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Odell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: o-DEL [key]
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English. A woad is a herb used for dying.

Source: Behind the Name, the etymology and history of first names
http://www.behindthename.com

Jones
English and Welsh: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
John
English, Welsh, German, etc.: ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yo?hanan ?UtJehovah has favored (me with a son)?Uu or ?Utmay Jehovah favor (this child)?Uu. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Si?aon, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish S?aean; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese Jo?aao; Greek Ioannes (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Si?aon rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.) It is used as a given name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. has come to be used as a surname among families from southern India.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
about Odell Jones
Name: Odell Jones
Date of Birth: 17 May 1944
Gender: Male
Birth County: Harrison
Father's name: J C Jones
Mother's name: Corealue Wilcox
Roll Number: 1944_0006

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Odell Jones
Name: Odell Jones
Death Date: 2 Jun 1999
Death County: Dallas

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

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Odell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: o-DEL [key]
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hil l"in Old English. A woad is a herb used for dying.

Source: Behind the Name, the etymology and history of first names
http://www.behindthename.com

Jones
English and Welsh: patronymic from the Middle English personal nameJon( e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southernce ntral England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognatea nd like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanksan d Hodges 1988).
John
English, Welsh, German, etc.: ultimately from the Hebrew personal namey o?hanan ?UtJehovah has favored (me with a son)?Uu or ?Utmay Jehovah favor(thi s child)?Uu. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) asJoha nnes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout theChris tian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor ofChr ist, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, aswel l as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of thenam e. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other Europeanla nguages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Si?aon, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; IrishS?ae an; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; ItalianGiova nni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese Jo?aao; Greek Ioannes(vernac ular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames bothfrom the w estern Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan.There were a n umber of different forms of the name in Middle English,including Jan(e) , a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (seeJones); and Han( n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle Englishfeminine versions o f this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these wereindistinguishable f rom masculine forms. The distinction on grounds ofgender between John a nd Joan was not firmly established in English untilthe 17th century. It w as even later that Jean and Jane were specializedas specifically femini ne names in English; bearers of these surnames andtheir derivatives are m ore likely to derive them from a male ancestorthan a female. As a surna me in the British Isles, John is particularlyfrequent in Wales, where i t is a late formation representing Welsh Si?aonrather than the older form I euan (which gave rise to the surname Evan).As an American family name t his form has absorbed various cognates fromcontinental European languag es. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)It is used as a given name a mong Christians in India, and in the U.S. hascome to be used as a surna me among families from southern India.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN0-19- 508137-4

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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
about Odell Jones
Name: Odell Jones
Date of Birth: 17 May 1944
Gender: Male
Birth County: Harrison
Father's name: J C Jones
Mother's name: Corealue Wilcox
Roll Number: 1944_0006

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, U T,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Service s.Microfiche.

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Odell Jones
Name: Odell Jones
Death Date: 2 Jun 1999
Death County: Dallas

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, U T,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Depart mentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDe partment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

Family/Spouse: Living Tune. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living Jones
2. Living Jones