Mary Elizabeth Lanham

1893 - 1932  (39 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Lanham
  Born	16 Sep 1893	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Dec 1932  [2]
  Person ID	I68874	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Abraham McClellen Lanham,   b. 5 Jan 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1935, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Milam,   b. 18 May 1867, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1937, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1884  [2]
  Notes	1900 Union, Jackson, WV # 68 all WVWVWV Lanham, Aby M 1/1864 m 17y Mary E 5/1867 m 17y 10-8 children James W son 5/1884 Biddie G da 4/1887 Benjamin O son 4/1889 Phillip S son 1/1891 Mary E da 1/1893 Ledius M son 3/1895 George R son 4/1897 Charley U son 4/1900
  Family ID	F18383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orion Grafton O'dell,   b. 17 Sep 1896, Clay County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1974, Handley, Kanawha Co, WV  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1917	Clay County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 23 Sep 1917 Place: Bentree, Clay County Orion O'Dell 21 Clay, Clay Mary Lanham 22 Clay, Clay informant TB O'Dell 1920 Jefferson, Nicholas, WV # 252-251 all WVWVWV Odell, Orion 23 Mary 25 Marie da 9 1930 Falls, Fayette, WV 128-130 Odell, Orion 37 m age 26 Mary 35 md age 24 Danbury, Marie da 18 m age 14 John sil 24 md age 20 Odell, Madeline da 9 Alonzo son 8 Thomas son 5 Elizabeth da 2 Ledona da 1/12 From Linda Smith: I never even knew my grandmothers name, my dad was only 7 years old when she died, his dad Orion remarried to Mary Magdeline Perry in 1935 and after that his children were not allowed to have a photo of her nor know their Lanham grandpartents. She kicked my uncle Alonzo out of the house when he was only 12 or 13 years old, he then went from relative to relative to have somewhere to live. He was 10 years old when their mother died and had a very good memory of her and he wanted pictures of her. He wanted to talk about her to the 2 youngest so that they would know about her, etc. The first summer he was exiled from his home, he lived with his paternal grandmother, Lucy Rider O'Dell. As a result of all this no photos survive of my grandmother.
  Children	1. Marie O'dell,   b. 1910, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Madeline O'dell,   b. CA 1920, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1971  (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Alonzo O'dell,   b. CA 1922, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1972  (Age ~ 50 years)   4. Thomas O'dell,   b. CA 1925, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1991  (Age ~ 66 years)   5. Lucy Elizabeth O'dell   6. Ledona O'dell,   b. 1930, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1932  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F18385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S677] Linda Smith.