WILLARD, Lovey C.

Family/Spouse: SPARKMAN, Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovey married SPARKS, Ben D. on 8 Dec 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married ODOM, Hannah J. on 5 Nov 1857 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. Hannah (daughter of ODOM, William C. and WARD, Charlotte) was born between 1836 and 1839 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married WARD, Charlotte on 30 Sep 1819 in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA. Charlotte (daughter of WARD, Jordan and UNKNOWN, Hannnah) was born about 1800 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Probate: May 1843, Auburn, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA; Will Registered

Notes:

Rpoeli1 Source - Charlotte Rappalo, 823 Val Verde, Marlin, Texas 76661 (1994)

National Association of Odoms: James Odom Jr married about 1798 Mary Crisp b ca 1784, daughter of Samuel Crisp Sr and granddaughter of William and Frances Crisp. James Jr bought land from his parents in Pitt Co in 1798 and afterward, but sold it in 1810. James, Jr and family moved to Wilson County, Tennessee by 1813 when their sixth child was born. Records of Wilson County, Tennessee record the family history until 1836 when Cannon Co was formed from Wilson County, Tennessee. James Jr died in 1843 in Cannon County, Tennessee, naming his wife and 10 living children. Mary Odom, age 76, is listed on the 1860 census in Cannon County, Tennessee. Dozens of their offspring are buried in the ODOM Cemetery located near Auburntown, Tennessee.

NOTES: Shadrack's parents - James ODOM, Jr [sometimes called James W. ODOM, Jr] and Mary CRISP - have been identified in the 1810 Federal Census of Pitt County, North Carolina, but had moved to Wilson County, Tennessee by the 1820 Federal, were James Jr's household can be found. Between these two censuses James Jr. PURCHASED land in Wilson County, Tennessee on 14 Jan.1811, then again on 25 Feb. 1816. Deeds of Pitt County, North Carolina show James ODOM, Jr. SELLING his land on 28 Feb. 18 10; giving Power of Attorney to Stapleton POWELL on 27 May 1812, with fin al known land sale for James Jr. made on 27 May 1812 in Pitt County, North Carolina. Therefore, we can conclude that James Jr. & Mary CRISP moved to Wilson County, Tennessee by 1810/1811 and Shadrack was born there.

Shadrack's birth year is believed to be from a Bible record, but I do not have the SOURCE of most of the birth records; this info. was " passed on" to me.

SOURCES: 1810 FEDERAL CENSUS of Pitt Co.., North Carolina - for parents
1820 FEDERAL CENSUS of Wilson County, Tennessee - for parents; Shadrack's location of birth.
DEED BOOK S, Pg. 105, 28 Feb. 1810, Pitt County, North Carolina - James ODOM, Junr. sold his land to Singleton CRISP; 100 acres for 4 25 silver dollars.
DEED BOOK T Pg. 252, 1 June 1813, Pitt County, North Carolina - James ODUM, Junr. sold to Eleazor MOBLEY; 100 acres for 50 silver dollars.
DEED BOOK V, Pgs 145-146, Pitt County, North Carolina - Power of Attorney: James ODOM to Stapleton POWELL "to do all I could if I was personally present".
DEED BOOK D, (1811), Pg. 401, Wilson County, Tennessee - William HODGES TO James ODUM - 200 acres on Sanders Fork. 14 Jan. 1811.
DEED BOOK F, (1816), Pg 53, Wilson County, Tennessee - Jordan WARD to James ODUM - 50 acres on Sanders Fork. 25 Feb. 1816



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Subject WILL OF - James ODOM (Jr.) - Cannon County, Tennessee 1843
Date Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:41:06 -0400
From "Gloria (ODOM) Trommler"
To spradley@geocities.com
CC joldham@indy.net

Hello
Will of James ODOM (Jr) is attached [also called James W. ODOM, thought he source for recording his name as such is unknown to me - deed transacti ons in North Carolina record "James ODOM, Junr"]. He is the son of James ODOM, Sr. & Ann (____)

James names NINE children in his will as well as his wife. Some ODOM rese rchers, in interpreting the clerk's handwriting of the will misinterprets one of the children's names.

The child "Maryann" is mentioned two or three times in the body of the will. The LAST time she is mentioned, some well-meaning souls misinterpret the hand writing to be Margaret [due to the sloppy way the clerk recorded Maryann's name]. This abstract by well-meaning souls has been passed around and seems to be correct, until compared with the original will.

