I found this in the Laurens County Superior Court Minutes George V Hilburn [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/ghilburn888/index.html Laurens Co GA Superior Court, Book N, pg 77, court date 1 Aug 1890, refers to homestead exemption record of 12 Oct 1876 in which is mentioned Richard A Odum, wife Arley Ann, age 44, children, John T, age 18, Virginia, age 13, Arley, age 10, Virgil, age 8, Mereda L, age 6, Florence D?, age 3. Mentions land, 1760 acres more or less, adjoining lands of Von Hilburn and William G Thigpen. Some on the list of creditors are M V Hilburn, and Malangthon Thigpen and M N Odom, MD of Swainsboro.