last update 8-30-2008

Thanks to Jimmy Ray Odom, my Odom ancestors can be traced from William Odom
Sr 1582 down to where I have done my own tracing at Malachi Odom b 1771 
on down to my own birth and that of my two childen and my two grand children
as follows (beginning chart with Malachi but detailed listing with William):


								  William, Sr
							        William, Jr
							      Richard Odean Odom
							    Jacob
						          Abraham, Sr
						    	Abraham, Jr
						      Jacob
                                                          
                                                        
                                                  /-Malachi Odom
                                           /
my mother-Linnie A Avery                 /-John Odom
           1905-                        /       \-Mary Russell
              |              /-Wm Auston Odom
              |             /           \-Mary Copeland
               \           /                               /-Alexander McKenzie
                 \        /                         /-Daniel McKenzie
                  \Maggie Odom             /-Wm J McKenzie   \Mary Rogers Lewis
                          \               /         \        /Jonathon B Lewis
                           \             /           \-Sarah Lewis
                            \-Mary Jane McKenzie             \-Eliza Lewis Magee
                                         \-Cassandra Tullos


WILLIAM ODOM, Sr			
------------------------	-----------------------
b ca 1582
m
d ca 1621
				---Children
			---->	William Odom, Jr b abt 1610 Ireland, 
				d abtFeb 1661 or 1662, Norfolk, Va


WILLIAM ODOM, JR
------------------------
b abt 1610 Ireland
m
d abt Feb 1661/1662
				---Children
				Richard Odom, b abt 1644 Norfolk, Va
					d 1728 Chowan Cty, NC
				William Odom, b abt 1630 Norfold, d abt 1700va
				Ellen Odom, b abt 1630 Norfolk, d abt 1700 va
				John Odom


RICHARD Odean ODOM
-----------------------
B ABT 1644 Norfolk, Va
m
d 1728, Chowan Cty, NC
				---Children
				Ann Odom
				Elizabeth Odom
				Jane Odom
				Sarah Odom
				Richard Odom, b abt 1682
				John Odom, b 1684, d 1741 Albermarle
					Precent, Va
			---->	Jacob Odom, b abt 1685, Nansemond Cty, Va
					d 1736 Bertie or Chowan Cty, NC
				Abraham Odom b abt 1686, d 1737
				Aaron Odom, b abt 16877 d 1737, Edgecobme
					County, NC




JACOB ODOM			SUSANNAH (unknown)
----------------------		________________________
b abt 1685 Nansemond Cty, Va 	b 1685
m
d 1736 Bertie or Chowan Cty, Nc	d unknown

				---Children
			---->	Abraham Odom sr b 1705 Chowan Ct, NC
					d 1771 Granfville Cty SC
				Sarah Odom b abt 1707
				Richard Odom b abt 1708, d 1727
				Thomas Odom b abt 1709
				William Odom



ABRAHAM ODOM, SR
----------------------		___________________
b abt 1708			b
m
d 1727				d

				---Children
			---->	Abraham Odom, Jr b 1725


ABRAHAM ODOM, JR
----------------------		-------------------
b 1725
m
d

				---Children
			---->	Jacob Odom, b 1771, d 1845




JACOB ODOM			
----------------------		---------------------
b 1771
m
d 1845

				---Children
				Malachi Odom, b 1791, d 1850


(Thanks to Jimmy Ray Odom for all of the above data that was included
in the National Odom Assembly Newsletter of August 2008, along with
other descendants of different lines than mine)
	
		


MALACHI ODOM (my ggg g-f)        MARY RUSSELL ODOM  (my ggg g-m)
------------------------         -----------------------
b ca 1771 sc                     /b ca 1780
m CA 1794 prob Burke Cty Ga
d ca 1852 Tx                     /d ca
    (cherokee, cty)
                                ---Children
                                Benjamin Odom ca 1795 Burke Co Ga
                                Charles Ephraim Odom b 1797 Ga d 1868 Tx
                                William Odom b ca 1800 Burke Co Ga
             -------->>>        John Odom b 1802 Burke Co Ga
                                Randall Odom b 8-19-1804 Wash Co Ala
                                James Odom b 2-1806 Wash Co Ala
                                Eleanor Odom b 1-30-1810 Wash Co Ala
                                Margaret Elizabeth Odom ca 1811-1818 Ms
                                Delilah Odom 1811-1818 Ms
                                Simeon Odom 6-1819 Wayne Co, ms


