GEORGE CONOVER ODNEAL
Flara Mae   Martha Jane   Thomas Aubra   George Conover    Nora Alice
Photo courtsey of T. A. Odneal.
    George Conover Odneal was born Sept 22, 1846 in Moniteau Co., MO. I believe he went by Conover. He attended the Felder public school and Prairie Home College.
    Although George was not yet 15 years old when the Civil War began, according to Confederate records, he was in the army from 1861 until the end. He was a private in Co. D of Shelby's Army serving in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Their is a good chance that he and his cousin William Jefferson were at the battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas in December of 1862.  It is likely George and William Jefferson knew the James Brothers and the Youngers before they became outlaws as they were a part of Quantrails Guerrilas, a support group for Shelby's Army.  He appears on a prisoner of War roll for Company's C, D & E of 9th Elliotts Regiment Missouri Volunteer Calavery. Confererate States Army, Commanded by Capt. Davenport surrendered at New Orleans, LA by Gen. E. K. Smith, C. S. A. to Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby U S Army, May 26, 1865 & paroled at Shreveport, LA June 14, 1865. Residence given as Cooper Co., MO. Conover had some narrow escapes, was severely wounded, and carried a piece of shell in his side for many years after the war before having it removed.
    After the Civil War he spent all his life in Cooper Co., North Moniteau Township, MO engaged in farming and stock raising. On Sept. 30, 1875 Conover married Martha Jane Harris. They had four children; John Porter died at age ten, the other children, Nora Alice, Flara Mae, and Thomas Aubra all married and had families. Conover's farm was located on the corner of what is now Hwy WW and Felder Rd. Conover died April 15, 1924 and Martha died Jan. 25, 1932, they are both buried in Harris Cemetery, located 2.5 miles South West of Prairie Home, MO on Hwy W.
    They had four children.

JOHN PORTER ODNEAL

    John was born Oct. 8, 1876 and died before his tenth birthday Sept. 6, 1886 near Prairie Home, MO.  He is buried at Harris Cemetery near Prairie Home, MO.

NORA ALICE ODNEAL

    Nora was born March 28, 1880 in Cooper Co., MO.  She married Charles George who was a farmer.  They had three children,

DORSEY RAYMOND GEORGE

HAROLD KELLY GEORGE

CHARLES TEAL GEORGE

    Charles died in 1910 and Nora married Lewis NELSON before 1917.  Lewis was also a farmer.  They had two children.

FLOYD NELSON

ALICE NELSON

FLARA MAE ODNEAL
Flara

    Flara was born Feb. 11, 1884 in Cooper Co., MO.  She married William (Bill) Christian SCHAAF.  Bill was a farmer and Flara was a homemaker.  She died Jan. 24, 1940 and Bill died Feb. 3, 1963.  They are both buried at Harris Cemetery near Prairie Home, MO.  They had five children.

LUCILLE MAE SCHAAF

WILLIAM FLOYD SCHAAF

CHARLES GEORGE SCHAAF

CURTIS ELROY SCHAAF

MARTHA ELIZABETH SCHAAF

THOMAS AUBRA ODNEAL

    Tom was born Nov. 6, 1888 near Prairie Home, MO.  He married Augusta (Gusty) Rose STRICTFADEN Sept. 14, 1914 in California, MO.  Tom was a farmer and Gusty was a homemaker.  Tom owned the farm his Uncle Hugh Gilbreath Odneal owned and it is still in the family currently owned by his son T A.  Tom died June 2, 1963 and Gusty Dec. 23, 1984.  They are both buried in Harris Cemetery near Prairie Home, MO.  They had two children.
 
 


EDNA MAE ODNEAL

THOMAS AUBRA (T A) ODNEAL Jr.