Several cousins and myself have the handwritten clerk's copy and believe that only NINE children are included in the will, and recording James ODOM, Jr. and his wife Mary CRISP with a 10th child Margaret is an ERROR.

LaVerne MARKART also mentioned to me that the census records of that era also supports only NINE children. Shadrack Jarmon ODOM & Sarah Wimbish OWEN have a child called Margaret A. ODOM b 1843 in Cannon County, Tennessee per records passed on to me [I have no PROOFS here]. Perhaps this child is confused with recording a child to James & Mary above. A thought anyway.
Regards, Gloria





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WILL OF: James Odom, Jr. -- Cannon County, Tennessee 1843

WILL BOOK A, PAGES 31 & 32

James Odom )

In the name of God amen, To ) I Ja mes Odom, being of sound mind, and memory, But calling Last Will & Testament ) to mind the mortality of my body. Do ma ke and ordains ) my La st Will and Testament. That is to say I give my soul to God who gave i t, and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in a dece nt way at the discretion of my Executors. And as touching Such world ly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I dispo se of it in the following manner and form (to wit Viz) Aft er paying all my Just debts I give and bequeath un to my beloved wife, Mary Odom, a part of my Land Commenci ng at the Creek below the Stables[?] running so as to inters ect the fence Running with said cross fence to the woods a nd to continue the same direc-tion to my West boundry line. Then ce with my line South to the south west corner of my Land. Then ce East to the creek. Also, the little meadow lying East of t he creek. All of the Household & Kitchen furniture, One Wo mans Saddle, One bay mare called Sir Charles, two cows & calves, fi fteen head of Sheep, five head of first choice ho gs & One sow & pigs, One yoke of oxen & car t. Also two slaves Charity and Harry also all the farming Ut ensils all during her Widowhood. I give and bequea th to my beloved daughter Maryann, a certain Gray Hor se called Peter, One cow which is now at Lemuel G. Koonce? s, One Womans Saddle, One Bed, Bedstead & furniture, & three he ad of Ewes and at the death of my wife, if She Should Sur vive me, I want the Slaves disposed of at the discretion of a majo rity of my Sons Then Living, Also the Land alloted to my wi fe to be sold to the highest bidder with the rest of my La nd or in such par-cels as the Executors may think advisabl e. The Land not alloted to my wife to be rented Out Either pri vately or publicly, at the discretion of the Executors. The balan ce of my property not disposed of as above named I want so ld to the Highest bidder on a twelve months Credit, & if a ny of my sons purchase any property at the sale The Executo rs is not to force the money out of them. But settle wi th Each Legatee purchasing at the sale, by taking their recei pt for their distributive part sold at such sale. Which sha ll be the same to the Executors as if they paid the mon ey I wish the distributive part of the proceeds, of the fir st & Last sale, of my property going to my daughter Drufina Koon ce to be retained in the hands of my Executors whom I wi sh to pay over to the said Drufina Koonce from five to t en dollars a year as her needseseties requires if She Survives h er husband L. G. Koonce,
PG 2 of 2 I want my Executors to pay over the balance remaini ng in their hand to make her Equal with the re st of my heirs, if the said L. G. Koonce Should Sd as above named for my Daughter D rufina Koonce. On the proviso She Should Survive the sa id L. G. Koonce, The balance of the proceeds of the al es of my property I want to be divided Eequally Between my c hildren (to wit) Wm. C. Odom, James S. Odom, Samu el C. Odom, Benjamin F. Odom, Redding W. Odom, Shadra ck J. Odom, Jehu M. Odom, & Maryann Odom. And Last ly I do Chose and appoint my Sons William C. Odom & J ames S. Odom the sole Executors of this my Last Wi ll and Testament. Revoking all other gifts, Legacie s, or bequeathments by me made. Ratifying this my La st Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have s et my hand and affixed my seal this 3rd day of April 1843 .
(Enterlined before signed) James Odom se al
Test John Harris - Saml C. Odom
B. F. Odom
State of Tennessee ) May Term of said Coun ty Court AD. 1843 - Cannon County ) Then personally appeared in Op en Court - John
) Harris, One of the Subscr ibing Witnesses to the written paper writing purporting to be the Last Will a nd Testament of James Odom deceased.enty it bears date. Also Jo hn W. Summar Who being first Sworn depose and sa ys that he was acquainted with the testator in h is life. That he has saw him write and that he b elieves the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genu ine - Witness Rezin Fowler Clerk of said County Co urt at office this first Monday in May A.D. 18 43 = R. Fowler Clk.
Registered at office in Woodbury May the 2d 1843 - R. Fowl er Clk

