Brief Life History of Mary Frances
When Mary Frances Odom was born on 16 December 1855, in Atchison, Kansas, United States, her father, Samuel Jacob Odom, was 26 and her mother, Maranda Jane Sapp, was 22. She married Henderson Isaac Alexander in 1876. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 12 daughters. She lived in Marble Hill, Bollinger, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Minton Township, Holt, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 March 1914, in Fortescue, Holt, Missouri, United States, at the age of 58.
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- Frances Odom in household of Samuel J Odom, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Frances Odom - Individual or family possessions: death: 25 March 1914; Fortescue, Holt, Missouri, United States
- Henderson I Alexander in entry for Samuel Jacob Alexander, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1861
Kansas is the 34th state
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
from Middle English othom, odam (Old English āthum, ādam) ‘son-in-law’ or ‘brother-in-law’.
habitational name from Odam in Highampton or from Odam Barton in Romansleigh (both Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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