Malachi Odom ca 1771 SC d ca 1852 Tx.  Family tradition says that he 
married ca 1794 Mary Russell b ca 1780.  Places of residence were Burke 
Co Ga, Washington Co Al, Wayne and Lauderdale Co ms prior to 1845 and 
Cherokee Co Texas from 1845 until 1852.  Both are said to have died in 
Texas.  He was alive for the 1850 census.



The 1830 census for Wayne County, Ms shows:

	Malachi Odom	males	10-20	1
				20-40	1
				40-60	1
			females	un 10	1
				10-20	3
				40-60	1

It would appear that some fo the children had left home by 1830 but that
one child had married, had a child and had moved back home.

Malachi and 2 of his sons, Randal and James, each sold land in Mississippi
on Feb 11, 1843.  They later moved to Cherokee County, Texas arriving
about January, 1846 at the Mt Comfort Community.  Randall and James appear
in the tax records in Cherokee County for 1846.



JOHN ODOM (my gg g-f)           Mary Copeland (Welsh) (my gg g-m)
-------------------             ---------------------------
b 1802 Burke Co Ga              / b ca 1811 Miss
m ca 1827
d 1836 Lauderdale, Ms           / d 

                                           ---Children ---
                                John E Odom b 1828 Ms, d Johnson Cty, Tx
                                Mary M Odom   b 1831 Ms
               ------->>>       William Auston Odom   b 10-4-1832 ms
                                Eleanor Odom b 1834
                                Elizabeth Odom b 1835

He was not very old when he died--having lived from 1802 to approx 1836.  
He was in bed with measles, but got out of bed to take corn fodder in a 
shower of rain and the effects  of the exposure killed him.  His wife, 
Mary, is listed as a widow in the census records of 1840.  Mary later 
married Trippe Pope and continued to live in Lauderdale, Ms. (Lauderdale
marriage records Book A, page 39, 25 Dec 1844)

Mary Copeland had a brother named Rip Copeland who fought in the 
Civil War. 


The 1830 census for John Odom shows 1 male under age 10 (which would be 
John E Odom).  In the 1840 census, Mary is listed as a widow in Lauderdale
County, Ms p 047.


WILLIAM AUSTON ODOM (my g g-f)        MARY JANE MCKENZIE (my g g-m)
--------------------                  ---------------------
b 10-4-1832- Lauderdale, Ms           /b 7-19-1842
m 5-2-1858
d 8-21-1881 (1887) Lincoln Par, la    / d  1916

                                           ---Children---

                                John Thomas Odom  10-7-1859
				J A cir 1866
                 ------------>>>Maggie Odom    12-1867 to 9-25-1955
                                Charley J Odom  10-1871 to
                                Jesse Martin Odom 9-26-1874 to 4-13-1930
                                    (buried at Ebenezer, La)
                                George Curtis   Odom b ca 1876
                                Mattie C Odom b ca 1878
                                William F. Odom    5-1881 to


The 1880 census for Lincoln Parish, La vol 7, ID 38, sheet 14, line 36
shows the following about this family:

	William A Odom	wm	47	MS	Farmer
	Mary J		wf	37	La	Keeps House
	John J		wm	20	La	Farm Labor
	Jeror A		wf	14	La
	Maggie D	wf	12	La	at home
	Charlie W	wm	10	La	at home
	Jesse M		wm	7	La	at home
	Georgi C	wm 	4	La
	Mattie C	wf	2	La
	William F	wm	1/12	La



It is said that Wm Auston Odom  worked as an overseer for P.O.Mason at
White Sulpher River from early 1860 to 1862, then he joined the 28th 
Regiment, Company G.  He later traded places with another soldier in 
Company I.  He arrived home from the Civil War on May 2, 1864.

