Paul married Elberta Christine Donnor on 30 Jun 1936 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Elberta (daughter of Robert Emerson Donnor and Blanche Elizabeth Ballentine) was born on 12 Nov 1916 in East Aurora, Erie, New York; died on 18 Apr 2001 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; was buried in Stanton, Jefferson, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. Lanny Eugene Oakes was born on 16 Oct 1941 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; died on 1 Aug 2000 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; was buried on 4 Aug 2000 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.
2. Edward Paul Oakes was born on 2 May 1947 in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Jul 1998; was buried in 1998 in Stanton, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.