O'Dell/Odle Cemetery - Henry Co. VA Location: Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia. Directions: From Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia, take Route 220 South. Turn East onto Route 87 to Eden, North Carolina. A very short distance after turning onto Route 87, turn left onto the Old Leaksville Road (that's the name on the street sign). Stay to the right and travel 1.4 miles and you'll see the cemetery on the left side of the road; it's about 100 yards off the road at the top of an open field (surrounded by a chain-link fense). The old home immediately preceeding the cemetery is one of the old O'Dell/Odle home places in Henry County. Description: The cemetery is well maintained. There are about 15-20 additional grave markers in the cemetery that have no type of identification. Most of these are probably Odle's. In the late 1800s, all Odles in Henry County, Virginia changed their name from Odle to O'Dell (there may be a few exceptions). As of Oct 2000, the reason for this name change remains a mystery. -------- Graves: C. Nathan O'Dell, 3/10/1901-6/19-1964 James O'Dell, 7/1/1867-10/2/1947 (husband of Lucy T. O'Dell) Lucy T. O'Dell, 11/5/1835-11/23/1947 (wife of James O'Dell) George W. O'Dell, 12/25/1827-5/29/1905 (George Washington O'Dell, Jr., husband of Elizabeth Frances "Lizzie" Miles (his 3rd wife)). Lizzie Frances O'Dell, 9/1/1849-10/17/1899 (Elizabeth Frances "Lizzie" Miles O'Dell, 3rd wife of George Washington O'Dell). George P. O'Dell, 3/1/1910-6/7/1971 Henry F. O'Dell, 5/14/1914-11/28/1969 Otis P. O'Dell, 5/25/1916-11/26/1954 George W. O'Dell, 6/5/1877-5/12/1929 (husband of Julia R. O'Dell, not the father of George W. O'Dell, Jr. and Lizzie Miles O'Dell.) Other C. O'Dell, 5/21/1901-12/21/1903 (pronoucned Oth-er) Virginia Odle, 5/10/1849-1/17/1885 Raymond T. O'Dell, 1/11/1891-5/15-1891 (son of James and Lucy O'Dell also in this cemetery). Daniel B. Odell, 2/29/1894-2/29/1894 William W. O'Dell, 3/16/1866-12/29/1908 (husband of Ida Burgess O'Dell) Ida B. O'Dell, 8/6/1873-5/28/1955 (Ida Burgess O'Dell, wife of William W. O'Dell) Samuel L. Thacker, 1/30/1895-12/1/1956 (husband of Margie O'Dell) Margie O'Dell, 11/23/1899-9/22/1978 (wife of Samuel L. Thacker, and daughter of William and Ida O'Dell). -------- Submitted By: James C. "Jim" Hankins **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************