Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameGalen Oderkirk Will
Birth25 Dec 1887, Chester, Meigs, OH351,157,1,2
Death31 Mar 1950, Pomeroy, Meigs, OH157,1,2
Burial2 Apr 1950, Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH157,1,2
FatherDavid Will (1831-1913)
MotherElecta Margaret Radford (1842-1923)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH: 25-Dec-1887 Chester, Meigs, OH births351, Galen Odokirk Will, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6LH-CVL
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: 31-Mar-1950 Pomeroy, Meigs, OH deaths157,785,923, Galen O. Will, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXM9-JFW
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,867, G. Oderkirk Will, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125209079
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Galen Oderkirk Will, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LL9T-QDK
!CENSUS: 05-Jun-1900 Chester, Meigs, OH, 50/50, Galen O. Will
!CENSUS: 19-Apr-1910 Chester, Meigs, OH, 35/35, Oderkirk G. Will
!MARRIAGE: 28-Apr-1910 "The Leader", Pomeroy, Meigs, OH, vol. XVI, no. 18, permit to wed for Glen O. Well, 22, Pomeroy and Elva Newell, 21, Long Bottom
!REFERENCE: 1913 obituary for father David Will, G. O. Will
!REFERENCE: 14-Feb-1915 Meigs, OH deaths157 for son Emile Alton Will, G. O. Will
!REFERENCE: 1917 Meigs, OH WWI draft registration card, Galen Oderkirk Will
!CENSUS: 12-Jan-1920 Chester, Meigs, OH, 83/85861, Galen Oderkirk Will
!REFERENCE: 06-Aug-1923 Meigs, OH will probate for mother Electa Will, G. O. Will
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1930 Rutland, Meigs, OH, 104/105, G. O. Will
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1935 211 Side Hill Road, Rutland, Meigs, OH879, Galen O. Will
!REFERENCE: 29-Jul-1936 Rutland, Meigs, OH deaths, 46817924, for wife Elva Violet Will, G. O. Will
!CENSUS: 19-Apr-1940 211 Side Hill Road, Rutland, Meigs, OH879, Galen O. Will
!OCCUPATION: Teacher
!REFERENCE: 1947 Rutland High School, Meigs County, Ohio, yearbook (faculty page)
!REFERENCE: 1950 obituary for Galen Oderkirk Will
!REFERENCE: 05-Apr-2004 obituary for son Norman C. Will877, Galen Oderkirk Will
!REFERENCE: 27-Jun-2008 obituary for son Galen C. Will881, Galen Oderkirk Will
!NOTE: Did Oderkirk have an Aunt Lucinda? P. L. Will remembered an Aunt Lucinda.
Spouses
Birth12 Dec 1888, Long Bottom, Meigs, OH157,1,2
Death29 Jul 1936, Rutland, Meigs, OH157,1,2
Burial31 Jul 1936, Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH157,1,2
FatherJohn Place Newell (1853-1919)
MotherElizabeth Fleak (1853-1936)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: 29-Jul-1936 Rutland, Meigs, OH deaths157,785,924, Elva Violet Will
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,867, Elva V. Will, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125209165
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Elva Violet Newell, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/L28Z-3R4
!CENSUS: 22-Jun-1900 Chester, Meigs, OH, 221/223, Elva Newell, born Dec-1888
!REFERENCE: 1903 Keno, Meigs, OH school picture866
!MARRIAGE: 28-Apr-1910 "The Leader", Pomeroy, Meigs, OH, vol. XVI, no. 18, permit to wed for Glen O. Well, 22, Pomeroy and Elva Newell, 21, Long Bottom
!CENSUS: 06-May-1910 Chester, Meigs, OH 190/191, Elva V. Newell
!REFERENCE: 14-Feb-1915 Meigs, OH deaths157 for son Emile Alton Will, Elva Newell
!REFERENCE: 1919 obituary for father John P. Newell, Mrs. G. O. Will
!CENSUS: 12-Jan-1920 Chester, Meigs, OH, 83/85861, Elva V. Will
!CENSUS: 10-Apr-1930 Rutland, Meigs, OH, 104/105, Elva Will
!REFERENCE: 1936 obituary for mother Mrs. John P. Newell, Elva Will
!REFERENCE: 1949 obituary for brother Ezra Parker Newell, Elva
!REFERENCE: 05-Apr-2004 obituary for son Norman C. Will877m Elva V. Will
!REFERENCE: 27-Jun-2008 obituary for son Galen C. Will881, Elva Will
