Octavia Walton Le Vert information

Octavia Walton Le Vert
Octavia Walton Le Vert
	Octavia Walton Le Vert, painted in 1833 by Thomas Sully.
Born	Octavia Celestia Valentine Walton; August 11, 1810; Belle Vue, Augusta, Georgia
Died	March 12, 1877 (aged 65); Augusta, Georgia
Resting place	Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
Spouse	Dr. Henry Strachey Le Vert (m. 1836⁠–⁠1864)
Children	Octavia Walton Le Vert; Claudia Anna Eugenia Le Vert; Sally Walker Walton Le Vert; Henrietta Caroline Le Vert
Parent(s)	George Walton Jr.; Sally Minge Walker
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Octavia Walton Le Vert^{[note 1]} (August 11, 1810 – March 12, 1877), née Octavia Celestia Valentine Walton, was an American socialite and writer. She became one of the first female southern writers to achieve national recognition. Although largely faded from history today, she was a well-known figure during her own time. From the 1830s through the 1850s she was noted for hosting gatherings of prominent politicians, noted literary figures, and professionals of all types. She was friends with a variety of prominent 19th century figures.^[1]

LeVert was born in Augusta, Georgia, and moved with her parents to Mobile, Alabama, in 1835, where she married Dr. Henry Strachey Le Vert in 1836. During her travels to Europe she was presented at the courts of several countries. She also received an audience with the Pope during her time there. Following her last European tour and return to the United States, she took on a role in the successful national campaign to purchase and restore Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.^[2] Following the American Civil War, with her husband dead and much of her fortune gone, she returned to her birthplace of Georgia and embarked on an ultimately unsuccessful lecture tour.^[1]^[3]^[4] She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1990.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b Satterfield, Frances Gibson (1987). Madame Le Vert: A Biography of Octavia Walton Le Vert. Edisto Island, S.C.: Edisto Press. ISBN 978-0-9618589-1-9.
^ "Portraits/Biographies of Regent and Vice Regents to 1874" (PDF). George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum, and Gardens. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
^ Doss, Harriet E. Amos; Frear, Sara (July 24, 2009). "Octavia Walton Le Vert". The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
^ "Octavia Walton Le Vert (1811–1877)". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Judson College. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
^ "Inductees". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Judson College. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

[madame-2] Satterfield, Frances Gibson (1987). Madame Le Vert: A Biography of Octavia Walton Le Vert. Edisto Island, S.C.: Edisto Press. ISBN 978-0-9618589-1-9.

[mtvernon-3] "Portraits/Biographies of Regent and Vice Regents to 1874" (PDF). George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum, and Gardens. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[eoa-4] Doss, Harriet E. Amos; Frear, Sara (July 24, 2009). "Octavia Walton Le Vert". The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[awhof-5] "Octavia Walton Le Vert (1811–1877)". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Judson College. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[awhof2-6] "Inductees". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Judson College. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

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Octavia Walton Le Vert
Octavia Walton Le Vert, painted in 1833 by Thomas Sully.
Born	Octavia Celestia Valentine Walton (1810-08-11)August 11, 1810 Belle Vue, Augusta, Georgia
Died	March 12, 1877(1877-03-12) (aged 65) Augusta, Georgia
Resting place	Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
Spouse	Dr. Henry Strachey Le Vert (m. 1836⁠–⁠1864)
Children	Octavia Walton Le Vert Claudia Anna Eugenia Le Vert Sally Walker Walton Le Vert Henrietta Caroline Le Vert
Parent(s)	George Walton Jr. Sally Minge Walker
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