Ancestors of Daniel Ocum

Jacob Ocum
(1790-1841)

Catharina Wolfe
(1794-1849)

Daniel Ocum
(Abt 1817-Bef 1860)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary A. Miller

Daniel Ocum

Born: Abt 1817, , Berks, PA ¹
Marriage (1): Mary A. Miller
Died: Bef 1860, New Castle Twp., Schuylkill, PA

Other names for Daniel were Daniel Oacum and Daniel Okum.²

FamilySearch ID: K427-S6N.

Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill, PA. The 1840 census recorded Danl Okam with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2.

2. Census in 1850 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ¹ Daniel Oacum, shoemaker, 33, is living with wife Mary, 33; Hannah, 8; Angeline, 5; and Elwood, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Daniel married Mary A. Miller, daughter of Henry H. Miller and Lydia Bieber. (Mary A. Miller was born on 10 Jan 1817 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,³ ⁴ died on 26 Jun 1886 in Broad Mountain, Schuylkill, PA ⁴ ⁵ and was buried in Saint Clair: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA ⁴.)

Sources

1 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville North East Ward, Roll: M432_827; Page: 355.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 60993. Ellwood Okum. Father: Daniel Oakum. Mother: Mary Miller.

3 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, New Castle Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1178 Page: 353.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99627322.

5 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 28 Jun 1888, page 4. Obituary of Mrs. Heckman (Mary Miller Okum Heckman).

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