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william calton odum -6th. ga. inf.- g-grandfather

Looking for relatives of william calton odum of baker co.,ga. he was born on june 4, 1839. he married annie blackburn and they had 10 children. his father, william hobbs odum had 16 children. wc odum died in 1898 and annie blackburn died in 1932. their children were william drayton, bird blackburn, minta, kalla may, robert, james hobbs, edward carl, kathleen, roy and ray eugene ( twins ). ray eugene was my grand-father and he lived in augusta his latter years. wc odum fought for the 6th. ga. inf. co. H. baker co. fire-eaters. he enlisted in july of 1861. he fought and was wounded at antietem, md. lost his right arm, 4" from shoulder. i know i have cousins from my mother's brothers but have never heard of any other. with wc odum having 10 children, i feel that's theres loads of relatives out there. i have his original enlistment photo from 1861 and would like to know if any other photos are out there of him or his wife. i have copies of all of his records from the civil war. i hope to hear from some long lost relatives.