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Isaac
Odell
Born in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Martin (Gammill) Odell
— married
8 May 1828 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William D. Odell, George Washington Odell, Elizabeth Ann (Odell) White, James Harrison Odell, Mary Jane (Odell) Parker, Margaret Evaline Odell, Nancy Talitha Odell, Albert Hanson Odell, John Apperson Odell and Martha M. (Odell) Smith
Died
at age 64
in Coles County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2012
This page has been accessed 773 times.
Biography
Biologically, Isaac is the great grandson of Robert MacKay, b. 1679, Frederick County, Virginia (MacKay-3389). This is proven by a DNA test taken by Isaac's great great grandson, Thomas Odell (b. 1949). This was a YDNA test, so Isaac's surname should be MacKay, not Odell. Isaac, his father, or grandfather must have been adopted or was illegitimate. We don't know who is father or grandfather were, so we cannot make a link to Robert MacKay. We must wait for more descendants to take DNA tests to help clarify the connection. But in the17th and 18th century there were several Odell families living in the same area of the Shenandoah Valley as the MacKay families. There were even some marriages between Odells and Mackays, but the connection to Isaac Odell is not clear.
"Isaac Odell fretheim family Matching Person details Spouse: Mary Martin Polly Gammill Father: given name surname Mother: given name surname Children: given name Birth: date date 1807 Cocke, Tennessee, USA Death: year city, Coles, Illinois, USA
1870 United States Federal Census 1870S View Image Record information. Name Isaac Odell Birth abt 1807 location Residence 1870 city, Coles, Illinois, USA
Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 SOLDIER, VETERAN & PRISONER ROLLS & LISTS Record information. Name Isaac Odell Birth Washington CO, TN Abt 1807 Military 1861-1865 Service Entry Date 25 Sep 1861 Service Entry Place Mattoon, IL Muster In Date 22 Oct 1861 Muster In Place Camp Butler, IL Residence Coles CO, IL BIRTH PLACE: Washington CO, TN WAR: Civil War WAR YEARS: 1861-1865 SERVICE ENTRY AGE: 54 SERVICE ENTRY DATE: 25 Sep 1861 SERVICE ENTRY PLACE: Mattoon, IL JOINED BY WHOM: CPT MCCONKEY PERIOD: 3 YRS MUSTER IN DATE: 22 Oct 1861 MUSTER IN PLACE: Camp Butler, IL REMARKS: DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY OCT 2, 1862 RESIDENCE PLACE: Coles CO, IL
1860 United States Federal Census 1860S View Image Record information. Name Isaac Odell Relative given name surname Birth abt 1806 Tennessee Residence 1860 city, Coles, Illinois, USA
U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 1850S View Image Record information. Name Isaac Odell Residence dd mm 1870 city, Coles, Illinois, USA Other year
1850 United States Federal Census 1850S View Image Record information. Name Isaac Odell Birth E Ten abt 1810 Residence 1850 city, Coles, Illinois
Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 WILLS, ESTATES & GUARDIAN RECORDS View Image Record information. Name Isaac Odell Death Tennessee, USA."
"Odell, Isaac BATTLE UNIT NAME: 5th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry SIDE: Union COMPANY: E SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M539 ROLL 67 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: None."
"Isaac Odell Illinois Soldier Burial Places Name Isaac Odell Event Type Burial Event Place Trilla, Coles, Illinois, United States Gender Male Military Regiment 54 Ill Inf Death Date 10 Jan 1872 Cemetery Upper Muddy."
Citing this Record "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY9-9NFB : 16 March 2018), Isaac Odell, ; citing Burial, Trilla, Coles, Illinois, United States, Upper Muddy Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,196.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28210442
- https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/5th_Regiment,_Illinois_Cavalry
- https://fifthillinoiscavalry.webs.com/Rosterdb.pdf (p.15)
- http://www.douglascountyil.com/garflags.html (Flag)
- https://www.amazon.com/Prairie-Boys-Go-War-1861-1865/dp/0809332035
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSW6-WY4
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:619L-JZM
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBJ-DX1
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCKQ-V3V
- Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report. Accessed January 2, 2019. https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=190126. Civil War Record of Isaac Odell. Shows Birth place as Washington County, Tennessee
- WikiTree profile Odell-406 created through the import of Alexander Family Tree.ged on Jul 16, 2012 by Rod Alexander. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rod and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isaac by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isaac by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Thomas Odell
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #367611
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~6.25%
Thomas Odell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T647724 [compare], yourDNAportal THO74ba61a1, FTDNA kit #367611
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Categories: Washington County, Tennessee | Coles County, Illinois
On most other documents he lists his birthplace as Eastern Tennessee. Washington County is in Eastern Tennessee, as is Cocke County. But nowhere is there any evidence that he ever listed Cocke County as his birthplace.
"Another quote: "pg 122...The three O'Dell families that ventured into the territory before it was known as Cocke Co TN were Samuel (who married Elizabeth Job), Isaac (married Abigail Mansfield) and later moved to Ray Co MO, and Benjamin (who married Mary McKay)."
"In 1778, Caleb O'Dell and his son, Isaac, sold their land on Passage Creek and he removed to Brush Creek in Washington, Greene Co., Tennessee, of which Cocke County was then a part."