YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Octavia Conn 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1918

Birth Location: Dana Floyd, Kentucky

Death Date: 2 June 1994

Death Location: Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Carl Conn

Mother: Nancy Boyd

Spouse(s): Orville Steele, Clyde Rhodes

Children(s): Eursel Conn, Sarah Rhodes, Bonnie Conn, Donnie Rhodes, Manuel Rhodes

Octavia Conn was born in 1918 in Dana Floyd, Kentucky, the child of Carl Lee Conn And Nancy G Nannie Boyd. In 1920, Octavia Conn resided in Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Octavia Conn resided in Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. Octavia Conn married Clyde Wilbur Rhodes, Orville Lafayette Steele, and had children including Bonnie Sue Conn, Donnie Rhodes, Eursel D Conn, Fayetta Rhodes, Gleneda Rhodes, Manuel Lee Rhodes, Ronnie Rhodes, Sarah Kathleen Rhodes. Octavia Conn passed away in 1994 in Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Find more search results for Octavia Conn
OC

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • Octavia Conn was born in 1918 in Dana Floyd, Kentucky, the child of Carl Lee Conn And Nancy G Nannie Boyd.
  • In 1920, Octavia Conn resided in Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Octavia Conn resided in Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Octavia Conn married Clyde Wilbur Rhodes, Orville Lafayette Steele, and had children including Bonnie Sue Conn, Donnie Rhodes, Eursel D Conn, Fayetta Rhodes, Gleneda Rhodes, Manuel Lee Rhodes, Ronnie Rhodes, Sarah Kathleen Rhodes.
  • Octavia Conn passed away in 1994 in Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carl Conn
1887–1962
Birth Location: Kentucky
CC
Nancy Boyd
1891–1958
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
NB

Spouses(s)

Orville Steele
1916–1985
Birth Location: Honaker, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
OS
Clyde Rhodes
1902–1973
Birth Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
CR

Children(s)

Eursel Conn
1936–2014
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, United States
EC
Sarah Rhodes
1942–2015
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
SR
Bonnie Conn
1940–2008
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
BC
Donnie Rhodes
1945–2007
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
DR
Manuel Rhodes
1950–1951
Birth Location: Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
MR

Octavia Conn's Ancestors

Self
Octavia Conn
1918–1994
Birth Place: Dana Floyd, Kentucky
Parents
Carl Lee Conn
1887–1962
Kentucky
Nancy (G. "Nannie") Boyd
1891–1958
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Hiram (Conn) Sr.
1850–1939
Dana, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth (Ellen) Crum
1850–1893
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Leonard (S Lincus 'Liney' Boyd) Sr
1861–1927
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Mary Moles
1868–1954
Cow Pen Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ira Conn
1820–1900
Elenor Jarrell
1820–1900
William Crum
1826–1900
Amanda Robinson
1828–1900
John Boyd
1815–1886
Nancy Wood
1814–1880
Ginsey Stover
1822–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Conn
1794–1830
Nancy Jarrell
1800–1877
Mary Polly
1775–1860
Michael Crum
1795–1871
Vashti Jarrell
1794–1879
Morris Robinson
1798–1850
Susan Robinson
1810–
William II
1774–1868
Nancy Read
1777–1860
John Wood
1777–1845
Elizabeth Yancey
1775–1837
Jacob Jr
1795–1850
Olive Dixon
1800–1850

Octavia Conn's Descendants

1.
OC
Octavia Conn (20 August 1918–2 June 1994) m. Orville (Lafayette) Steele (27 august 1916–15 June 1985) m. Clyde (Wilbur) Rhodes (28 Dec 1902–15 Jun 1973)
  1. 1. Eursel (D.) Conn 1936–2014 m. Lucy (Victoria) Jarrell 1944–2002
  2. 2. Sarah (Kathleen) Rhodes 1942–2015 m. Andrew ("Buddy"Jackson Ratliff) (MG) 1938–1984
  3. 3. Bonnie (Sue) Conn 1940–2008 m. Ronald (O) Hill 1934–2014 m. Melvyn (Charles) Fischer 1937–1991
  4. 4. Donnie Rhodes 1945–2007
  5. 5. Manuel (Lee) Rhodes 1950–1951

Octavia Conn's Timeline

7 Records

1918
20 August 1918
Birth of Octavia Conn in Dana Floyd, Kentucky
Dana Floyd, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 2
Octavia Conn resided here in Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Octavia Conn resided here in Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Octavia Conn resided here in Floyd, Kentucky
Floyd, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
Octavia Conn resided here in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Octavia Conn resided here in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1994
2 June 1994
Age 76
Death of Octavia Conn in Harold, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Harold, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1918
    Event Place: Dana Floyd, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1306; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-22
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-22-8389; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: T625_569; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 775
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: 745; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 80.0; FHL microfilm: 2340480
    [7] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Floyd, Kentucky; Rol
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mouth Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: T625_569; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 775

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mouth Mud and Little Mud, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: 745; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 80.0; FHL microfilm: 2340480

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1306; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1306; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Floyd, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1994-06-04
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 1994-06-04 - Page 9, Obituary for MARTIN Rhodes (Aged 75) 1994-06-04

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Floyd
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1994
    Event Place: Harold, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-22-8389; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for Octavia Conn

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE