Dinah (Odell) Duckett (1819 - bef. 1888)

Born 4 Aug 1819 in South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Odell — married 1838 in South Carolina

Wife of Benjamin Duckett — married 28 Nov 1854 in Newberry County, South Carolina

Died before 6 Oct 1888 before age 69 in Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Dinah was born 4 August 1819 to Eli Odell and Elizabeth Rogers . ^[1] Dinah married about 1837 to her first cousin John Odell, son of John Odell and Rebecca Hendrix. They were the parents of three sons, Laurens Stephen Oliver Odell, James Holloway Odell, and John J Odell. ^[2] Dinah's husband, John Odell, died June 4,1847. He was killed in the explosion of the S.S. Edna in the Mississippi River off Columbia, Louisiana. ^[3]

Dinah Odell and son Oliver Odell can be found in the 1850 census of Newberry County South Carolina in the household of her sister-in-law Elizabeth Odel. ^[4]

Dinah married second on 28 November 1854 to Benjamin Duckett. ^[1] Dinah had no children with her second husband, Benjamin Duckett, who died in 1861. Dinah filed for and received a pension based on the service of Benjamin Duckett in the War of 1812. ^[5]

Dinah Duckett can be found with son Oliver Odell in 1870 census records for Newberry County South Carolina.^[6] In 1880 Dinah's household includes son Oliver and son James Odell, along with James' family.^[7]

Dinah Duckett died in Newberry County, South Carolina between 12 September 1888 when her will was written and 6 October 1888 when the will was probated.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bible of Benjamin Duckett of Newberry County, South Carolina, printed 1834 , H & E Phinney, Cooperstown NY, (Stereotype Edition), transcribed by Karen M Raichle from original Bible in possession of Max Duckett of Whitmire, South Carolina in 1994.This Bible shows the birthdate of Dinah Odell, fourth wife of Benjamin Duckett, as 4th of August 1819. It also shows the marriage date to Benjamin Duckett as Nov the 28th 1854. Dinah's birth name was Odell. She was the daughter of Eli Odell and Elizabeth Rogers
2. ↑ Newberry County SC Probate index,1888 Duckett, Dinah - J.J.C. Odell, John Odell, Jno R Giliam Adm, Box 150, pkg 414, recorded in will book 4 page 101,102,103. Will signed 12 Sep 1888, admitted to probate 6 Oct 1888, recorded 10 Oct 1888 ( "land to be kept together for support of son Laurens Stephen Oliver Odell, after his death to go to heirs of her deceased son James Holloway Odell, to wit: seven children named share and share alike")
3. ↑ Carolina Herald, Summer 1993, "Brief Account of Family Tradition" by LaGroon Redmond, Citing Lloyd, James T, Lloyd's Steamboat Directory & Disasters on the Western Waters, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856, page 291
4. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M432_856; Page: 253A; Image: 513.
5. ↑ *"United States, War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8ZF-6XK : accessed 29 Dec 2012), Benjamin Duckett, These papers Dinah submitted are available on line at Fold3.com
6. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Cromers, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll M593_1504; Page: 530B; Image: 458; Family History Library Film: 553003.
7. ↑ Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cromers, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll T9_1236; Family History Film: 1255236; Page: 107.1000; Enumeration District: 112;
8. ↑ Will of Dinah Duckett, Newberry County, South Carolina, Will Books, Vol 4-6, 1885-1913, Book 4, (1888), page 101-103, signed 12 Sep 1888, probated 6 Oct 1888 in Newberry County, South Carolina.

See Also:

• List of Pensioners - January 1, 1883 ...as called for by Resolution of December 8, 1882, Vol. 5, 47th Congress, 2d Session Senate Executive Document 84, Part 5 United States Pension Bureau Washington, D. C., 1883 (Duckett, Dinah, white, widow 1812, $8.00 , Nov. 1880, Certificate # 30,837
• Duckett, Dinah Mrs. was a widow residing within the limits of Newberry County who was eligible for an $8 pension, Herald 2/14/1884, page 3
• WikiTree profile Duckett-116 created through the import of Bowden-Riley Family.ged on Apr 16, 2012 by Sam Bowden.