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Family HistoryFamily History - Harry Ives Oakley


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Harry Ives Oakley and six of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Harry Ives Oakley,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Harry married Dorothy Evelyn Doan (born ____, parents not determined).

Children of Harry Ives Oakley and Dorothy Evelyn Doan:

+2i. Roy William Oakly, born 11 April 1926 in California; died 24 August 1996. Married Margaret A. Ritter.
+3ii. Ruth D. Oakley, born 29 December 1927 in California; died 11 May 2018 in Novato, Marin County, California. Married Robert Phillips Ritter, Sr..

Second Generation
2. Roy William Oakly2 (Harry1), born 11 April 1926 in California;1, 2 died 24 August 1996.1 Roy married Margaret A. Ritter (born 11 October 1929 in California, the daughter of Alex Sulleno Ritter and Helen Margaret Phillips;2, 3, 4, 5 Margaret died 13 February 20183). Roy and Margaret are buried in Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California.1, 3

Child of Roy William Oakly and Margaret A. Ritter:

+4i. Roy William Oakley, Jr., born 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California. Married Lynn Mavis Mehlinger.

3. Ruth D. Oakley2 (Harry1), born 29 December 1927 in California;6 died 11 May 2018 in Novato, Marin County, California.7 Ruth married Robert Phillips Ritter, Sr. (born 15 July 1926 in California, the son of Alex Sulleno Ritter and Helen Margaret Phillips;4, 5, 6, 8 Robert died 14 April 1984 in San Francisco County, California8). Ruth and Robert are buried in Mount Tamalpais, San Raphael, Marin County, California.7, 8

Children of Ruth D. Oakley and Robert Phillips Ritter, Sr.:

 5i. Laura Helen Ritter, born 5 December 1947 in Alameda County, California.6, 9
 6ii. Linda Dorothy Ritter, born 5 December 1947 in Alameda County, California; twin.6, 10
+7iii. Robert P. Ritter, born 1 July 1949 in California. Married Patricia Lynn Rowan.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, Roy William Oakley, born: 11 April 1926; died: 24 August 1996 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Marin County, San Anselmo, E.D. 21-29, Sheet No. 25, Roy W. Oakley, 24, California; wife Margaret R. Oakley, 20, California, piano teacher; son Roy W. Oakley, Jr., 1, California; roommate Mildred Logue or Lodge, 35, Pennsylvania, comptometer operator, air base.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, Margaret Ritter Oakley, born: 11 October 1929; died: 13 February 2018 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Marin County, San Raphael, E.D. 21-18, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Alex S. Ritter, 38, California, first married age 33, mechanic, automobile; wife Helen P. Ritter, 35, Rhode Island, first married age 30; son Robert P. Ritter, 3 5/12, California; daughter Margaret A. Ritter, 6/12, California; brother James A. Ritter, 30, California, mechanic, automobile; mother-in-law Abby W. Stevens, 55, Wisconsin, widow.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Marin County, San Raphael City, E.D. 21-22, Sheet No. 3A, Alex Ritter, 51, California, attendant, own gas station tire shop; wife Helen Ritter, 48, Rhode Island; son Robert Ritter, 13, California; daughter Margaret Ritter, 10, California.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Alameda County, Berkeley, E.D. 61-52, Sheet No. 4, Robert P. Ritter, 23, California; wife Ruth D. Ritter, 22, California; daughter Laura H. Ritter, 2, California; daughter Linda D. Ritter, 2, California; son Robert P. Ritter, July, California.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mount Tamalpais, San Raphael, Marin County, California, Ruth Ritter, born: 29 December 1927; died: 11 May 2018 in Novato, Marin County, California (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Mount Tamalpais, San Raphael, Marin County, California, Robert Phillips Ritter, Sr., born: 15 July 1925 [sic, he was born in 1926] in California; died: 14 April 1984 in in San Francisco County, California (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  9. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Laura Helen Ritter, born: 5 December 1947 in Alameda County, California; mother’s name: Oakley.
  10. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Linda Dorothy Ritter, born: 5 December 1947 in Alameda County, California; mother’s name: Oakley.
Third Generation
4. Roy William Oakley, Jr.3 (Roy,2 Harry1), born 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California.1, 2 Roy married, 15 April 1973 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, Lynn Mavis Mehlinger4 (born 23 December 1948, parents not determined3).

7. Robert P. Ritter3 (Ruth,2 Harry1), born 1 July 1949 in California.3, 5 Robert married, 30 January 1970 in Marin County, California, Patricia Lynn Rowan6 (born 17 August 1949, parents not determined3).

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Roy William Oakley, born: 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California; mother’s name: Ritter.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Marin County, San Anselmo, E.D. 21-29, Sheet No. 25, Roy W. Oakley, 24, California; wife Margaret R. Oakley, 20, California, piano teacher; son Roy W. Oakley, Jr., 1, California; roommate Mildred Logue or Lodge, 35, Pennsylvania, comptometer operator, air base.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Roy W. Oakley, age 24; Lynn M. Mehlinger, age 24; married on 15 April 1973 in San Francisco City, California.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Alameda County, Berkeley, E.D. 61-52, Sheet No. 4, Robert P. Ritter, 23, California; wife Ruth D. Ritter, 22, California; daughter Laura H. Ritter, 2, California; daughter Linda D. Ritter, 2, California; son Robert P. Ritter, July, California.
  6. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Robert P. Ritter, age 20; Patricia L. Rowan, age 20; married on 30 January 1970 in Marin County, California.