Marriages

Wills/Deeds/Guardianship

Bond of Guardianship...Emanuel County...John Oglesby...William G. Sherrod..for Benjamin W. Johnson...John Oglesby (LS)...John P. Sherrod (LS)...William G. Sherrod (LS) 10/11/1867. Ref:  Emanuel County, Ga - Book A. Wills, Administrations, Guardian & Bonds 1815-1868. pgs. 137-139.

Bond of Guardian..Emanuel County...Thomas Drew...John Overstreet...Alexander H. Reading...for Allen, Dicy, Eliza Oglesby, minor heirs of Seaborn Oglesby...Thomas Drew (LS)...John Overstreet (LS)...A. H. Reading (LS) Ref:  Emanuel County, Ga - Book A. Wills, Administrations, Guardian & Bonds 1815-1868. pgs. 146-147.

Death Certificates

DC#	Name	Age	Died	Born	Father/Mother	Spouse	Notes
12894	Andrew Oglesby	71	4/29/1924, Hiltonia, Screven ,Ga	Screven County, Ga	Elisha Oglesby and Jane Hanberry	Mary Olglesby	died from Malaria Fever attended by a physician 4-5 through 4-29. Burial: Hurse Cemetery, 4/30/1924, Hiltonia, Georgia

Deaths

DORIS KATHERINE GERETY OGLESBEE, age 23, w/o Lt. Roger K. Oglesbee.  Died Sunday, 5/11/1947.  Born in Nortonville, Kansas and had lived in Ramono, California before coming here.  Survivors: Father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.  Bernard C. Gerety of Topeka, Kansas; 2 sisters, Mrs. Isabel Lucas of Ventura, California and Miss Mary Irene Gerety of Topeka; brothers, James Gerety of Topeka. 

ELLA JOSEPHINE OGLESBY SIKES, daughter of Thomas J. and Ella Oglesby Sikes, died 4/22/1965; burial in Bethel Cemetery; brothers, Zone Sikes, Minus H. Sikes, Midville, Georgia; sisters, Mrs. B. B. McClain and Mrs. Stanley Messex.

EMMA CAROLINA HOUSTON OGLESBEE, died 9/25/1933, Girard, Georgia, w/o Jasper Newton Oglesbee.  D/o of Louis and Jane Griffin Houston.  Interment Bethany Cemetery, Girard, Georgia.

ETHEL LAMB OGLESBY, died 4/18/1944, age 58, Millen, Georgia; w/o Thomas J. Oglesby; Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.

GEORGE R. OGLESBY, age 61 of Midville, Georgia died 10/6/1964 in Burke County, Georgia from injuries received in a highway accident in Waynesboro.  He was a native of Emanuel County, Georgia; son of Dan W. and Rachel Johnson Oglesby; sisters, MRS. ROOSEVELT OGLESBY, Midville, Georgia, MRS. LAMAR LYINS, Metta, Georgia, Mrs. Luther Almond, Twin City, Georgia, Mrs. Paul Powell, Clearwater, South Carolina, Mrs. Annie Bell Nasworthy, Midville, Georgia; brothers, Joe A. Oglesby of Midville, Georgia, Danny R. Oglesby of Swainsboro, Georgia and James E. Oglesby of Wadley, Georgia.  Interment in Johnson Cemetery. 

GEORGE W. OGLESBY, died 1/13/1915 in Greenville, Florida; lived in Garfield, Georgia.  He came from Emanuel County, Georgia.  WILLIAM OGLESBY of this County, the well known confederate soldier who lost both his eyes and hands by explosion of a bomb shell died at his residence near Hayneville last Monday morning.  He leaves a wife and several children. Ref: 10/5/1880 Macon Weekly Telegraph; Houston Home Journal.

HATTIE OGLESBY BRAUDA, age 66 of Savannah, Ga, 3/11/1945; funeral services held at a local funeral home yesterday with Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor of Calvary Baptist Temple. Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery; sister, Lois Coward of Summit; brother, W. R. Oglesby.

HATTIE OGLESBY JOINER died 8/2/1975, Jenkins County, Georgia; wife of Matthew Joiner; sisters, Mrs. Quinnie Hargrove, C. E. Elmore, Mrs. Tom Powell; brother, Roosevelt Oglesby.

JOHN ELLIOTT OGLESBY, died 2/111/1974, Augusta, Georgia; native of Burke County, Georgia; interment in Burke Memorial Gardens; wife, Rozzie B. Oglesby; sisters, Mrs. Clara Ward, Mrs. John Flakes, Waynesboro, Georgia, Mrs. W. O. Powell Jr., Florida and Mrs. S.C. Skinner of Alexander, Georgia; daughters, Florence and Pauline Oglesby.

JOHN HUBERT "DIZZY" OGLESBY, died 10/10/1974, Millen, Georgia; native of Burke County, Georgia; wife Katholeen Wilson Oglesby; son, John H. Oglesby, Jr.; mother, Ella Samual Oglesby Day; sisters, Mrs. G. E. Whitlock, Mrs. L. F. Sikes, Sr., Ruby Cohn and Mrs. John Able.

JOHN L. OGLESBY, died 3/29/1949; son of Emily Jane Brookins; husband of Eloise Samuels Oglesby.

