636. Octavia Petina⁵ Kincaid (Leah⁴ Withrow, Jane³ Alderson, Thomas², John¹) was born in Greenbrier Co, VA 24 Aug 1832. Octavia died 28 Jan 1908 at 75 years of age.⁽¹⁹²⁴⁾

She married George St. Clair Burdette in Greenbrier Co, VA, 19 May 1853. (George St. Clair Burdette reference BURDGE32) George was born in Union, Monroe Co VA 30 Dec 1832.⁽¹⁹²⁵⁾ George was the son of Asher Burdette and Mary Dehart. George died 2 Jul 1901 in Roane Co, WV, at 68 years of age.⁽¹⁹²⁶⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Roane Co, WV, 1880. Conflicting evidence states that he died 15 Jul 1907.⁽¹⁹²⁷⁾

George St. Clair Burdette, born 1830 in Monroe Co., WV married Octavia Kincaid in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV in 1840. Moved to Fayette Co., next to Grasslick, Jackson Co., WV in 1862, then to Roane Co., WV and settled on Upper Flats Forks, Poca, in Harper District. To St. Clair and Octavia were born nine children: The first five were born in Fayette Co., and the others were born in Jackson County. Named as follows: (1) Charles Lewis, (born 1854-died 1936) married 12 June 1874 Mary Jane Gandee (born 1856-died 1937), daughter of George W. and Mary (Westfall) Gandee. (George was the son of Uriah and Masse (Hughes) Gandee; (2) Mary Burdette, married Henderson Gandee (brother to Mary Jane Gandee); (3) Sarah Burdette, married Jonathan R. Reed of Flat Fork (M: 9 Oct. 1879-Roane Co.); (4) John Asher Burdette, died young; (5) Giles Newman Burdette, (born 1859) married Martha Ellen Hildreth (M: 5 Nov 1882 Roane Co.); (6) Martha J. Burdette, (born 1863-died 1897), married Chittendon Coon in 1886; (7) Ellen Burdette, died young; (9) George Whittington Burdette, (born 1869) married Julia Suck (M: 3 Oct 1895-Roane Co.). [from Jackson County West Virginia: Past and Present, by Jackson County Historical Society, 1990. p. 142, submitted by Jessie Dunbar and Richard Dunbar. Typed excerpt from Betty L. King, Pasadena, TX, 1991]

Conflicting evidence states that Octavia was born in Greenbrier Co, VA, 19 May 1833.⁽¹⁹²⁸⁾ She was listed as a resident in the census report in Greenbrier Co, VA, 1850. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Roane Co, WV, 1880.

Octavia Petina Kincaid and George St. Clair Burdette had the following children:

+ 1538 i. Charles Lewis⁶ Burdette was born 8 March 1854.

1539 ii. Mary L. Burdette was born in Roane Co, VA 31 Jul 1855.⁽¹⁹²⁹⁾ She married twice. She married Henderson Gandee 1 Dec 1872.⁽¹⁹³⁰⁾ (Additional notes for Henderson Gandee⁽¹⁹³¹⁾) Occupation: Minister. She married Robert Huggins in Fayette Co, WV, 11 July 1897.⁽¹⁹³²⁾ Robert, age 43, single, bp Fayette Co, par: Isaac and Huldy Huggins; Mary, age 38, widowed, bp Roane Co, WV, par Sink and Tavy Burdette.

Robert was born in Fayette Co, VA ca 1854.

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870.

1540 iii. Sarah Frances Burdette was born in Fayette Co, VA 15 Apr 1857.⁽¹⁹³³⁾ Sarah died 7 Sep 1947 at 90 years of age.⁽¹⁹³⁴⁾ She married Jonathan R. Reed in Roane Co, WV, 9 Oct 1879.⁽¹⁹³⁵⁾ (Additional notes for Jonathan R. Reed⁽¹⁹³⁶⁾)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870.

1541 iv. John Asher Burdette was born in Fayette Co, VA 6 Feb 1859.⁽¹⁹³⁷⁾ John died 6 Nov 1861 in Fayette Co, VA, at 2 years of age.⁽¹⁹³⁸⁾

+ 1542 v. Giles Newman Burdette was born 15 Nov 1860.

1543 vi. Martha J. ('Mattie') Burdette was born in Jackson Co, VA 4 Mar 1863.⁽¹⁹³⁹⁾ Martha died 1897 in Roane Co, WV, at 34 years of age.⁽¹⁹⁴⁰⁾ Her body was interred in Gandee Cem, Roane Co, WV.⁽¹⁹⁴¹⁾ She married Chittendon Coon in Roane Co, WV, 1886.⁽¹⁹⁴²⁾ (Additional notes for Chittendon Coon⁽¹⁹⁴³⁾)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Roane Co, WV, 1880.

1544 vii. Margaret A. Burdette was born in Jackson Co, WV 30 Apr 1865.⁽¹⁹⁴⁴⁾ Margaret died 4 Aug 1866 in Jackson Co, WV, at 1 year of age.⁽¹⁹⁴⁵⁾

1545 viii. Alice Matilda Burdette was born in Jackson Co, WV 6 Mar 1867.⁽¹⁹⁴⁶⁾ Alice died 14 May 1954 at 87 years of age.⁽¹⁹⁴⁷⁾ She married Joseph Fields 31 Mar 1892.⁽¹⁹⁴⁸⁾ (Additional notes for Joseph Fields⁽¹⁹⁴⁹⁾)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Roane Co, WV, 1880.

1546 ix. George Wellington Burdette was born in Jackson Co, WV 30 Apr 1869.⁽¹⁹⁵⁰⁾ George died 16 Feb 1957 at 87 years of age.⁽¹⁹⁵¹⁾ He married Julia Mary Suck in Jackson Co, WV, 3 October 1895.⁽¹⁹⁵²⁾ (Additional notes for Julia Mary Suck⁽¹⁹⁵³⁾)

Conflicting evidence states that George was born in Jackson Co, WV, 12 Aug 1869.⁽¹⁹⁵⁴⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Jackson Co, WV, 1870.⁽¹⁹⁵⁵⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Roane Co, WV, 1880. Occupation: Brethren minister.

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