- called Uncle Jack
- moved to Syracuse (per Gerry Oakey), remarried in the 40s?, moved away with 2nd wife, lost touch with Oakeys, family was not even told when he died


POSS GRO Birth
OAKEY, JOHN HENRY HUMPHRIES
GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in CANNOCK Volume 06B Page 518

1881UKC R H Oakey Jr & fam; Station RD., Cannock, Staffordshire Family Hist film 1341667, RG11, piece 2784, folio 98, pg 11; image 11 of 88 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2784; Folio: 98; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341667.

1891UKC RH Oakey JR Fam; 1 Cannock Wood Lane, Staffordshie, Rugeley, district 18, image 15 of 42 @ ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2216; Folio 52; Page 14; GSU roll: 6097326.
Civil Parish: Rugeley
Ecclesiastical parish: Hednesford
Residence Place: Hazel Slade, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Registration district: Lichfield
Sub registration district: Rugeley
ED, Institution or Vessel: 18
Piece: 2216; Folio: 52
Household:
Richard Oakey 37
Hannah Oakey 33
John H Oakey 12
James Oakey 9
Rose Oakey 8
Harry Oakey 6
Frances E Oakey 4
Annie M Oakey 1

IMM Oakey Family; “Oakley” on the TEUTONIC from Liverpool, England, UK, to Ellis Island May 30, 1895; Ellis Island records “Oakley” family found by Alaine Keisling of NEPA Genealogy

The Scranton tribune., May 07, 1898, Morning, Page 9, Image 9
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/...earRange&index=6
About The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA
“Miss Jane Weir & James A Oakey, 2 prominent young people of this borough were united in marriage on Wednesday evening in the PM church by Rev WH Holder. The bride was attended by Miss Littlejohn of Providence, and John Oakey attended the groom. Misses Rebecca Weir & Rose Oakey acted as flower-bearers& Master Littlejohn as ring-bearer. Mr Caygill played the wedding march.”

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 23 Nov. 1898.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1898-11-23/ed-1/seq-7/>
The Scranton tribune., November 23, 1898, Morning, Page 7, Image 7
About The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA
Column 4, under Priceburg:
“John Oakey, one of our well known and respected young men, has joined the army boys at Alabama”

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 15 Aug. 1900.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1900-08-15/ed-1/seq-7/>
The Scranton tribune., August 15, 1900, Morning, Page 7, Image 7
About The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA
1st-2nd column, under Dickson City
“Mrs Oakey of Maple street, recieved a number of very interesting photographs from her son John who is a member of the Fifteenthe infantry, showing camp life at the presidio in CAlifornia. The photos were taken with a kodak by Archie Jones, son of Mr and Mrs H B Jones of Maple street, who is attending school in Oakland Cal”

MARR - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/marriages/marriage244.html
Oakey John H. lic24492 yr 1902 vol 61 pg 192 Ritsch, Amelia
Marr License Docket of Lackawanna County OA
Mr John H Oakey to Miss Amelia Ritsch
no 24492
no relationship
John, age 23, b ENG, resides Dickson City, parents Henry & Anna
never married, white, painter
Maria, age 21, b Scranton, resides Dickson City, parents Julius & Maria
never married, white, at home
15 sep 1902 applied for license
both signed
29 sep 1902 certificate submitted certifying that Mr John H Oakey & Miss Amelia Ritsch
were married 15 sep 1902

1910FCI John H Oakey and family; Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > 1-Wd Dickson Boro > District 20; image 5 of 77 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Dickson Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 710.
Home in 1910: Dickson Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: Bolivar Road
Years Married: 7
Household Members:
John H Oakey 29
Emila Oakey 27
Edith Oakey 6
John Oakey 4
Arthur Oakey 3
Maria Rich 64
William Rich 32

WWIDR Cards, 1917-1918 > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna County > Board 2

1920FCI John H Oakey&fam; Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Dickson > District 33; image 1 of 22 @ancestry.com; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 1A; Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Dickson City Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 978.
H John Oakey 40
H Amelia Oakey 37
E Eithe Oakey 15
R John Oakey 14
W Albert Oakey 98
A Florence Oakey 7
F Naomie Oakey 5 2/12
E Ralph Oakey 3 6/12

1930FCI John Henry Oakey & fam; PA, Lackawanna, Dickson City 1st Ward, district 126; image 6 of 24 @ancestry.com; ennumeration district 35-126, supervisor district 6th, pg 3B; Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Dickson City, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2049; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 86.0.; 40 Bowman St.
John H Oakey 51
Amelia Oakey 47
Edith Oakey 26
John Oakey 24
Albert Oakey 19
Florence Oakey 17
Naomi Oakey 16
Ralph Oakey 15
Harold Oakey 7

OBIT JohnHOakey1951.pdf
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania)28 Apr 1951, Sat
Page 10
image 10 of 16 @newspapers.com
John H oakey Dies; Ex-Dickson Resident
John H Oakey, 100 Henry St Binghamton, died at the Bath NY Veterans Hospital yesterday afternoon following a 7 month illness
He was born in England and resided in Dickson City for many years before moving to Binghamton a year ago. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
Suriving are:
his widow Mrs Sarah Oakey;
3 daughters: Miss Edith Oakey, DIckson City; Mrs Florence Pfefferkorsn, Fort Atkinson Wis; and Miss Naomi Oakey, Starlight;
4 sons: Albert, Dickson City; John, Throop; Ralph, Chicago; & Harold, Fort Atkinson Wis;
one sister Mrs Rose Schmidt, Dickson City
The funeral will be from the Howard Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave, Tuesday afternoon at a time to be announced
Burial Primitive Methodist Cemetery, Dickson City