!REFERENCE: 2018 WikiTree302, Elva Violet Newell Will, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newell-1420
Marriage10 Apr 1910, Meigs, OH
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 28-Apr-1910 "The Leader", Pomeroy, Meigs, OH, vol. XVI, no. 18, permit to wed for Glen O. Well, 22, Pomeroy and Elva Newell, 21, Long Bottom
ChildrenEmile Alton (1911-1915)
 Norman Clyde (1913-2004)
 P. L. (1915-1994)
 Orville Oderkirk (1917-2012)
 Ruth Margaret (1919-1999)
 Alta Mae (1923-2013)
 Galen Charles (1927-2008)
Birth6 Jan 1887, Dexter, Meigs, OH157,42,1,2
Death16 Feb 1975, Rutland, Meigs, OH157,42,1,2
Burial18 Feb 1975, Robison Cemetery, Meigs, OH1,2
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH: 16-Sep-1975 Meigs, OH deaths157, 012792, Mary D. Will, widowed
!BIRTH-DEATH: US Social Security Death Index42, Mary Will
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Robison Cemetery, Meigs, OH1, Mary Dulany Will, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80541119
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Mary Elva McCumber, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/GWZZ-BXR
!CENSUS: 1900 Salem, Meigs, OH, Mary E. McCumber, parents John C. McCumber and Orfele J. McCumber
!MARRIAGE: 30-May-1909 Meigs, OH marriages122, Charles Dulany and Mary McCumber, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ2H-HZK
!BIRTH: 13-Feb-1910 OH births351, 1910013142, for daughter, Hattie M. Dulany, McCumben
!CENSUS: 18-Apr-1910 Dexter Village Road, Salem, Meigs, OH, 33/33, Mary E. Dulaney, married 0 years, 1 child 0 living
!BIRTH: 19-Sep-1911 OH births351, 1911101432, for son Claude F. Dulany, McCumber
!CENSUS: 27-Feb-1920 Dexter and Middleport Road, Salem, Meigs, OH, 68/68, Mary Duelaney, widowed
!CENSUS: 20-Apr-1930 Salem, Meigs, OH, 216/219, Mary Dulaney, widowed
!RESIDENCE: 01-Apr-1935 Meigs, OH879
!CENSUS: 19-Apr-1940 211 Side Hill Road, Rutland, Meigs, OH879, Mary Will
!RESIDENCE: 1975 Rutland, Meigs, OH 4577542,157, Mary Will, Mary D. WIll
!DEATH-BURIAL: 18-Feb-1975 Walker Funeral Home, Rutland, OH funeral notice, Mary Dulany Will
!REFERENCE: Feb-1975 obituary, "MARY DULANY WILL DIED SUNDAY. Rutland - Mary Dulany Will, Rutland died Sunday at 12:15 a.m. shortly after being admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital. In ill health four years, she was born Jan 06 1887, at Dexter, the daughter of the late John and Orpha Robinson McCumber. she was married to Charles B. Dulany, who died in 1918, and re-married in 1938 to G.O. Will who died in 1950. She was a telephone operator approximately 30 years. Mrs. Will is survived by one son, Claude Delany, Mt Vernon and four step-sons, Norman Will, Rutland, Lee Will, charleston, Kirk Will, Yakima, Wash., and Glenn Will columbus; two daughters, Mrs Maude Selman, Houston, Texas, and Mrs Frank (Alice) Young, Rutland; two step-daughters Mrs Richard (Ruth) Smith, and Mrs Keith (Alta) Castorph, both of Columbus; 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs Will was also preceded in death by two sons, two daughters and a brother. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Harrisonville Chapter 255 OES, and Rebekah Lodge of Dester. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Walker Funeral Home with the Rev Everett G. Delaney officiating. Burial will be at the Robinson Cemetery near Dexter. Friends may call at the funeral home any time until time of services."
!REFERENCE: 11-Jul-2001 Gallia, OH deaths157, 055121, for daughter Alice M. Young, McCumber
!REFERENCE: 12-Jul-2001 Athens Messenger obituary for daughter Alice Young, Mary McCumber Delaney Will
!REFERENCE: 05-Apr-2004 obituary for step-son Norman C. Will877
!REFERENCE: 2004, Mary McCumber, parents John McCumber and Orpha Robinson, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/mccumber/225/
Marriage26 Jun 1938
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