Il est marié avec Mary Ann Ward.
Ils se sont mariés le 16 août 1849 à Abbeville, Henry Co AL, il avait 23 ans.
Enfant(s):
Stephen Oates was born in 1783 and died in 1835. He marriedElizabethAnnShipp. They h a d a t least three children, James, JohnCharles,andEphraim. The Oates family came to Henr y C oun ty afterStephen's deathin1835. In 1839 Elizabeth Oates had to settle herhusband's e sta t esotheir son, James, was made Commissioner for thatpurpose, and theirsonJohn Charle s w a s given the power of attorney tosettle thematter.Ephraim Oates who was born Jan. 27, 1 8 2 6 in SampsonCo., NC, hadverylittle formal education because he worked on his mother'spl a ntation inRoeville. He did contribute to the Baptist Church and heservedinArmstrong's Mo u n ted Infantry, also know as the HenryMountedRebels,during the Civil War. Ephraim died o n A p r. 20, 1911inAbbeville, HenryCounty, Alabama and is buried in the AbbevilleCityCemete r y . Ephraimmarried 1st Mary Ann Ward, daughter of James (b.Nov.1, 1783 in SC, d.Feb. 28 , 1 8 60 in Henry Co., AL) andMalinda/MarindaParrish Ward. Shewas born June 24, 1822, died N o v 2 4,1882 and wasburied in theAbbyville City Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama.Ephraim a n dMar y Ann hadfive children: Malinda, married Dr. ThomasCarrey, Soloman;Wyatt StephenOat e s (se e below); Margaret married EdgarLindsay, son ofBenjamin &Mary Jordon Lindsay. 2 othe r s. Ep hraimmarried 2nd LucySaunders, b.Nov. 19, 1849, d. Sept. 12, 1838. Lucy wasalso bur i ed i nthe AbbyvilleCity Cemetery, Henry County, Alabama.Ephraim and Lucy'schildren were:E p hra im Oates, William G. Oates, LucyOates and LizzieOates.
According to the Memorial Records of Alabama, EphraimOatesinherited12,000 acres of land.
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