JOHN 'Jack' ODLE son of SAMUEL ODLE and NANCY DALTON was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Overton Co., TN. He died on 21 Jan 1913 in Meridian, Bosque Co., TX. He was buried in Poston-Odle Cem., Near Valley Mills, Bosque Co., TX.

John married LUCINDA ELIZABETH REEDER daughter of Noah REEDER and Dorcas G BLAIR in 1842 in Washington Co., AR. Lucinda was born on 25 Jul 1825 in or near Cincinnati, Washington Co., AR. She died on 25 Oct 1890 in Bosque Co., TX. She was buried in Poston-Odle Cem., Near Valley Mills, Bosque Co., TX.

They had the following children:

Alford Chandler ODLE (1844-1929)
Nancy Tabitha ODLE (1846-1924)
MATILDA ELIZABETH ODLE (1848-1927)
Mary Jane ODLE (1850-1879)
Margaret E ODLE (1853-1853)
Martha Melvina ODLE (1855-1941)
John Samuel ODLE (1857-1928)
William Briggs ODLE (1859-1943)
Jeremiah Webster ODLE (1860-1942)
Hugh Carter ODLE (1862-1946)
Frances Lucinda ODLE (1864-1921)
Annie Bell ODLE (1866-1866)
Infant Son ODLE (1866-1866)
Silas ODLE (1868-1868)

OBITUARY
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Meridian Tribune Abt 21 Jan 1913
GRANDPA ODLE
DIED TUESDAY
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH FOR THE PAST FORTY YEARS OR MORE.
WAS NEARLY 89 YEARS OLD
He Was in the Famous Dove Creek Fight Near San Angelo Between the Whites and Indians

John (Jack) Odle died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martha Adams, in this city Tuesday morning, January 21, 1913, at 10:20 o'clock at the age of 89 years, 7 months and 9 days. He was the son of SAMUEL ODLE & NANCY DALTON. He had been in bad health for about 44 years, but on account of a strong constitution, successfully withstood his affliction and lived to a ripe old age.
Religious services were held at the home Wednesday morning by Revs. G. F. Winfield and W. B. Wilson, after which the remains were taken to Valley Mills on the 10:46 train and from there conveyed to deceased's old home on Hog Creek, where the funeral services were held, conducted by his old friend and former pastor, Rev. R. H. Castleman, of McGregor, who was assisted by Rev. A. J. Mann, of McGregor, pastor of the C. P. Church at Meridian. The casket was covered with beautiful floral designs, all of which spoke of peace, purity and immortality. The remains were laid away to rest in the family burying ground beside his wife who preceded him on May 10, 1890.
Grandpa Odle was born in Overton county, Tenn., June 12, 1824 and at about the age of 10 years moved to Arkansas with his parents. In 1842 he was united in marriage to MISS LUCINDA ELIZABETH REEDER in Washington county Arkansas, and the following year moved to Texas, locating in Fannin county where he lived one year, then moved to Jacksonville, Cherokee county, and resided until 1856 when he came to Bosque county and located on Hog Creek near Valley Mills. In 1887 he moved to Meridian where he resided until his death.
He and wife professed religion early in life and joined the M. E. Church, South, and remained in that church until they came to Bosque county, when they joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Rock Church, and in 1887 their membership was transferred to Meridian where it remained.
He was the father of thirteen children, three of whom died in infancy, and one daughter, Mary J., wife of W. E. Cureton, died at about the age of 29 years. He is survived by five sons and four daughters as follows: A. C. Odle, Mrs. W. C. Barnett, Mrs. J. W. Adams, Valley Mills; Mrs. S. Adams, John, Hugh and Jerry Odle, Meridian; W. B. Odle, Palestine, and Mrs. Tom Payne, Moody; also fifty-six grand-children and sixty one great grand-children besides a great number of other relatives.
Deceased was a member of Totten's Company of Rangers and had enough thrilling encounters with the Indians to fill a volume. He participated in the battle of Dove Creek near San Angelo, which was perhaps, one of the greatest pitched battles ever fought with the Indians in Texas, and it was fought in 1865, in the dead of winter, between a thousand or more Indian warriors armed with rifles and several hundred whites, principally Bosque county citizens similarly armed. He was also in the Confederate service and was stationed at Galveston.