They moved to
Langley, SC and worked in the
Gregg cotton mills. The entire
Wolfe family moved after George Allen
Wolfe died in Jewells. Here is Deliana's (Odelia) history after 1870:
Tombstone Inscription: New
Langley Cemetery,
Langley, SC, “Odelia Wolfe/Born Nov 1861/Died Mar. 1936”
(Aug. Chron., Sat., 21 Mar 1936)
“MITCHUM - MRS. ODELIA
MITCHUM, age 74, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Ergle, of
Augusta, March 20th, 1936. Funeral services will be held (SUNDAY) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Langley, S.C., Baptist church, the Rev. Thomas
Walker officiating. Interment in
Langley cemetery. J. G. Chafee in charge.
Langley, S.C., March 20. - Mrs. Odelia
MITCHUM, 74, a resident of
Langley for 65 years, died today at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Ergle, of
Augusta. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at the
Langley Baptist church at 3 o'clock with the Rev. Thomas
Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the
Langley cemetery. Mrs. Mitchum is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Ergle,
Augusta, and Mrs. B. G.
Van Buren,
Clearwater, S. C.; one son,
Alonzo MITCHUM, Langley; one sister, Mrs. W. H. Faulkner,
Bath, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. She was one of the most prominent women in this section, and was faithful member of the
Baptist church.
(Aug. Chron., Sun., 22 Mar 1936)
MRS. ODELIA
MITCHUM TO BE BURIED TODAY
Langley, S.C., Mar. 21 (Special)
Final rites for Mrs. Odelia
MITCHUM, 74, who died yesterday at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. J. E. Ergle in
Augusta, will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Langley Baptist church with the Rev. Thomas
Walker officiating. Interment will be In the
Langley cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fred
Towell, Ben
Napier, T. F. Haggard, J.O. Byrd, B. R. Boatwright, and B. B. Beard. Mrs. Mitchum, a resident of
Langley for 65 years, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ergle and Mrs. B. G.
Van Buren, Clearwater; one son,
Alonzo MITCHUM, Langley; one sister, Mrs. W. H. Faulkner, Bath; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
MITCHUM - MRS. ODELIA
MITCHUM, age 74, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Ergle, of
Augusta, March 20th, 1936. Funeral services will be held this (SUNDAY) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Langley, S. C., Baptist church, the Rev. Thomas
Walker officiating. Interment in
Langley cemetery. J. G. Chafee in charge.”
[Mrs. W. H. Faulkner was her sister Mary Jane "Aunt May", who raised my g-grandmother, her niece, Sebelle
Wilson, because her sister, Lou Ella
Wolfe, died in childbirth. Odelia
MITCHUM was known as "Aunt Deal"]
1920 Census: Roll: T625_275; Page: 1A; ED 111.line 1, Fam/Dw 1; Augusta,
Richmond,
Georgia, 58 ,married, SC (should be
GA),
GA,
GA, can read/write, Housework, “Delia Mitchum”
1900 Census: Roll: T623 1515; Page: 12B; ED 25, line 80, Dw 203, Fam 281,
Gregg,
Aiken, South Carolina; May 1863, 37, married 10 years, 3/6 children alive,
GA,
GA,
GA, cannot read/write,”Dely Mitchum”
1880 Census: T9_1218, ED, 5, Page 73, Dw 30, Fam 32, line 49,
Gregg,
Aiken, SC, 17,
Works in Cotton
Mill,
GA,
GA,
GA, cannot read/write, married, “Delia Williams”