Balus ODELL
Funeral 29 Dec 1857
White County History p. 655, Cemetery search by Marie Leu 27 Nov 1973.
with Co. "C" 3rd U.S.Artillery
Funeral 8 feb 1846
White County History, Cemetery search 27 Nov 1973, GS book 977.396 v25b Marriage records of White County Illinois 1816-1840, Hunsinger Bible and family records, Letters from Mary Smith 31 Dec 1961, Harriet Vaught 17 Jan 1962, and Loren Harris, obituary of John Haegele.
Funeral held 16 jun 1844
FTM shows she md a James C. Colbert
Margaret's obit which says b. 1846 & md. 1872 Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, (1847-1939) Odell bible
He married Elizabeth B. Carter 1836 at Wayne, Illinois . Elizabeth B. Carter was born at Kentucky 9 Jun 1817 .
They were the parents of 13
children:
John R. Odell
born 20 Apr 1837.
Sarah Ann Odell
born 12 Apr 1838.
Joseph D. Odell
born 11 May 1839.
Elizabeth C. Odell
born 6 Jan 1841.
Nancy Ellen Odell
born 5 Apr 1842.
James A. Odell
born 2 May 1843.
Emmaline Odell
born 18 Sep 1844.
Mary J. Odell
born 3 Aug 1846.
Margaret Odell
born 23 Dec 1847.
Eliza Odell
born 9 Mar 1849.
William Henry Odell
born 30 Nov 1850.
Balus C. Odell
born 30 Dec 1853.
George Washington Odell
born 14 Oct 1852.
Elizabeth B. Carter died 12 May 1857 at Wayne, Illinois .