Octavus Cason George

Octavus Cason George M V T K Y Photo: Born: In Virginia.[1581] Married: Mary Louise Cooper on 1 March 1877 in Brazos County, Texas. She was born in Mobile, Alabama, about 1848, having been age 63 as of May 1911.[1582] She died on 12 April 1919 in Dallas.[1583] Died: 6 March 1908, Denton, Texas.[1584] He was buried at the I. O. O. F. [Independent Order of Odd Fellows] Cemetery in Denton, Texas.[1585] Obituary: “Col O. C. George died at his home in the western part of the city after an illness…”[1586] See Obituary Chapter. Children: Elmer George, B. C. George, and Mrs. Bert Wallace of Whitewright.[1587] Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Oc’s wife, Mary L. Cooper, moved to Texas in 1876. In 1911, she was living at 920 Mason Street, Fort Worth, Tarrent County, Texas; she had resided there for nine months as of that May. She had not remarried. Her pension application, on which she gave his name as “Octavius,” was approved in October, effective 1 December.[1588] Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: 5’9” dark complexion, auburn hair, grey eyes; enlisted 14 June 1861; paroled May 6, 1865 Winchester; moved to Missouri. Additional Information: “Oc”.[1589] Removed to Missouri.[1590] “Octavus C. George, enlistment date of 14 June 1861, distinguished service: Service record, enlisted as a Private on 14 June 1861; enlisted in Company H, 4th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 14 June 1861; Surrendered Company H, 4th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 6 May 1865 in Winchester, VA. Height: 5’9”; eye color, grey; hair color, auburn; complexion, dark.”[1591] [NOTE:prob. del yellow—duplicates CSR.] His wife states that Oc enlisted “in 1861” for “four years or war,” “was not commisioned; was not detailed,” and that the unit was “disbanded in 1865.”[1592]