Flora Dell Dean O'Dell

Brief Life History of Flora Dell Dean

When Flora Dell Dean O'Dell was born on 3 February 1875, in Clay, Missouri, United States, her father, Caleb O'Dell, was 32 and her mother, Manerva Catherine Gentrey, was 19. She married James Grant Weathington on 8 April 1891, in Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Fishing River Township, Clay, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 February 1952, in Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sunny Slope Cemetery, Richmond Township, Ray, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Grant Weathington
1868–1922
Flora Dell Dean O'Dell
1875–1952
Marriage: 8 April 1891
Ben Harrison Weathington
1892–1958
Marvin T. Weathington
1894–1895
Clarence O. Weathington
1896–1896
Vada Weathington
1897–1990
Mollie May Weathington
1901–1920
Emmet Weathington
1904–1904
Bertha Weathington
1905–1952
James William Weathington
1908–1966
Lucy Jane Weathington
1910–1933
George Edward Weathington
1920–1995

Sources (16)

  • Flora Brandis in household of James Brandis, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Flora Dell Weathington, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Flora Dell O'Dell Broadhurst, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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