It is said that his grave is located at the foot of the grave of Margret A. 
McKenzie at the New Hope Church in Lincoln Parish.  Her head stone says
born Oct 1, 1805, died Aug 5, 1877.  This site is north of Choudrant. 
However, there is no marker for his grave and I cannot verify that he 
is there.


        Mary Jane McKenzie was Scottish and Irish. She was
        less than 16 years old when she married. It is said that she died 
        of pneumoniain 1916.  I don't know where she is buried but the census 
        for 1900 ED 7 sheet 23 line 42 has her living with her son Charles J 
        in Catahoula Parish.   She could be buried there.
   

        William McKenzie (her father) was born on Aug 31, 1817 and died 
        Nov 7, 1905.
        Casander Tullos (her mother) was born on Dec 6, 1820 and died 
        March 12, 1880. They are both buried at Pleasant Grove cemetery just
        south of Choudrant, along with other family members.  It is said 
        that Cassie Tullos came from England with an uncle when she was 
        9 years old.

The above data was prepared in the past by Fannie Roseanna Gray.

FOR MORE DATA ON THE McKENZIE LINEAGE, SEE THE SEPARATE PAGE FOR THE McKenzie FAMILY

Although the 1900 census may not be accurate, it shows slightly 
different facts than above.  In 1900, Mary was age 57 and living in
Catahoula Parish with her son, Charley Odom.  It states that Mary
was born in Miss and that both of her parents were also born in Miss.

Further, John Thomas Odom was born in Oct, 1854, according to the 1900
census which indicates they married prior to 1858.  However, the 
census may be incorrect.  Other data shows that he was born on
Oct 7, 1859.  The 1900 census for Catahoula Parish shows the
following data:
                                               total   still
    name         b'dte        age    yrs marr  chldrn  living
  John Odom      Oct 1854      46    17           8     7      La  Ms Ms
  Allie          July 1865     34    17                        La  Ms Ms
  Auga           Apr 1864      16
  Austin         May 1886      14
  Minnie         July 1889     10
  Mary           Aug  1891     8
  Charley        June 1893     6
  Eunice         May  1896     4
  Clarence       Jul  1899   10/12



The 1900 census for Catahoula Parish, Sheet 23, line 42, shows the following 
data about Charley Odom, his mother Mary McKenzie and his brother, William 
Odom, all living together.

  Charley Odom   Oct 1871    28
  Mary (Mother)  July 1842   57
  William (Bro)  May 1881


The 1910 census shows Mary J Odom, mother in law, living with the family 
of Wm S Avery, age 66.  Wm S Avery is my G-f and is further reflected below.
The detail report of this 1910 census entry is in the Avery page.



Maggie Odom, Auston and Mary Jane's 2nd child, is my grandmother.  
Her data and line is as follows:


WILLIAM SIRUS AVERY (my g-f)     MARGARET DOLIA ODOM AVERY (my g-m)
-------------------------        ---------------------------
b 8-25-1871  Ebenzer, La        /b 12-21-1867
m 1892, Jackson Par, La
d 11-13-1943 Longview, Tex      /d 9-24-1955  Longview, Tex

                                           ---Children---
                                         W Oliver Avery
                                         Mammie J Avery Poole
                                         John Thomas Avery
                               -------->>Linnie A Avery Owen
                                         Tressie Murl Deason
                                                                           
                                                     
My mother is Linnie A Avery Owen.


LINNIE ANGIELINE AVERY OWEN (mom)     ARNOLD BROOX OWEN, SR (dad)
-------------------------              ---------------------------
b 3-25-1905 Curry, Winn Parish        /b 6-1-1907   Hico,La
m 2-14-1929 Goldonna, La
d     -----                         /  d 4-24-1961  Hico, la

                                 ---Children and Grandchildren--
                                 Arnold Broox Owen, Jr 1935
                                      Elizabeth Ann Owen Miller 59

           -----me------->>>     Marvin Edgar Owen  1941
                                      Kimberly Michele Owen 1970
					Nicholas Owen Chance 4-17-2004
					"Purple Leaf"  10-20-2008 "Projected"
                                      Stephen Michael Owen 1974     
                                                                  
 

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