1874
" On
motion, Bro. James C. Oakley on presentation of a letter of dismissal
and recommendation from Lebanon
Presbytery was received under the care of this Presbytery."
[Source: Minutes of Mound Prairie
Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, July 19,
1874, page 151]
" Bro. James Oakley Recd as a candidate. At the town of
Mineral Springs, Ark. July 11, 1874, James C. Oakley was licensed
to preach the gospel by Mound Prairie Presbytery."
[Source: Minutes of Mound Prairie Presbytery of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, July 11, 1874, page 153]
1879
"Report
on Candidates. Bro. James C. Oakley had preached only twice and
was undecided whether he should continue in the ministry, and
asked till next meeting for consideration."
"On
motion, James C. Oakley was dropped as a candidate."
[Source: Minutes of Mound Prairie
Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, December
13, 1879, page 209]
1888
"James
C. Oakley, reinstated as a licentiate."
"On
motion, James C. Oakley was granted a letter of dismissal and
recommendation to Ouachita
Presbytery."
[Source:
Minutes of Mound Prairie Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, July 12, 1888, pages 324 & 330]
1888
"On
Motion James C. Oakley a licentiate of the Mound
Prairie Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church upon
the presentation of a letter was received under the care of this
presbytery."
[Source: Minutes
of Ouachita Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
July 17, 1888, page 337]
1888
Probably
ordained at the December 1, 1888 meeting. The minutes of this
particular meeting are lost.
1889
Oakley, J.
C., Reeder, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1889, page 180]
1890
Oakley, J.
C., Mt. Holly, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Bluff Springs Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Wyloe, Ark.)
Pastor
- Cold Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Liberty, Ark.)
Commissioner to General Assembly
in Union City, Tennessee, May 15-22, 1890.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, pages 4, 127 & 162]
1891
Oakley, J.
C., Mt. Holly, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - (session clerk lived in Mt. Holly, Ark.)
Pastor
- Big Hickory Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Mt. Holly, Ark.)
Pastor - Brister Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Brister, Ark.
Pastor - Mount
Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Pastor
- Rosston Cumberland Presbyterian Church -Rosston, Ark.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, pages 141 & 176]
1892
Oakley, J.
C., Mt. Holly, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - (session clerk lived in Mt. Holly, Ark.)
Pastor
- Big Hickory Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Mt. Holly, Ark.)
Pastor - Brister Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Brister, Ark.
Pastor - Mount
Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Pastor
- New Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Buckner, Ark.)
Pastor - New Prospect Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Pastor - Rosston Cumberland
Presbyterian Church -Rosston, Ark.
Commissioner
to General Assembly in Memphis, Tennessee, May 19-226, 1892.
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, pages
4, 148 & 184]
1893
Oakley, J.
C., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - (session clerk lived in Mt. Holly, Ark.)
Pastor
- Forrest Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Clayton, Ark.)
Pastor - Mount Moriah Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Pastor -
Rosston Cumberland Presbyterian Church -Rosston, Ark.
Pastor
- Sulphur Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk
lived in Camden, Ark.)
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1893 pages 150 & 186]
1894
Oakley, J.
C., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Mount Moriah Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Pastor -
New Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Buckner, Ark.)
Pastor - Rosston Cumberland Presbyterian
Church -Rosston, Ark.
Pastor - Sulphur Springs
Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Camden,
Ark.)
Pastor - Sayree Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, pages
165 & 200]
1895
Oakley, J.
C., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Bluff Springs Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Wyloe, Ark.)
Pastor
- New Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived
in Buckner, Ark.)
Pastor - Sulphur Springs Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Camden, Ark.)
Pastor - Sayree Cumberland Presbyterian Church
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, pages
172 & 208]
1896
Oakley, J.
C., Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Johnson's Chapel Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Tremont, Ark.)
Pastor - Mount Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Mt. Moriah, Ark.
Pastor - Sulphur Springs Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Camden, Ark.)
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, pages
158 & 194]
1897
Oakley, J.
C., (without charge), Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Camden, Ark.
Pastor - Johnson's Chapel
Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Tremont,
Ark.)
Pastor - Lanesburg Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Lanesburg, Ark.
Pastor - Mt. Moriah Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Mt. Moriah, Ark.
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1897, pages 160 & 280]
1898
No Presbyterial
Directory in General Assembly from the Stated Clerk of Ouachita
Presbytery.
1899
Oakley, J.
C., without charge, Chairman COM. PAS. and SUP., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Camden, Ark.
Pastor - Forrest Hill Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Clayton, Ark.)
Pastor - Johnson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian
Church (session clerk lived in Tremont, Ark.)
Pastor
- Lanesburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Lanesburg, Ark.
[Source: Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, pages
75a-76a & 198a]
1900
Oakley, J.
C., without charge, CH. COM. PAS. and SUP., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Camden, Ark.
Pastor - Foresthill Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Pastor - Laneburg Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Laneburg, Ark.
Pastor - New
Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in
Buckner, Ark.)
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1900, pages 94a-95a & 214a]
1901
Oakley, J.
C., charge, CH. COM. PAS. and SUP., Rosston, Ark.
Ouachita
Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Camden, Ark.
Pastor - Laneburg Cumberland
Presbyterian Church - Laneburg, Ark.
Pastor - New
Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in
Buckner, Ark.)
Pastor - New Prospect Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (session clerk lived in Cypressfork, Ark.)
Commissioner to General Assembly in West Point, Mississippi,
May 16-23, 1901.
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1901, pages 11, 121a & 272a]
1902
Oakley, J.
C., Rosston, Ark.
In transitu
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1902, page 249a]
1903
Oakley, J.
C., without charge, Prescott, Ark.
Minister - Mound
Prairie Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1903, page 210a]
1904
Oakley, J.
C., charge, Prescott, Ark.
Minister - Mound
Prairie Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Laneburg Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Laneburg, Ark.
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1904, pages 81a & 189a]
1905
Oakley, J.
C., charge, Prescott, Ark.
Minister - Mound
Prairie Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
Pastor - Laneburg Cumberland Presbyterian
Church - Laneburg, Ark.
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, 1905, pages 62a & 168a]
1906
Oakley, J.
C., charge, Prescott, Ark.
Minister - Mound
Prairie Presbytery - Arkansas
Synod
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1906, page 127a]
He goes into the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. after the partial merger in 1906.
1923
Ministerial
Necrology
Name: Oakley, James C.
Occupation:
H. R.
Presbytery: Abilene
Place
of Death: Fort Worth, Tex.
Date of Death: Sept.
6, 1923
Age: 69
[Source:
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A., 1924, page 561]