Octavia Gary (Westmoreland) Harwell (1846 - 1928)

Born 30 Jan 1846 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee

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Died 15 Apr 1928 at age 82 in Farmersville, Collin, Texas

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dau of Laban Westmoreland and Nancy; wife of James Madison Harwell married 1863

Farmerville Times Farmerville, TX April 15, 1928

AGED RESIDENT FARMERSVILLE DIES AT HOME Mrs. Mittie Harwell, aged 82, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Spain, last Sunday, April 15. Funeral services were conducted at the Spain home Monday afternoon by Rev. C. W. Dennis of Rayse City and Rev. T. G. Craft of Dallas. Interment in Rock Quary cemetery. Mrs. Harwell was born January 30, 1846 at Paluski(sic), Tenn. She was the daughter of the late Laban and Nancy Westmoreland. She was married to J. M. Harwell in October, 1863, and to this union were born three children, Mrs. A. G. Smith of Ballinger, R. H. Harwell and Mrs. J. W. Spain of Farmersville, all of whom survive. Mrs. Harwell was the last of a family of eleven children. Besides three children she is survived by thirteen grand children and eight great-grandchildren. This splendid Christian lady had been a resident of this community for almost fifty years and her passing brings sadness to her many good friends. She had been a consistent and faithful member of the Methodist church for forty-five years

Family links: Children: Lummie Harwell Smith (1864 - 1937)* Robert Harper Harwell (1870 - 1941)* Reece Porter Harwell Spain (1876 - 1960)*

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Burial: Chapman Cemetery Farmersville Collin County Texas, USA

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Collin County Historical Society

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