Tuesday, January 3, 2012

217 N Hamilton St - E. J. Oakley Residence - 1853



WAHI #102165 - Appears on 1855 Harrison Map.

Eri S. Oakley (1829-1865) was , according to The Biographical Guide to Forest Hill Cemetery, a prominent citizen who help organize the Madison IOOF Lodge in 1853.  He is listed as a master plasterer in the 1860 census here. He was a captain in the Civil War, and injured in battle.  His widow lived here into the 1890s.

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