This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Campbell, Odom, White, Bray, and many more Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADE/283.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.3.1 Message Board Post: The Odom family is my main line as this was my Mother's surname. I do have a John M. Odom in my file. He was born about 1871, possibly in Alabama. If this is your line, I have him as the son of Thomas Lawson Odom, born about 1825 in Alabama and Lucinda Milstead, born about 1824 in Georgia. His siblings were Patrick H., Cyrus W., Lula M., Nelly, Thomas L., and William E. Odom. Although this hasn't been proven, I believe Thomas Lawson Odom was the son of Aaron Jacob Odom, Sr. born about 1801 in Emanuel Co., Georgia died in 1886 in Baldwin Co., Alabama, and Unknown, plus he was the younger brother of my ancestor, William H. Odom and the older brother of Richard Odom. All were born in Alabama. Their father, Aaron Jacob Odom, Sr. was married a second time to a Kisiah Unknown, born about 1798, and they had five more children, Aaron Jacob, Elvira, Kisiah J., Malinda, and Wesley Odom and I believe they were all born in Alabama. Let me know if this looks like a match. Looking! forward to hearing from you. Gloria