Oliver Perry Runnels 1
- Born: 1850, Virginia 1
- Marriage (1): Lucy Francis Moses on 20 April 1880 in Atlantic, IA
- Died: 4 January 1911, Antelope County, NE at age 61
 General Notes:
He was a stock raiser and dealer in Iowa and later in Nebraska. His mother died when he was born and his father died when he was two years old. He was raised in the home of the Sims family in Illinois and later they moved to Iowa.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Manning, IA on 1 January 1885. 1
1885 Iowa State Census
Page 30, Dwelling 215, Family 221
Manning, Carroll County, Iowa
May Street
Oliver P. Runnels..34..WV..Herder
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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Oliver married Lucy Francis Moses, daughter of Jefferson Davis Moses and Elizabeth Halferty, on 20 April 1880 in Atlantic, IA. (Lucy Francis Moses was born on 26 June 1864 in , Greenbrier County, WV,2 died on 11 September 1909 in Kalamazoo, MI 2 and was buried after 11 September 1909 in Kalamazoo, MI 2.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Manning, IA on 1 January 1885. 1
1885 Iowa State Census
Page 30, Dwelling 215, Family 221
Manning, Carroll County, Iowa
May Street
Oliver P. Runnels..34..WV..Herder
Lucy F. Runnels..19..WV..Keeping House
Charles T. Runnels..2..Carroll County, IA
Edith P. Runnels..0..Carroll County, IA
Americus M. Sims..29..IL
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