Records of Mary Oatman on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Oatman and the Oatman Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Oatman Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Oatman family tree.

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Some Famous People called Mary Oatman

Mary Ann Oatman

Mary Ann Oatman (1844–1851) was the sister of Olive Oatman and a survivor of abusive abduction by an unknown tribepossibly the Yavapai people, though many historians argue that it is impossible to know.

Mary Ann Oatman was born to Roys Oatman and his wife, also named Mary Ann, in Illinois. The Oatmans were members of the Mormon religion. Believing that they were immigrating to a divine country, the Oatmans travelled to Arizona, where they were massacred by a tribe, possibly the Yavapai. The only survivors of the Oatman family massacre were Mary Ann, her sister Olive and brother Lorenzo, who had been injured and left for dead. He is known to have survived after finding a nearby settlement and receiving medical treatment.

In 1851, the sisters were traded to the Mohave tribe for a couple of horses and bags of beans. The Mohave chief and his family welcomed the Oatman sisters with love and care, giving them food and providing them with a family life. Mary Ann after 3–4 years with the Mojave died of starvation during a famine in which many Mojave died as well. Olive stated that Mary Ann died "about a year" before her own release in 1856. The date of Mary Ann's death is significant because it suggests that the Oatman sisters had assimilated into the Mohave tribe; a team of men under the command of Amiel Weeks Whipple had been in the area in February and March 1854 to survey a railroad route, and the sisters had not communicated with them. Shortly before dying, she tried to comfort her sister by telling her "I have been a great deal of trouble to you, Olive. You will miss me for a while, but you will not have to work so hard when I'm gone".

Source: Mary Ann Oatman, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Oatman

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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