Lester Clark Oakey (1897–1965) • FamilySearch

Lester Clark Oakey

1 December 1897–6 May 1965 (Age 67)
Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Lester Clark

When Lester Clark Oakey was born on 1 December 1897, in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Edwin Okey Jr., was 45 and his mother, Mary Ellen Clark, was 41. He married Domatile Adamson on 10 March 1915, in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 6 May 1965, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Lehi Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Lester Clark Oakey

1897–1965

Domatile Adamson

1898–1915

Marriage: 10 March 1915

May Okey

1915–1915

Spouse and Children

Lester Clark Oakey

Male1897–1965Male

Domatile Adamson

Female1898–1915Female

Children

(1)

May Okey

Female1915–1915Female

Parents and Siblings

Edwin Okey Jr.

Male1852–1904Male

Mary Ellen Clark

Female1856–1935Female

Siblings

(11)

Harriet Ada Okey

Female1874–1875Female

Catherine Okey

Female1876–1907Female

Mary Ruth Okey

Female1879–1954Female

Charlotte Ellen Okey

Female1881–1946Female

Sarah Adelaide Okey

Female1883–1949Female

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens
Age 12

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 19

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Oakey

Lester

Clark

(1997: 265;2007: 427; 2010: 556)English:habitational name from Oakey Farm in Haresfield, Gloucestershire. The placename probably derives from Old English āc ‘oak’ + (ge)hæg ‘fence, enclosure’.

Possible Related Names

Okey

Sources (19)

Lester Okey in household of Mary E Okey, "United States Census, 1920"
Lester Okey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Lester Clark Okey, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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