Henry married Saphrona (Phelps?), who was born about 1826 in New York, and died 11 January 1882 at the age of 54; she is buried in the State Road (Honeyville) Cemetery, Adams Center, New York. He and Saphrona were living in 1870 in Rodman, Jefferson County, New York, with their three children in the household of Jeremiah Phelps, 82, and his wife, Lucinda, 71.
Henry is listed as a farmer in the 1890 Adams Center Business Directory and owner of a farm, house and lot.
Children of Henry C. and Saphrona (Phelps?) Oatman, b. Jefferson Co., NY:
1469 Corpus Almont, b. ca 1849; d. 18 Jan 1874; bur. State Road (Honeyville) Cem., Adams Center, NY
1470 Manford E. (Edward M. in 1865 state census), b. Nov 1851; d. 31 Dec 1908; m. ca 1875, Alice E. Vinaca, b. May 1852; both bur. State Road Cem., Adams, NY. Manford operated a meat market. Children, surname Oatman:
A Mary E., b. 24 Jul 1875, Adams, NY; m. Arthur D. Scidmore (b. 1876); both bur. State Road (Honeyville) Cem., Adams Center, NY; Mary joined First Bapt. Ch. of Adams in 1888. Another item in the church records indicates a Calista (Pettit Freeman) Oatman, also b. 24 Jul 1875, Adams, who m. an A. Scidmore. It is unknown if this is one person, twins, or just a coincidence.B Bertha, b. Oct 1884, NY
1471 Alfred, b. Sep 1855; d. 1894. Fred joined the Honeyville Baptist Church in 1876. Listed in 1860 census as Alford, in 1870 as Fred. In ca 1882, he m. Florence ______, b. Dec 1860, who in 1900 had four children, with one living, surname Oatman:
A Ernest, b. Sep 1887, NY
Family recordsBack to Oatman Home Page
Register of Deaths, Town of Adams, NY 1
850, 1860 census, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY
1870, 1900 census, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY
1880 soundex and 1880 census, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY
1865 state census of Adams, NY
1890 Business Directory of Adams Center, NY
Records of State Road (Honeyville) Cemetery, Adams Center, NY
Church records, Adams Center, NY