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Virginia Rose Johnson O'Dell

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Birth	:	30 Dec 1919 Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	14 Sep 1947 Garden County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Coordinate	:	38.8877260, -77.0472940
Description	:	Daughter of Oscar C Johnson and Harriet "Hattie" E (Wells) Johnson. Sibling: Glenn L Johnson, half-siblings; Lila and Cornelius Dean Johnson. Wife of George Melvin O'Dell, mother of infant son; John Melvin O'Dell. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 Name: Virginia Rose Johnson Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 30 Dec 1919 Birth Place: Denver, Colorado Baptism Date: 6 Jan 1920 Baptism Place: Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Church: Augustana Lutheran Church Father: Oscar Johnson of Chappell, NE. Mother: Hattie Johnson Virginia R Johnson married George M O'Dell... Read More	Daughter of Oscar C Johnson and Harriet "Hattie" E (Wells) Johnson. Sibling: Glenn L Johnson, half-siblings; Lila and Cornelius Dean Johnson. Wife of George Melvin O'Dell, mother of infant son; John Melvin O'Dell. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 Name: Virginia Rose Johnson Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 30 Dec 1919 Birth Place: Denver, Colorado Baptism Date: 6 Jan 1920 Baptism Place: Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Church: Augustana Lutheran Church Father: Oscar Johnson of Chappell, NE. Mother: Hattie Johnson Virginia R Johnson married George M O'Dell in 1938 in Arthur Co., NE (Nebraska marriage record # 241). They were on the 1940 census in Lisco, Garden, NE., living with his parents. She and her young son, died as a result of a fire in the house. Nebraska death index - cert # 9087, her son's # 9086. "Melvin (as he was called) had left to work in the field early that morning. Later, Virginia was cold in the house, so she tried to start a fire in the heating stove. It didn't start right away and she thinking the fire had gone out poured some fuel oil on the papers in the stove. It exploded catching her and the infant son, standing beside her, on fire. Virginia tried to put the fire out on her son, but he was very badly burned. She, too, had severe burns over most of her body. She put her son in the car and drove to field where Melvin was working. As she approached the field she continued to honk the horn in the car. Melvin knew there must be something wrong and came to the car. All rescue attempts to save both Virginia and the son were in vein and they died later that day. The son was only 18 (15) months old. They were both buried together in one coffin.

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Where is Virginia Rose Johnson O'Dell's memorial?
Virginia Rose Johnson O'Dell's memorial is located at: National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
When did Virginia Rose Johnson O'Dell death?
Virginia Rose Johnson O'Dell death on 14 Sep 1947 in Garden County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 38.8877260
Longitude: -77.0472940

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George Melvin O'Dell

(1912 - 1999)

Children

John Melvin O'Dell

(1946 - 1947)

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