Benjamin Franklin Odom

1809 - 1881  (71 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Odom
  Birth	3 Dec 1809	Pitt County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt Birth	3 Dec 1809	Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Alt Death	7 Jul 1881	Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Death	7 Jul 1881	Cannon County, Tennessee   [1]
  Burial	Odom Cemetery, Auburntown, Cannon County, Tennessee   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I25266	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	James W. Odom, Jr.,   b. ~1775, (Pitt County) North Carolina d. ~1843, Auburntown, Cannon County, Tennessee (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Crisp,   b. ~1782, Edgecombe County, North Carolina d. Aft 1870, Cannon County, Tennessee (Age ~ 88 years)
  Marriage	~1798	Pitt County, North Carolina   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F8938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Higgins,   b. 20 Aug 1814, Tennessee d. 19 Oct 1852, Cannon County, Tennessee (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1828	Cannon County, Tennessee   [1]
  Children	1. William Christopher "Bill" Odom,   b. 4 Aug 1832, Cannon County, Tennessee d. 2 Nov 1896, Dry Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F8944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Dec 1809 - Pitt County, North Carolina Alt Birth - 3 Dec 1809 - Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee Marriage - 24 Nov 1828 - Cannon County, Tennessee Alt Death - 7 Jul 1881 - Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee Death - 7 Jul 1881 - Cannon County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  FATHER-JAMES W. ODOM. MARRIED MARY HIGGINS CHILDREN-JAMES H. ODOM (CORPORAL JIM). Benjamin was shot and killed by his son-in-law Vance Wilson. This started a feud that lasted for over 50 years. Family Members Parents Photo James Odom 1775–1843 Mary Crisp Odom 1785–1871 Spouses Photo Louiza Jane Hays Dougherty Odom 1832–1873 (m. 1854) Photo Mary Higgins Odom 1814–1853 Siblings Drupina Odom Koonce Photo Redding W. Odom William C. Odom 1800–1856 Photo James S. Odom 1803–1861 Samuel Crisp Odom 1805–1866 Photo Shadrack Jarmon Odom 1818–1887 Photo Jehu McAdoo Alonzo Odom 1820–1898 Photo Mary Ann Odom Patrick 1826–1887 Photo Amanda L. Odom Dill 1839–1912 Children William Christopher Odom 1832–1896 Photo James Higgins Odom 1833–1914 Photo John Higgins Odom 1838–1915 Photo Nannie Amanda Odom Vaughn 1846–1926 Francis G. D. Odom 1849–1886 Photo Robert D. Odom 1857–1863 Photo Charles G. Odom 1859–1884 Photo Almeda Odom 1861–1877 Photo Magnola Odom 1862–1874 Photo Albert S Odom 1865–1883 Photo Claude Dougherty Odom 1868–1955 Photo Alton Odom 1871–1960 Willard Filmore Odom 1873–1938 end of this profile [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4792] Owens,Jean Hicks;Pedigree, 5 Jan 98,. [S14807] "James Odom, Jr", Biography & Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102056832/james-odom, This person, p. [S14808] "Benjamin Franklin Odom (1809-1881)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5579796/benjamin-franklin-od. [S4615] Owens,Jean Hicks;Pedigree, 5 Jan 98,.