During the latter part of 1996 Peggy Chesteen noted an article appearing
in the "Old Home Folks Day", an Opp annual newspaper, which prompted her
to contact her various ODOM kin regarding the old abandoned Odom Family Cemetery.
Correspondence and phone conversations with Bill Odom and Joan Hallford Hidle
turned up further articles on said cemetery and in late November, Peggy and
her husband Gerald, set a date for a 'cemetery cleaning'. They had a wonderful
response and the old family cemetery was cleared of overgrowth and debris
and a lot of cousins had their first opportunity to meet one another and
share family history. This is only a small indication of what can be accomplished
when genealogists "get together on a common mission"!!
As a result, the 1st Odom Family Reunion (covered dish) was held
Sunday, May 25, 1997 at the Rose Hill Community
Center in Rose Hill, Covington County, AL. Descendants of Isaac Wilson ODOM
(b.1804, SC d.08 SEP 1885 Covington County, AL) husband of Lucy Ann BLOCKER
and Martha ENGLISH-BROOKS attended. Once again the turnout was astounding!
For more information about future reunion plans contact: Peggy Chesteen,
Route 2 Box 204AE, Andalusia, AL 34620 (334)222-4742.
Located in Covington County, AL in S20 T5N R17E on County Road 49 between
Rose Hill and Antioch. Odom Cemetery is located in the midst of a junkyard
on Hollis Adams' land: on County Road 49, between Rose Hill and Antioch (about
a mile north of Antioch). This cemetery is not marked on the County map.
Compiled by: Gerald Hidle & Joan Hallford Hidle, 1997
Odom Cemetery
ODOM, MARTHA A. b d 06 DEC 1909
WIFE OF ISAAC ODOM
AGE 70 YRS.
ODOM, ISAAC W. b d 08 SEP 1885
AGE 86 YRS.
(Broken marker)
ODOM, LEVI ATHERN b 06 DEC 1893 d 17 AUG 1894
SON OF B.F. & N.C. ODOM
ODOM, LUCY A. b d 27 JUL 186?
This tombstone is badly eroded and broken thru the birthdate. It is
very hard to read.
HARRELSON, G. W. b 03 SEP 1874 d 06 SEP 1874
SON OF WILLIAM & MARY HARRELSON
HARRELSON, M. J. b 27 JUN 1846 d 14 MAR 1917
NEE ODOM
WIFE OF Wm. HARRELSON
WORLEY, G. J. b 21 JUN 1836 d 11 MAY 1911
AGE 75 YRS
(Broken marker)
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