He married on 21 October 1844 Emily H., daughter of Elisha and Hannah Johnson, who was born 24 February 1822 at Barkhamsted, Connecticut, and died 28 December 1896 at Winsted.
Children of Loyal and Emily H. (Johnson) Oatman:
1560 Harriet Justine, b. 15 May 1851, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA
1561 Nellie Louise, b. 25 Mar 1855, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA; m. Charles Sumner Burke of LaCrosse, WI, 31 Dec 1879. He was b. 26 Nov 1856. Children, surname Burke:
A Robert Elisha, b. 14 Sep 1884
Weeks, Harriet Morse, Descendants of Richard Hayes, of Lyme, Connecticut, through his son, Titus Hayes, Press of the Eagle Publ. Co., 1904
1850, 1870 census, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA