Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2026 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== USGenNet Data Repository Notice: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ============================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ============================================================================= Detroit Free Press Thursday, 3 March, 1881 Judge DAVID D. O'DELL Drops Dead Special Dispatch to The Detroit Free Press St. Clair, March 2 - Judge DAVID D. O'DELL, a highly respected and prominent citizen of this city, dropped dead in Millikin's drug store this afternoon at half past 5. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace here for eighteen years, and held the same office at Marine City for ten years before coming here. He has also held the office of Collector of Customs of this port for fourteen years. He was a very prominent Free Mason. He was 73 years of age and his death was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. ===============================================================================