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ODELL (Soundex O340) — See also ADELL, BODELL, DELL, DOLE, DOODELL, EDELL, GOODELL, GOODELLE, HODELL, KNODELL, ODEL, ODLE, OLDE, PODELL, RODELL, UDELL, WOODELL.

  ODELL: See also Lewis R. Alderman — George Tobey Anthony — Ruth Frances Barnes — Odell Carl Barry — Clarence V. Beck — O'Dell Buck — Boyd Dotson — B. Odell Duncan — Odell H. Huffman — Richard O'Dell Hughes — Odell Z. Lamb — Odell Newburn — Major Robert Odell Owens — R. Odell Payne — Odell Sapp — Odell Shepard — Odell Smith — Harry O'Dell Williams — Odell Williamson
  Odell, A. W. — of Montrose, McCook County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1931-32; member of South Dakota state senate, 1937-40 (11th District 1937-38, 8th District 1939-40). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Abraham — of Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County, 1800-05, 1806-07, 1808-10. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Albert G. — of Clifton Springs, Ontario County, N.Y. Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Almon — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1859. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Arthur U. (b. 1868) — of Allegan, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan County, Mich., 1868. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42 (Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County 1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Ethel O'Brien.
  O'Dell, Barbara — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. Odell, Benjamin Barker, Sr. (1825-1916) — also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. — of Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New Windsor, Orange County, N.Y., September 25, 1825. Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856). Republican. Restaurant owner; ice business; Orange County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; mayor of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900. Christian Reformed. French and English ancestry. Died July 21, 1916 (age 90 years, 300 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856); married 1850 to Ophelia Bookstaver (1824-1902); father of Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. Odell, Benjamin Barker, Jr. (1854-1926) — also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. — of Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., January 14, 1854. Son of Ophelia (Bookstaver) Odell (1824-1902) and Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr.. Republican. President, Newburgh Electric Light Co.; treasurer, Central Hudson Steamboat Co.; president Orange County Traction Co.; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1884-96; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1895-99; New York Republican state chair, 1898-1900, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1924; Governor of New York, 1901-05; Presidential Elector for New York, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., May 9, 1926 (age 72 years, 115 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ophelia (Bookstaver) Odell (1824-1902) and Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr.; married, April 25, 1877, to Estell Crist (1855-1888); married 1891 to Linda (Crist) Traphagen (1858-1940; sister of first wife).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  Odell, Charles H. — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1873-79. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Collins — Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, D. W. — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex. Member of Texas state senate 10th District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, Dock L. — of Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Nicholas County Democratic Party, 1949-55. Still living as of 1955.
  Odell, Donald A. — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Odell, Forest — of Garden City, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944; candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, George E. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, Gloria — of Kansas. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  O'Dell, Gomer — of Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  O'Dell, Hiram — of Monroe County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Holmes See Nathaniel Holmes Odell
  O'Dell, Hugh — of Needles, San Bernardino County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Odell, Jacob — of Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County, 1810-12. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Jacob — of Westchester County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1853-54. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, James — of Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1835; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cass County, 1835-36, 1838. Interment at Birch Lake Cemetery, Calvin Township, Cass County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Emeline East.
  O'Dell, John — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
  Odell, John A. — of Sacramento County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 16th District, 1869-71. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, John C. — of Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C. Republican. Chair of Cherokee County Republican Party, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  O'Dell, John Ed — Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1939-43. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, John K. — of Monroe County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Joseph — of Indiana. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Katherine — Socialist. Candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  O'Dell, Kim — of Blair, Washington County, Neb. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Odell, Lyman — of Livingston County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Livingston County 1st District, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Mary Jane — Secretary of state of Iowa, 1980-83. Female. Still living as of 1983.
  Odell, Mike — Green. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Odell, Moses Fowler (1818-1866) — of New York. Born in New York, February 24, 1818. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 3rd District 1863-65). Died, of cancer, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 13, 1866 (age 48 years, 109 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah F. Vanderveer (1821-1898).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Odell, N. Holmes See Nathaniel Holmes Odell
  Odell, Nathaniel — of Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1841. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Nathaniel Holmes (1828-1904) — also known as N. Holmes Odell — of Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Greenburgh, Westchester County, N.Y., October 10, 1828. Democrat. Steamboat business; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1860-61; banker; Westchester County Treasurer, 1867-75; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1875-77; real estate business; postmaster. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y., October 30, 1904 (age 76 years, 20 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  O'Dell, Oscar M. — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Communist. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, R. J. — of Montrose, McCook County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1891-92, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, Randy — of Walled Lake, Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
  O'Dell, Richard Wayne — Independent American candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada 3rd District, 2002, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  O'Dell, Roger (born c.1954) — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born about 1954. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  O'Dell, Ruth Frances See Ruth Frances Barnes
  Odell, Rutledge I. — of Tomkins Cove, Rockland County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1909-10. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Samuel (b. 1881) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Shelby, Oceana County, Mich., August 30, 1881. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1913-16; Michigan state treasurer, 1917-19; resigned 1919. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Odell, Stanley F. — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1932, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, Sue — of Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  O'Dell, Ted — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004; chair of Marquette County Democratic Party, 2007. Still living as of 2007.
  O'Dell, Thomas (b. 1831) — of Williamsville, Cass County, Mich. Born in 1831. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cass County 2nd District, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, Tim — of Blair, Washington County, Neb. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Odell, W. M. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1917-19. Burial location unknown.
  O'Dell, William — of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  Odell, Mrs. Wilmot — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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