Franklin Pierce Oatman and Samantha Leasure

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Husband Franklin Pierce Oatman ¹

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           Born: 4 Aug 1854 - Rayne Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1
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           Died: 2 Mar 1905 - near Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Joseph Oatman (1810-1899) 1
         Mother: Eliza Johnston (cal 1812-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 16 Mar 1886 2

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Wife Samantha Leasure ^{4 5}

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           Born:  - Green Twp, Indiana Co, PA
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         Father: Peter Leasure (1824-1905) 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Ann Miller (1824-      ) 5 6

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Children

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1 F Margaret Velma Oatman ²

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         Spouse: Nealis Groft (      -      ) 2

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2 F Elva Oatman ²

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3 F Vernie Iona Oatman ²

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4 F Lucy Catherine Oatman ²

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5 F Martha Jane Oatman ²

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6 F Anna Arvilla Oatman ²

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General Notes: Husband - Franklin Pierce Oatman

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He grew to manhood in Rayne township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, helping with the agricultural work on his father's homestead, and also following lumbering and carpenter work. He became an expert mechanic, so handy with tools that he could even build a carriage or do other work not usually possible to any but an experienced tradesman. He continued to follow farming and carpenter work on his father's place in Rayne township until August, 1894, when he moved with his family to White township, settling on the Lockhard farm, a tract of 174 acres owned by his father-in-law, Peter Leasure. This farm, located one mile from the center of the borough of Indiana, he subsequently bought from Mr. Leasure, and there he continued to live and work until his death. He followed general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale, and was one of the most advanced agriculturists of his district. He had particularly fine horses, and his residence and other buildings were kept in excellent condition, the whole property presenting a most creditable appearance.
He was a stanch Democrat in political opinion, and in religions connection a Lutheran, belonging to the church of that denomination in Rayne.

1 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 746.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 748.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 747.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 499.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 702, 748.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 499, 511.