Oglesby Family Research - Person Sheet
Oglesby Family Research - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Ellis Oglesby
Birth26 Sep 1847, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana56,57,58
Census01 Jun 1850, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana43 Age: 2
Census01 Jun 1860, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana44 Age: 12
Census01 Jun 1870, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana45 Age: 22
Census1 Jun 1870 (1 Feb 1871), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana59
Census01 Jun 1880, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky60 Age: 32
Land Grant1896-1914, Emerald Mine, Juab County, Utah
Land Grant09 Oct 1896, Ruby Shaft, Juab County, Utah Age: 49
Land Grant09 Oct 1896, Annandale Mine, Juab County, Utah Age: 49
Census01 Jun 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah61 Age: 52
Census15 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah62 Age: 62
Census01 Jan 1920, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah63 Age: 72
Census01 Apr 1930, Montgomery County, Tennessee64 Age: 82
Death23 Jun 1932, Montgomery County, Tennessee65,66,67 Age: 84
Burial07 Oct 1932, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee68
Anst File#KH63-Q11
OccupationRailroad clerk (1870; 1880 census); General Agent (1900, 1910), C. R. I. & P. Railroad (1903); Secretary, Mining Co (1920)
EducationWashington-Jefferson College, 187069
Clubs/SocietiesPhi Kappa Psi70
ReligionEpiscopal
Cause of deathUnspecified illness.
FatherJohn Hite Oglesby (1811-1897)
MotherMary Jane Goodrich (1815-1890)
Spouses
Birth25 or 29 Jan 1848, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana71,72,73
Death23 Mar 1936, Montgomery County, Tennessee74,75
Burial24 Mar 1936, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee76
FatherJoseph Yundt (1811-1890)
MotherMary Carpenter (1819-1853)
Marriage15 Nov 1870, Tippecanoe County, Indiana77,78,53
Residence1897–1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98
ChildrenMilton Landis (1871-1969)
 John J. (Died as Infant) (?-~1880)
 Richard Arnold (1880-1937)
 UNNAMED (-<1900)
Notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
Agent for Union Pacific, then the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry Co.

JEO was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and a picture and the following information was found in a 1903 book: “Oglesby, Joseph Ellis - Delta - Washington College — ’70 — Gen’l Agent C. R. I. & P. Ry — ICO West 2nd So. — 132 S. 6th. East. Salt Lake City.” 99
Notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
Joseph Ellis Oglesby was involved with the Emerald Mine of Tintic, Utah, for a number of years. Also associated with the mine was his brother-in-law, James L. Yundt. The following articles appeared in the Salt Lake Telegram:

Emerald Mining Company
25 February 1896: The Emerald Mining Company, capital $300.000 in $1 shares. The incorporators are: L. B. Gorham, J. E. Oglesby, J. L. Yundt, W. W. Barton, F. D. Keeler, all of Salt Lake. The officers and directors are: L. B. Gorham, president; F. D. Keeler, vice-president; J. E. Oglesby, treasurer and secretary; J. L. Yundt, general manager; W. W. Barton. The property of the company embraces the Diamond group of mines consisting of the Diamond, Ruby and Emerald claims, in the Tintic mining district, Juab county. J. L. Yundt is authorized to sell 275,000 shares of the capital stock.

Mining Notes
24 February 1902: Messers Oglesby and Yundt of the Emerald returned last night from a trip to that property, bringing with them various samples of its ore.

Emerald Developments
23 September 1902: Latest reports from the Emerald , Mammoth, indicate developments most gratifying to the management. Secretary J. E. Oglesby, who made a trip to the mine Sunday, says that the winze is now down 700 feet following a nice quartz streak, which carries values of $8 in gold and 5 ounces silver. A tunnel to the north is being run off the 700 level through talc that bears out the conclusion that the vein will soon be reached. The company is now working a force of eleven men, and will keep dropping the shaft as long as it is in ore.

Sixty Horse-Power Boiler for Emerald
16 March 1903: J. E. Oglesby, secretary and treasurer of the Emerald Mining company of Tintic, returned last evening from a visit to that property. Mr. Oglesby reports that operations are suspended temporarily while the new 60-horse-power boiler is being installed in place of the old 30-horse-power. When this is completed, which will not be longer than this week, the force will resume sinking on the winze from the 700-foot level, where a stringer of quartz is being followed. Conditions at the mine are entirely satisfactory and with the increased power better results will be accomplished.