KATHERINE WILLIAMSON OGLESBY, died 1/26/1941 in Milledgeville, Georgia; wife of Green Olglesby; daughters, Katherine and Laura Jane Oglesby; brothers, Jesse Williamson, Dover Williamson.

LEE VONION DAY, died Sunday, 1/31/1964.  He was born in Caldwell, North Carolina on 2/1/1909.  Son of James Ray Day and Evelyn Jackson Day, North Carolina; wife Ella Oglesby Day; son, James Ray Day, Jr.; stepdaughters, Mrs. Willard Whitlock, Ruby Cohn, Juanita Lipsy, Janice Sikes; stepson, John Hubert Oglesby; brothers, Carl W. Day, Spencer E. Day; sister, Alma Bernia.

LONNIE C. OGLESBY, died 12/3/1962 Burke County, Georgia; husband of Mrs. Lois Hillis Oglesby, Girard, Georgia.

MAMIE OGLESBY, age 42, wife of Bert Oglesby died 12/21/1920 at Macon hospital from pneumonia.  Lived at his residence in Macon fro 6 years. Born in Houston County.  Before her marriage she was Mamie Barfield. Brothers, J. A. Barfield and Andrew Barfield.  Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

NORA OGLESBY WILLIAMS, age 71, wife of ELI WILLIAMS, died 4/8/1962 in Millen Georgia. Born in Screven County, Georgia; daughter of ANTHONY OGLESBY and VIOLA CREWS OGLESBY. lived near Millen, Georgia for 50 years.  Brothers, MIKE OGLESBY, McBean, Georgia, and MIMS OGLESBY, Savannah, Georgia; sisters, Mrs. FRED OLSON, Savannah, Georgia, MRS. WALTER BURKE and JOHN J. MAHANNY both of Savannah, Georgia

ROOSEVELT OGLESBY, SR., died 12/1/1987, Emanuel County hospital.  Native of Jenkins County, Georgia; a farmer and a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church; member of Emanuel County Farm Bureau and Midville Masonic Lodge No. 541; wife, Lueretha Oglesby; sons, James M., Roosevelt, Jr., both of Midville, Georgia and Danny Oglesby of Savannah, Georgia; sisters, Alma Hargrove and Rosa Lee Elmore, Millen, Georgia. Interment in Swainsboro Hines Baptist Church Cemetery.

SAVANNAH LOTTIE HILLIS OGLESBEE, died 10/19/1958, age 28. Native of Burke County, Georgia, a member of Wrightsboro Road Christian Church.  Wife of Jasper Charles Oglesbee; sons, Jasper Charlie Oglesbee, Jr., Stone Mountain, Georgia and Tom W. Oglesbee, Augusta, Georgia; daughters, Mrs. Padgett, Pensacola, Florida, Mrs. Evelyn Hanes, Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald, Augusta, Georgia; sister, Mrs. Earl Cave, Madison, Florida; brother, T. Q. Hillis, Girard, Georgia.  Elliott Sons Funeral Home in charge. Girard Georgia Cemetery, funeral announcement later.

THOMAS OGLESBY, died 6/1969, Girard, Georgia; daughters, Patricia Hammock; Linda Oglesby; sons, Jimmy Oglesby, Thomas Oglesby; brother, Bill Oglesby.

THOMAS WATSON OGLESBY, died 9/23/1981 Burke County, Georgia; sisters, Emma Lee Bull and Marie O. Green.

THOMAS WRIGHT OGLESBY, SR., died 12/12/1988 at University Hospital, age 67; retired Postal Worker; wife Cubie M. Oglesby; resided at Pershing Drive, North Augusta, Georgia; sisters. Elizabeth MacDonald, Augusta, Georgia and Evelyn Haynes, Roswell, N. M.

WILLIAM OGLESBY of this County, the well known confederate soldier who lost both his eyes and hands by explosion of a bomb shell died at his residence near Hayneville last Monday morning.  He leaves a wife and several children. Ref: 10/5/1880 Macon Weekly Telegraph; Houston Home Journal.

WILLIAM OGLESBY, Savannah, Georgia, age 50,  died 4/1/1920 at Park View Sanitarium tonight, Sheriff of Tattnall County he has been ill for 9 months, occasionally coming to Savannah, Georgia for treatment.  The body will be shipped to his home tomorrow in Glennville.

WILLIAM OGLESBY, 4 month old son of MR. AND MRS. PAUL OGLESBY died 6/23/1944 at University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia.  Paternal grandparents, MR. AND MRS. A. QUINNEY OGLESBY, Sardis, Georgia and maternal grandparents, MR. AND MRS.  L. L. PEAL, Millen, Georgia; brothers, PAUL JR., and JOHNNIE NEAL, Waynesboro, Georgia.

WILLIE S. OGLESBY, died 4/3/1964, native of Screven County, Georgia; son of Sim Oglesby.

Military

WILLIAM OGLESBY enlisted 10/15/1861, Elbert County, Georgia, R. P. EBERHARD; three years as a private with Company H 38 Regiment Georgia Infantry; on  Company Muster Roll it list July - August 1863, absent wounded 12/13/1862 on detached service.

Tax Digest

Emanuel County, Ga., Tax Digest, 1841 - 57th District - John Oglesby, Allen Oglesby, James Oglesby, Jr.

Census

Daniel, James. Richard Oglesby, 1830 Census of Screven County, Ga.

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