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This will was deciphered and recorded as found, to the best of our ab ilities, by Betty (McCormick) ST. DIZIER of Amarillo, Texas and Gloria (OD OM) TROMMLER of Terre Hill, Pennsylvania. This will would be a correcti on to the one printeI, Pag es 26 & 27. - May 1996

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/famhist/odom01.html James ODOM Jr. (102) ? (Pitt County) North Carolina (researcher James E. Odom says James? middle name was William ? this is unconfirmed. Middle names were not common until about 1850, exce pt in the German population.) b. 1776 North Carolina - probably Northampton County, NORTH CAROLINA d. Will testament registered May 1843 ? Auburn (Cannon Co) Tennessee bur: ODOM Cemetery ? near Auburntown (Cannon County) Tennessee m: 1798-1799 ? probably (Pitt County) North Carolina Mary (CRISP) ODOM (103)
b. 1781-84 (Edgecomb County) North Carolina
d. between 1860 and 70 census (Cannon County) Tennessee
F: Samuel CRISP Sr. (206) ? (Bertie County) North Carolina 1746? Later (Martin County) North Carolina
b. assume 1754 ? probably North Carolina
d. Will 10 Jun 1829 (Edgecomb County) North Carolina
November Court 1829
m: about 1780
M: Lydia (WHEATLEY / WHITLEY) CRISP (207)
b. assume 1756
d. (unknown)

Marriage date: son William C. ODOM was born 1800 per later census recor ds -- Household of Mary (CRISP) ODOM?s father Samuel CRISP 1800 census does n ot show a female to account for Mary. The marriage may have been 1798 a nd reason for purchase James Jr.'s purchase of land. Marriage location w as probably in Pitt Co. - Mary's father Samuel CRISP was mentioned in ma ny Pitt Co. land records and was later "of Edgecomb" - but not until aft er the extreme north west section (which contains Crisp Creek) was cut off in 1801 to become part of Edgeco mb Co. Early records for CRISP family (1780's) shows Samuel in Martin C o. (LaVerne Markart)

Lived as a child, as suggested by the land purchases:

Father James W. ODOM Sr. was in Northampton Co. North Carolina - first la nd purchase by James Sr. 1792

Pitt Co. Land Records:

Deed Book "L" page 39 1786 Nathaniel Moore & Mary Moore to (grandfathe r) WILLIAM ODOM 450A for 210 pds. Wit: George Walston, Wm. Page

Book "M" page 209 - May 11 1789 Benjamin May to William Johnston 110A f or 60 pds. Wit: Nathaniel Moore, (grandfather) WILLIAM ODOM - Note: see MOORE genea logy for Nathaniel MOORE. This is the son of John MOORE (496) m: Tabit ha (PACE) (497)

Book "M" page 209 - Oct 29, 1789 - Deed of Nathaniel Moore to John Moore f or 250A for good will; Adj. (grandfather) WILLIAM ODAM, Lemuel Deber ry Wit: Lemuel Deberry, David Askew

Book "M" page 228 Sept 5, 1789 WILLIAM ODOM to Lemuel Deberry 280A for 2 80 pd; Former owner: Nathaniel Moore Wit: Nathaniel Moore, John Pope

Book "M" page 229 - Jan 12 1790 Benjamin May to WILLIAM ODOM 200A for 1 10 pds Former owner Samuel Davis. wit: Nathaniel Moore, Solomon Craford

Book "M" page 808 - Aug 9, 1792 Edward Gatling to (father) JAMES ODOM " of Northampton Co", for 120 pds 100A on north side of Grindal Creek ad j. Edmond Andrews. Wit: Edmond Andres, Wallace Andrew

Book "M" page 809 - June 6, 1793 Edward Gatling to (father) JAMES ODOM 1 00 acres adj. county line, part of land sold to Gatling by Benjamin Bloun t. Wit: Edmund Andrews, Arden Andrews

