Oder, A. Louis

1847 - 1917  (69 years)

• Name	Oder, A. Louis
  Birth	25 Jul 1847	Prussia, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 22 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 22, page 22b
  Reference Number	ODER.A001
  _FGRAVE	24057159
  Death	17 May 1917	Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Last Saturday afternoon, the remains of A. Louis Oder, who died at the sanitarium in Olney on Thursday were conveyed to this place where they were laid to rest by the side of his companion who preceded him a few years ago. (Clay City Advocate) The Olney Daily Mail, referring to Mr. Oder’s death, says he was one of the most widely known men in this section of Illinois, and that for years he was a leading stock-buyer through out all of this country. He was born in Prussia, Germany in 1847. His grandfather was a member of one of Napoleon’s selected regiments in Spain and Russia.. Later, the grandfather fought against Napoleon at Waterloo. The deceased’s father, Frederick Oder was a soldier of the Prussian army. Two sisters and a brother were left in Germany when he came to America in 1868. The brother, Carl Herman was killed while fighting for the Kaiser. Mr. Oder was survived by a son, Carl, of Fairfield and two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Curtwright and Mrs. Clara Haden. One of his daughters, wife of Delbert Holman, died in Louisville a few years ago. (The Southern Illinois Record, May 31, 1917)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Oder, A. Louis and Caroline Feldweg
  Person ID	I24594	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Feldweg, Caroline,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Germany d. 8 Nov 1914, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1868  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 3 months - She : 23 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Oder, Clara L.   2. Oder, Henrietta C. > 3. Oder, Selma M.,   b. 1872   d. 1902 (Age 30 years) + 4. Oder, Carl H.,   b. 1876, Illinois d. 19 May 1964 (Age 88 years)   5. Oder, Albert L.,   b. 1887   d. 1893 (Age 6 years)   6. Living
  Family ID	F8372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 17 May 1917 - Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6211] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Oder, A. Louis and Caroline Feldweg, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24057159), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16775] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 22, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00212?usePUB=true&_phsrc=ykd4&pId=29804197) (Reliability: 2). [S6212] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Oder, Caroline Feldweg, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24057169), none. (Reliability: 2).