Mary Alice Bond was born c Aug. 1851 at Arkansas. She was the daughter of
George W. Bond and
Elizabeth (Unknown). Mary Alice Bond married
John Washington Odneal, son of
Valentine S. Odneal and
Dicey Gilbreath, c 1871.
Mary Alice Bond and
John Washington Odneal appeared on the census of 5. Jun. 1880 at Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
Mary Alice Bond and
John Washington Odneal appeared on the census of 7. Jun. 1900 at Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; 10 children, 8 living. In the census on 7. Jun. 1900 Mary Alice Bond was named Alice Bond. She died on 18. Mar. 1924 at Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
Sherman Daily Democrat March 18, 1924
Pioneer Sherman Woman Dies Early Tuesday Morning.
Mrs. Mary Alice Odneal, widow of the late John W. Odneal, and a resident of Sherman since 1853, died at the family home at 422 East Odneal Street about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning at the age of 72 years. Mrs. Odneal, who was known and loved by friends throughout Sherman, was a member of one of the earliest families locating in Sherman and her years of residence here dated back to within a few years of the founding of the city. The daughter of George and Elizabeth Bond, she came with her parents when they removed from Arkansas in 1852 to what is now Sherman. Mr. Bond acquired, and for many years farmed lands on which much of the business part of Sherman is built.
Mrs. Odneal was married about 1872 to John W. Odneal, a member of another pioneer family of Sherman, owning adjoining property to that of her parents. Mr. Odneal died in Sherman in 1912. Eight children born of the union survive. They are H. L. Odneal, Los Angeles, CA; R. C. Odneal Valley View; Mrs. R. L. Loving, Dallas; Mrs. R. T. Hanna, Sherman; C. L. Odneal, Sherman; H. T. Odneal Fort Stockton; E. L. Odneal, Sherman; Mrs. F. E. Keith, Sherman. She is also survived by one brother, Burl Bond, of California. Two sisters, Mrs. M. J. Carruthers of Sherman and Mrs. J. F. Herndon of Los Angeles, CA have died within the past 15 months.