Charles Ryland Scott Family

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James Odom

M, b. 1753, d. 16 June 1825

Parents

FatherMoses Abraham Odom (b. 1729, d. 12 May 1792)
MotherRachel Sessums (b. 1733, d. 20 March 1800)

Children with Rhoda Gibson (b. 1755, d. 2 December 1817)

DaughterElizabeth Odom+ (b. 14 May 1778, d. 24 February 1846)
DaughterSarah Odom+ (b. about 1785, d. 13 October 1857)
SonMoses Odom+ (b. 1785, d. 1838)
DaughterSally Odom (b. 1785, d. 13 October 1857)
DaughterMary Odom+ (b. 1785, d. 13 October 1857)
SonElijah Odom (b. 1793, d. 31 October 1869)
SonHarris H Odom (b. 15 May 1798, d. 28 December 1852)
Pedigree Chart
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Charles Ryland Scott Ancestors
Descendants of James Odom b. 1753
Indented - CRS
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott
7th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn
7th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott
7th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott
7th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott
7th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn
7th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Biography

AnecdoteRhoda Gibson's Father scalped by the Indians1
DNA Verified8 DNA matches through James Odom
Person SourceHe had person sources.2
Birth1753He was born in 1753 in South Carolina, United StatesBGO.2
Marriageabout 1775He and Rhoda Gibson were married about 1775.3
Residenceabout 1785He lived at Station Camp CreekBG in Gallatin, Sumter County, Tennessee, United StatesBGO, about 1785.3
Will16 February 1818He signed a will on 16 February 1818 in Sumner, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.3
Census1820He appeared in the census in 1820 in Sumner, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.3
1820 Federal Census7 August 1820He appeared in the 1820 federal census on 7 August 1820 in Gallatin, Sumter, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.
Death16 June 1825He died on 16 June 1825 at age ~72 at Gallatin City CemeteryBG in Gallatin, Sumter, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. From a letter my grandparents gave me, written by Russell Pool, date unknown, but presumably from the late 1980's:

"James and Rhoda Odom are supposed to be buried in the Old Cemetery at Gallatin Tennessee, but there is a controversy as to whether the bones were moved from their farm to this cemetery."2
Burialafter 16 June 1825He was buried after 16 June 1825 at Gallatin City Cemetery, Section B Row 6BG, in Gallatin, Sumter, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.
ProbateMay 1829He had his estate probated in May 1829 in Sumner, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.3
Last Edited10 April 2019

Citations

  1. [S233] Jay G. Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Tennessee (N.p.: Genealogical Publishing Co, n.d.), p. 283
  2. [S24] Boling-Odom Family Tree, online ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boling-Odom Family Tree.
  3. [S39] , online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wellbaby&id=I900, Marilyn Boling (email address.)