(Book N?) Feb 20, 1792 WRIGHT ODOM enters 100 acres in Pitt County, borde ring WILLIAM ODOM, William Moore, Benjamin May, alled the pine land Not e: this is William MOORE (248) m: Barbara (HARRISON) (248) ? see MOORE gen ealogy

Book N: page 104 April 21 1795 Malachi Etheridge Sr of Martin to Jonath an Etheridege 100 A for 25 pds Adj: (probably still the father) JAMES OD OM Wit: Malachi Etheridge Jr. Elije Etheridge

Dec 19 1795 Nathaniel Moore enters 40 acres being surplus or vacant land b etween William Page Sr., Absolom Rogers, Arthur Williamson & WILLIAM ODOM

Book "O": page 17 - Feb 16 1797 John Moore to URIAH ODOM of Gates Count y, 404 acres for 250 pds Adj: Charles Dilday. Former owner Arthur Moo re (Uriah sold this land Jan 16, 1800 to Josiah Collins)

Lived as an adult in Pitt County North Carolina:

Book "O": page 236 - 1 Nov 1798 - JAMES ODOM Sr. & Anne, his wife to s on James Jr. 100A on north side Grindal Creek for 100 pds. Former owner B enjamin Blount, Edward Gatline. Wit: John Jolly, ELIZABETH ODOM (Jam es ODOM Jr is 22 years old)

Book "O": page 253 - 1 Nov 1798 James Odom Sr. & Ann Odom to JAMES OD OM JR 100A for $200 Wit: ELIZABETH ODOM (James ODOM Jr is 24 years old)

Book "O": page 474 Jan 15 1800 Arden Andres of Martin to Edmund Brewer 1 00A for $250 Wit: Warren Andres; JAMES ODOM

Book "O": page 513 - April 27 1801 Edmond Brewer to JAMES ODOM 26 Acr es for $50

Deed Book "P": page 275 Nov 1, 1803 From Edmund Brewr to JAMES ODOM f or $300 - Wit: (brother-in-law) WILLIAM CRISP & Silas Brewer

Deed Book "R": page 148 June 11 1805 (brother) WILLIAM ODOM to Lemuel De berry 140A for $300 Former owner Benjamin May Wit: Benjamin Davis, Arth ur Brown

Deed Book "R": page 263 May 3, 1809 from Joel Truss to(brother) JOHN ODO M, interest in gist mill, bldgs, implements owned with Henry Harris. Ment ions Ann Spruill, Lemuel Deberry Wit: Robert Foreman, Darby Riggen. Sa me day (brother) John Odom deeded interest in this mill to Henry Harris

Deed Book "S" page 105 Feb 28, 1810 JAMES ODOM, Jr. to Singleton Cri sp 100A on north side of Grindal Creek for $425 Wit: Arthur Whitehurs t, Joshua Whitehurst

Deed Book V, page 145-6, 27 May 1812 Power of Attorney from JAMES OD OM to Stapleton Powell "to do all I could if I was personally present" Wi t: (brother-in-law) THOMAS CRISP; Fed Coburn

Deed Book "T": page 252 June 1, 1813 JAMES ODOM Jr. to Eleazer Mobley 1 00A for 50 pd Former owners Benjamin Blount, Edward Gatling, James Odom S r. Wit: Jeremiah Pilgrim

Deed Book "BB": page 187 Aug 2, 1820 James Parker & Salley, his wife to ( brother) JOHN ODOM 76A for $1100 Adj. Washington Tison. Former owner Tho mas Tison, father of Sally Parker, grantor. Wit: Ivy Foreman

Deed Book "CC" Mar 14, 1823 Richard Carson adm. for Thomas Carson to Willi am Whitehurst 100A for $50 Adj: Batson Whitehurst, Malachi Etheridge Jr ., JAMES ODOM Wit: Burel Mathews, John Whitehurst (James Odom is 57)*************************************
This will was deciphered and recorded as found, to the best of our ab ilities, by Betty (McCormick) ST. DIZIER of Amarillo, Texas and Gloria (OD OM) TROMMLER of Terre Hill, Pennsylvania. This will would be a correcti on to the one printeI, Pag es 26 & 27. - May 1996

