| 0-1-3-11 Octavian Cromwell Plymale I was born
on a farm on Twelvepole Creek, one mile above the mouth of Buffalo Creek, in Wayne County,
West Virginia on November 15th, 1842. Here on this farm he lived with his parents
until the war between the States broke out. As his father was a slave holder, he and
his younger brother, 0-1-3-13 Francis Marion,
joined with the South. In 1861 or 1862, they joined the 15th Cavalry and served
under Col. Milton Ferguson. Octavian Cromwell Plymale I served under General Lee at
the battle of Gettysburg as a courier, and stated that he saw General Lee cry when he
ordered a retreat. A short time after this battle, Octavian and his brother, Francis
Marion Plymale were taken prisoners. One was taken to Columbus, Ohio and the
other to a prison camp in Maryland. The Yanks nearly starved them to death.
Octavian told his grandson 0-1-3-11-1-4 John Fred
Plymale, that they ate parched corn and would catch rats and roast them over an open
fire and eat them! When he was released from the prison camp, Octavian only weighed
100 pounds and his brother weighed 85 pounds. In 1868, Octavian
Cromwell Plymale I and Marietta Perdue were married in Catlettsburg, Kentucky (recorded in
book 3A, page 146). They went to housekeeping on a farm between Shoals and Buffalo
Valley church. Later they built a house on Plymale's Branch on the 109 acre
farm he inherited from his father. Here they lived until 1906, when they built a
house in West Huntington, West Virginia where they resided until his death on June 25th,
1920. He was a farmer, carpenter and stone mason, spending most of his life building
bridges and houses.
Click Below to read the words of Octavian Cromwell Plymale as he
recounts some Civil War experiences.
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Marietta Perdue |
BORN
1851 |
DIED
1938 |
MARRIED
1868 |
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