HUGH G. ODNEAL,
farmer, was born on the 24th of January, 1837, and is a native of
Moniteau county, Missouri. His parents were Valentine and Daisy
(Gilbreath) Odneal, both originally from Tennessee, the former born
February 5, 1812, and the latter December 25, 1815. They emigrated
with their parents to Missouri at an early day, and subsequently,
August 14, 1834, were married. The result of this union was eight
children, as follows: William J., born August 21, 1835, died
December 22, 1862, having been killed at Tipton by Federal troops ;
Thomas B., born April 15, 1840, died in 1873, in Texas; John W.,
born January 25, 1842, married Miss Wilmerth I. Yarnyard, who
dying soon afterward, he again married. Miss Alice Barnes, of Texas,
becoming his wife; James Mason, born April 2, 1844; George C,
born September 22, 1846, married Miss Jane Harris ; Nancy J., born
July 17, 1850, married Arsenus Foster ; Madora R., born January 25,
1852, wife of Thomas Hanners, and Hugh G. The latter, the second
child in the family, married Miss Narcissa Jeffress, of Cooper county,
and they had one child, Valentine J. L., born December 22, 1860,
died Angus* 16, 1876. Mrs. Odueal died November 22, 1862. On
December 21, 1865, Mr. O. married Miss Martha J. Devasher, of
Cooper county. They are the parents of three sons and one daughter :
Daniel M., born May 21, 1865 ; Jefferson D., born August 8, 1866 ;
Nancy R., born April 28, 1873; and Thomas M., born April 14,
1879. Mr. Odneal's farm of 160 acres, in section 5, of this town-
ship, is a fine one and he is cultivating it in an excellent manner,
fully in keeping with the character of the man.
John R