Family Group Sheet
NameRichard Menifee Oakley
Birth20 Nov 1812, Kentucky
Death13 Feb 1863, Morgan Co., Kentucky
BurialJim Oakley Cemetery, Yocum, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn S. Oakley (1788-1845)
MotherMargaret “Peggy” Lewis (1791-1872)
Other spousesCynthia Carter
Marriage19 Feb 1846, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseBelinda Malinda Lewis
Birth5 Dec 1826, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Sep 1899, Yocum, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Lewis Sr. (1789-1877)
MotherElizabeth “Betsy” Elliott (1799-1883)
Children
Birth5 Mar 1862, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death31 Dec 1927, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary E. Roberson
Notes for Belinda Malinda Lewis
Her name appears interchangeably as Belinda and Malinda. I doubt that they were really first and middle names; more likely variant forms, like someone who appears as both Mary and Polly, or Martha and Patsy.
Notes for Richard Menifee & Belinda Malinda (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 19 Feb 1846 of R. M. Oakley and Belinda Lewis.
Census
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 1 Aug, lists on p. 18 as family #104:
Richard M. Oakley, 37, farmer; Belinda, 24; Elizah (female), 14; Joseph, 12; William G., 9; John, 2. All born in Kentucky.
Only John would be Belinda’s son. The older three are from Richard’s first marriage, to Cynthia Carter.
The next household is that of my ggg grandparents, Isaac Hall and Anna Martin.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 6 as family #36/35:
Richard M. Oakley, 47, farmer; Malinda, 33; Joseph C., 22, laborer; W. G., 19, laborer; John W., 12; James F., 8; Gerome, 5; Napoleon, 3; Cynthia, 9/12. Eliza Lewis, 25. Johnson B. Oakley, 23. Margarett Oakley, 69. All born in Kentucky.
Richard M. Oakley, 37, farmer; Belinda, 24; Elizah (female), 14; Joseph, 12; William G., 9; John, 2. All born in Kentucky.
Only John would be Belinda’s son. The older three are from Richard’s first marriage, to Cynthia Carter.
The next household is that of my ggg grandparents, Isaac Hall and Anna Martin.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 6 as family #36/35:
Richard M. Oakley, 47, farmer; Malinda, 33; Joseph C., 22, laborer; W. G., 19, laborer; John W., 12; James F., 8; Gerome, 5; Napoleon, 3; Cynthia, 9/12. Eliza Lewis, 25. Johnson B. Oakley, 23. Margarett Oakley, 69. All born in Kentucky.
