In the 1870 census John (age 9) was in the Household of Job Odell living in Elk Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States.[1]
In the 1880 census John (age 19), a farmer, was the single son of Job Odell in Elk, Decatur, Iowa, United States.[2]
John died on 25 February 1884 and was buried in 1884 in Greeley, Delaware, Iowa, United States.[3]
Sources
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 16; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; FHL microfilm: 000545886; Record number: 8864;
FamilySearch Record: MDJB-LNN (accessed 18 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6FS9-LJ4 Image number 00230
John B Odell (9) in Elk Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: MD24-LXF (accessed 18 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBM-9VZK Image number 00686
John Odell (19), single son, Farming, in household of Job Odell (61) in Elk, Decatur, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa, United States.
↑Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
FamilySearch Record: QVKK-W2VR (accessed 18 December 2022)
Find A Grave: Memorial #48378884
John B Odell burial (died on 25 Feb 1884) in 1884 in Greeley, Delaware, Iowa, United States of America.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Odell-285 created through the import of Steve Sanders family tree_2011-08-28.ged on Aug 30, 2011 by Steve Sanders.
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