This page is devoted to the history of the family of Mary Ann
McKenzie Odom. Mary Ann was married to William Auston Odom and
their children as listed herein. The lineage is as follows:
ALEXANDER McKENZIE (my gggg g-f) MARY RODGERS LEWIS (my gggg g-m)
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b m
m
d d
---Children---
---> Daniel
David
I have a FTM/Gedcom of Alexander's descendants dated in 1997 for anyone that
is interested.
Mary Rodgers was formerly married to Josiah Lewis who is in my wife's
lineage,although her lineage is based on the first wife and not on
Mary Rogers.
It appears that David and Daniel settled in what is now Walthall County,
Ms a couple of miles South of Oral Baptist Church, SW of Dexter community
and SE of New Zion Bapt Church. The McKenzie brothers were charter members
of Union Bapt Church, 1 mile North of Tylertown. It is said that there
were 4 McKenzie cemeteries near the original homeplace south of Oral Baptist
Church.
I received an e-mail in March 2003 from gwendamckenzie@aol.com who said he
was a descendant of David McKenzie through his son Azeral Mckenzie. He said
that Azeral (A.Z., Azerial or Zearl) is buried in the Hurricane Creek Cem
south of Colombia, Ms. His tombstore shows he was born 20 Apr 1807 and
died 20 Mar 1890 which would put him at the age of 83. A separate stone states
that he and his wife came from SC in 1867. My contact's grandfather, and son
of Azeral, was Liberty Warren Mckenzie married to Laura Ball McKenzie. Since
the descendants of David McKenize are not in my direct line, I will now get
back to my line from Daniel McKenzie.
DANIEL McKENZIE (my ggg g-f) SARAH LEWIS (my ggg g-m)
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b April 2, 1776 Beaufort Dist SC m May 16, 1789
m 1807 in Georgia
d July 20, 1834 in Pike cty Ms d June 8, 1837 in Pike Cty Ms
---Their children were:
James M McKenzie b Jan 7, 1807, d 1853
Susanna McKenzie b Dec 16, 1808, d 1833
Eliza McKenzie b Feb 10, 1812, d 1857
Alexander William (Rev) McKenzie b Nov 19, 1813, d 1881
Martha McKenzie b Oct 11, 1815
----> William L McKenzie b Aug 31, 1817, d 1905
John Jules (or David) McKenzie b Jan 7, 1820, d 1823
John Benjamin McKenzie b Sep 22, 1821, d 1860
Elizabeth McKenzie b Jan 19, 1824
Sarah S (or L A) McKenzie b 1827, d 1842
Nancy E McKenzie b Dec 21, 1833
The first two of the above children were born in Ga but thereafter, all
the other children were born in Pike Cty, Ms. Thus, the family must have
moved from Ga between 1809 and 1811. Pike County Ms is the first county
in Miss when leaving Tangipahoa Parish, La, going north.
Daniel and Sarah settle about 7 miles north of Franklin, La at the mouth
of Magee's Creek and the Bogchita river. In 1828, they moved about 20
miles north, just inside old Marion County, where Daniel later died.
Sarah's parents were Joseph Benjamin Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis Magee.
WILLIAM McKENZIE (gg g-f) CASSANDER TULLOS (gg g-m)
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b 8-31-1817 in Pike Cty, Ms b Dec 6, 1820
m October 21, 1838 at Magee's Bapt Church
Pike County, Ms
d Nov 7, 1905 Ruston, La d March 12, 1880 Ruston, La
(both are buried at pleasant Grove cemetery just south of Choudrant, La, thus
this branch of the McKenzie line moved to North Louisiana and, apparently,
lived in the Ruston and Alexandria areas)
---children---
Jesse F. McKENZIE born 10-15, 1839, d 8-12-1861
Pleasant Grove, La
----->>> Mary Jane McKENZIE born 7-19-1842, d 1916
Pleasant Grove, La
Sarah Margaret McKENZIE born 1844, d Feb 3, 1895,Lincoln
Eliza M. McKENZIE born 1849 Parish
Eliza is also Martha who married H R Taylor
George F.M. McKENZIE born 3-11-1851, d 1-16-1933
Pleasant Gr, La
Joseph M. McKENZIE born 8-22-1853, d 5-22-1923
buried at Pleasant Gr, La
James Wm Mckenzie b 1877, d 11-14-1945 Greewood, Alex
Lela MCKenzie b 1878
Geroge Franklin McKenzie b 1880, d 1946, Mt Olivet Alx
Bertha B McKenzie, b 12-25-1882 d 10-4-1883 Plea Grove
Joseph Floyd McKenzie b 10-6-1884 d 11-11-1921 Mt Olivet
` Wallace McKenzie b 4-3-1889 d Feb 1968
Orren Madison McKenzie b 1893 d 6-19-1945
Everette McKenzie b 4-25-1894 d Jan 1972
Percy McKenzie b 8-21-1896 d Apr 1978
Harvey E McKenzie b 3-17-1899 d 8-19-1976 Pleas Grove
Gladys McKenzie b 6-10-1901 d Sep 15, 1988
Nancy E. McKENZIE born 1855, d Jackson Par, La
Nancy's mid name was Elizabeth and she
was married to F E Embry
Thomas J. McKENZIE born 1857
The above descendant info of Josph Martin McKenzie (b 1853) was provided to
me in Dec 2002 by James (Jim) W McKenzie III, Evans, Ga (Franjim@knology.net)
William McKenzie was born on Aug 31, 1817 and died
Nov 7, 1905. Casander Tullos was born on Dec 6, 1820
and died March 12, 1880. They are both buried at Pleasant Grove
cemetery just south of Choudrant, La along with other family members.
