Samuel Harrison "Hal"4 Odom (John H.3, Benjamin Franklin2, James W.1) was born 15 May 1870 in Cannon County, Tennessee, and died 04 Mar 1950 in Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Verna Lee Haynes 30 Dec 1900 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, daughter of William J. Haynes and Emma (Unknown) Haynes. She was born 21 Sep 1877 in Wilson County, Tennessee, and died 31 May 1948 in Davidson County, Tennessee.

1910 Sumner County, Tennessee, 5th District, ED 135, Sheet 3B, US Federal Census
Hal S. Odom, age 39, married 11 years, born Tennessee, farmer, own account, own farm free
Vara L., age 29, 4 children, 3 living, born Tennessee
Frank, age 7, born Tennessee, attending school
Louise M., age 3, born Tennessee
Melvin V., age 2, born Tennessee
Jane M. Willis, boarder, age 73, widow, born Tennessee, boarder private family, cannot read or write

1920 Davidson County, Tennessee, Part of 8 Civil District, ED 118, Sheet 11B, US Federal Census
Hal Odom, age 50, rented home, born Tennessee, farmer, General Farm, own account
Vere, age 42, born Tennessee
Frank, age 17, born Tennessee, laborer, general farm
Louise, age 13, born Tennessee, attending school
Marvin, age 11, born Tennessee, attending school
Porter, age 9, born Tennessee, attending school

1930 Davidson County, Tennessee, Civil District 8, ED 224, Sheet 13B, US Federal Census
Cal Odom, own $1500, age 61, 1st married age 30, born Tennessee, laborer saw mill
Nara, age 53, first married age 21, born Tennessee
Louise, age 22, single, born Tennessee
Melvin, age 21, single, born Tennessee, laborer, unreadable occupation
Porter, age 18, single, born Tennessee, no occupation
William J., grandson, age 5, born Tennessee

"It is circa 1935 and we are still living on the Odom home place on Hurricane Creek. I remember seeing a lone figure walking up to the house from the main road. As I recall, he was not carrying anything at all much less baggage. It was summertime and he was in his shirtsleeves. Where he was coming from I have no idea but he was definitely afoot. As it developed, it was Uncle Hal Odom from Nashville Tennessee and he stayed with us a few days. I imagine he was visiting Delva/Delver [Delva Sherwood Odom] and had walked to our place. I don't think there was anybody else in the immediate family left in the Auburntown area in 1935 for I suspect that Carl (Shorty) [Earl Carl Odom] had moved to Lansing MI by that time. As I recall Uncle Hal was not an impressive figure. In fact there were a lot of Odoms that were not impressive figures and that characteristic has sustained down through the years until today :-). He and Dad did a lot of reminiscing but I recall very little of what they were talking about. If they discussed William and the rest of his family, and I'm sure they did, I no longer remember anything. I do recall that Hal had married a Haynes and for some reason the family was not too thrilled about that fact. I don't think I ever saw Hal again after he left our house." Reminiscences from Ward Lane Odom 17 May 2008

Notes for Verna Lee Haynes:
1880 Wilson County, Tennessee, ED District No 257, Page 4, US Federal Census
W. J. Haynes, age 32, carpenter, born Tennessee
Emma, age 26, keeps house, born Tennessee
H. B., age 5 (female), born Tennessee (sister's name=Hallie)
Vara L., age 3, born Tennessee
Wm Aubry, age 5 months, born Tennessee

1900 Cannon County, Tennessee, 11th Civil District, ED 30, Sheet 5B, US Federal Census
Robert Dougherty, born Feb 1838, age 62, married 4 years, born Tennessee, farmer, own farm
Hallie, born May 1875, age 25, 1 child, 1 child living, born Tennessee
Hattie May, daughter, born Sept 1886, age 13, born Tennessee
Charlie, son, born Feb 1899, age 1, born Tennessee
Vera Haynes, s-law, born Sept 1877, age 22, single, born Tennessee
Aubry, b-law, born Jan 1880, age 20, single, born Tennessee