Benjamin Francis Odell (1805–1881) • FamilySearch

Benjamin Francis Odell

1805–1881 (Age 76)
Cocke, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Benjamin Francis

When Benjamin Francis Odell was born in 1805, in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, his father, Caleb O'Dell, was 24 and his mother, Rachel Clevenger, was 27. He married Rachael Cleavenger on 29 February 1828. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died in 1881, at the age of 76.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Benjamin Francis Odell

1805–1881

Rachael Cleavenger

1806–1880

Marriage: 29 February 1828

Odell

1828–

Odell

1831–

Odell

1835–

Rhuhama O'Dell

1848–1884

Spouse & Children

Benjamin Francis Odell

Male1805–1881Male

Rachael Cleavenger
Female1806–1880Female

MARRIAGE
29 February 1828

children

(4)

Female1828–Female

Male1831–Male

Female1835–Female

Female1848–1884Female

Parents & Siblings

Caleb O'Dell
Male1781–1864Male
Rachel Clevenger
Female1778–1827Female

siblings

(24)

Nehemiah Odell

Male1798–1872Male

John Odell

Male1798–1866Male

Rhoda Thizziah O'Dell

Female1800–1837Female

Deborah O'Dell

Female1800–1857Female

Edwin O'Dell

Male1802–1886Male

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World Events (8)

1808

Age 3

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

Age 7

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 20

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Odell

Benjamin

Francis

English:1. habitational name from a place in Bedfordshire, also called Woodhill, from Old English wād ‘woad’ (a plant collected for the blue dye that could be obtained from it) + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Waddell . 2. ( O’Dell ) of the same origin as 1, but altered by folk etymology as if of Irish origin.

Possible Related Names

Waddell

Odle

Sources (3)

Francis Adell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
Francis Odell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
Francis Odell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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