Assay Results Speak Well for the Emerald
19 August 1903: J. E. Oglesby, president of the Emerald Mining company received the assay certification this morning on some ore samples which he brought in from that property. One sample was taken from a drift being run from the 800-foot level, in which a fissure four inches wide made its appearance last week. An average specimen shows $1 in gold, 49 ounces silver, 28.4 per cent lead and 2.8 copper.

In a winze sunk from the 800-level, some samples were taken from a three-inch fissure which shows $4.80 in gold; 16 ounces silver, and 5 per cent copper, while an exceptionally rich specimen picked out carries as much as $236 in gold.

The management of the Emerald is saying but little relative to the company's operations. Nevertheless steady development is being prosecuted, and the Tintic camp doesn't possess a more promising prospect.
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Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov 1903, Tues-Page 2

OGLESBY IN THE WRECK
Salt Lake Man in the Indianapolis Disaster.
J. E. Oglesby, agent here for the Rock Island, had a very narrow escape from sudden death in the Purdue university wreck in Indianapolis. He has been on an Eastern trip and had accompanied his son, R. A. Oglesby, a coach for the Purdue team and a student there, to the game. Shortly before entering the city Mr. Oglesby went forward to the first car, which was afterward demolished, and brought his son back to the third coach to have a talk. Not long after that the students, who had been singing, began “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” little knowing how appropriate their selection was. Not three minutes later the crash came, and the third car was jerked backwards and forwards and rested finally upon the remains of the first car where so many were killed. They were left ten feet above ground, and after scrambling down began to help in the rescue work. Mr. Oglesby had spent the evening previous with the team and he felt a personal sorrow in the tragedy. Mr. Oglesby, Jr., pulled out the first three bodies taken from the wreck, one of them the man whose head was entirely severed from his body.
Obituary notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 23 June 1932

MR OGLESBY IS DEAD AT AGE 84

Former Salt Lake City Resident Lived Here Three Years

Following a two-weeks' critical illness of infirmities incident to age, Mr. Joseph Ellis Oglesby, 84, died at 1:25 p. m., today, at the home in Hazelwood community in District 2, of his son, M. L. Oglesby, in which he and his wife have resided since 1929 when they came to this section from Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Rev. Arthur E. Whittle, Trinity Episcopal rector, will conduct services from the McReynolds funeral home at 3 p. m., Friday, but the place of interment for Mr. Oglesby has not been decided upon. Dr. R. F. Ferguson, John B. Ferguson, Robert T. Meriwether and Henry Meriwether will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Mr. Oglesby has made many friends during his brief residence in this section and until two weeks ago his health had been exceptionally good and he was remarkably well preserved, being in possession of all his faculties to a marked degree.

Mr. Oglesby was born in Indianapolis, Ind., and was reared there, moving in 1883 to Salt Lake City, where he resided until coming to Montgomery county three years ago to reside with his son.

Sixty-three years ago Mr. Oglesby married Miss Harriett Amelia Yundt who survives, together with two sons, M. L. Oglesby of this county, and R. A. Oglesby of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a grandson, Joe F. Oglesby of the Hazelwood community. He was from early boyhood a communicant of the Episcopal church, holding membership at his death in St. Mark's Cathedral of that denomination in Salt Lake City.

Mr. Oglesby was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity from Washington-Jefferson college in Virginia.
Obituary notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, TN), 23 & 24 June 1932

Oglesby, Mr. Joseph Ellis. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, age 84 years. Died 23 June 1932 in Dist. #2. Lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1883 to 1929. Married sixty years ago to Miss Harriett Amelia Yundt, of Lafayette, Indiana, who survives. Leaves two sons, M. L. and R. A. Oglesby. Son of late John Hite Oglesby and Mary Jane Goodrich Oglesby. 65,100
Obituary notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 24 June 1932 (Friday), Page 1

RITES ARE HELD FOR MR. OGLESBY

Retired Railroad executive Lived in County Three Years

The Episcopal service was conducted from the McReynolds funeral home at 3 p.m. yoday by the Rev. Arthur E. Whittle, Trinity rector, for Mr. Joseph Ellis Oglesby, 84, retired railroad executive and mining operator, whose death occurred Thursday afternoon at the home of his son, M. L. Oglesby in the Hazelwood community of this county.

Burial arrangements for Mr. Oglesby are incomplete today.

Coming here three years ago from Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was active in business, Mr. Oglesby and his wife acquired a wide circle of friends among whom his passing is the occasion of much grief.

