Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 59

GEORGE WASHINGTON ODELL, M. D.

Among the best known of Oregon's pioneers is Dr. George Washington Odell, who
has now passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey. He was born
October 3, 1838, in Carroll county, Indiana, and is a son of John and Sarah
(Holman) Odell, who are mentioned more at length in connection with the sketch
of his brother, William Holman Odell, on another page of this work.

George Washington Odell spent his youthful days in his native state, there
attended a private school and after the removal of the family to Oregon during
his youth he spent one year as a student in Willamette University. Later he
entered Santiam Academy at Lebanon, Oregon, and pursued his studies there for
two years. In 1862 he took up the study of medicine, devoting his time to
reading textbooks while teaching school at Lebanon. He thus qualified for the
onerous and responsible duties of the profession and in 1865 began practice. He
followed his profession for six years in Lebanon and in 1870 removed to Eugene
where he continued in active practice until the summer of 1879.

On the 5th of, January, 1870, Dr. Odell was married in Corvallis, Oregon, to
Miss May Biddle, a daughter of Dr. Biddle. Dr. Odell is a republican in his
political views, having supported the party since its organization. He has also
been a consistent member of the Masonic fraternity since 1868. Coming to the
northwest when the work of progress and civilization seemed scarcely begun in
this section of the country he has through the intervening years contributed in
large measure to the progress and upbuilding of Oregon and has ever been
numbered among its honored and valued citizens.



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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.