Individual Details
(Abt, 1810 - )
"Though I know of no "paper proof" of the parentage of Basil Ausbon Odom, his nephew (my great uncle), William Marion Williams, believed that Basil and his twin, Bettie's parents were Cathern "Katy" Odom and Howell Cobb Brewer, rather than Howell Cobb Brewer's brother, Millenton Brewer who later married Cathern Odom. Williams family researchers, Sherrill Underwood Williams and Jo Fullerton, who did their research during the 1950's and 1960's, and several old timers - including Uncle Marion - were still alive, also believe Howell Cobb Brewer to be the father of Cathern Odom's twins. I remember Uncle Marion very well and know that he believed his maternal grandfather to be Howell Cobb Brewer. I must add that many reseachers believe the twin's father to be Millenton Brewer. I think that even DNA testing might not be able to solve this puzzle due to the fact that Millenton and Howell Cobb Brewer were either full (or half) brothers." (Clarissa Stuart, calypso985@aol.com, 2005.)
(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: Apparently Katy Odom had a number of children before she married eith Brewer.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1810 | Burke County, North Carolina | | | |
| Marriage | Abt, 1852 | Prettyman Millenton Brewer | | | |
| Marriage | | Unknown | | | |
Families