For a large number of years Mr. Oglesby was general passenger and freight agent for the Rock Island railroad in Salt Lake City. Upon his retirementfrom that work about twenty-five years ago, he continued acive as secretary-treasurer of the Emerald Mining company in Utah, principally for gold.

Mr. Oglesby began his career in railroading shortly after his graduation from the law department of Washington-Jefferson college in Virginia. Upon his graduation he returned to Indianapolis, Ind.,, his native city, and there became afficliated with the Big Four, serving with his brother-in-law, the general manager of the road. He was later connected with the railroad business at Elizabethtown, Ky. From there he moved, about 1882 or 1883, to Kansas City, Mo., where he was associated with the old FOrt Scott & Gulf railroad. About 1887 he moved to Salt Lake City where he resided until 1929, when he and Mrs. Oglesby, formerly Miss Harriett Amelia Yundt of Lafayette, Ind., to whom he was married sixty-three years ago, came to Montgomery county to reside with their son and his family.

Mr. Oglesby's parents were the late John Hite Oglesby and Mrs. Mary Jane Goodrich Oglesby, a native of Frankfort, Ky. His father, who was president of the Mississippi Packet company for many years, served as chief pilot for the Union forces on the Mississippi river during the Civil war, a civilian connection with the army.

Mr. Oglesby's widow is of Revolutionary descent, and was active in the work of the D. A. R. chapter at Salt Lake City which she served as regent for three terms, and as historian for many years.

Mr. Oglesby was from boyhood a communicant of the Episcopal church, holding membership at his death in St. Mark's Cathedral at Salt Lake City. He was probbaly the oldest living member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity to which he was pledged at Washington-Jefferson college.

Besides his widow and the son, M L. Oglesby, he leaves another son, R. A. Oglesby, a mining engineer of Albequerque, N. M.; two grandsons, Joe Oglesby of the Hazelwood community, and RIchard Oglesby of Albuquerque; one granddaughter, Mrs. George Pickett, III, of Charlotte, N. C., and four great grandchildren, Joseph and Milton Oglesby of Hazelwood; George Pickett, IV, and Miss Virginia Pickett, both of Charlotte.
Obituary notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee), 24 Jun 1932, Friday 101

Joseph E. Oglesby
Clarksville, Tenn., June 24—(Special)—The Rev. Arthur E. Whittle, Trinity Episcopal rector, conducted services at the McReynolds Funeral Home Friday afternoon for Joseph Ellis Oglesby, 84, whose death occurred Thursday afternoon at the home in the Hazelwood community of his son, M. L. Oglesby, with whom he and his wife had resided since 1929 when they came to this section from Salt Lake City Utah.

Mr Oglesby had made many friends during his brief residence in this section and until two weeks ago his health had been exceptionally good.

He was born in Indianapolis and reared there, moving in 1883 to Salt Lake City where he resided until coming to Montgomery County three years ago. Sixty-three years ago he married Miss Harriett Amelia Yundt, who survives, with two sons M. L. Oglesby and R. A. Oglesby of Albuquerque N.M. and a grandson Joe F. Oglesby, also of the Hazelwood community.

Mr Oglesby was from early boyhood a communicant of the Episcopal Church holding membership at death in St Mark’s Cathedral at Salt Lake City. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity from Washington-Jefferson College in Virginia.
Residence notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby

1912: 132 S 6th East St, Salt Lake City
Research notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby

From: William Meriwether
Date: April 15, 2008 9:43:44 PM CDT
Subject: Obit

Joe -- Thanks for the obit on your great great grandfather, if I have the generations correct. The honorary pallbearers included my father, Henry Tutwiler Meriwether, my uncle, Robert Tutwiler Meriwether (who lived across the road from Mr. Oglesby's house), Dr. Robert (Robin) French Ferguson, and John Barker Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson lived on a farm across the road from West End, adjacent to Summertrees farm, which was where his brother, John B. Ferguson lived. All of that was probably part of Cloverlands at one time. Dr. Robin Ferguson was the country doctor for the neighborhood. Mr. Oglesby's house has just been torn down to build a church there. The Hazelwood community named in the obit included the two room schoolhouse where your father and Uncle Mickey went to grade school. I went there briefly in the fourth grade, walking through the woods to West End farm to be driven by your grandfather, Joe, to the school with the Oglesby boys, known to the neighborhood as the terrible twosome. Nancy Tate, (Cousin Caroline Gordon's daughter of about my age) used to say - "Doody and Mickey are coming, so put everything breakable up high." When I was in that area two weeks ago the farmland of West End and Summertrees was being converted into little housing units because of the proximity to Fort Campbell. Will Meriwether
Research notes for Joseph Ellis Oglesby
Emerald Mine, Juab County, Utah.

