Lt Colonel James J Odell

1827 - 1877  (50 years)

• Name	James J Odell
  Prefix	Lt Colonel
  Birth	2 Jun 1827	Sullivan Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D0EC888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000E069
  Death	17 Sep 1877	Sullivan Co, TN
  Burial	Pemberton Cem, Sullivan Co, TN
  Person ID	I7583	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Daniel Odell,   b. 20 Oct 1795, TN d. 29 Dec 1879, Sullivan Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Frances George,   b. 3 Aug 1799, Sullivan Co, TN d. 31 Jul 1858, Sullivan Co, TN (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1824/1826	Sullivan Co, TN
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanette S Tate,   b. 2 Aug 1823, Grainger Co, TN d. 29 Jun 1909, Sullivan Co, TN (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1850	Grainger Co, TN
  Children	1. Mary Virginia Odell,   b. Feb 1853, Sullivan Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Sullivan Co, TN (Age > 48 years)   2. Frances George Odell,   b. 1855/1856, Sullivan Co, TN   3. Tennessee E Odell,   b. Aug 1858, Sullivan Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Sullivan Co, TN (Age > 43 years)   4. David A Odell,   b. 3 Mar 1865, Sullivan Co, TN d. 14 Jun 1868, Sullivan Co, TN (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F4746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1830 Sullivan Co, TN pg 315 w/Daniel Odell age 0-4 (1825/30); !CENSUS:1840 Sullivan Co, TN pg 106 w/David Odell age 10-14 (1825/30); !CENSUS:1850 Sullivan Co, TN 1st Division # 979 Odle Daniel 56 M W Farmer 4800. TN Odle Frances 52 F W TN Odle William 23 M W Farmer TN Odle James 22 M W Farmer TN Odle Thomas 21 M W Farmer TN Odle Ezekiel 16 M W Farmer TN Odle Andrew 15 M W TN Odle Elizabeth 6 F W TN !CENSUS:1860 Sullivan Co, TN District 1 # 1199/1199 James J. ODELL, 33 TN Jane, 35 Mary, 7 Frances, 4 Tennessee E. 2; !CIVIL WAR:Company A, Sullivan Co, TN James J. ODELL, a farmer with $4,700 personal property before the war, had been Captain, Company K and Lietuenant Colonel, 26th Tennessee Infantry, CSA. Captured at Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862, after being slightly wounded in the arm the day before, he was imprisoned at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, until released for exchange July 31, 1862. CSR, RG109, NA; (From WAG, Volume 19, No 1, 1990 pg 26); !CIVIL WAR (Ancestry.com) James J. Odell, CSA, Company K. 26 Tennessee Infantry, In: Captain, Out: Lieutenant Colonel; !CENSUS:1870 Sullivan Co, TN Civil Dist No. 1 pg 373 # 4/4 James J. Odell, 43 Farmer TN Jane L., 44, Keeping House Mary V., 17 Frances G., 14 Tennessee E., 13; !TOMBSTONE:Sullivan Co, TN Pemberton Cem "Col. James J. O'DELL 2 Jun 1827 - 17 Sep 1877, Jeanette TATE, wife of Col. James J. O'DELL 2 Aug 1823 - 29 Jun 1909";