Descendants of John Robinson Ocheltree

Barbara Ocheltree
Barbara Ocheltree

Two years ago I took possession of a trunk of photos that belonged to Barbara Ocheltree, a second cousin once removed. She died in 2003, and her executor couldn’t find any close family members to pass along her personal possessions. She turned to a local genealogy society, which tracked me down. A lot of the photos are of relatives who are in my family tree, but there are also photos of people who don’t share a recent common ancestor with me (Barbara’s father’s families). I am posting family trees for Barbara Ocheltree’s other families in the hopes that genealogists in those will come across these lists of names and take a look at the photos. Hopefully some of the people and places in the photos can be identified. If you are a descendant of one of the people listed here, there’s a possibility that some of your relatives are in these photo sets. In particular, there are a lot of unidentified people in the toy box set.

If you think you are related, or know who the people are, please get in contact with me (leave a comment here or on any of the photos).

1. John Robinson Ocheltree (b. 22 Mar 1817 – Greenbrier, Virginia, USA, d. 17 Sep 1894)

sp. Rebecca A. Martin (b. 14 Jul 1823 – Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA, d. 10 Oct 1897 – Illinois, USA)

2-1. John Alexander Ocheltree (b. 3 Jun 1843 – Bloomingburg, Fayette, Ohio, USA, d. between 1874 and 1933)

sp. Rose Coffey (b. 18 Aug 1850 – Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA, d. 19 Jan 1934 – Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA), m. 3 Jun 1868 – Illinois, USA

3-1. Lester G. Ocheltree (b. Oct 1870 – Illinois, USA, d. 28 Mar 1927 – Tarrant, Texas, USA)

sp. Nannie B (b. Jan 1873 – Missouri, USA), m. 1895

3-2. John Leroy “Roy” Ocheltree (b. about 1872 – Illinois, USA, d. 1909)

3-3. Arthur Robinson Ocheltree (b. 19 Sep 1872 – Illinois, USA, d. 23 Mar 1953 – Sacramento, California, USA)

sp. Cora Burdon (b. 1866 – Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, d. 2 Feb 1927 – Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA), m. 20 May 1902 – Los Angeles, California, USA

sp. Blanche D (b. about 1883 – Illinois, USA, d. 12 Dec 1970 – Los Angeles, California, USA)

3-4. Pearl Ocheltree (b. 18 Aug 1874 – Texas, USA, d. 22 Jun 1936 – Tarrant, Texas, USA)

sp. Walter Tucker (b. about 1871 – Texas, USA), m. 1895

2-2. Rhoda Jane Ocheltree (b. about 1845 – Ohio, USA, d. about 1866)

2-3. Jacob Martin Ocheltree (b. 20 Dec 1846 – Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana, USA, d. 23 Feb 1922 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA)

sp. Phebie Ophelia Gilliland (b. 25 Apr 1850 – Van Wert, Ohio, USA, d. 3 Jun 1923 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA), m. 6 Oct 1870 – Van Wert, Ohio, USA

3-1. Mabel Gertrude Ocheltree (b. 15 Aug 1871 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA, d. 1949)

3-2. Clifford Elwin Ocheltree (b. 20 Jan 1874 – Illinois, USA, d. 15 Jul 1949 – Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA)

sp. Mary E. Moore (b. 1878 – Illinois, USA, d. 1972), m. 17 Nov 1903

3-3. Jessie A. Ocheltree (b. 21 Nov 1875 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA, d. 27 Mar 1950 – Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA)

3-4. Gordon R. Ocheltree (b. 6 Mar 1879 – Illinois, USA, d. 17 May 1879 – Illinois, USA)

3-5. Maurice Webster Ocheltree (b. 20 Jul 1893 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA, d. 20 Aug 1947 – Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, USA)

sp. Marion Virginia Weiss (b. 9 Sep 1893 – Pukwana, Brule, South Dakota, USA, d. 10 Apr 1981 – White Lake, Aurora, South Dakota, USA), m. 25 Aug 1918 – Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

4-1. Barbara Jeanne Ocheltree (b. 8 Sep 1919 – Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA, d. 2 Nov 2003 – Laredo, Webb, Texas, USA)

2-4. Hortense A. Ocheltree (b. about 1848 – Indiana, USA)

sp. Joshua R. Shaffer (b. about 1849 – Pennsylvania, USA)

3-1. Augusta E. “Gussie” Shaffer (b. Jun 1876 – Ohio, USA, d. 1901)

2-5. Martha Eleanor Ocheltree (b. 25 Apr 1851 – Indiana, USA, d. 8 Aug 1896 – Saline, Illinois, USA)

sp. Samuel West Thompson (b. 13 Mar 1847 – Illinois, USA, d. 31 May 1934 – Broughton, Hamilton, Illinois, USA), m. 16 Oct 1879 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA

3-1. Elmer Robinson Thompson (b. 20 Feb 1883 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA, d. 29 Apr 1961 – Cook, Illinois, USA)

sp. Pearl Viola (b. about 1896 – Wisconsin, USA)

