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John Wesley Odell 1789–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Odell

Mother: Grace Austin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Greenleaf Odell

In 1789, John Wesley Odell entered the world in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Odell And Grace Austin. John Wesley Odell had children including Greenleaf Norton Odell. John Wesley Odell passed away in 1874 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1789, John Wesley Odell entered the world in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Odell And Grace Austin.
  • John Wesley Odell had children including Greenleaf Norton Odell.
  • John Wesley Odell passed away in 1874 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Odell's Ancestors

Self
John Odell
1789–1874
Birth Place: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Odell
1752–1827
Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Grace Austin
1757–1835
Wales, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James (O'Dell Odell 7GG) (Mom)
1726–1763
Prince George's County, Maryland
Martha Prather
1730–1790
Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Samuel Austin
1710–1763
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Martha Prather
1730–1790
Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Odell
1691–1763
Margaret Beall
1694–1755
John Prather
1705–1763
Elizabeth Nuthall
1710–1776
Emigrant AUSTIN
1668–1745
Elizabeth Kinsley
1688–1727
John Prather
1705–1763
Elizabeth Nuthall
1710–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1655–1722
Sarah Ridley
1667–1727
James Beall
1652–1725
Sarah Pearce
1677–1761
Thomas Prater
1673–1712
Martha Sprigg
1677–1742
John Nuthall
1665–1714
Eleanor Sprigg
1669–1727
Thomas Austin
1610–1688
Joan Lavers
1617–1663
Thomas Prater
1673–1712
Martha Sprigg
1677–1742
John Nuthall
1665–1714
Eleanor Sprigg
1669–1727

John Odell's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Odell (1789–1874)
  1. 1. Greenleaf (Norton) Odell 1829–1878
    1. 1. Lillian (Eleanor) Odell 1865–1919
      1. 1. Lucile Smith 1893–1919
        1. 1. Janet Perry 1918–1957
      2. 2. Ralph (Leftwich) Smith 1887–1968
        1. 1. Margaret (Tomlinson) Smith 1915–2008

John Odell's Timeline

4 Records

1789
19 July 1789
Birth of John Wesley Odell in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
1789
1789
Birth of John Wesley Odell
None
1874
25 July 1874
Age 85
Death of John Wesley Odell in Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
1874
1874
Age 85
Death of John Wesley Odell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1789
    Event Place: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1874
    Event Place: Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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