Researching Heinie Odom
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23 people with the Odom surname? In that year Odom was ranked number 3556 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Heinie Odom on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Heinie Odom and the Odom Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 78 people with the Odom surname in the UK? Odom is now ranked number 3968 for popularity in the UK. |
Odom Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Odom surname in the USA? Odom is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Heinie Odom
Heinie Odom
Herman Boyd "Heinie" Odom (October 13, 1900 – August 31, 1970) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played a single game with the New York Yankees in 1925. He was born and died in Rusk, Texas. He was born Herman Boyd, and later changed his name.
After attending the University of Texas, Odom played his only major league game with the Yankees on April 22, . He hit a single in his one and only at bat and finished with a perfect 1.000 batting average. In the field, he had one putout and no errors, for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
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