Octavia Egnor

1860 - Aft 1930  (71 years)

• Name	Octavia Egnor  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	View First Name Variations • Note: Not in 1860 census with parents, unknown reason • Octava given as age 14 - 1870 Census • Octavia given as age 19 - 1880 Census with Floyd Smith • Octavy given as age 22 - 1882 Marriage to William Horton • Octaby is a typo re "Octavy" in the 1882 Marriage Record • Octavia in 1898 Delayed Birth Record of son Sylvester • Octavie in 1900 Delayed Birth Certificate of daughter Lillie • Octavia given as age 44 - 1900 Census with James Plumley • Octova given as age 50 - 1910 Census with James Sadler • Octava given as age 56 - 1920 Census as Widow with sons • Tava given as age 56 - 1930 Census with son Sylvester • Octavie in 1939 Death Certificate of daughter Martha • Octavia in 1949 Death Certificate of daughter Eva • Octova in 1950 Death Certificate of son Albert • Octavia in 1958 Death Certificate of son Willy
  Birth	1860	VA
  	October 12, 1882 Marriage Record of William H. Horton & Octavy (Egnor) Smith shows Octavia as 22 years old, setting her birth year at approximately 1860. -- born 1856/1860 VA per Gould family records -- born abt 1856 VA per 1870 census -- born abt 1861 per 1880 census -- born June 1856 per 1900 census (listed previously as 1862, but a clearer image shows 1856) Because Octavia is not present in the 1860 Census with her parents, it is assumed she was born in 1860 just after the census was taken. This agrees with her age when married to her first husband, Floyd Smith, in 1882. No record has been found for Octavia's birth as an Egnor or death with any last name ascribed to her spouses. Family lore has it that she was an Indian of Cherokee descent, but no further information was given. As she doesn't show in the 1860 census and then shows in the 1870 census as 14 years old, it is possible she was informally adopted into the family. Without U.S., VA/WV or Cherokee records showing this, it is not possible to determine. If she was Cherokee, none of the ancestors shown here were actually hers...unless some of them were actually Cherokee. Interestingly, her grandchildren through her daughter, Mary Frances Horton Atkins, never provided either a first or last name or a specific tribe for Octavia when asked, even though decades later it came to light that Mary's oldest daughter at least, did know her name and tribe. This would be congruent with her children instructing her grandchildren throughout their lives to not reveal this information to avoid persecution and possible relocation as an Indian. Information previously unavailable: A granddaughter of Octavia whose mother grew up away from her siblings after her parents died in 1928 & 1931, said that DNA testing has been done by one of the granddaughter's siblings, and no Native American blood was indicated. Those grandchildren had also been told about being descended from Native Americans (as had the granddaughter's mother's siblings). If more information comes to light and is suitable for showing here, I will add it at that time.
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1930	WV
  Person ID	I4552	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John Washington Egnor, Sr.,   b. 29 Jun 1833, Monroe Co, VA d. 29 Mar 1903, Lincoln Co, WV (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Frances Plumley,   b. 11 May 1835, Cabell Co, VA d. 1 Sep 1908 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1850  [5]
  Documents		1860-VA Census, Griffithsville, Cabell Co, VA John Washington Egnor & Lucinda Frances Plumley
  		1870-WV Census, Griffithsville, Union Township, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> John Washington Egnor & Lucinda Frances Plumley with children
  		1880-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> John Washington Egnor & Lucinda Frances Plumley with children
  		1900-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • John Washington Egnor & Lucinda Frances Plumley with children • James Calloway Plumley & Octavia Egnor - pt.1 • William Horton - pt.1 • Mary Frances Horton - pt.1
  Family ID	F24910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Floyd Smith,   b. Abt 1856, Lincoln Co, VA d. Bef 12 Oct 1882 (Age ~ 26 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1877  [6]
  	Carol Setliff is wife to Verlan, whose great grandmother is Octavia Egnor.
  Notes	1st Husband to Octavia
  Children	+ 1.   Martha Jane Smith,   b. 8 Feb 1878, Lincoln Co, WV d. 10 Nov 1939, Clymer Creek, Putnam Co, WV (Age 61 years)   2.   Cillia Smith,   b. May 1880, WV
  Documents		1880-WV Census, Jefferson District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> Floyd Smith & Octavia Egnor with children
  Family ID	F24903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William H. Horton,   b. 1857, Putnam Co, VA d. 1900, WV (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1882	Kanawha Co, WV
  	Listed in IGI record as William H. Horton, b.1857, Kanawha, VA, married to Octaby Smith b. abt 1862, on 12 Oct 1882, Kanawha, WV. This was an LDS submission, submitter unknown.
  Notes	2nd Husband to Octavia
  Children	+ 1.   Mary Frances Horton,   b. Dec 1882, Cabell Co, WV d. 24 Dec 1928, Little Sandy Creek, Kanawha Co, WV (Age ~ 46 years)   2.   Beulah   d. Yes, date unknown > 3.   William Horton,   b. 1889   d. 26 May 1958, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV (Age 69 years)
  Documents		William H. Horton & Octavia Egnor-Smith - 1882 Marriage Record (Mrs. Octavy Smith is Octavia Egnor Smith, widow of Floyd Smith.)
  Family ID	F7530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	James Calloway Plumley,   b. Mar 1866, VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1888	Lincoln Co, WV   [7]
  Notes	3rd Husband to Octavia
  Children	> 1.   Benjamin Harrison Plumley,   b. May 1889, Lincoln Co, WV d. Yes, date unknown + 2.   Eva Belle Plumley,   b. 10 Apr 1895, Lincoln Co, WV d. 21 Mar 1949, McCorkle, Lincoln Co, WV (Age 53 years) + 3.   Sylvester Plumley,   b. 20 Dec 1898, Griffithsville, Lincoln Co, WV + 4.   Pink Lillie Plumley,   b. 04 May 1900, Griffithsville, Lincoln Co, WV d. 2 Apr 1987, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV (Age 86 years)
  Documents		1900-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • John Washington Egnor & Lucinda Frances Plumley with children • James Calloway Plumley & Octavia Egnor - pt.1 • William Horton - pt.1 • Mary Frances Horton - pt.1
  		1900-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Henry Arnold & Martha Jane Smith with sons • James M. Egnor & Julia B. Stowers • James Calloway Plumley & Octavia Egnor - pt.2 • William Horton - pt.2 • Mary Frances Horton - pt.2
  Family ID	F24901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	James Saddler,   b. Est 1854, VA
  Notes	4th or 5th Husband to Octavia
  Children	+ 1.   Albert Newton Saddler,   b. 15 Mar 1907, Lincoln Co, WV d. 07 Dec 1950, Yawkey, Lincoln Co, WV (Age 43 years)
  Documents		1910-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> James Sadler & Octavia Egnor with son and stepchildren - pt.1
  		1910-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> James Sadler & Octavia Egnor with son and stepchildren - pt.2
  		1920-WV Census, Duvall District, Precinct 3, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Sylvester Plumley • Octavia Egnor Saddler with sons from two marriages (Albert's father is James Saddler)
  Family ID	F24904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family 5	SUTLIFF  [8]
  Notes	4th or 5th Husband to Octavia
  Family ID	F24902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1930-WV Census, Union District, Lincoln Co, WV      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Sylvester Plumley & Veda Egnor with children • Octavia Egnor Sadler

