Dildatha Asa Odom

1820 -He is in Early Co., Georgia. Dildatha Odom apparently becomes well established and is appointed to be supervise the building of a bridge and a few months later becomes Justice of the Peace.

On the 10th of July, 1820, the first Road Commissioners were appointed, whose duty it was to lay out a road from the Indian boundary line, near Fort Gaines, to the Florida line. They were: Bryant Sholers, Wiley Dean and Clement Green, for District 1; Richard C. Spann, William Tilly and ____ (blank in newspaper) Thomas, for District No. 2. At the same time Bryant Sholers, Dildatha Odom and Levi Smith were appointed commissioners to let out and superintend the building of a bridge across Colemokee creek, on the river road, at the place now known as Grimsley's or Freeman's Mills. This was the first bridge built by the county, and cost five hundred dollars.

1821, April 21 - Dildatha Odom and Bryant Sholars were sworn and commissioned Justices of the Peace for the first district of Early Co., GA and James Bush Tax Receiver and Collector. [Early Co., GA records quoted in Dews, Robert P. "Early Joel"p. 49]
On May 8, 1821 the first grand jury of the court of Early Co Georgia was empaneled, of the 19 grand jurors these 11 men became permanent residents of Early Co. These men are Dilthanta Odom, Richard Grimsley, Dr. Alexnder M. Watson, Solomon V Wilson, William S Wilson, Othniel Weaver, Jefferson Nichols, James Kelly, John Dill, Laddin Smith and Mark Cole(who died within two years).[Early Co., GA records quoted in Dews, Robert P. "Early Joel"p. 4950 and page148, 150]

1821, Feb. 21 - He married Martha "Patsy" Pearce in Early Co., GA.[Georgia Marriages, Early Co., ]
1827- Dildatha is awarded a bit of land in Sec. 2, Dist. 16, Lot No. 88 through the Georgia Land Lottery, Early Co., GA.
1828 - Dildatha Odom of Early County sells land to George Williams for $300 - 16th Dist. LL88 - that was granted to Dildatha odom in 1827 in Early Co., Wit: Levi Smith, John Mullins.