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Odin, IL - History
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Welcome to the Odin Home page. The Odin Home page provides as much information as possible on Odin. Knowing Odin’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Odin’s Home page, you will also find Odin’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Odin has a population of 999. 46.4% of Odin’s inhabitants are Male, and 53.6 are female. 46.9% of Odin is married and 78.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $78,515, and the average rent is $654. Household median income in Odin is $36,113, and the individual median income is $19,311. Odin’s Ethnic is the following: White(99.1%), Multiple(0.9%).
Odin originally was settled chiefly by Scandinavians. The village was named after Odin, a god in Germanic mythology.The Territory of Illinois was separated from that of Indiana in 1809. The newly appointed governor for this territory was Ninian Edwards, and the seat of government established at Kaskaskia.
By an act of Congress in April 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state with Shadrach Bond the first governor. Marion County was organized on January 24, 1823, and named for General Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War. Odin Township originally had the villages of Odin and Sandoval within its boundaries, however, in 1896 it was divided into Odin and Sandoval, Illinois townships. The hundredth anniversary of the village dates from the time the Illinois Central Railroad secured land grants in order to build the railroad from Chicago to Cairo.
The land not needed for the railroad bed was later sold to interested farmers for eight to twelve dollars per acre. Payments could be made over a period of several years. Thomas Deadmond, a Virginian, was Odin Township's first settler. He arrived in the timber in the southern part in 1827. The season was well advanced.
He erected a shed-home with the roof slanted toward the North and the south wall left open. a log fire afforded warmth and a cooking area. Mr. Deadmond entered eighty acres in section 28 in January 1837. Silas Barr came to the township in 1829. Two years later he entered the first tract of land in section 27.
Soon his brother James N. Barr came from Tennessee. This was the father of Oliver Barr and grandfather of Hobart Barr. Samuel McClelland settled in 1830 near Silas Barr. Three brothers by the name of Wilburn settled here at an early date. James Adams, Thomas Pigg and John Hill were early settlers and were respected for their honesty. All the farms in this locality were for many years confined to the timber but Bluford Deadmond ventured out into the prairie and selected a farm site near the center of the township. Early settlers in the northern part of the township were G.
L. Chitwood, John Davidson, John Puleston, John Vaugh and Silas Hurd. The village is sixty-five miles from St. Louis, 244 miles from Chicago and situated at the crossing of the two railroads; Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad and Illinois Central Railroad. It was incorporated as a town in 1865 and was placed under village organization in 1874.
Its liveliest times were during the civil war when it possessed a record for robbers, gamblers, blacklegs and people of which could not be excelled. Since the civil war these people faded away and the town filled with a better class of people. ONE HUNDRED YEARS: in 1960, Odin had 1,000 inhabitants, five churches and one or more soon to be built.
A well graded public school, a public library association. She had a brick and tile factory and was democratic by a small majority as is also Marion County. Several clubs were in town; Odin Lodge no 503, Odin Women's Relief Corps, American Legion Auxiliary, Old Maids Convention, Odin Fancy Work Club, Odin Dramatic Club, Odin Junior Women's Club, Odin PTA, Odin Woman's Garden Club, The Odin Fire Department Early business establishments included A.
M Woodward General Store; J. M. Dace Confectionery; S. D. Phillips Drug Store; Hurd and Harroun Implement Shop; E. E. Hudson Paint Store; Eccles Brothers Bakery, E. A. Parks Jewelry Story; C. F. Krodell General Store; Scott Davidson Livery and Grains; C. O. Stanford Clothier; Wilson Dace Jeweler; Lewis Print Shop and Odin Newspaper; Barber Shops of Walter Turner and Charles Arrowsmith; Odin Bank with W.
H. Farthing cashier; Tot's Hat Shop; T. H. McClelland Real Estate and Insurance; the Virginia, Moddy and Kellar Hotels. The blacksmith shop operated by Henry Soulon. B. C. Holsapple opened a blacksmith shop in 1909; C E Sloan open the lumber yard. Post office was established in 1861. SCHOOLS: The first regular school house built of logs stood near the McClelland graveyard.
Odin School was held in the Smith Hall at one time for extra room, another time in the Schumaker Building, then later about 1898 or 1899 extra rooms were in the Presbyterian Church which stood a block west of the main school, still later in the wooden frame building across the street to the west. The average wage paid to teachers was $12.00 per month.
In 1880 the average wage paid to male teachers was $37.15 and female teachers was $26.32 per month. Barr School 1834 located southeast corner of section 22 near Silas Barr's place The teacher was Peter Welburn. Brick School 1856 two miles north of Odin. In 1920 the building was torn down and replaced with a new frame building.
At one time there were 70 kids enrolled and the teacher salary of $25.00 per month was paid. Rankin School in 1884 was deeded from Hamlin family and Ella Phillips was paid $30 a month in 1909 and $35 a month in 1915. Margaret Robinson made $60 per month in 1919 and Gladys McClelland was paid $75 a month in 1920.
The price for teaching went to $80 in 1931 with Eunice Tinkler hired. Mary Hawley in 1940 and Virginia Scott in 1942 were paid $90 per month. 1952 the school was purchased by Ben Young and pupils were transported to other schools. Lakeview School (not sure what lake) was built in 1893 Forest Park School, later called Love School was built in 1892 Matthew school - 1896Some school rules: No swearing on school grounds, no whispering and mind the teacher in all things.
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