The Elusive Lucinda SMITH Part Two

This post is a continuation of my prior post concerning my paternal 2nd Great Grandmother, the Elusive Lucinda SMITH. You may find part one of this research project listed HERE.

When we last left off I was speaking about how there was a gentleman living in the household with Charles and his parents in 1879. The gentleman's name was Thomas ODELL. Since my last post, I have done some in-depth research on this Thomas ODELL. Let me start by saying that results of my recent DNA testing show that I am related to some folks who also have the name ODELL in their family surname lists. So I think that it quite possibly means that this Thomas ODELL was related to me in some way.

Thomas ODELL was born 15 March, 1848 in Walker County, Georgia. He was the son of Benjamin Joseph ODELL and Sarah Evaline LUTES.

Thomas ODELL first appears in Wayne County, MO in 1860, at the age of 10. He was living with his mother and siblings:

Eveline Odell	44
Albert Odell	19
Mary J Odell	17
Joseph Odell	15
Thomas Odell	10
George Odell	8
Franklin Odell	6
Elizabeth M Odell	5

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: St Francois, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: M653_660; Page: 604; Image: 43; Family History Library Film: 803660.

It appears his father died in 1854, likely in Georgia.  I have yet to locate a marriage record for Thomas but according to the 1900 Census he married one Sarah Anna WILSON in 1873. 

I have located the family on the 1880 Census. Thomas and his wife Sarah appear on the census along with two children: George W. ODELL age 5 and Willie A. ODELL age 3.

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Francis, Wayne, Missouri; Roll: 740; Family History Film: 1254740; Page: 239D; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 0685.

By the 1900 census the children have left home. Only Thomas and Sarah appear in the census in 1900.
At this point I believe that these ODELL connections bears a bit of further research on my part to see if there is some connection to Charles SMITH or his wife LUCINDA.

At this point I have not come up with anything significant that links the ODELL family to the SMITH family per say. However, I do know that Thomas ODELL`s mother was a LUTES and I do know that the LUTES family ties into the EADS family but without getting into my research notes I cannot remember exactly how at this point in time. I have made a mental note to research and see exactly what that connection is.

So, to sum it up, I am no closer at this point in time to figuring out just "Who" Grandmother Lucinda SMITH was. 

Thomas ODELL`s mother was Sarah Eveline LUTES. Sarah was the daughter of George Thomas LUTES and Mary M. BROWN. 

I will continue researching this and if I have anything new to add I will update with another post.