Odrach was born in Misiatichy, outside of Pinsk, Belarus, to an impoverished noble  family ("shliahta").

 
 The youngest of several children, Odrach was extremely devoted to his mother.
An unruly child, at the age of nine he was sent by Polish authorities who then controlled the area to a reform school for boys in Vilnius.
His parents were never informed of his whereabouts and did not learn what had happened to him until years later.
After serving his time, doing odd renovation jobs around town at the age of eighteen, Odrach enrolled in the Stefan Batory University (now Vilnius University), where he went on to earn a degree in ancient history and philosophy.

The family coat of arms depicts Hippocentaurus, and the family name dates back to the 16th century, when Grand Duchy of Lithuania was powerful.
The Sholomitsky estate was located in a village Sholomichy, near Mysiatichy and Pinsk.

It is likely that T. Odrach was baptized in the Church of Saint Paraskeva in Misiatichy, which was founded in the 18th century.
The polesian local word "odrach" means "meadows near the Styr river, to Misiatichy".
Odrach was born in Misiatichy, outside of Pinsk, Belarus, to an impoverished noble  family ("shliahta"). 
 
 The youngest of several children, Odrach was extremely devoted to his mother. An unruly child, at the age of nine he was sent by Polish authorities who then controlled the area to a reform school for boys in Vilnius. His parents were never informed of his whereabouts and did not learn what had happened to him until years later. After serving his time, doing odd renovation jobs around town at the age of eighteen, Odrach enrolled in the Stefan Batory University (now Vilnius University), where he went on to earn a degree in ancient history and philosophy.
The family coat of arms depicts Hippocentaurus, and the family name dates back to the 16th century, when Grand Duchy of Lithuania was powerful. The Sholomitsky estate was located in a village Sholomichy, near Mysiatichy and Pinsk.
It is likely that T. Odrach was baptized in the Church of Saint Paraskeva in Misiatichy, which was founded in the 18th century. The polesian local word "odrach" means "meadows near the Styr river, to Misiatichy".
Theodore Odrach