John Edward Odell

Male8 May 1912–October 1996

Brief Life History of John Edward

When John Edward Odell was born on 8 May 1912, in Monte Rio, Sonoma, California, United States, his father, George Perry Odell, was 29 and his mother, Ina Larcom Berry, was 25. He married Martha Elton Anderson on 5 October 1940, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States. He lived in Judicial Township 1, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1920 and Sonoma, California, United States in 1930. He died in October 1996, in Forestville, Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States.

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John Edward Odell
1912–1996
Martha Elton Anderson
1922–1997
Marriage: 5 October 1940

Sources (8)

  • John E Odell in household of George P Odell, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Edward Odell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • John Edward Odell, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 October 1940Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    1913 · The Seventeenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Seventeenth Amendment allows the people of each state to elect their own Senators instead of having the state legislature assign them.

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 22

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    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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