ODLE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== ODLE, John - b: 1835 Franklin Co, IN source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 686 residence: Fields Creek Twp John Odle, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Franklin County, Indiana, March 6, 1835, being the son of John and Dorothy (Pertra) Odle. He was the youngest of a family of nine children. When about three years old his parents removed to Ray County, where he was reared to manhood on a farm, receiving his education in the common schools. He followed farming in that county until 1860, when he came to Henry County, and here he has since resided, giving his attention to agricultural pursuits. His farm contains 120 acres of well improved land. He has held the offices of school director and road overseer. September 3, 1857, Mr. Odle married Miss Jeanette M. Wiggins, who died June 5, 1869, leaving four children: Calvin, Annie, James W. and John H. January 16, 1870, he married Mary J. Martin. They have six children: Emilo, Frank, Ralph, Lee, Grove and Kilby. Mr. Odle is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================