Co-founder, along with brother Zeanas Wise Oglesby, of the South Georgia Railway, a short-line railroad running from Heartpine [Adel], Georgia to Perry, Florida. Developed the Hampton Springs Resort in Taylor Co., Florida, as well as the White Sulphur Springs Resort in Hall Co., Georgia

Birth: May 11, 1857
Marietta
Cobb County
Georgia, USA
Death: Nov. 18, 1930
Quitman
Brooks County
Georgia, USA

Son of Thomas Irvin & Elizabeth Johnson Wood Oglesby.

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Parents:
Thomas Irvin Oglesby (1812 - 1870)
Elizabeth Johnson Wood Oglesby (1815 - 1897)

Spouse:
Martha Elizabeth Cobb Oglesby (1858 - 1938)

Children:
James Wood Oglesby (1881 - 1939)*
Wilbur Oglesby (1890 - 1918)*
Hugh Cobb Oglesby (1893 - 1954)*
Bessie Cobb Oglesby (1898 - 1899)*

Siblings:
Garrett S Oglesby (1836 - 1925)*
Joseph J. "Joe" Oglesby (1838 - 1914)*
William Wilkes Oglesby (1842 - 1872)*
Zeanas Wise Oglesby (1850 - 1915)*
James Wood Oglesby (1857 - 1930)
--Findagrave