He was born in Odessa (now Odesa, Ukraine) according to his naturalization records. [1]
Mother's name appears to have been Zipporah
Husband of Pearl Geisenger (one record shows Seisenger, which is likely a typo)
Appears he remarried to a Lillian prior to 1940, after Pearl passed away in 1935.
Sources
↑ National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC; NAI Title: Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBYY-KYC : 8 December 2014), Louis Odets in entry for Clifford Odets, 18 Jul 1906; citing 15291, Department of Records; FHL microfilm 2,130,076.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5Z9-GXT : 29 October 2015), Louis Odets, Bronx Assembly District 32, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1448, sheet 13B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,010.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXY9-D5H : 12 December 2014), Louis Jacob Odets, 1917-1918; citing New York City no 4, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,753,937.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJP9-61B : 14 December 2015), Louis J Odets, Bronx Assembly District 4, Bronx, New York, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,135.
"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/24K3-DYV : 2 October 2015), Louis J Odets, 1936; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8JT-VCX : 28 November 2014), Louis J Odets in entry for Clifford Odets and Luise Rainer, 08 Jan 1937; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,000.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9CN-YXY : 17 May 2014), Lewis Odets, Councilmanic District 4, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-294, sheet 7B, family 250, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 401.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4DH-93W : 8 April 2016), Louis Jacob Odets, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2Q5-X6K : 20 May 2014), Louis Odets, May 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPZX-RZY : 26 November 2014), Louis Jacob Odets, 26 May 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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