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Octavia Frances Wells 1849–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1849

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1936

Death Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Father: David Wells

Mother: Florentine Morgan

Spouse(s): Charles Walker

Children(s): Charles Walker, Flora Walker, Bessie Walker, Olive Walker, Mary Walker, Nancy Walker, Ida Walker

Octavia Frances Wells was born in 1849 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Jones Wells And Florentine Woodruff Morgan. Octavia Frances Wells married Charles Pleasant Walker, and had children including Bessie Lee Walker, Charles Fitzhugh Walker, Flora Walker, Ida Braxton Walker, Mary Agnes Walker, Nancy Maude Walker, Olive Maywood Walker. Octavia Frances Wells passed away in 1936 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Octavia Frances Wells was born in 1849 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Jones Wells And Florentine Woodruff Morgan.
  • Octavia Frances Wells married Charles Pleasant Walker, and had children including Bessie Lee Walker, Charles Fitzhugh Walker, Flora Walker, Ida Braxton Walker, Mary Agnes Walker, Nancy Maude Walker, Olive Maywood Walker.
  • Octavia Frances Wells passed away in 1936 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wells
1816–1899
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Florentine Morgan
1822–1907
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
FM

Spouses(s)

Charles Walker
1844–1924
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
CW

Children(s)

Charles Walker
1871–1949
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
CW
Flora Walker
1876–1963
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
FW
Bessie Walker
1887–1961
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
BW
Olive Walker
1868–1948
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Walker
1877–1942
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MW
Nancy Walker
1870–1935
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NW
Ida Walker
1874–1949
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
IW

Octavia Wells's Ancestors

Self
Octavia Wells
1849–1936
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Jones Wells
1816–1899
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Florentine (Woodruff) Morgan
1822–1907
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Morgan
1795–1886
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Chewning
1798–1837
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Morgan
1765–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1702–1774
Hester Taylor
1730–1805

Octavia Wells's Descendants

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Octavia (Frances) Wells (11 Apr 1849–25 May 1936) m. Charles (Pleasant) Walker (9 Sep 1844–26 Oct 1924)
  1. 1. Charles (Fitzhugh) Walker 1871–1949 m. Callie (Bramlet) McGhee 1878–1950
    1. 1. Mary (Edna) Walker 1912–2001 m. Russell (Lee) Young 1910–1980
      1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Young 1937–2020 m. George (Everett) Schleife 1934–2017
      2. 2. Howard (Walker) Young 1932–2008
    2. 2. Marvin (Henry) Walker 1907–1986
    3. 3. Nelson (Fitzhugh) Walker 1901–1997
    4. 4. George (Washington) Walker 1911–2004
    5. 5. Charles (Edward) Walker 1896–1981
    6. 6. Rachel (Elizabeth) Walker 1916–2010
    7. 7. Samuel (Lewis) Walker 1918–1930
    8. 8. James (Smith) Walker 1908–1911
    9. 9. Kate (Octavia) Walker 1902–1968
    10. 10. Nannie (Ruth) Walker 1906–1950
    11. 11. John (Wesley) Walker 1914–1986
  2. 2. Flora Walker 1876–1963
  3. 3. Bessie (Lee) Walker 1887–1961
  4. 4. Olive (Maywood) Walker 1868–1948
  5. 5. Mary (Agnes) Walker 1877–1942
  6. 6. Nancy (Maude) Walker 1870–1935
  7. 7. Ida (Braxton) Walker 1874–1949

Octavia Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1849
11 Apr 1849
Birth of Octavia Frances Wells in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1936
25 May 1936
Age 87
Death of Octavia Frances Wells in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1936
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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