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Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH⁶ OCHS (OAKS)  was born January 16, 1840 in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada, and died March 21, 1906 in Elbert (formerly Douglas ), Colorado. He married (1) MARIA ANNA ARTERBURN June 04, 1866 in Elbert, (formerly Douglas) Colorado¹. She was born Abt. 1848 in Illinois, U.S.A.. He married (2) PAULINA RIBLEY Aft. 1880¹.

Joseph Ochs  

Notes for JOSEPH OCHS (OAKS):

Sponsors at baptism were Joseph Bauman and Veronica Steffler.

The day Joseph was baptised, John Schmidt and Susanna Schmidt ( nee Bauman ) baptised their new son, John.

From "Western Pioneer Days"

Joseph Oaks, son of Gideon and Elizabeth (Bowman) was born in Upper Canada January 16,1840.His father, born in Baden, Germany had emmigrated to Canada. There he married Elizabeth Bowman who was born in Pennsylvania. About 1850, he moved to Tonawanda N.Y. not far from Buffalo. Later he went to Washington County, Wis. when Joseph was about 14.The boy was given little schooling for he assisted in clearing the land. Joseph went to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1859 and in 1860,joined a surveying party to survey the head of the Republican River. The troublesome Indians prevented the survey being made. They were robbed of their provisions and were forced to move across the Platte by the Cheyennes. He was to have been paid $40.00 a month but the men were robbed of everything, therefore, Joseph had no money when he reached Denver in 1860.His first work in Colorado was a survey up Clear Creek to Black Hawk and Central City. All their survey equipment and provisions had to be hauled by sleds. After the survey ended, he cut cord wood and later worked on a wagon road near Boulder. In 1861 he bought a squatter's claim in Elbert County. He kept adding to his acreage until his ranch consisted of 2,000 acres, lying along Kiowa Creek 4 miles north of Elbert, then a part of Douglas County. Mr. Oaks farmed part of his land and raised cattle and hogs. He made many fine improvements on the ranch, including a large 2-story house with bath. When he retired, he moved to Elbert where he died of old age in 1906.He is buried in the Elbert Cemetery, where his wife lies in a family plot.

Another Biographical Portrait identifies this property as being on section 23,township 9,range 64 west, near the village of Elbert. The same article says Mr. Oaks was a Democrat in National issues, but independent in local affairs.

Children of JOSEPH OCHS(OAKS) and MARIA ARTERBURN are:

2. i. EARL⁷ OCHS(OAKS), d. 1920, Elbert.

ii. JOHN OCHS(OAKS).

iii. MARY OCHS(OAKS).

iv. GEORGE OCHS(OAKS).

v. JACOB OCHS(OAKS).

vi. AGNES OCHS(OAKS), b. March 1866, Elbert, Colorado; d. August 1938, Elbert, Colorado; m. JOHN CLIBON, Elbert, Colorado.

3. vii. JOSEPH WILLIAM OAKS, b. Abt. 1869; d. December 1949, Elbert, Colorado.

4. viii. LAURA E. OCHS(OAKS), b. Abt. 1874.

5. ix. JAMES OCHS(OAKS), b. Abt. 1877, Elbert, Colorado.

6. x. CHARLES ECLIPSE OAKS, b. July 29, 1878, Elbert County,Colorado; d. March 29, 1964, Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming.

Children of JOSEPH OCHS(OAKS) and PAULINA RIBLEY are:

7. xi. LEWIS(GIDEON)⁷ OCHS(OAKS), d. December 1970.

8. xii. LENA OCHS(OAKS).

xiii. DEWEY OCHS(OAKS), b. Elbert; d. 1960, Denver, Colorado; m. FERN WAHL.

xiv. FRANK OCHS(OAKS).

Notes for FRANK OCHS(OAKS):

Frank Oaks/Ochs died in infancy.

 

Generation No. 2

2. EARL⁷ OCHS(OAKS) (JOSEPH⁶, GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) died 1920 in Elbert. He married MINNIE MORGAN in Elbert, Colorado, daughter of WILLIAM MORGAN.

Children of EARL OCHS(OAKS) and MINNIE MORGAN are:

i. ARTHUR⁸ OCHS(OAKS), m. ALBERTA DICKISON.

ii. RUTH OCHS(OAKS), b. 1908, Elbert (formerly Douglas ), Colorado; m. CLAUDE GOFF, 1928, Denver, Colorado.

iii. DOROTHY OCHS(OAKS), b. 1910, Elbert, Colorado; m. EARL SQUIRES, Elbert, Colorado.

3. JOSEPH WILLIAM⁷ OAKS (JOSEPH⁶ OCHS(OAKS), GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) was born Abt. 1869, and died December 1949 in Elbert, Colorado. He married MABEL SALT in Elbert, Colorado.

Child of JOSEPH OAKS and MABEL SALT is:

i. FLOYD⁸ OAKS.

4. LAURA E.⁷ OCHS(OAKS) (JOSEPH⁶, GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) was born Abt. 1874. She married WILLIAM GREEN in Elbert, Colorado.

Children of LAURA OCHS(OAKS) and WILLIAM GREEN are:

i. HATTIE⁸ GREEN, m. BRUCE KERR, Walden, Colorado.

ii. ETHEL GREEN, m. HUGH CLIBON, Elbert, Colorado.

iii. ROBERT GREEN.

