Nova L (Barnhill) Waller (1886 - 1907)

Born 1 Sep 1886 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ira Other Waller — married 10 Jun 1906 in OWL, Choctaw Nation, OK

Died 4 Aug 1907 at age 20 in Melrose, Curry, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Nova (Barnhill) Waller died from complications of childbirth.

Nova was born in 1886. She was the daughter of Lafayette Barnhill and Letha Knight. She passed away in 1907.

When Nova L Barnhill was born on September 1, 1886, in Texas, her father, Lafayette, was 25, and her mother, Letha, was 21. She married Ira Other Waller on June 10, 1906, in Choctaw, Oklahoma. She died on August 4, 1907, in Melrose, New Mexico, at the age of 20, and was buried there.

Nova Barnhill died in childbirth near Melrose NM. Nova, the baby, and a brother (younger than Reagon) are buried in the old Melrose cemetery just North of Melrose. Her father Lafayette P. Barnhill had a mercantile store in Melrose. The older Barnhill children came to Melrose in a wagon. Lafayette P, Letha, and the younger children rode the train. Lafayette W. (my grandfather) was with the older kids in the wagon. He picked up a stray dog and they all got fleas before they made it to NM! Nova's husband left NM shortly after her death. ^[1]

1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census^[2]Nova Barnhill , Canadian County, Oklahoma. Age 5 years

Sources

1. ↑ Myra Parmer Stafford . Beth Barnhill Parmer. Ancestry.com note 2008.
2. ↑ 1890 Territorial Census

• 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Novie L Barnhill Birth Date: abt 1886 Birth Place: Texas Residence Date: 1900 Residence Place: Township 2, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
• 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census Name: Nora L Barnhill Birth Date: abt 1889 Birth Place: Texas Residence Date: 1890 Residence Place: Township 14, Canadian, Oklahoma
• Web: New Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2011
• Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
• U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971