William Thomas Oder (1878 - 1957)

Ancestors

Biography

William Thomas Oder was born on 10 Jun 1878 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, son of William Alexander Oder and Mary Catherine (Conrad) Oder.^[1] His parents had a previous son named William T. Oder (1874-1877).^[2]

In the 1880 census William Odor (age 2) was the son of Alexander Odor (33, farmer) and Mary C. Odor (23) in the household of Alex's father Barnett Odor in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison County.^[3]

In the 1900 census William T. Odor (age 22) was the single son of Elexander Odor (52, farmer) in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison County.^[4]

In the 1910 census William T. Oder (age 31, farm laborer) was the single son of William A Oder (62, widowed, farmer) in Township 12, Kern, California, United States.^[5]

William Thomas Oder registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was a mechanic, described as of medium height and build with red hair and brown eyes.^[6]

In the 1920 census William T. Oder (age 41, house builder) was a single roomer in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County.^[7]

William Thomas Oder (43, mechanic) married Frances Pearl Masteller (32, born in Iowa, teacher) in Los Angeles County, California on 31 Dec 1921.^[8]

In the 1930 census William T. Oder (age 51, mechanic) was the married head of household in Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750) with his wife Frances P. Oder (32).^[9]

In the 1940 census William Oder (age 61, mechanic) was the married head of household in Los Angeles with his wife Frances Oder (51).^[10]

William died on 24 Jun 1957 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California aged 79. He was buried in the Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.^[1][11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
   citing Record number: 0;
   FamilySearch Record: QRCG-S76Z (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C37Q-QH9F Image number 02607
   William Thomas Oder death 24 Jun 1957 (age 79), son of Alexander Oder & Katherine Conrad, husband of Frances P Oder, in California, United States.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #125766981 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   Memorial page for William T Odor (16 May 1874-29 Dec 1877), citing Baird Cemetery, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Clinton Slayton (contributor 46632769).
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MCCP-FDG (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-LQ7 Image number 00481
   William Odor (2), single grandchild, in household of Barnett Odor (67) in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 34; FHL microfilm: 1240525; Record number: 36512;
   FamilySearch Record: 66VF-3CMC (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SF3-6P5 Image number 00749
   William T Odor (22), single son, in household of Elexander Odor (53) in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 23A, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 78; FHL microfilm 1,374,091.
   FamilySearch Record: MV2M-KNP (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJN-3PG Image number 01335
   William T Oder (31), single son, in household of William A Oder (62) in Township 12, Kern, California, United States. Born in Kentucky.
6. ↑ Military draft registration: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; FHL microfilm: 1530900;
   FamilySearch Record: KZVN-7CK (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-91SL-977K Image number 05380
   Name: William Thomas Oder; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Los Angeles, California, United States; Birth Date: 10 Jun 1878; Birth Place: ,United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
7. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 107; Line: 86; FHL microfilm: 1820107; Record number: 51414;
   FamilySearch Record: MHQV-J2J (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6D-P2 Image number 01064
   William T Oder (41), single roomer, in household of William T Oder (41) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
8. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K88M-VZ8 : 9 March 2021), William Thomas Oder and Frances Pearl Masteller, 31 Dec 1921; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,275. FamilySearch Record: K88M-VZ8 accessed 17 Jul 2022.
9. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 721, sheet 13A, line 31, family 346, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 163; FHL microfilm 2,339,898.
   FamilySearch Record: XC8Z-Y92 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4J-74F Image number 00905
   William T Oder (51), married head of household in Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750), Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Kentucky.
10. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 38;
    FamilySearch Record: K9ZH-JL7 (accessed 11 September 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-FB8
    William Oder (61), married head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #126618263 (accessed 11 September 2022)
    Memorial page for William Thomas Odor (11 Jun 1878-24 Jun 1957), citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007).