Theodora G. Oxley

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• Name	Theodora G. Oxley  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1883 [3]
  Birth	1883 [4]
  Born	Jan 1885 Trinidad and Tobago [1, 2, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Abt 1886 Barbados [6]
  Arrival	1915 [6]
  Name	Theodora Hales [5]
  Name	Theodore G. Parker [7, 8]
  Name	Theodosia Parker [9]
  Name	Theresa G Oxley [6]
  Occupation	School Teacher
  Residence	1930 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Sister
  Residence	1931 Boothwyn, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
  Died	2 Jul 1947 Upper Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5, 10, 11]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Theodora G. Oxley (1892 - 1947) At the age of 24, Theodora Oxley became the first African American teacher and principal at Eckstein School, which opened in 1915. Born in Trinidad, Theodora came from an exceptionally well-educated and accomplished family. Her brother, the Harvard-educated Reverend Edmund H. Oxley, was pastor of St. Andrew’s Protestant Episcopal Church in the West End, and another brother, Leonard, was a doctor. During the summer of 1916, Theodora, Reverend Oxley, his wife Esther, their two children, and Leonard lived at Eckstein School in exchange for taking care of the building and grounds. In the fall of 1919, Theodora took a new job in the Cincinnati school system, living on Seventh Street with Reverend Oxley’s family. By the mid-1920s, she had moved to Pennsylvania, teaching at the Fifth Street School for African American students in Columbia. She also taught at Coatsville and York, PA. By 1929, Theodora had moved to Harrisburg, living with her sister Helena, also a teacher. Theodora’s niece Elizabeth was a teacher and principal in the Dayton and Xenia school systems. Another niece, Lucy Orintha Oxley, became the first African American to earn an MD from the University of Cincinnati Medical School, in 1935, and ran her own practice in Walnut Hills. “Theodora G. Oxley - Glendale Heritage Preservation,” January 23, 2021. https://www.glendaleheritage.org/theodora-g-oxley/.
  Person ID	I6626 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	James Christopher Oxley, I b. 1850, Trinidad and Tobago
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura Orinthia Sealey (Age 76 years) b. 29 Sep 1854, Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 20 Feb 1931, 59 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F387 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Hale b. Abt 1885
  Married	26 Apr 1944 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA [1, 2, 3]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2188 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Moses George Parker (Age 67 years) b. 3 Feb 1873, Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1940, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1930 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5703 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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