Irena Rena (Odom) Gurganus (1856-1934) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Irena Rena [uncertain] (Rena) "Rena" Gurganus formerly Odom

Born Feb 1856 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Jacob Odom and Elizabeth (Adcock) Odom

Sister of Missouri Jane (Odom) Grace, Robert C Dock Odom, Francis Lydia Odom, Francis Lydia (Odom) Thompson, Mary A Odom, Henry Odom, Martha Odom, Noah Smith Odom, James J Odom and Susan V Odom

Wife of James Samuel Gurganus — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of [private daughter (1870s - 1930s)], Stella Susan (Gurganus) Herron and Jennie Roxie Ann Gurganus

Died 9 Apr 1934 at age 78 in Walker County, Alabama, USA

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Census
2 Death
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgments

Biography

Irena 'Rena' was born Feb 1856 (1849 according to census of 1850) in Georgia, United States. She was the daughter of Jacob Odom and Elizabeth (Adcock) Odom. ^[1]

Census

1850 US Census:^[2]

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Jacob Odom Male 28 Georgia

Betsy Odom Female 27 Georgia

Missouri J Odom Female 10 Georgia

Robert C Odom Male 9 Georgia

Frances P Odom Female 7 Georgia

Mary A A Odom Female 5 Georgia

Martha Odom Female 4 Georgia

Reny Odom Female 1 Georgia

Death

Irena died 09 Apr 1934 in Walker County, Alabama, USA at the age of 75.^[3]

Sources

↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119423081/irenna-rena-gurganus
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYK-F9B : 12 April 2016), Reny Odom in household of Jacob Odom, Coweta county, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing family 260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119423081/irenna-rena-gurganus

Death certificate and various Federal Census reports

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Heather Dobbins for creating WikiTree profile Odom-448 through the import of My Alabama Roots.ged on Oct 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Heather and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

Ryan Conway : Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H52, FTDNA kit #B102343

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rena:

~6.25% ~12.50% Ryan Conway : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A251080 [compare], Ancestry member rbconway38
~3.12% ~12.50% Donald Bishop : AncestryDNA
~3.12% D Gunn : AncestryDNA
~1.56% Carol Odom : 23andMe, GEDmatch A347086 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A347086 [compare], Ancestry member carolodom2
~1.56% ~6.25% Debbie Bishop : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dholliesss
~1.56% ~6.25% Remy Chiasson : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rchiajr
~1.56% Julie Bonner : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A758641 [compare], Ancestry member jrbonner10
~1.56% Melissa Kennedy : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GL4714627 [compare]
~1.56% Willette (Evans) Frazier : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #368598
~0.78% Nancy Hamilton : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A574977 [compare], Ancestry member nancybrock08
~0.78% ~1.56% Lori (Carter) Conner : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HB8294838 [compare], Ancestry member lacarter1987