  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1866  [5]
  Born	Dec 1866	Alabama   [3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1867	Alabama   [7, 8]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1868	Alabama   [9, 10, 11]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1869	Alabama   [1, 12, 13]
  Occupation	Abt 1885-1890	Talladega County, Alabama   [1]
  	tannery operator
  Occupation	15 Apr 1910	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [7]
  	owner of a garage
  Occupation	10 Jan 1920	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [11]
  	proprietor of a meat market
  Occupation	10 Apr 1930	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [12]
  	proprietor of a pool hall
  Occupation	Bef 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [9]
  	operator of a billard parlor
  Alt. Death	Abt 1940  [5]
  Occupation	20 Apr 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [8]
  	operator of a pool room
  	He declared on the census that he earned more than $50 during the past year.
  Died	29 Sep 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [1, 3, 9]
  Alt. Burial	1 Oct 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [9]
  DNA Test	897 cM | 37 segments, great-grandfather  [5]
  Name	F. T. Oglesby  [12]
  Name	Felix Ogelsby  [8]
  Name	Felix Oglebea  [14]
  Name	Felix Oglesbry  [6]
  Name	Felix Oglesby  [7, 11]
  Name	Flex T. Oglesby  [9]
  Name	Flix Ogletree  [10]
  Name	Phelix Obelsbea  [13]
  Name	Phelix Oglebea  [14]
  Name	Phelix Oglesby  [14]
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I1780	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Oglesby,   b. Abt 1814, South Carolina ,   d. Abt 1870  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. Aug 1835, Georgia ,   d. Aft Jun 1900  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Family ID	F1577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Minervia Caroline Cotton,   b. 14 Jul 1869, Talladega County, Alabama ,   d. 3 Mar 1941, Talladega County, Alabama  (Age 71 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1887	Jack Cotton's, Talladega County, Alabama   [1]
  	Marriage performed by M. Hudgins, Minister at Jack Cotton's.
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Alt. Marriage	6 Oct 1887	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [15]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1889  [16]
  Cousins	1st cousins
  Children	1. Cotton,   d. Infant   2. Cotton,   d. Infant + 3. John Jackson Canada,   b. 26 Mar 1888, Hill Place, Talladega County, Alabama ,   d. 15 Feb 1957, Citizens Hospital, Talladega, Alabama  (Age 68 years)  [biological]
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Frances Patterson,   b. 18 May 1877,   d. 26 Jul 1971, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama  (Age 94 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1897  [6]
  Married	24 Oct 1897	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [4]
  Census	20 Jun 1900	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [6]
  	Precinct 5 District 90, Sheet 21B, Line 64, Dwelling 466, Family 500: The household consisted of Felix Oglesbry, head, 33; Fannie, wife, 23; and Elizabeth, mother, 64. Felix & Fannie are married 3 years with 1 child, none living. Elizabeth is widowed with 3 children, all living.
  		Census of 1900 - Alabama, Talladega County Talladega Precinct 5, District 90, Sheet 21B
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [7]
  	199 Battle Street
  	Precinct 5, Ward 1, Sheet 1A, Line 32, Dwelling 7, Family 7: The household consisted of Felix Oglesby, head, 43; Fannie, wife, 32; Annie Patterson, sister-in-law, 22; Annie Little, boarder, 21; and Allen Archers, boarder 22. Felix & Fannie are married 12 years with no children, none living. They rent a house.
  		Census of 1910 - Alabama, Talladega County Talladega Precinct 5, Sheet 1A
  Census	10 Jan 1920	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [11]
  	239 Brignolia Street
  	Precinct 5, Ward 4, Sheet 7B, Line 86, Dwelling 131, Family 156: The household consisted of Felix Oglesby, head, 52; Fannie, wife, 41; and Annie Patterson, sister-in-law, 28. They rent a house.