Name, County, Location, USGS Quad
Annandale Mine, Juab, 39 56 14N - 112 07 12W, Eureka
Emerald, Juab, 39 55 55N - 112 07 06W (dms), Eureka
Ruby Shaft, Juab, 39 54 24N - 112 05 01W, Eureka

http://www.placekeeper.com/Utah/Emerald-1427813.html
Latitude: 39.9318943 Longitude: -112.1191122

http://utah.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,1427813,n,emerald.cfm
Latitude: 39.9318943 Longitude: -112.1191122
GNIS ID: 1427813

http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1427813
ID: 1427813
Name: Emerald
Class: Mine (Definitions)
Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Entry Date: 31-Dec-1979
*Elevation: 6827/2081

Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 39.9318943 -112.1191122 395555N 1120709W Eureka

Feature Detail Report for: Ruby Shaft
http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3...1432046,Ruby%20Shaft
ID: 1432046
Name: Ruby Shaft
Class: Mine (Definitions)
Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Entry Date: 31-Dec-1979
*Elevation: 6529/1990

*Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset
Counties
Sequence County Code State Code Country
1 Juab 023 Utah 49 US
Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83)
Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 39.9066172 -112.0843889 395424N 1120504W Eureka

Feature Detail Report for: Annandale
http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:2:0::NO:RP::
ID: 1425123
Name: Annandale
Class: Mine (Definitions)
Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Entry Date: 31-Dec-1979
*Elevation: 7050/2149

*Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset
Counties
Sequence County Code State Code Country
1 Juab 023 Utah 49 US
Coordinates (One point per USGS topographic map containing the feature, NAD83)
Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 39.9371721 -112.1207790 395614N 1120715W Eureka
Notes for Joseph Ellis & Harriett Amelia (Family)
In 1880 Census, Joseph, Harriet, Milton and Richard were living in Louisville, Kentucky, where his occupation was listed as "railroad clerk". The family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1883, where Jospeh & Harriett remained until 1929. In the 1910 Census, he and Harriett are living in Salt Lake City (as are both sons, Milton & Richard, though not in the same house) where he is listed as a rail road agent. In this Census, Harriett states she had four children, two of whom were living. In the 1920 Census in Salt Lake City, evidently retired from the rail road, he is listed as working as a hotel security guard. Additional information is illegible. In 1930, they are listed as living with Milton’s family on a farm in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
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Society
Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) 4 June 1907 (Tuesday)

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oglesbey (sic), Mrs. Milton Oglesby and Richard Oglesby have gone to Terre Haute, Ind., for the marriage of Miss Esther Schaal and Richard Oglesby on June 19th.

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Truth (Salt Lake City, Utah) 8 June 1907 (Saturday)

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oglesbey (sic), Mrs. Milton Oglesby and Richard Oglesby have gone to Terre Haute, Ind., for the marriage of Miss Esther Schaal and Richard Oglesby on June 19th.

Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) 8 June 1907 (Saturday)

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oglesbey (sic), Mrs. Milton Oglesby and Richard Oglesby have gone to Terre Haute, Ind., for the marriage of Miss Esther Schaal and Richard Oglesby on June 19th.
Notes for Joseph Ellis & Harriett Amelia (Family)
Person and Society
The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana), 18 June 1907 (Tuesday)

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oglesby, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Oglesby and children and Richard A. Oglesby are here spending the day with Joseph Oglesby's relatives, Mrs. Day and family. They will go to Terre Haute to be present at the marriage of Richard A. Oglesby and Miss Ethel (sic: Esther) Schaal, which will take place to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. John Landis will also go to Terre Haute for the wedding. Miss Schaal is a niece of W. R. McKeen.

Note: Betty (Oglesby) Day is the sister of Joseph; John Landis is a nephew, son of Virginia (Oglesby) Landis, another sister.
Notes for Joseph Ellis & Harriett Amelia (Family)
SOCIETY
Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah), 25 June 1907 (Tuesday)

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Oglesby and Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Oglesby have returned from Terre Haute, Ind., where they attended the wedding of Miss Esther Schaal and Richard Oglesby, June 19.


Truth (Salt Lake City, Utag), 29 June 1907 (Saturday)

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Oglesby and Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Oglesby returned Saturday from Terre Haute, Ind., where they attended the wedding of Miss Esther Schaal and Richard Oglesby, June 19.
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