He married 28 February 1800 in Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, Mary, daughter of Joel and Patience Symonds/Simonds. Mary was born in 1781 in Pawlet, and died 16 February 1861 in Middletown, Vermont, at the age of 80.
Eli was a farmer and lived on the farm originally cleared by his father and is believed to have built the present farm house on the property. He was very influential in civil affairs and held many town offices.
Children of Eli and Mary (Symonds/Simonds) Oatman, b. Middletown, Rutland Co., VT:
458 Ira, b. 1803; d. ca 1871, Pontiac, Oakland Co., MI; m. Lavinia Gardiner, 11 Dec 1825, Middletown, VT
459 Orlin, b. 1805; d. 1859, Milwaukee, WI, of cholera; m. a daughter of a clergy- man in Rochester, NY
460 Joel, b. 1807; d. after 1877; m. Harriet(te) M. Pye of London, England
461 Calista E./Celestia, b. 1809; d. 1878; m. Russell H. Mallory, b. ca 1804, VT. In 1838 they moved to Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., WI, where Russell was a merchant before his death in March 1852. Their three children were adopted by Calista's brother Cyril (#464) after Russell's death. Children, surname Mallory (residences given in Cyril's Will):
A Mary A., b. ca 1841, WI; m. _____ Goodsell; lived in Moorhead, MNB Emma E., b. ca 1844, WI; m. _____ Bucklin; lived in Dundee, IL
C Hattie J., b. ca 1848, WI; m. _____ Williams; lived in Denver, CO; Children, surname Williams:
I Orlin H.
462 Emily, b. 1811; d. 1836, Middletown, VT; m. Augustus Knapp of Birdstown, IL
463 Lucien, b. 1813; d. 3 Mar 1861, Middletown, VT; bur. Oatman Plot, Middletown Springs, VT. It is unknown if he was married. However, the 1850 census of Middletown, VT, lists Lucien, 37, Mary, 26 (wife or sister?), and Emily, 14, who could be a daughter or niece.
464 Cyril Leach, b. 10 Apr 1815; d. 17 May 1889, Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., WI; he was unmarried but adopted his sister Calista's three children after the death of their father.
465 Ellen, b. 1817; d. 1887; m. Dr. Nathan Deane of Georgia, VT. After Nathan's death, Ellen lived with her brother Joel Oatman in New York City. She is buried in the Oatman Plot, Middletown Springs, VT. Children, surname Deane:
A John, lived in Poultney, VT (information from Will of Cyril Oatman)
466 Mary, b. 1820; d. 1895; m. Joseph Bannister, Middletown, VT; he d. 1866, age 41. After Joseph's death, Mary lived with her brother Joel Oatman in New York City. She had no known children.
467 Jane, b. 1822; d. 7 Jul 1848, Middletown, VT, at age 26 of tuberculosis; m. Samuel Willett, Pawlet, VT. They had no known children.
468 Demis E., b. 1825; d. 1869; m. Col. Milo Smith "of the West". In 1850, Demis was living with her sister Calista and the Mallory family in East Troy, Walworth Co., WI. She had no known children.
Vermont GazetteerBack to Oatman Home Page
Frisbie, Barnes, The History of Middletown
Monument in Middletown Springs Cemetery which includes names of all the family
Data furnished by William Fletcher Oatman
Will of Cyril Oatman, dated 10 Jul 1888
Deeds, Vol. 1 (Walworth Co., WI)
Data from Vital Records Room, Montpelier, VT
Walworth County History [1912]
Research by Barbara Hawthorne
1800 census, Vermont
1800 census, Rutland Co., VT
1830 census, Rutland Co., VT
1850 census, E. Troy, Walworth Co., WI
1850 census, Middletown, Rutland Co., VT
International Genealogical Index