Almira O. Oatley was born on 31 October 1817 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, the third child and first daughter of 14 children of Jonathan and Amy (Champlin) Oatley.[1–4]
The Jonathan Oatley family moved to East Killingly, Connecticut in the early 1830s when Jonathan became the minister of the Baptist Church in East Killingly.
Almira O. Oatley and Warren Taft were married in 1840 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States.[5] Warren Taft was born on 6 March 1817 in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island.
Warren Taft and Almira O. Oatley had the following children:
- Almira Elizabeth Taft, born 18 May 1842, East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; married (1) George A. Winslow, 19 May 1861, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; married (2) Henry Arnold White, 29 June 1866, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; died 6 March 1927, East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.
- Mary Josephine Taft, born about 1851, East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; married Hosea E. Greene, 7 October 1867, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.
There is no entry in the 1850 United States census for the Warren Taft family.
In the 1860 United States census, the Warren Taft family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[6] The household included:
- Warren Taft - age 43, male, born Conn.
- Almira Taft - age 42, female, born Conn.
- Almira E. Taft - age 18, female, born Conn.
- Josephine Taft - age 8, female, born Conn.
In the 1870 United States census, the Warren Taft family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[7] The household included:
- Warren Taft - age 53, male, white, Works in Cotton Mill, $1500 real property, $400 personal property, born Rhode Island
- Almira Taft - age 52, female, white, Keeping House, born Rhode Island
In the 1880 United States Census, the Warren Taft family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[8] The household included:
- Warren Taft - white, male, age 63, married, Superintendent of Cotton Mill, born Rhode Ialand, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
- Almira Taft - white, female, age 62, married, Keeping house, born Rhode Island, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
In the 1900 United States census, Almira Taft resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[11] The household included:
- Almira Taft - Head, white, female, born Oct 1817, age 82, widow, 2 children born, 2 living, born Rhode Island, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island
Almira died on 20 August 1908 at the age of 90 in East Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[2-4] She was buried after 20 August 1908 at Bartlett Cemetery #1 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[2]
SOURCES
1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 40, Jonathan Oatley family sketch.
2. Find A Grave, imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1 (Killingly CT), Almira O. Oatley Taft (1817-1908) memorial #13158034.
3. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), "Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol. 23," Bartlett #1 Cemetery, page 25 (image 158 of 714), Almira O. Oatley Taft (1817-1908) entry.
4. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Almira O. Oatley Taft entry, birth 31 Oct 1817, death 30 August 1908.
5. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants, page 64, Almira Oatley family sketch.
6. 1860 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 86 (penned), dwelling #665, family #694, Warren Taft household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
7. 1870 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 141 (penned), dwelling #825, family #1193, Warren Taft household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, ED 129, page 19 (penned), dwelling #175, family #221, Warren Taft household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9. Find A Grave, Bartlett Cemetery #1 (Killingly CT), Warren Taft (1817-1899) memorial #13158046.
10. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," database index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Warren Taft (1817-1899) entry.
11. 1900 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly town, ED 516, sheet 14B, dwelling #229, family #299, line 52, Almira Taft household; imaged, "1900 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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