West Virginia Pioneers

Lucy Elizabeth O'dell



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  • Gender Female 
    Notes 
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.
    Person ID I69004  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2009 

    Father Orion Grafton O'dell,   b. 17 Sep 1896, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1974, Handley, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Lanham,   b. 16 Sep 1893, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1932  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1917  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    • Marriage Record
      Date: 23 Sep 1917
      Place: Bentree, Clay County
      Orion O'Dell 21 Clay, Clay
      Mary Lanham 22 Clay, Clay
      informant TB O'Dell

      1920 Jefferson, Nicholas, WV # 252-251 all WVWVWV
      Odell, Orion 23
      Mary 25
      Marie da 9

      1930 Falls, Fayette, WV 128-130
      Odell, Orion 37 m age 26
      Mary 35 md age 24
      Danbury, Marie da 18 m age 14
      John sil 24 md age 20
      Odell, Madeline da 9
      Alonzo son 8
      Thomas son 5
      Elizabeth da 2
      Ledona da 1/12

      From Linda Smith:
      I never even knew my grandmothers name, my dad was only 7 years old when she died, his dad Orion remarried to Mary Magdeline Perry in 1935 and after that his children were not allowed to have a photo of her nor know their Lanham grandpartents. She kicked my uncle Alonzo out of the house when he was only 12 or 13 years old, he then went from relative to relative to have somewhere to live. He was 10 years old when their mother died and had a very good memory of her and he wanted pictures of her. He wanted to talk about her to the 2 youngest so that they would know about her, etc. The first summer he was exiled from his home, he lived with his paternal grandmother, Lucy Rider O'Dell. As a result of all this no photos survive of my grandmother.
    Family ID F18385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S677] Linda Smith.