Oscar Levert Gaither b. 16 Nov 1873 Talladega County, Alabama d. 2 Jan 1964 Talladega County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1873 - 1964 (90 years)

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Name	Oscar Levert Gaither [1, 2]
Born	16 Nov 1873	Talladega County, Alabama [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	16 Nov 1873 [2]
Alt. Birth	Dec 1873	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1874	Alabama [5, 6, 7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1875	Alabama [8]
Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [4]
	farmer
Occupation	13 Jan 1920	Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [8]
	farmer
Occupation	12 Apr 1930	Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [6]
	diary farmer
Education Level	22 Apr 1940	Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [7]
	grammar school 6 years
Occupation	22 Apr 1940	Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [7]
	farmer
Alt. Death	2 Jan 1964 [2]
Name	O. L. Gaither [6, 7, 9]
Name	Oscar Gaither [4]
Name	Oscar L. Gaither [3, 8]
Name	Osker L. Gaither [5]
Died	2 Jan 1964	Talladega County, Alabama [1, 3]
Buried	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [1, 2, 3]
		Gaither → Oscar Levert
Person ID	I41348	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	12 Jun 2015

Father	John Jefferson Gaither, b. 24 Aug 1842, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama , d. 16 Sep 1915, Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama (Age 73 years)
Mother	Frances Ester Gunter, b. 22 Aug 1854, Alabama , d. 10 May 1940, Clay County, Alabama (Age 85 years)
Married	19 Jan 1873	Talladega County, Alabama
Family ID	F708	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Priscilla Adoline Gurley, b. 8 Jul 1876, Alabama , d. 23 Mar 1947, Munford, Talladega, Alabama (Age 70 years)

Married 11 Oct 1896 Clay County, Alabama [1]

Census 19 Jun 1900 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [4]

Precinct 12

Sheet 11B, line 67, dwelling 196, family 196:

The household consisted of Oscar Gaither, head, 26; Pricilla A, wife, 22; William J., son, 1; and Arthur M, son, 1.

Oscar & Pricilla are married 4 years with 2 children, both living. They own a farm free of mortgage.

Census 13 Jan 1920 Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [8]

Clay County Road

Precinct 4, Sheets 10B-11A, Line 96, Dwelling 214, Family 217:

The household consisted of Oscar . Gaither, head, 45; Percilla A., wife, 44; Marshall E., son, 15; Erie, son, 12; Mary, daughter, 5; and Francis, daughter, 2.

Census 12 Apr 1930 Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [6]

Precinct 4, Sheet 6B, Line 85, Dwelling 112, Family 112:

The household consisted of O. L. Gaither, head, 56; Priscillia, wife, 53; Mary, daughter, 15; and Joshua, son, 12.

O. L. was 23 and Priscillia was 20 years old when first married. They rent a farm.

Census 22 Apr 1940 Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [7]

Chinnabee Road

Precinct 4, Sheet 5B, Line 51, Dwelling 69:

The household consisted of O. L. Gaither, head, 66; Silla A., wife, 62; Francis, son, 22, and Nettie, daughter-in-law, 15.

They rent a farm for $14 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative worth of $14 from 1940 was:
$236.00 - using the Consumer Price Index
$187.00 - using the GDP deflator
$476.00 - using the unskilled wage
$614.00 - using the Production Worker Compensation
$981.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita
$2,370.00 - using the relative share of GDP

Children

+	1. William Judson Gaither, b. 19 Jul 1897, Alabama , d. 3 Jan 1986, Talladega County, Alabama (Age 88 years)
+	2. Arthur Marion Gaither, b. 10 Jan 1899, Alabama , d. 19 Apr 1928, Clay County, Alabama (Age 29 years)
+	3. Louie Taylor Gaither, b. 25 Apr 1901, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 11 Jul 1981, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 80 years)
+	4. Marshall Eugene Gaither, b. 16 Sep 1904, Alabama , d. 2 May 1999, Munford, Talladega, Alabama (Age 94 years)
	5. Roselie L. Gaither, b. Apr 1900, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Era Gaither, b. Abt 1908, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Mary Gaither, b. Abt 1915, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Francis Gaither, b. Abt 1918, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Joshua Gaither, b. Abt 1918, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 3 Jun 2015

Family ID F14749 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Oscar Levert Gaither" (accessed February 28, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I41348&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S22] Sexton Family History by Jim Sexton, The Gunter Branch | http://www.psi-sc.com/genealogy/Gunter/index.html (Cayce, South Carolina: Southern Heritage Research, 2000-2009). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 16803944, "Oscar Levert Gaither" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S19] Canada Family Tree by Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), dpcnew.ged (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Clay County, Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 11B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T623_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama,Talladega County (HeritageQuest). Series: T9 Roll: 33 Page: 235. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Ironaton Precinct 4, Sheet 6B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_49. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Talladega County, Ironaton Precinct 4, Sheet 5B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T627_81. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Talladega County, Ironaton Precinct 4, Sheets 10B-11A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_41. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Priscilla Adoline Gaither: citing reference 6086, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,816 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKS1-JCJ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).