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Civil War Veteran Odren Among Five Generation Family Group
Independence news recounts the Odren Crooks Davis clan, a five generation line led by Joseph Orrep Odren, a Civil War veteran who helped capture Jefferson Davis. Odren, born in Detroit 1852, served in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry and guarded Davis on transfer to Fortress Monroe. His descendants include A B Crooks, Mrs. A B Crooks, B E Davis, and Harry E Davis, with family ties tracing through Grundy and Wayne counties to Independence.
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