Ernest Linwood Oak

1894–1959 · Male · died at 65

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Charles Ansel Oakabout 1849-1900Father Nancy E. (York) Oak1854–1918Mother

Ernest Linwood Oak1894–1959Natellie F Oakborn 1893Wife

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Father: Charles Ansel Oak about 1849-1900
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Why: His Maine marriage record (index) names his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York; he is Ernest L., 5, in the 1900 household.
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- Maine marriage record of Ernest Linwood Oak, naming his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York (index)
- 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Maine, 68 Milburn St, Charles Oak household (index)
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Mother: Nancy E. (York) Oak 1854–1918
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Why: His Maine marriage record (index) names his mother Nancy York.
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- Maine marriage record of Ernest Linwood Oak, naming his parents Charles Oak and Nancy York (index)
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Wife: Natellie F Oak born 1893
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Name	Ernest Linwood Oak Confirmed evidence: show why Why: His draft card gives his full name as Ernest Linwood Oak and he signed it so, and the 1960 application for his veteran's marker names him 'Oak, Ernest Linwood' (images read in the R11 research). Records: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225). front, fields 1-12 and signature; back (registrar's report), fields 1-3 with the precinct and date (record page · view at Ancestry) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Born	5 Jun 1894, Skowhegan, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: His signed World War I draft card gives 5 Jun 1894 and Skowhegan, Maine, as his own answers, and the 1960 application for his veteran's marker repeats the date (images read in the R11 research). Both are statements made long after the event, not a birth record. Records: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225). front, fields 1-12 and signature; back (registrar's report), fields 1-3 with the precinct and date (record page · view at Ancestry) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. What the labels mean (the family tree records 5 JUN 1894, Maine, United States of America)
Died	11 SEP 1959 Likely evidence: show why Why: The 1959-60 application for his veteran's marker gives his death as 11 Sep 1959 (image read in the R11 research). It is a later administrative form; it gives no place or cause, and no death record has been seen. Records: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Buried	Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine Likely evidence: show why Why: The 1959-60 application for his veteran's marker names Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, as the place of the grave for which the marker was requested (image read in the R11 research). No burial record or grave photograph has been seen, and the form does not show that the marker was set. Records: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean (the family tree records Gardiner, Maine, United States)
Residence	1900, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA
Description	Described by the registrar as tall and slender, with dark blue eyes and brown hair, and no disability noted, 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: The registrar's report on the back of his draft card (image read in the R11 research); the registrar's own observation. Records: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225). front, fields 1-12 and signature; back (registrar's report), fields 1-3 with the precinct and date (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Draft registration	Registered for the World War I draft at Precinct 1 on his 23rd birthday, giving his home as Gardiner; he said he was a natural-born citizen and single, with no earlier military service, named a widowed mother as solely dependent on him, and claimed no exemption, 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: His signed draft registration card and the registrar's report on its back (image read in the R11 research). These are his answers on the day; the card does not name his mother. Records: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225). front, fields 1-12 and signature; back (registrar's report), fields 1-3 with the precinct and date (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Occupation	Shoe-shop operator for R. P. Hazzard Co., 5 Jun 1917, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: His draft registration card gives his occupation as 'Operator, Shoe Shop' and his employer as R. P. Hazzard Co., Gardiner (image read in the R11 research). Nothing here shows his work after 1917. Records: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: registration card and registrar's report of Ernest Linwood Oak, Gardiner, Maine, Precinct 1, 5 Jun 1917 (Kennebec County, Draft Board 2, roll 1653910, card serial 225). front, fields 1-12 and signature; back (registrar's report), fields 1-3 with the precinct and date (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Military service	Served in the U.S. Army, in Company A, 73rd Infantry, 25 Jul 1918 - 17 Jan 1919 Likely evidence: show why Why: The 1959-60 application for his veteran's marker gives enlistment on 25 Jul 1918, discharge on 17 Jan 1919 and the typed unit, Company A, 73rd Infantry (image read in the R11 research). It is an administrative form completed after his death, not a service record; no service or discharge paper has been seen. Records: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Residence	1920, Gardiner Ward 1, Kennebec, Maine
Residence	1923, Augusta; Gardiner; Hallowell; Waterville, Maine, USA
Residence	1935, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Residence	1 APR 1940, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Veteran's marker	A flat bronze veteran's marker with a Latin cross was requested for Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner; the application was signed on 2 Feb 1960 and verified on 3 Mar 1960, and the marker was ordered from McGann Bronze Inc. of Somerville, Massachusetts, for shipment to the Amesbury-White Co. of Gardiner, 1959-1960, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine Confirmed evidence: show why Why: The front of the Quartermaster Corps application, with its office stamps (image read in the R11 research). It records the request and the order only; whether the marker was delivered and set is not shown. Records: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Application for Headstone or Marker (QMC Form 646) for Ernest Linwood Oak, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine, 1959-1960. front only: typed entries and office stamps; the reverse is not held (record page · view at Ancestry) Review: assessed 09-25-2026; evidence: image inspected in the saved research. What the labels mean
Residence	Kennebec, Maine

Research notes

His World War I draft card and the front of the application for his veteran's marker give the same full name and birth date, so both are taken to be his. The application also carries the office's handwritten processing notes: a correction of the grade to 'Corp', 'None' in the medals field and '12 Div' beside the unit. They are clerical annotations, not statements about his service, and are not used as facts here. The application's reverse is not held and no service record has been read. The draft card's widowed mother is not named on it, so it does not by itself confirm his parents.

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Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 Birth, marriage and death records Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth
Source Citation: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 18…
Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 Birth, marriage and death records Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth
Source Citation: Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll #: 41
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 Burials and memorials Scan: family sign-in Transcription: family sign-in Birth, Burial, Death
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Military Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Kennebec; Roll: 1653910; Draft Board: 2
1900 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Transcription: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine; Roll: 600; Page: 11A; Enumeration Dis…
1920 United States Federal Census Census Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Gardiner Ward 1, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T625_643; Page: 3B; Enume…
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Directories and public records Transcription Scan: family sign-in Residence
1940 United States Federal Census Census Transcription Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T627_1480; Page: 6B; Enumeration…

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