Researching John 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. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Odom on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Odom and the Odom Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Odom Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Odom family tree.
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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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Odom Forums
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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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John Odom (baseball)
John C. Odom (January 6, 1982 – November 5, 2008) was a minor league baseball right-handed pitcher notable for being traded for ten baseball bats while playing in the independent Golden Baseball League in May 2008. Before his stint in the Golden Baseball League, Odom played baseball at Tallahassee Community College and in the minor-league system of the San Francisco Giants.
Because of the trade, Odom was known to fans as "Bat Man", "Bat Guy" and "Bat Boy." Odom left baseball three weeks after the trade, and he died of an accidental drug overdose a few months later.
Source: John Odom (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Odom
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