Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889

Augusta Octo Sorrells, 1889–1980 (aged 90 years)

Name

Augusta Octo Sorrells

Name: Augusta Octo /Sorrells/
Given names: Augusta Octo
Surname: Sorrells
Married name: Augusta Octo /Wilks/
Married name: Augusta Octo /Gafford/
Married name: Augusta Octo /Rische/

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	August 27, 1889 Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Marriage	John Wilks — View this family 1908 (aged 18 years) Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
Family census	John Wilks — View this family April 23, 1910 Upshur, Texas, USA Address: Justice Precinct 6, Upshur County, Texas, USA Source: 1910 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 7A, Stamped page 147, Reel 1596, Page 296 Text: Supervisor’s District: 3 Enumeration District: 100 Enumerator: Archie A. Harrisons Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 125-125 as John Wilkes, Head, Married, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, TX GA TX, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, free, farm# 111; Octo M, Wife, Female, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, Texas US US, None.
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Birth of a daughter	Virginia Othell Wilks 1911 Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Divorce	John Wilks — View this family about 1915 (aged 25 years) Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Marriage	B. Alton Gafford — View this family between 1915 and January 3, 1920 (aged 30 years) Texas, USA Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Birth of a daughter	Dorothy Wilks 1915 Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
Civil marriage	Alvan Babcock Rische — View this family December 31, 1930 (aged 41 years) Husband: 47 Wife: over 18 Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Address: Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA Source: Oklahoma, County Marriages 1891-1959 Citation details: page 204, Marriage record# 5201 Note: Residence: both parties Dallas, Texas, USA. Married by: Chas. W. McDonald, Justice of Peace in presence of Fern Loy, of Wichita Falls, Texas and A. A. Carter of Wichita Falls, Texas.
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
Marriage of a daughter	Jacques Fraemac Purvis — Virginia Othell Wilks — View this family August 26, 1933 Husband: 26 Wife: 23 Los Angeles, California, USA Address: First Baptist Church Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Source: California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 Quality of data: primary evidence Citation details: License 10693, Book 1167, Page 215 Note: Witnesses: Basil E. Gulick and Irene Robertson Pitts. Minister: Harold L. Propppe ?
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Death of a husband	Alvan Babcock Rische November 5, 1938 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Address: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana, USA Source: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1954 Citation details: death certificate# 13642
Death of a husband	John Wilks November 27, 1949 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Address: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Source: Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951 Citation details: Film# 2116279, Folder# 4203664, Image# 2382
Burial of a husband	John Wilks November 1949 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park Address: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945
British Queen	Elizabeth II from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States	Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon January 20, 1969
38th President of the United States	Gerald Ford August 9, 1974
39th President of the United States	Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977
Death	July 3, 1980 (aged 90 years) Los Angeles, California, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997

Date differences

Family with John Wilks
ex-husband	Links Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Burial: November 1949 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks John Wilks 1888–1949 Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
herself	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA
Divorce	Divorce — about 1915 — Texas, USA
4 years daughter	Links Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Marriage license: August 22, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Religious marriage: August 26, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Death: Unique identifier: F7E026ADB7158DE34762F30806FEDE68 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacques Fraemac Purvis Virginia Othell Wilks 1911– Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Death:
5 years daughter	Links Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Wilks 1915– Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA

Family with B. Alton Gafford
husband	Links Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Death: Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells B. Alton Gafford 1886– Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Death:
herself	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA

Family with Alvan Babcock Rische
husband	Links Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938 Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
herself	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Civil marriage	Civil marriage — December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA

Show all sources
Birth	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Marriage	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Family census	Source: 1910 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 7A, Stamped page 147, Reel 1596, Page 296 Text: Supervisor’s District: 3 Enumeration District: 100 Enumerator: Archie A. Harrisons Quality of data: census image
Divorce	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Marriage	Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: 1920 Census Collection for Smith County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 1845, Page 443
Civil marriage	Source: Oklahoma, County Marriages 1891-1959 Citation details: page 204, Marriage record# 5201
Death	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Note	Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project

Show all notes
Family census	in hh 125-125 as John Wilkes, Head, Married, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, TX GA TX, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, free, farm# 111; Octo M, Wife, Female, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, Texas US US, None.
Civil marriage	Residence: both parties Dallas, Texas, USA. Married by: Chas. W. McDonald, Justice of Peace in presence of Fern Loy, of Wichita Falls, Texas and A. A. Carter of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Note	father: Walter Jones Sorrells; mother: Connie Virginia Bassett Source: Trees, Leaves, and Nuts [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Unique identifier

1415BC86B06C97E04ED3097ED75ADFEA

Last change

August 18, 2013 – 14:44:52

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with John Wilks
ex-husband Parents James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Harriett Virginia Lindsey	John Wilks 1888–1949
herself	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980
daughter Family Jacques Fraemac Purvis	Virginia Othell Wilks 1911–
daughter	Dorothy Wilks 1915–

Family with B. Alton Gafford
husband	B. Alton Gafford 1886–
herself	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

Family with Alvan Babcock Rische
husband	Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938
herself	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

Descendants

Augusta Octo Sorrells(1889–1980)
- John Wilks1908
  - Virginia Othell Wilks(1911–)
  - Dorothy Wilks(1915–)
- B. Alton Gafford1915
  - No children
- Alvan Babcock Rische1930
  - No children