William Veal Odom

Othela Ann Fowler

William Lester Odom (1893-1972)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Ora Alice Roe Billie B. Odom Lola Maude Odom+ William Lester Odom 1 2 3 4 Born: 2 Feb 1893, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas 5 6 7 Marriage (1): Ora Alice Roe about 1912 Died: 6 Mar 1972, , Wichita County, Texas at age 79 5 6 8 Buried: Quanah Memorial Cemetery, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas 6    Cause of his death was terminal pneumonia, cancer of liver with cerebral metastasis.6   General Notes: Lester's parents were William Veal Odom and Othela (or Ophialia) Ann Fowler. His father was born in Texas, his mother in Mississippi. At the time of the 1900 census, the family lived in Johnson County, Texas, where his father farmed. His siblings were Etna, Hubbard, and Burns. The family was listed in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, in 1910. Lester and his brothers were farm laborers on the home farm. When Lester registered for the WWI draft on 5 Jun 1917, he was farming for his father in law, J. A. Roe, on the Charley Sothern farm. He had a wife and a child but did not claim an exemption. They lived in Grandview, Johnson County, Texas. At the time of the 1920 census, he was a farm laborer in Hale County, Texas. At the time of the 1930 census, Lester was shown as a general farmer in Hale County, Texas. He rented his home. Social Security had his last residence as Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas. He lived 1 mile northwest of Quanah.   Additional Information: • Death Certificate Image: here. William married Ora Alice Roe, daughter of James Albert Roe and Hannah E. Newby, about 1912. (Ora Alice Roe was born on 6 Apr 1895 in Texas 9 10 and died on 25 Apr 1982 in , Wichita County, Texas 8 10.)

1 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Johnson, Texas; Roll T623_1649; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 58. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1910 United States Federal Census, Alvardo, Johnson, Texas; Roll T624_1569; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 502. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Hale, Texas; Roll T625_1808; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 300. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 4, Hale, Texas; Roll 2339; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 997.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 466-60-8523; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1955. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 24058.

7 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Johnson County, Texas; Roll 1953883; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas; Roll T623_1649; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 61. Repository: Ancestry.com.

10 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 453-17-2696; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1973. Repository: Ancestry.com.