Contributers to the Oden Family
1. Bill Couch who has helped me with names from his database and put online a family sheet at his site .
The earliest Known Oden Ancestor is Hezekiah Oden born about 1790 in Maryland and died after 1850. He married Lydia. He may have had a brother named Soloman.
He is found on the 1830 and 1840 Lauderdale county, Alabama Census and 1845 State census for Mississippi, Tishomingo county and also in 1850 St. Francis county, Arkansas Census
Hezekiah and Lydia had 3 children.
3. William Fort Oden married Susan.