Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph O'Dell was born on 3 January 1851, in Ray, Missouri, United States, his father, George O'Dell, was 26 and his mother, Cynthia Ann Titus, was 20. He married Mary Elizabeth Siegel on 18 February 1877, in Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fishing River Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. He died on 15 January 1918, at the age of 67.
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- Joseph Odell in household of Ann Odell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mr Joseph Odell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Joseph Odell in household of Geo Odell, "United States Census, 1860"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Odell, a place in Bedfordshire, which derives from Old English wād ‘woad’ (a plant collected for the blue dye that could be obtained from it) + hyll ‘hill’. The spelling O'Dell is not Irish, but a creation by folk etymology, found first among English migrants to Limerick. Compare Waddell . — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau does not distinguish between the surnames O'Dell and Odell .
Altered form of Swedish Odell , as if of Irish origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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