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George Oakes (Kenton County, Kentucky, painter)

b. 1817? d. 1878-09-29

Kenton County, Kentucky, painter. Native of Canada. Married to Lydia White Oakes in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on May 2, 1838. Father of Louisa Lydia Oakes, Eliza Oakes, George Oakes, and Isabelle Oakes. Painter in Kenton County, Kentucky, in 1850. Painter in Kenton County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 5, p. 278A

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 4, p. 654.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 12, p. 614B-615A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994041, Jefferson County Deaths, p. 302.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #1272.

Massachusetts Birth, Marriage, and Death Records (1620-1988), Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, accessed via ancestry.com, p. 134.

Citation

Oakes, George. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280423 (November 12, 2026).

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