Edgar Erastus Odum

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Edgar Erastus Odum

Also Known As: "Ras Odum", "Ras Odum"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA, Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States
Death: May 25, 1963 (92)
Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, USA, Smackover Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States
Place of Burial: Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Wesley Odom and Lucinda Ann Lucy Bass Odum
Husband of Gulie Elma Odum
Father of Paul Lamar Odum, Sr; Mary Annie Odum; John Howard Odum; Elmer Harding Odum; Gulie Marie Odum and 1 other
Half brother of Serenthe Elizabeth Bass; John Tannehill Bass; Serena America Bass; Cyrintha Elizabeth Odum; Sara Jane Odum and 6 others

Occupation: Engineer
Managed by: Suzan Martin
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About Edgar Erastus Odum

Biography

Edgar Erastus Odum was born on January 24, 1871, in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. His parents were John Wesley Odum and Lucy Ann Odum (Atwood).

Edgar married Gulie Marie Elma Rambin on July 28, 1910, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. Together they had the following children:

He died on May 25, 1963, in Smackover Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States and was buried in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States.


GreatGrandaddy Odum worked on the railroad. He was the father of 4 boys and a daughter. Paul Lamar Odum, John Howard Odum, Edward Dillard Odum, Elmer Harding Odum and Gulie Marie Odum. He played the fiddle as a young man and family lore says that is one of the things that attracted Gulie Elma Rambin to him.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 11 2021, 1:53:10 UTC

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Edgar Erastus Odum's Timeline

1871
January 24, 1871
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA, Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States
1911
July 11, 1911
Oberlin, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA, Oberlin, Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States
1912
1912
Keatchie, Desoto Parish, LA
1913
October 20, 1913
Louisiana, USA
1918
January 15, 1918
Woodworth, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA, Woodworth, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
1921
December 22, 1921
Louisiana, United States
1923
July 7, 1923
Oberlin, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA, Oberlin, Allen Parish, LA, United States
1963
May 25, 1963
Age 92
Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, USA, Smackover Township, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States
May 25, 1963
Age 92
Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America, Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States