3-2. Mary E. Thompson (b. 27 May 1886 – Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA, d. 15 Sep 1967 – Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA)

sp. Robert Ransom Moore (b. 7 May 1884 – Brushy, Saline, Illinois, USA, d. 15 Oct 1952 – Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA), m. 1 Jan 1903

3-3. Margaret E. “Madge” Thompson (b. Nov 1889 – Illinois, USA)

3-4. Roy Martin Thompson (b. 27 Dec 1891 – Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA)

3-5. Eugene West Thompson (b. 25 Nov 1894 – Illinois, USA, d. Oct 1974 – Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA)

sp. Romaine Fleming

2-6. Mary Ocheltree

2-7. Gilson Sumner Ocheltree (b. about 1855 – Illinois, USA, d. May 1935)

sp. Lucy (b. about 1859 – Illinois, USA)

sp. Linnetta M. “Nettie” McCracken (b. Feb 1859 – Iowa, USA, d. before 1930), m. 1891

3-1. Ruth Alice Ocheltree (b. 15 Mar 1892 – Illinois, USA, d. 31 Oct 1974 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA)

sp. Lloyd Seth Vassar (b. 17 Mar 1886 – Ohio, USA, d. 16 Apr 1965 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA), m. 22 Dec 1910

4-1. Nellie Maxine Vassar (b. 30 Apr 1912 – Ohio, USA, d. 27 Aug 1980 – Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA)

sp. Verl Bennett, m. 1952

sp. Frederick “Fred” Metcalf (b. – Ohio, USA, d. – Ohio, USA)

5-1. Phyllis Joan Metcalf (b. 12 Jul 1932 – Ohio, USA, d. 24 May 2007 – Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA)

sp. Unknown

4-2. Robert Philip Vassar (b. 19 Oct 1913 – Ohio, USA, d. 22 Apr 1983 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA)

sp. Unknown

sp. Margaret J.

4-3. Donald Roy Vassar (b. 14 May 1915 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA, d. 30 Jul 1997 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA)

sp. Ceola Kathlyn Vermillion (b. 20 Nov 1915 – Auglaize, Ohio, USA, d. 12 Mar 2010 – Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA), m. 26 Feb 1939

3-2. Dora A. Ocheltree (b. Sep 1893 – Illinois, USA, d. 11 May 1958 – Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA)

sp. Thurlow Reed Williams (b. 28 Jan 1893 – Monroe, Logan, Ohio, USA, d. 20 Dec 1990 – West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA)

4-1. Dorothy A. Williams (b. 2 Sep 1918 – Ohio, USA, d. 20 Aug 1993 – West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA)

sp. Robert Leroy Yoder (b. 21 Aug 1914 – Champaign, Ohio, USA, d. 1 Jun 2001 – Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, USA), m. 4 Sep 1938 – West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA

4-2. Philip Reed Williams (b. 19 Aug 1931 – Ohio, USA, d. 13 Oct 1998 – Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA)

sp. Unknown

2-8. Gilbert Bryden Ocheltree (b. 1858 – Illinois, USA, d. 4 Aug 1936 – San Francisco, California, USA)

sp. Idella “Ida” Driscoll (b. May 1862 – Illinois, USA, d. 7 Apr 1939 – Monterey, California, USA), m. 31 Aug 1883 – Sangamon, Illinois, USA

3-1. Margaret Ocheltree (b. 11 Dec 1885 – Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA, d. 3 May 1986 – Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA)

sp. Ray Longfellow Avery (b. 15 Jul 1884 – Manchester, Ocean, New Jersey, USA, d. 9 Jun 1965 – District of Columbia, USA), m. 1 Aug 1911 – Alameda, California, USA

3-2. Dorothy Ocheltree (b. Sep 1891 – California, USA)

sp. Theodore Edward Smith Jr. (b. 7 Nov 1884 – San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, d. 16 Feb 1946 – Alameda, California, USA), m. 28 Jun 1913 – Los Angeles, California, USA

4-1. Theodore O. Smith (b. 11 Feb 1915 – Alameda, California, USA, d. 12 Mar 1994 – Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA)

sp. Unknown

3-3. Genevieve Ocheltree (b. 7 Oct 1896 – California, USA, d. 18 May 1958 – Los Angeles, California, USA)

sp. Paul Carrier Blaisdell (b. 13 Oct 1895 – Wisconsin, USA, d. 18 Oct 1988 – Los Angeles, California, USA), m. about 1926

sp. Torrance Curtiss Welch (b. 14 Nov 1890 – Gowanda, Erie, New York, USA, d. 10 Feb 1939 – Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA), m. 28 Jun 1915 – South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA, div. 1922

4-1. Mary Curtiss Welch (b. 30 May 1916 – Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 8 Dec 2010 – California, USA)

sp. Robert McNeil Shelton (b. 8 Aug 1912 – Oklahoma, USA, d. 13 Mar 1971 – Los Angeles, California, USA), m. 1941