  		Census of 1920 - Alabama, Talladega County Talladega Precinct 5, Sheet 7B
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [12]
  	Jackson Trace
  	Precinct 5 District 14, Sheet 10B, Line 90, Dwelling 180, Family 180: The household consisted of F. T. Oglesby, head, 61; Fannie P., wife, 49; and Annie Paterson, sister-in-law, 29. F. T. was 27 & Fannie P. 21 years of age when first married. Annie is single, never married. They own a house and declared it to be worth $2,000. They do not have a radio. According to MeasuringWorth, in 2014, the relative worth of $2,000 from 1930 was: $28,400.00 - using the Consumer Price Index $22,700.00 - using the GDP deflator $86,900.00 - using the unskilled wage $146,000.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita $378,000.00 - using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1930 - Alabama, Talladega County Talladega Precinct 5, Sheet 10B
  Census	20 Apr 1940	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama   [8]
  	Jackson Trace
  	Precinct 5, District 61-7, Sheet 14A, Line 3, Household 267: The household consisted of Felix Ogelsby, head, 73; and Fanny, wife, 55. They own a farm free of mortgage and declared it to be worth $4,000. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative value of $4,000 from 1940 was: $67,500.00 - using the Consumer Price Index $53,300.00 - using the GDP deflator $136,000.00 - using the unskilled wage $280,000.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita $677,000.00 - using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1940 - Alabama, Talladega County Talladega, Ward 1, Sheet 14A
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F6341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  See attached sources. [1] (Research): The 1860 census of Talladega County, Al ; shows S Oglesby, age 40 as a farmer. In his household are: E Oglesby, female, age 30; and G P Oglesby, male, age 5. This appears on the same page as J Mitchell and S Cotton. The 1870 census of Talladega County, Al., Township 20, Range 6E, dated September 22,1870, shows Elizabeth Ogletree, age 36, born in Ga (Keeping House). In her household are: George Ogletree, age 15 born in Al (Farm Laborer); and Felix Ogletree, age 2, born in Al. The 1880 census of Talladega County, Al shows George Mitchell, age 25, born in Al, farmer; in his household are; wife, Sara, age 30, born in Ga; son Marcus, age 3, born in Al; son, Linus, age 1, born in Al; mother, Elizabeth Ogelbea, age 45, Born in Ga; Phelix Ogelbea, age 11, born in Al, brother; and Charles Ogelbea, brother, age 9, born in Al. This is on the same census page as James M Mitchell and Sara Cotton. Operated a Tannery in Talladega County, Al. at about the time he and Menervia C. Cotton knew each other. After having gotten Menervia pregnant at least twice, Menervia's Brother-in-law, Raymond Tims, insisted that Felix marry Menervia. The marriage took place but as soon a the marriage was over Felix, walked out and never returned. Operated a Pool Room on East Street in Talladega, Al. for several years. Died September 29, 1940. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama, along side his second wife Mary Frances Patterson. Uncle Pat – 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Uncle Pat, gedcom, Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002), dpcnew.ged (Reliability: 4). [S423] Clay, Katherine Gortney, Catherine Gortney Clay, (RootsWeb.com, 31 Dec 2005), database ":2862961". (Reliability: 2). [S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com/), Memorial: 6947923, "Felix T. Oglesby" (Reliability: 2). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", Felix T. Oglesby & Fannie Patterson, citing Talladega, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,639,300 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29FG-94W (Reliability: 4). [S922] Ancestry.com, "Thrulines", 897 cM | 37 segment match from cousin John Gall son of father's sister Gladys Mae Canada (1923-1916) (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1900, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega Precinct 5, District 90, Sheet 21B (Reliability: 4). Series: T623 Roll: 40 [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1910, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega Precinct 5, Ward 1, Sheet 1A (Reliability: 4). Roll: T624_33 [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1940, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega Precinct 5, District 61-7, Sheet 14A (Reliability: 4). Roll: T627_81 [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Flex T. Oglesby; citing reference cn 24178, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB4-4J1 (Reliability: 2). Shows father as W. O. Oglesby, no other information on parents [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1870, Alabama, Talladega County, Township 20 Range 6 East, Coleta, Page 2 (Reliability: 4). Series: M593 Roll: 41 Page: 625B [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1920, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega, Ward 4, Sheet 7B (Reliability: 4). Roll: T625_41 [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega Precinct 5, District 14, Sheet 10B (Reliability: 4). Roll: T626_49 [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1880, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs, District 163, Page 5 (Reliability: 4). Series: T9 Roll: 33 Page: 235A [S44] Uncle Pat, email, Duncan Patterson Canada, (Oakridge, Tennessee: 25 Jan 04 7:09 PM) (Reliability: 4). [S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", Felix Oglesby & Caroline Cotton, citing Talladega, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,639,300 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29FL-N3L (Reliability: 4). [S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs, Sheet 7A (Reliability: 4).