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Morgan Genealogist Details Forrest Era Links in Morgan History
Morgan County researcher Mrs Patillo of Hartselle shares a linked tale of Capt Edward Oden under Gen Forrest. Her notes tie Oden and his brothers to the Forrest cavalry and recount Marginal notes, school library finds, and Emma Sansom’s role in the campaign.
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John Knox
Morgan County
Patillo
Hartselle
Jim Vassar
Decatur 1
Forrest
Edward Oden
Ethel) Pierce Patillo
The
Keys
Matthews
Odens
Oden
W. P. McGlawn
Lamar Speake
Priceville
Frances Price
Streight
Edward
Franklin County
Cavalry
Birmingham
Dubose
Alabama
Lawrence
Georgia
Rucker ‘Agee
Emma Sansom
Black Creek
McGlawn
William
Spencer Bell Shop
Mack Scruggs
Rockwood
Paul Jo
Pond Springs
Lawrence Countty
Wheeler Station
A. J. Oden
John F. Taylor
8. L. Corsbie
W. R. Petree
W. Carroll Hester
Capt. Oden
Smith
de Land
Dama
Edward J. Oden
Co. E
4Th
Ala. Cavalry
Tenn. Valley
Decatur
Athens
Sulphur Trestle
Pulaski
Corinth
Falkville
Coal Hills
C. C. Harris
W. W. Littlejohn
A. A. Oden
Elias Oden
Tenn
Mary E. Stringer
Kentucky
L & N Railroad
Pattillo
Ernest Oden
Mary Ethel Oden
Pierce Patillo
Martselle
Patillos
Allens
the Keys
Freemans
Gandy’s Cove
Gen
Wheeler