4-2. Barbara Welch (b. 11 May 1918 – Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 24 Jun 2011 – Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA)

sp. James Dorr “Jim” Eddy (b. 10 Nov 1914 – Missouri, USA, d. 26 Dec 2007 – Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA), m. 14 May 1938 – Alameda, California, USA

3-4. Eleanor Ocheltree (b. 18 Feb 1904 – Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA, d. 27 Aug 1966 – Carmel, Monterey, California, USA)

sp. Henry Geering (b. 17 Mar 1902 – California, USA, d. 27 Jul 1965 – San Francisco, California, USA), m. 16 May 1925 – Alameda, California, USA

sp. Anthony Marino (b. 18 Sep 1911 – Rose Point, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 7 May 1949 – Monterey, California, USA)

2-9. Benjamin N. Ocheltree (b. Jul 1866 – Illinois, USA, d. 26 Nov 1945 – Manhattan, New York, New York, USA)

sp. Ella May Gartsell (b. Aug 1870 – Missouri, USA), m. 25 Apr 1888 – Adair, Missouri, USA

3-1. Warne Matthews Ocheltree (b. 29 Nov 1893 – Jameson, Daviess, Missouri, USA, d. Jan 1981 – Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA)

sp. Harriet (b. 2 Apr 1894 – New York, USA, d. Jan 1977 – Long Beach, Nassau, New York, USA)

12 thoughts on “Descendants of John Robinson Ocheltree”

  2. Hello, Henry Geering and Eleanor Ocheltree were my grandparents. Their children, Gareth and Deborah are alive and well, and they have fond memories of all of their Ocheltree aunts! They will love seeing these photos.

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    1. Hello, I see my sister posted here as well. Our father is Gareth Bryden Geering, born in Berkeley, CA in 1927. His parents were Henry Geering and Eleanor Ocheltree and his dearly beloved grandfather was Gilbert Bryden Ocheltree, my great grandfather. I am in touch with one of the grandchildren of Genevieve Ocheltree, daughter of Barbara and Jim Eddy, and she is in touch with the children of Mary Curtis and Robert Shelton. I would not be able to recognize our parents, grandparents and great grandparents in these photos, but I would be very grateful to have them pointed out to me if anyone else looking at these photos recognizes them.

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  3. I am the granddaughter of Eugene Wesley Thompson and Romaine Thompson and unfortunately have very little information about his family so I would love anything you might have.

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  4. Arthur Robinson Ocheltree and Cora Burdon were my grandparents on my Dad’s side. Any photos would be appreciated. My Dad’s name was Arthur Lackey Ocheltree, born in 1907 in Riverside, CA.

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  5. I believe I am the great-grandson of Gilson Sumner Ocheltree and Nettie McCracken. My grandparents were Ruth Alice Ocheltree Vassar and Lloyd Vassar.(of Bellefontaine, Ohio) Nellie, Robert, and Donald Vassar were my aunt and uncles. Their sister Marjorie was my mother. Unfortunately they have all passed and I am not old enough to remember Gilson and Nettie. However; I enjoyed looking at the photos.

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  6. My name is Ginger Ryan Salamone (Virginia A Ryan). I am the Granddaughter of Elmer R Thompson and Pearl V Snodie. My Father is Harold E (Thompson) Ryan. Yes there is a story to that. My Father’s half-brothers are Robert G Thompson and Roy W Thompson. I have recently started a Family Tree on Ancestry, as has one of my cousins. Did not recognize anyone on your pictures. We must be on another branch. Your name keeps popping up at the top of the list when I search to verify name. Believe that’s a big clue that we are related. From what I can tell you’re the same age as my son.

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    1. Arthur Ocheltree was the husband of Cora burden my great grandmother. They had two children Arthur lackey Ocheltree and john burden Ocheltree. Cora also had a child by a previous marriage to a man from Pittsburg.
      whose last name was McKnight. My father, john was in the foreign service and we spent many years abroad. The burdens and lackeys are buried in the lackey cemetery on burden pond in whitensville, mass. There were cousins in California in Pasadena and Carmel refereed to by my father as the “Ocheltree girls”. However, I cannot remember their names tho Loma. and tova come to mind. My sister Ann burden Ocheltree Maryland died a few years ago. She had 2 daughters and a son.

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  7. I am a descendant of John Robinson Ocheltree’s sister, Amanda Ocheltree Barker (1821-1889). I greatly enjoyed your pictures. I do have a picture of John Robinson Ocheltree that I have shared with the museum in Homer, IL. I also have many old, unlabeled photos.

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    1. I am the daughter of John Burdon Ocheltree. Arthur was my fathers brother. There were Ocheltree in Ca. I was named after Lorinda Lackey buried in the Lackey cemetery on Burdon Pondin Whitensfield Mass. I married John D. bradford and live in .maine. Lorinda Lackey Ocheltree Bradford

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