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This website is devoted to telling the story of the Malachi Odom
and his descendants.
Malachi was a true pioneer of
the United States of America. We are not sure of his lineage, but feel
he was descended from Irish immigrants who came to the United States
prior to the American Revolution. One of his grandsons stated that
Malachi's father was Jacob Odom, but we have no direct proof of this.
Malachi and his sons moved into
Georgia, then through Alabama to Mississippi before migrating to the new
state of Texas. They left Mississppi in December 1846, and reached Cherokee
County, Texas in January 1847 where they settled.
They kept reaching and preaching during their movement
as several of the clan were preachers. They were predominately Methodists.
Lemuel Abbott Odom later said that they were a group of circuit riders
spreading the faith wherever they ventured.
The Malachi Odom family took
careful note of God's command to Adam, to go forth and multiply. Most
of the family members had numerous children whose descendants populate
Cherokee County, Texas and many parts of North Texas and Oklahoma.
While I am proud of all of my
lines, each of which go back to revolutionary America, I am the fondest
of the Odom's. They were colorful, well intentioned, intelligent
people who tried to do what was right and usually succeeded.
I have been blessed with meeting
many Odom relatives on the Internet, all of whom were willing to share
their stories, letters, photos and recollections as well as to point me
to other people who could help tell the story. All are wonderful people
and I treasure them. Those who contributed to the Odom History are
named in the Acknowledgment Page.
This site contains a number of
Odom biographies, photos , excerpts of books, letters, and other historical
information.
Click on one of the buttons below this box to view a specific biography.
Use the Site Index to see the full table
of contents for all information contained within this web site.
Charles H. Smith - November 8, 2001
Please note! Some of the information contained on this website is
copyrighted. Its use on this website is strictly for historical and
personal use and it must not be used without giving proper credit to
the people or organizations holding the copyright. This is a non profit
site, and while the Internet Service Provider may insert promotional banners
since this is a "Free Site", I do not receive revenue of any kind,
from any source, in regard to the information contained herein.
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