Samuel W Odell (abt. 1837 - 1921)

Born about Nov 1837 in Belmont Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bealor) Odell — married 1 Jul 1860 in Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1921 at about age 83 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

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Biography

Samuel Odell was born in November 1837 in Belmont Co., Ohio. He is the son of Stephen Odell and Eleanor Price.

1850 census -- Kirkwood Twnp, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA

Stephen Odill, age 47, male, , farmer, $2000 real estate, born Connecticut; Elenor Odill, age 47, female, , no occupation, born Maryland, cannot read or write; Johnathan, Odill, age 23, male, , farmer, born Ohio, attended school; Ruth Odill, age 20, female, , no occupation, born Ohio, attended school; Jane Odill, age 18, female, , no occupation, born Ohio, attended school; Cordelia Odill, age 15, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Samuel Odill, age 13, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Benjamin Odill, age 11, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Elenor Odill, age 8, female, born Ohio; George Odill, age 6, male, , born Ohio; Mary Odill, age 4, female, , born Ohio^[1]

1860 census -- Zuma Twnp, Rock Island County, Illinois

Saml W Odell, age 22, male, , farm laborer, $800 real estate, $200 personal property, born Ohio; Elizabeth Odell, age 18, female, , wife, no occupation, born Ohio (married within the year)^[2]

He married Elizabeth Bealor 1 July 1860 in Rock Island Co., Illinois.^[3]

During the Civil War, he served with Company I of the 88th Illinois Infantry.^[4][5][6]

1870 census -- Canoe Creek Twnp, Rock Island County, Illinois

Saml Odell, age 30, male, white, farmer, $1000 personal property, born Ohio; Elizabeth Odell, age 28, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio; Harriet Odell, age 8, female, white, born Illinois, attends school; Celestia Odell, age 4, female, white, born Illinois; Ida Odell, age 2, female, white, born Illinois^[7]

1880 census -- Rawlins Co., Kansas, USA

SW Odell, white, male, age 42, head, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Connecticut, mother born Maryland; Elisabeth Odell, white, female, age 37, wife, married, housekeeper, born Ohio, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Harriet Odell, white, female, age 18, daughter, single, cook, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; CM Odell, white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ida E Odell, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Lucinda Odell, white, female, age 10, daughter, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cannot read or write; Grace Odell, white, female, age 9/12 (Aug), daughter, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.^[8]

1885 Kansas Census -- Quindaro Twnp, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

SW Odell, age 47, male, white, married, farmer, born Ohio, came from Iowa; Elisabeth Odell, age 44, female, white, married, born Ohio, came from Iowa; CM Odell, age 18, female, white, single, born Illinois, came from Iowa; Ida E Odell, age 17, female, white, single, born Illinois, came from Iowa; Mettie L Odell, age 15, female, white, single, born Illinois, came from Iowa; Gracie W Odell, age 6, female,white, single, born Kansas, came from Iowa.^[9]

1895 Kansas Census -- Quindaro Twnp, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

SW Odell, age 57, male, white, born Ohio, came from Iowa, farmer, served Illinois I 88 military; Elisabeth Odell, age 53, female, white, born Ohio, came from Iowa, housekeeper; CM Odell, age 27, female, white, born Illinois, came from Iowa, housekeeper; MC Odell, age 23, female, white, born Illinois, came from Iowa, housekeeper; GW Odell, age 15, female, white, born Kansas, came from Kansas; Maudy Odell, age 6, female, white, born Kansas, came from Kansas^[10]

1900 census -- Lancaster Twnp., Atchison Co., Kansas, USA

Samuel ODell, head, white, male, born Nov 1837, age 62, married 38 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, rent farm; Elizabeth ODell, wife, white, female, born Apr 1842, age 58, married 38 years, 9 children/5 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Lucinda ODell, daughter, white, female, born Jan 1869, age 31, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Maud Odell, daughter, white, female, born Mar 1889, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[11]

1905 Kansas Census -- Quindaro Twnp, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

SW Odell, rent farm, age 66, male, white, born Ohio, came from Illinois, farmer; LM Odell, age 34, female, white, born Illinois, came from Illinois, housekeeper; Grace Drake, age 25, female, white, born Kansas, , housekeeper; Elsie Drake, age 5, female, white, born Kansas; Elvia Drake, age 3, female, white, born in Kansas.^[12]

1910 census -- Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Grace Drake, head, white, female, age 30, widow, 2 children / 2 living, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, packer cracker factory, own mortgaged house; Elsie Drake, daughter, white, female, age 13, single, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, attended school; Elba Drake, daughter, white, female, age 9, single, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, attended school; Samuel W O'Dell, father, white, male, age 72, widow, born Ohio, father born Connecticut, mother born Virginia, gardener; Metta L O'Dell, sister, white, female, age 37, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, housekeeper private family^[13]

1915 Kansas census -- Quindaro Twnp, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Mrs GW Drake, own, age 36, white, female, born Kansas; SW Odell, age 77, white, male, born Ohio, came from Iowa; Elsey Drake age 17, white, female, born Kansas^[14]

1920 census -- Quindaro Twnp., Wyandotte Co., Kansas, USA

Samuel Odell, head, own mortgaged house, male, white, age 82, widow, born Ohio, father born Connecticut, mother born Maryland, no occupation; Lucinda Odell, daughter, female, white, age 39, widow, born Kansas, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, packer ___ ____ candy; Elvicen Odell, granddaughter, female, white, age 18, single, attended school, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas; Grace Drake, daughter, female, white, age 40, widow, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laundress, laundry.^[15]

He died 6 February 1921 in Kansas City, Kansas. He is buried in Griffith Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSR-54M : Tue Oct 03 12:05:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Stephen Odill and Elenor Odill, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHJ-26F : Wed Oct 04 00:13:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Saml W Odell and Elizabeth Odell, 1860.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLV-QV6 : Sat Dec 02 03:07:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel W. Odell and Elizabeth Bealor, 01 Jul 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9PS-HMR : 24 August 2021), Samuel Odell, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2L-9L5 : Wed Nov 01 17:53:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel W Odell, 1907-1933.
6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4VS-3PK : 24 March 2016), Samuel W. Odell, 1909.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H1-Q6P : Thu Oct 05 14:10:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Saml Odell and Elizabeth Odell, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5N-J8N : Tue Oct 03 00:14:44 UTC 2023), Entry for L. W. Odell and Elisabeth Odell, 1880.
9. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_146; Line: 5
10. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8V-V33W : Fri Oct 06 18:47:12 UTC 2023), Entry for S W Odell and Elizebath Odell, 1895.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTM-R4Q : Thu Oct 05 19:34:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel O'Dell and Elizabeth O'Dell, 1900.
12. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1905", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8L-38XT : Tue Oct 03 03:02:20 UTC 2023), Entry for W S Odell, 1905.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZP-Y6H : Fri Oct 06 05:44:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Grace Drake and Elsie Drake, 1910.
14. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-VKS5 : Fri Oct 06 03:01:26 UTC 2023), Entry for G W Drake and S W Odel, 1915.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXT-R62 : Fri Dec 08 01:43:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Samuel Odell and Lucinda Odell, 1920.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7013379/samuel-wadsworth-o'dell: accessed 28 January 2024), memorial page for Corp Samuel Wadsworth O'Dell (Nov 1837–6 Feb 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #7013379, citing Griffith Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by D.E. Keith (contributor 46629586).