He married, in Shaftsbury, Vermont, on 21 January 1819, Lucy A., daughter of William and Charlotte (Buck) Imus, born 22 December 1803, died 15 March 1884 at Salem, New York. The family was living in Batavia, New York, in 1840 and 1850, where Elisha was a carpenter. All of the children were presumably born in Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, except Mortimer, who states he was born in New York.
Children of Elisha and Lucy (Imus) Oatman:
510 Merrett J., b. 7 Apr 1820; d. 1905. Merrett was living in Black Rock, Erie Co., NY, in July 1850. He was a teacher, living with Samuel Norton, 39, boatman; Caroline Norton, 40; Sarah Norton, 20; and Louisa Oatman, age 17, born in New York, Merrett's wife and the daughter of Samuel and Caroline Norton. By 1880, Merrett and Louisa were living in Argyle, Washington Co., NY, with his nephew Elijah C. Oatman (son of his brother Isaac Henry), and the following children, surname Oatman:
A George W., b. ca 1857, NYB Charles N., b. ca 1864, NY
511 Orlin K., b. 23 Mar 1823; d. 1852. Orlin was living in Black Rock, Erie Co., NY, in 1850, age 27, in the household of Daniel Kelly, a clerk, whose residence, a boarding house, contained Andrew Rolf, a grocer, and his wife Mary; William Slocum, a clerk; and John Foster, a clothier.
512 Isaac Henry, b. 17 May 1825; d. 30 Jan 1920; m. Charlotte Chapman
513 Avis A., b. 20 Sep 1827; d. 3 Jun 1905; m. John I. Seeley, b. 13 Jan 1824, d. 10 Apr 1893. He was a farmer and Justice of the Peace. Avis' sister, Amory, lived with them in 1850 in Hartford, NY. In 1880 John's mother, Philinda Lee, was living with them, aged 80. Avis and John are buried in Old Hartford Cem., Hartford, NY. Known children, surname Seeley:
A Philinda, b. 1843, NY. She was a schoolteacher.
514 Celestia, b. 13 Aug 1830; d. in infancy
515 Amory, b. 12 Oct 1831; d. 12 Sep 1921; m. 1) Andrew Covell; 2) Abraham Stockwell; 3) Captain Bartholomew
516 Mortimer Dudley, b. 25 Sep 1834, NY. Mortimer was living in 1860 in Hartford, Washington Co., NY, age 23, in the household of David L. Hall, 35, carriage maker; his wife Elizabeth, 31; Alice A., 11; and Mary, 5. In 1870 and 1880, he was living with his mother Lucy, a widow, in Hebron, Washington Co., NY, where he was a farmer and a marble dealer.
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1850 census, Hartford, Washington Co., NY; and Batavia, Genesee Co., NY
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