Odus Dean Blakely

Rev Stephen H. Blakely
(1832-1900)

Mary Ann Buckner
(1830-1907)

Jesse Benton Bynum
(1840-1906)

Sarah Jayne Phillips
(1841-1926)

James Allison Blakely
(1854-1941)

Martha Ellen Bynum
(1869-1936)

Odus Dean Blakely
(1908-1957)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dorothy Orez Odom

Lambert Blakely

Odus Dean Blakely ¹ ² ³

Born: 23 Feb 1908, Alabama, United States ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Dorothy Orez Odom
Died: 10 Aug 1957, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States at age 49 ⁴ ⁵
Buried: Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Alabama, United States ⁴ ⁶

General Notes:

Odus's WWII Army enlistment record showed that he had a grammar school education. His civilian occupation was farm hand, general farm. He was single, without dependents.

Additional Information:

• Military Service: Pvt, US Army, Company C, 87 Armored Division, Recon. Bn.: World War II. ⁴ ⁷ ⁸

Odus married Dorothy Orez Odom. (Dorothy Orez Odom was born on 8 Aug 1922,⁵ died on 3 Dec 2000 ⁵ and was buried in Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Alabama, United States ⁹.)

1 1910 United States Federal Census, Hoods, Blount, Alabama; Roll T624_2; Page: 18A and 18B; ED: 20; Image: 1107 and 1108. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1920 United States Federal Census, Hardwick, Blount, Alabama; Roll T625_3; Page: 6B; ED: 10; Image: 883. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1930 United States Federal Census, Daileys, Blount, Alabama; Roll 4; Page: 6A; ED: 39; Image: 583.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Inez Bynum Reid and June Murphree Taylor, compilers, A History of Lebanon Methodist Church, 1866-1988 (Lebanon United Methodist Church Official Board).

7 U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1942; Enlistment City: Fort McPhers on, Atlanta, Georgia. Repository: Ancestry.com.

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