  
  

• Notes

  ======= (their notes) YEAR AGE EVENT/LOCATION {Source} ---- --- ---------------------------------------------- MAR: MARRIED FOUR TIMES MAR: 1ST TO SMITH MAR: 2ND TO ??? MAR: 3RD TO WILLIAM HORTON MAR: 4TH TO JAMES SADDLER BIR: 1856, 1857, OR 1860 Birth: ABT 1856 in VA (per 1870 census) Birth: ABT 1857 in Per Anthony Ray Gould Birth: ABT 1860 in Per Carolyn Saul Birth: 1860 in Per Lincoln County book Death: UNKNOWN Census: 1860 not listed Census: 1870 Listed as age 14, in Union Twp, Griffithsville PO #25, Lincoln Co, WV ======= 1870 Lincoln Co. WV Fed Census, Union Twp, Griffithsville PO, Pg4 #25-25 John W. Egnor 37, farmer, born VA, cannot read or write; Lucinda 35, housekeeper, born VA, cannot read or write; Mathias 16, labors on farm, born VA; Martin 15, labors on farm, born VA; Octavia 14, Mary 19; Martha 8; Lucinda Jr. 4, John 1 Doug Couch notes May 2009: From various records found, the apparent order of marriages is 1)Smith, 2)Horton, 3)Plumley, 4)Saddler. Relatives of the time say there was an additional husband, Sutliff...order not known. She is said to be Indian...said to be full-blood Cherokee. For many years we did not know her given or surname. In late 2008, information surfaced showing her as Octavia Egnor, confirmed by several census records, etc.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1870-WV Census Griffithsville, Lincoln Co, WV. [S9] 1880-WV Census Jefferson, Lincoln Co, WV. [S10] 1900-WV Census Union, Lincoln Co, WV. [S11] 1910-WV Census Union, Lincoln Co, WV. [S18892] 1860 US Census, Griffithsville, Cabell Co, VA. [S18771] Carol Setliff. Abt 1877- Octavia Egnor married Floyd Smith. (Octavia and her sister, Mary Ann Egnor married Smith brothers- Floyd and Parker.) [S18771] Carol Setliff. Dec 1882, a child, Mary H. was born and appears on the 1900 Lincoln County census with Octavia and James Plumley, but her age is listed as 17, born Dec 1882. The census says that Octavia and James were married 12 years...1888. So Mary H. was born 6 years before Octavia and James married. Mary was the daughter of William Horton and Octavia. [S18800] Lorine Mae Strickland. Unknown mother of Mary Frances Horton given as believed to be full-blood Cherokee (according to Lorine's mother, Nada Adkins Strickland). She was married 5 times (given as 4 by Viril Atkins). Spouses surnames were Smith, Horton, Plumley, Sadler, and Sutliff. Citation from Doug's notes 1999. As of Feb. 2009, no evidence showing a marriage of Octavia Egnor Horton has been uncovered, although it has been found for all four other spouses. A photo clip is included showing two Setliff families living very close by (per 1900 census) when Andrew Jackson Adkins was a child. These families may well be related to his future mother-in-law, Octavia. (suggested future research)