Second Generation
4. John Jacob
Oxley1 was born on
1 Oct 1829 in Franklin Co., VA.3,46 He appeared in the census in
1850 in Franklin Co., VA.15
1850 US Census: Listed under Lucinda Oxly as John, age 21.
He appeared in the census in 1860 in Salem P.O., Roanoke Co., VA.47 Listed as John Oxford, male, white, age 30, born in
VA, real estate value=$300, personal estate value=$50, occupation Farmer. In
1860 he had an occupation of farmer in Roanoke Co., VA.47 He died of blood poisoning from an accident with complications
of pneumonia on 20 Nov 1868 in Texas Co., MO.3,46,48
He was buried in Old Greenwood Cemetery after 20 Nov 1868 in Texas Co., MO.46 John Jacob Oxley and Dorthea
"Dorothy" Beard were married on 26 Jan 1854.27
They resided on a farm in Roanoke Co., VA in 1860.47 They migrated from Virginia to Texas Co., MO in 1868.
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Texas County Heritage - The Oxleys
Submitted by Louise Murr
In May of 1869 (actually 1868), Wilson and his family traveled by covered wagon
to Missouri on their way to Kansas. In Nov, they camped near what is now the
Greenwood Church. While camping in this area John J., their second son developed
blood poisoning from an accident with complications of pneumonia and died. He
is buried in the vicinity where they camped. The rest of the family along with
him (Wilson) homesteaded in that area. Wilson and his wife are buried in the
Neighbors cemetery. John J. had married Dorthea Beard in Virginia, and they had
four sons and three daughters all born in the Roanoke area. John J.'s second
son Joel P. (Feb. 29, 1861 - Aug. 1941) and Mary A. Melton (Nov. 18, 1859 - Mar.
1940) were married Oct. 1, 1879. They had five daughters, Cora, Hester, Lottie,
Susie and Lucy, and one son, William Thomas. They homesteaded 160 acres in the
Mount Zion community helping establish the school and church. They lived their
entire lives in this community and are buried in the Stubbs Cemetery. Three of
their daughters and their son are also buried at the Stubbs Cemetery.
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Texas County Heritage - The Oxleys
Submitted by Helen Melton Vance
Submitted by Sue Carter
John Jacob, third child of Wilson and Elizabeth (b. Oct. 1. 1829), in Franklin
County, VA, married Jan. 26, 1854, Dorothy Beard (b. Apr. 26. 1832, Franklin
County, VA), daughter of William and Dorothy Beard. They were the parents of
John William, Wiley W., Joel Preston, Mary M. D. (Overfelt), Sarah Ann (Melton),
Delia (Fox) and Daniel Lewis. The first two children were born in Franklin County,
and the last five children were burn in Roanoke County, VA. The family moved
to Texas County, MO. in 1868, where John J. died Nov. 20, 1868, and is buried
in the "Old" Greenwood Cemetery. Dorothy married J. Hugh Barnes in
later years. She died Apr. 28. 1904, and is buried Fairview Cemetery in Wright
County, MO.
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From: " Jane Davis" <jneherda@iland.net>
To: <BRETHREN-L@rootsweb.com>
The Texas County [Brethren] Church has also been known as the Mountain Grove
Church and the Greenwood Church. It was situated just a few miles into Texas
County and about 6 miles east from Mountain Grove which is on the Texas-Wright
County line. The early church was organized on the Conrad Greenwood farm and
the first cemetery, known as the Old Greenwood Cemetery was located on his farm.
The first burial was in 1871 when John J. Oxley, husband and father of several
children died unexpectedly from blood poisoning. Tradition has it that the
Oxleys had stopped to visit the Greenwoods on a return trip from Kansas to Virginia
in search for land. This Oxley family remained in the Greenwood area and contributed
many members to the service of the church in MO.
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Dorthea "Dorothy" Beard1 (daughter of William Beard) was born on 26 Apr 1832 in
Franklin Co., VA.2,47,50,51 Her birth date is listed as Apr 1833 in the 1900 US
Census. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Salem P.O., Roanoke Co., VA.47 Listed under John Oxford as Dorithea,
female, white, age 26, born in VA. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Clinton
Twp., Texas Co., MO.52 Listed
as Dartha Oxley, age 35, born in VA, occupation houskeeper. She appeared in
the census in 1880 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.53 Listed as Darthy OXLEY, self, widowed, female, white,
age 47, born in VA, occupation farmer, father born in Germany, mother born in
Germany. On 20 Jan 1881 she owned 40 acres homesteaded in Texas Co., MO.54 She appeared in the census in
1900 in Wood Twp., Wright Co., MO.50
Listed under John Barnes as Doretha, wife, female, white, age 67, born Apr 1833
in VA, married 3 yrs, 0 children born, 0 children still living, father born in
Germany, mother born in Germany. She died of stomach trouble on 28 Apr 1904
in Mountain Grove, MO.2,51 She was buried in Fairview Cemetery after 28 Apr 1904
in Mountain Grove, Wright Co., MO.2
John Jacob Oxley and Dorthea "Dorothy" Beard had the following children:
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