Oak family register, 1906

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OAK—OAKS—OAKES
In printing this record,
I have followed as
far as possible the
language of the compiler.
Doubtless could he have revised the
final proofs he would have made some changes in wording which
the writer did not feel authorized to make.
He would also have avoided some of the errors which
I have
made through ignorance and inexperience in this line of work.
It is with both joy and regret that I send out this little volume.
Joy that the early record, so hard to obtain, and which
if not now
preserved would never again be made, is safe from loss. That the
manuscript volumes were not destroyed by the earthquake and
fire in San Francisco, in April, 1906, was because the administra-
tor of Mr. Oaks' estate happened to keep them at his residence in
Oakland instead of at his office in San Francisco, which with
its
contents was totally consumed.
It
affords me
great
relief
to know
that such
a
danger has
passed, for while to most the record is of no importance, to a few
it
is priceless.
While embracing less than 250 out of the
10,000 recorded de-
scendants,
it covers the period most
difficult to investigate, and
about 150 years of time, and connects our lives with those of our
ancestors of 1776, whose record we can but be proud of, and the
knowledge of whose services
is worth more than the whole cost
of the work.
I feel regret that the printed record is not brought down to date
and more
details given of the
lives of many of those recorded.
While
it comes down to our grandparents,
it leaves out the later
generations, and
I fear
it may be years before the branch records
will be printed.
While
I am thankful to those who have helped
to bear the burden, still
I
realize
that the number interested
is
pitifully small and unless some one or some few
in each branch
are "moved"
to
assist
materially,
the
record
will
not
get
into
print.
Meanwhile
I stand ready to assist as
far as possible any who
care to trace
their pedigree down to
date, and keep the record
complete.
ORA OAK.
Cucamonga, San Bernardino
Co.,
Cal., Nov.
1906.

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