Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . on the farm with hisparents until he reached the age of twenty-twoyears, attending the public school when opportu-nity offered. He then married and carried onfarming until he was thirty years old, when hecame to Macomb, and was there engaged fortwo years in the butchering business. This hesold cut and in the spring of 1889, establishedhimself in the livery, feed and sale business,on the corner of Washington and South Ran-dolph Streets, where he built a new house andbarn. At times he had partners, and January1, 1902, William Miles was taken into partner
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . on the farm with hisparents until he reached the age of twenty-twoyears, attending the public school when opportu-nity offered. He then married and carried onfarming until he was thirty years old, when hecame to Macomb, and was there engaged fortwo years in the butchering business. This hesold cut and in the spring of 1889, establishedhimself in the livery, feed and sale business,on the corner of Washington and South Ran-dolph Streets, where he built a new house andbarn. At times he had partners, and January1, 1902, William Miles was taken into partner-ship with him. He sold out his interest to January 2, 1903, and retired from activebusiness. He had fine road horses, when deal-ing in such stock, and when conducting thelivery business, kept the best of vehicles andhorses. Mr. Odenweller was united in marriagewith Martha E. Ellis, who was born and at-tended school in Macomb. They have one child,Walter born October 31, 1886. Mrs. Oden-wellers parents, John G. and Susan Mary. -^ iju!-^^^ HISTORY OF Mcdonough couxty. 971 (Breckenridge) Ellis, were born, respectively,in Franklin, InJ., and Pennsylvania. Herpaternal grandfather, James Ellis, was a nativeof Kentucky, as was also her grandfather onthe n-Others side, James Breckenridge. Thelatters wife, Sarah Eliza McKee, was born inIndiana. Grandfather Breckenridge was aPresbyterian minister in that State. Grandfa-ther Ellis was a Captain of Mississippi Riverboats for a number of years. John G. Ellis,Mrs. Odenwellers father, was engaged in thedrug business in Indiana, also for fiveyears, in Macomb. He died in 1SC2. Political-ly, Mr. Odenweller is a Republican, served threeterms as School Director of Industry Township,has represented the Third Ward of Macomb inthe City Council, was elected Mayor of MacombIn l??7. and to the same office for a secondterm in 1893. The religious connection of is with the Christian Church, andfraternally, he is affiliated w
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