5. JAMES⁷ OCHS(OAKS) (JOSEPH⁶, GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) was born Abt. 1877 in Elbert, Colorado. He married IDA GIFFERD in Elbert, Colorado.

Children of JAMES OCHS(OAKS) and IDA GIFFERD are:

i. ELSIE⁸ OCHS(OAKS), m. HARLEY CLARK, Denver, Colorado.

ii. ADAM OCHS(OAKS).

iii. BLANCHE OCHS(OAKS).

iv. STEVE OCHS(OAKS), b. Elbert, Colorado; d. March 1966, Denver, Colorado.

6. CHARLES ECLIPSE⁷ OAKS (JOSEPH⁶ OCHS(OAKS), GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) was born July 29, 1878 in Elbert County,Colorado¹, and died March 29, 1964 in Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming¹. He married FRANCIS (FANNIE) PLANT November 30, 1899 in Denver, Colorado¹, daughter of JOSEPH PLANT and MS.WEBB. She was born September 08, 1878 in Denver,Colorado¹, and died December 27, 1967 in Vale,Malheur,Oregon¹.

Children of CHARLES OAKS and FRANCIS PLANT are:

i. FANNIE⁸ OCHS(OAKS), b. October 02, 1900¹; d. June 25, 1962¹; m. ROY MERRIFIELD¹.

ii. LOUISE PAULINE OCHS(OAKS), b. March 30, 1903, Denver,Colorado¹; d. February 27, 1965, Casper,Wyoming¹; m. THEODORE G. CURTIS, November 01, 1924, Casper,Wyoming¹; b. March 15, 1899, Kiaton,Greece¹; d. June 21, 1990, California¹.

iii. EARL WILLIAM OCHS(OAKS), b. September 14, 1905, Elbert County,Colorado¹; d. July 28, 1967, Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming¹; m. JULIA PEARL COCHRAN, March 18, 1929, Gering,Scottsbluff,Nebraska¹; b. October 16, 1910, Gottenburg,Nebraska¹; d. July 07, 1994, Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming¹.

iv. DOROTHY CECILIA OCHS(OAKS), b. January 07, 1910, Denver,Colorado¹; d. March 15, 1973, Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming¹; m. RAY MCCLURE, Bridgeport,Nebraska¹.

v. HARVEY WESLEY OCHS(OAKS), b. December 06, 1915, Denver,Colorado¹; d. May 08, 1989, Vale,Malheur,Oregon¹; m. (1) EDITH MAE HATTAN, August 06, 1935, Gering,Scottsbluff,Nebraska¹; b. May 29, 1916, Gering,Scottsbluff,Nebraska¹; d. July 14, 1981, Ontario,Malheur,Oregon¹; m. (2) ELAINE WHITTING, December 24, 1982, Vale,Oregon¹.

vi. RALPH OCHS(OAKS), b. July 16, 1919; d. September 1976, Torrington,Goshen,Wyoming¹; m. EDNA MORGAN¹.

7. LEWIS(GIDEON)⁷ OCHS(OAKS) (JOSEPH⁶, GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) died December 1970. He married MAY V. PADFIELD October 1920.

Children of LEWIS(GIDEON) OCHS(OAKS) and MAY PADFIELD are:

i. DORIS PAULINE⁸ OCHS(OAKS), m. UNKNOWN CHENEY.

ii. PHYLISS OCHS(OAKS), m. UNKNOWN ARD, Orlando, Florida.

iii. NORMA OCHS(OAKS).

iv. HARRIETT OCHS(OAKS), m. UNKNOWN KINKAID.

v. ELAINE OCHS(OAKS), m. UNKNOWN POLLARD.

vi. DARRELL OCHS(OAKS).

vii. JOSEPH E. OCHS(OAKS).

viii. HAROLD D. OCHS(OAKS).

8. LENA⁷ OCHS(OAKS) (JOSEPH⁶, GIDEON⁵ OCHS, IGNATIUS⁴, GEORGE³, MICHAEL², JOHN MICHAEL¹) She married (1) ERNEST ARTERBURN. She married (2) LLOYD SULLIVAN.

Notes for LENA OCHS(OAKS):

From "Western Pioneer Days"

Tragedy struck this home 4 times,three deaths in one year.Dewey,a

small child died from a blood clot while taking a nap.He had been

playing outdoors just previously,apparently well.Not long after,the

father was drowned in a artifial lake.Orville died from meningitis

after a fall from a truck,and an infant died soon after.

Children of LENA OCHS(OAKS) and ERNEST ARTERBURN are:

i. GILBERT⁸ ARTERBURN, d. May 1972.

ii. DEWEY ARTERBURN.

iii. ROBERTA ARTERBURN, m. UNKNOWN SMITH.

iv. LAVERNE ARTERBURN.

v. ROBERT ARTERBURN, m. BETTY JANE EBERHART.

vi. ALBERTA ARTERBURN.

vii. ORVILLE ARTERBURN.

viii. BETTY ARTERBURN.

ix. GORDON ARTERBURN.

x. WILLIAM ERNEST ARTERBURN.

 

Endnotes

1. Vicki Parke.

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