Frank A and Barbara Oram in Washinton
I am looking for the death of Barbara A. Oram.She was married to Frank Oram and lived in Washington from about 1905 until her death.I have heard that she died in the Tacoma area, but I do not have any record of when or where.Any info would be appreciated.She was my great grandmother.
I have info on Frank Albert Oram.He was born in 1868 in Illinois.He first married Nettie St. Clair and they had a daughter named Mossie Belle Oram.Nettie died and then Frank married my gg grandmother, Barbara Ann Baughman-Huff (she was a widow with three boys of her own).They married in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1900 and were living in Coffeyville for the 1900 census with just Franks daughter Mossie Belle Oram.Then they moved to Washington and moved around there a bit.He was in Tacoma in 1908.Then he was in Pierce census in 1910 living with Barbara and his mother Mary L. Baber.His fathers name was Henry.He and Barbara were in Addy, WA supposedly hiding out for shady business dealings,I have a letter addressed to Barbara Oram in Addy.His daughter Mossie married James Elmer Sampier in Tacoma on April 15, 1908.He died in a nursing home on August 7, 1948 in Roslyn, Kittitas Co. WA and is buried in the Mount Angeles Memorial Park.
Family stories have it that he was the oldest of seven children, some of his siblings were:
Ada M. Oram b.1864
Flora B. Oram b.1866
Ida E. Oram b. 1873
Jesse A, Oram b.1879
I think the only child he had was Mossie Belle.I have two photos of her taken in Tacoma WA when she was a young girl.
Mossie and James died December 12, 1956 from gas poisoning they had propane gas for heating and the pilot light was out while they were sleeping, they passed away.
It is also rumored that Frank Oram ran with Jesse James in his younger days.Their ranch was near the Orams family ranch and one day when they boys were riding through there was an Indian attack on the Orams and the James boys stopped to help.Then a few years later Frank joined up with them.But like I said maybe just a family legend.Frank was also a fiddle maker and taught this craft to my grandfather, his step son, Dick Owen Huff.
Please contact me if you know any more info than I have.
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Re: Frank A and Barbara Oram in Washinton
Dave Johnson 4/30/09