It is said that Cassie Tullos came from England with an uncle when
she was 9 years old. See separate Tullos page for more accurate data.
The above data was prepared in the past by Fannie Roseanna Gray and
supplemented by me from other sources.
In the church records of Magee's Creek Baptist Church in Pike County, Ms,
there is a record that William McKenzie married Cassander Tullous on
Oct 21, 1838. Also shown in the church records in 1838 is that an R.R.
Tullous was received into the membership of the church. In Jan, 1839, the
church chose Silas Tulluous as moderator. I do not yet know who Cassander's
family was. However, see my separate file www.meocpa.com/tullos.html for
additional research I have done into that line.
Although the 1900 census may not be accurate, it shows slightly
different facts than above. In 1900, Mary was age 57 and living in
Catahoula Parish with her son, Charley Odom. It states that Mary
was born in Miss and that both of her parents were also born in Miss.
After Cassie died in 1880, Wm McKenzie married Naricissus Mahuldah Lewis
Bagwell McKenzie on May 19, 1880. Her dob was 8-10-1837 Ga and dod was
3-1-1930 Choudrant, La. She is buried at Downsville, la with her first
husband, Andrew Jackson Bagwell. She had 6 children with Bagwell.Christie
Stewart (stewart5@airmail.net) reported to me in Oct 1997 that she had
some children by Wm McKenzie but we have no records of them. Her parents
were Samuel Lewis dob 1813 Ga dob 11-10-1892 La and Harriet E ? D dob
7-4-1812 Ga dod 2-26-1892 La.
CENSUS RECORDS:
1840 MS Covington County p.142
McKENZIE, William There were no notes of birthplace.
1 male 0- 5
2 males 20-30
1 male 30-40
1 female 15-20
1 female 50-60
1841 MS Covington County--tax roll
McKINZIE, William
I male
I female
l85O LA Jackson Parish-p. 369
McKINSEY, William 33 m Ms
Casanna 25 f Ms
Jesse F. 11 m Ms
Mary 7 f Ms
Sarah M. 6 f La
Eliza M. 1 f La
1860 LA Jackson Parish--p. 402
McKINZIE, William 43 m Ms Farmer
Kasand 39 f Ms Domestic
Jesse F. 21 m Ms Farmer
Margaret 16 F La Domestic
Eliza 10 f La
George F.M. 8 m La
Joseph M. 7 m La
Nancy E. 5 f La
Thomas J. 3 m La
1870 LA Jackson Parish p. 428, Vienna
McKINZIE, W. 53 m Ms Farmer
C. 49 f Ms Keeping House
S.M. 23 f La
E.M. 19 f La
G.F.M. l8 m La
i.M. 16 m La
N.E. 14 f La
T.J. 11 m La
I want to thank Randall Buchanan, P.O. Box 601, Foxworth, MS,
39483; phone (601)736-1827; 21 Nov. 1991 for much of the
census data above.
The above references to some of Jackson Parish became parts of Lincoln
Parish when it was created in 1873.
I did not find William McKenzie in the 1880 census. His wife, Cassie,
died in March 1880. I did find his son in Lincoln Parish as follows:
George McKenzie 30 La
Bell 23 La
Minnie 8 La
Alva 6 La
-?- 3/12 La
WILLIAM AUSTON ODOM MARY JANE MCKENZIE
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b 10-4-1832- Lauderdale, Ms /b 7-19-1842
m 5-2-1858
d 8-21-1881 (1887) Lincoln Par, La / d 1916
---Children---
John Thomas Odom 1859
------------>>> Maggie Odom 1955
Charley Odom
Jesse Martin Odom 1874
(buried at Ebenezer, La)
George Curtis Odom b ca 1876
Mattie C Odom b ca 1878
William F. Odom 1881
It is said that Wm Auston Odom worked as an overseer for P.O.Mason
at White Sulpher River from early 1860 to 1862, then he joined the
28th Regiment, Company G. He later traded places with another
soldier in Company I. He arrived home from the Civil War on May 2,
1864.
It is said that his grave is located at the foot of the grave of
Margret A. McKenzie at the New Hope Church in Lincoln Parish. This
site is north of Choudrant. However, there is no marker for his
grave and I cannot verify that he is there.
Mary Jane McKenzie was said to be Scottish and Irish. She was
less than 16 years old when she married. It is said that she died
of pneumonia in 1916. I don't know where she is buried but the
census for 1900 ED 7 sheet 23 line 42 has her living with her son
Charles J in Catahoula Parish. She could be buried there. She also
shows up in the 1910 census living with Wm Sirus Avery.
For more information on the ODOM line, see my separate page for that
family line.
James R McKenzie, Jr, 4365 Wedgworth Ct, Ft Worth, Texas
ph 817-292-6220 (jrmckenz@flash.net) provided the data for
Wm L McKenzie's siblings and ancestors.
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