Notes:

NOTE 1./ JONES COUNTY, GA - DEEDS - 1827 Lottery
Note: Section 1 is Lee County
Section 2 is Muscogee County
Section 3 is Troup County
Section 4 is Coweta County
Section 5 is Carroll County

Section, District, Lot No. - Name - Captains District
35th Day's Drawing - April 16
4 2 41 Willis Odum - Jones County, Davis

Willis married Sarah KING on 02 Dec 1827 in Jones County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of John KING and Priscilla WILLIAMS) was born in 1808 in Rockingham County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Macon County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. CSA John Bull ODOM was born on 02 Oct 1827 in Macon County Georgia; died on 07 Sep 1881 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Smoak Cemetery, Worth,Georgia.
2. CSA Abraham ODOM was born on 07 Feb 1832 in Macon County, Georgia; died on 26 Jul 1903 in Worth County, Georgia.
3. CSA Joshua U ODOM was born on 13 Nov 1835 in Houston County, Georgia; died on 09 Jun 1909 in Coffee County, Alabama.
4. CSA Shepherd ODOM was born on 23 Feb 1843 in Georgia; died in 1883 in Macon County, Georgia; was buried in Odom Family Cemetery, Whitewater, Macon County, Georgia.
5. Dempsey B ODOM was born in Oct 1847 in Macon County, Georgia; died on 11 Sep 1931 in Macon County, Georgia.
6. Mary Ann ODOM was born in Feb 1850 in Macon Georgia; died in 1900.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Estate of Abraham Odom, of Henry Co AL & Muscogee Co GA

MILLIE DOES NOT BELIVE THIS TO BE THE SAME FAMILY MEMBER AS THE PERSON REPRESENTED IN THE OTHER RESEARCH IN THIS DOCUMENT.

Estate of Abraham Odom, deceased
Application for Letters of Administration in Henry County, Alabama Filed 25 October 1889

To the Honorable Dan Gordon, Judge of Probate for the County of Henry:
The petition of James Hines, an inhabitant of the State, over twenty one years of age,respectfully represents to Your Honor, That Abraham Odom departed this life intestate or or about the 12th day of January 1861, more than twenty one years since, leaving property in this county to the best of petitioner’s knowledge, information and belief, of the order of about seven hundred dollars and not probably more;
That said decedent was an inhabitant of the County of Muscogee, State of Georgia, at the time of his death; that your petitioner is the husband of one of the distributees of the estate of said decedant;
That your petitioner’s wife’s mother and your petitioner’s wife’s father are both deceased;
That your petitioner’s wife’s mother was a legitimate heir of the said Abraham Odom,deceased;
That the names, residences and ages of the heirs and distributees of the estate of the said Abraham Odom, deceased, as your petitioner is advised and believes, are the following, to wit:
Willis Odom, son of the said Abraham Odom, deceased, 60 years of age and married,resides in Wilkes County, Georgia
Dempsey Odom, son of decedent, 58 years of age, married, resides in Wilkes County,Georgia.
David Odom, son of decedent, 56 years of age and married, resides in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Abr(aham) Odom, son of decedent, 54 years of age and married, resides in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Susan Odom, daughter of decedent, 40 years of age and married, resides in Muscogee County, Georgia
Sarah Odom, daughter of decedent, 38 years of age and married, resides in Muscogee County, Georgia
Sam Odom, son of decedent, 36 years of age and married, resides in the State of Arkansas.
William Odom, son of decedent, 34 years of age and married, resides in Muscogee County, Georgia.

Mariah Turner, grand child of the said Abraham Odom deceased, 50 years of age and married, resides in Pike County, Alabama.
Amanda Turner, grandchild of decedent, 49 years of age, resides in Pike County, Alabama
Henry Turner, grand child of decedent, 48 years of age and married, resides in Henry County, Alabama
A. F. Turner, grand child of decedent, 47 years of age and married, resides in Henry County, Alabama
Lou....Turner, grandchild of said decedent, 40 years of age and married, resides in Barbour County, Alabama
Nancy Turner, grand child of said decedent, 38 years of age and married, resides in Dale County, Alabama
Abe Turner, grand child of said decedent, 35 years of age and married, resides in Lee County, Alabama
John Turner, grand child of said decedent, 33 years of age and married, resides in Jefferson County, Alabama
Martha Turner, grand child of decedent, 31 years of age and married, resides in Henry County, Alabama

That all of said heirs and distributees are of full age and sound mind; That others who have prior claims to Administer said estate have not applied for letters of Administration;
Therefore, your petitioner prays Your Honor, that Letters of Administration thereon be granted the Sheriff of the County, according to law, and as in duty bound, &c
J. W. Hines
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 25 day of October, A. D. 1889
Dan Gordon, Probate Judge

Abraham married UNKNOWN. was born about 1789 in South Carolina; died in 1823 in Jones County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]