John DeGroot Oakley
Birth Date
On 1819 November 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 May 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
1819 November 12
Mother
Elizabeth Degroot
Father
Ezra Oakley
Baptized by George J Adams
1840 September 6 (Age 20)
Married
Mary Madelena Patterson
1845 February 16 (Age 25)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company
1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Madelena Patterson (Age 23)
Mary Elizabeth Oakley (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
On 1847 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 5 – 1856 April 19 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1853 January 5
Arrived in Field
On 1856 April 19
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Edmund Ellsworth Company
1856 June 9 – September 26 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1856 June 9
Joined Company
On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Louisa Jones
1857 February 19 (Age 37)
Served in
Western States Mission
1877 October 8 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Died in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona Territory, United States
1890 May 4 (Age 70)
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John DeGroot Oakley (1819 - 1890) Profile
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Person
Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26
Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26, September.
Transcript for Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957
"Died," Deseret Evening News
"Died," Deseret Evening News, 12 May 1890.
Mission
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 January 1853, Page 313.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 28 August 1852, Page 5.
"John Degroot Oakley," General Epistle Files, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
"John Degroot Oakley," General Epistle Files, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star, 22 January 1853, Vol. 15, Page 58.
Transcript for The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15:58-59
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 43, Line 1681.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 39, Line 1681.
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 2.
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 121.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856).
Transcript for "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, June.
Transcript for Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, 1856 June-September
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 21 June 1847, Page 36.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 26 September 1856, Page 28.
John Oakley journal entries in William C. Staines journal
John Oakley journal entries in William C. Staines journal, August.
Transcript for John Oakley journal entries in William C. Staines journal, 1852 August-1860 May
John Oakley journal excerpt
John Oakley journal excerpt, June.
Transcript for John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
Kettle, John, Journal, 1856, 2-3, MSS SC 1688
Kettle, John, Journal, 1856, 2-3, MSS SC 1688.
Millennial Star
Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), Page 489.
Transcript for Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards printed in "Foreign Correspondence," Millennial Star, 2 August 1856, 489-90
"Names of Persons Who Volunteer to Go as Teamsters" in Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants
"Names of Persons Who Volunteer to Go as Teamsters" in Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants, October.
Oakely, John, [Journal], in "Church Emigration Book"
Oakely, John, [Journal], in "Church Emigration Book".
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, Page 251.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, Page 192.
Sabin, Mary Powell, Autobiography 1926, 10-14
Sabin, Mary Powell, Autobiography 1926, 10-14.
Transcript for Sabin, Mary Powell, Autobiography 1926, 10-14
Smith, Andrew, Diaries, 1853-1856, fd. 2
Smith, Andrew, Diaries, 1853-1856, fd. 2.
Transcript for Smith, Andrew, Diaries, 1853-1856, fd. 2
William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball
William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball, 11 June 1856.
Transcript for William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball, 11 June 1856
Woodward, W., to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 12 Sep. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd. 2
Woodward, W., to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 12 Sep. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd. 2.
Transcript for Woodward, W., to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 12 Sep. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd. 2