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/famhist/odom01.html James ODOM Jr. (102) ? (Pitt County) North Carolina (researcher James E. Odom says James? middle name was William ? this is unconfirmed. Middle names were not common until about 1850, exce pt in the German population.) b. 1776 North Carolina - probably Northampton County, NORTH CAROLINA d. Will testament registered May 1843 ? Auburn (Cannon Co) Tennessee bur: ODOM Cemetery ? near Auburntown (Cannon County) Tennessee m: 1798-1799 ? probably (Pitt County) North Carolina Mary (CRISP) ODOM (103)
b. 1781-84 (Edgecomb County) North Carolina
d. between 1860 and 70 census (Cannon County) Tennessee
F: Samuel CRISP Sr. (206) ? (Bertie County) North Carolina 1746? Later (Martin County) North Carolina
b. assume 1754 ? probably North Carolina
d. Will 10 Jun 1829 (Edgecomb County) North Carolina
November Court 1829
m: about 1780
M: Lydia (WHEATLEY / WHITLEY) CRISP (207)
b. assume 1756
d. (unknown)

Marriage date: son William C. ODOM was born 1800 per later census recor ds -- Household of Mary (CRISP) ODOM?s father Samuel CRISP 1800 census does n ot show a female to account for Mary. The marriage may have been 1798 a nd reason for purchase James Jr.'s purchase of land. Marriage location w as probably in Pitt Co. - Mary's father Samuel CRISP was mentioned in ma ny Pitt Co. land records and was later "of Edgecomb" - but not until aft er the extreme north west section (which contains Crisp Creek) was cut off in 1801 to become part of Edgeco mb Co. Early records for CRISP family (1780's) shows Samuel in Martin C o. (LaVerne Markart)

Lived as a child, as suggested by the land purchases:

Father James W. ODOM Sr. was in Northampton Co. North Carolina - first la nd purchase by James Sr. 1792

Pitt Co. Land Records:

Deed Book "L" page 39 1786 Nathaniel Moore & Mary Moore to (grandfathe r) WILLIAM ODOM 450A for 210 pds. Wit: George Walston, Wm. Page

Book "M" page 209 - May 11 1789 Benjamin May to William Johnston 110A f or 60 pds. Wit: Nathaniel Moore, (grandfather) WILLIAM ODOM - Note: see MOORE genea logy for Nathaniel MOORE. This is the son of John MOORE (496) m: Tabit ha (PACE) (497)

Book "M" page 209 - Oct 29, 1789 - Deed of Nathaniel Moore to John Moore f or 250A for good will; Adj. (grandfather) WILLIAM ODAM, Lemuel Deber ry Wit: Lemuel Deberry, David Askew

Book "M" page 228 Sept 5, 1789 WILLIAM ODOM to Lemuel Deberry 280A for 2 80 pd; Former owner: Nathaniel Moore Wit: Nathaniel Moore, John Pope

Book "M" page 229 - Jan 12 1790 Benjamin May to WILLIAM ODOM 200A for 1 10 pds Former owner Samuel Davis. wit: Nathaniel Moore, Solomon Craford

Book "M" page 808 - Aug 9, 1792 Edward Gatling to (father) JAMES ODOM " of Northampton Co", for 120 pds 100A on north side of Grindal Creek ad j. Edmond Andrews. Wit: Edmond Andres, Wallace Andrew

Book "M" page 809 - June 6, 1793 Edward Gatling to (father) JAMES ODOM 1 00 acres adj. county line, part of land sold to Gatling by Benjamin Bloun t. Wit: Edmund Andrews, Arden Andrews

(Book N?) Feb 20, 1792 WRIGHT ODOM enters 100 acres in Pitt County, borde ring WILLIAM ODOM, William Moore, Benjamin May, alled the pine land Not e: this is William MOORE (248) m: Barbara (HARRISON) (248) ? see MOORE gen ealogy

Book N: page 104 April 21 1795 Malachi Etheridge Sr of Martin to Jonath an Etheridege 100 A for 25 pds Adj: (probably still the father) JAMES OD OM Wit: Malachi Etheridge Jr. Elije Etheridge

Dec 19 1795 Nathaniel Moore enters 40 acres being surplus or vacant land b etween William Page Sr., Absolom Rogers, Arthur Williamson & WILLIAM ODOM

Book "O": page 17 - Feb 16 1797 John Moore to URIAH ODOM of Gates Count y, 404 acres for 250 pds Adj: Charles Dilday. Former owner Arthur Moo re (Uriah sold this land Jan 16, 1800 to Josiah Collins)

Lived as an adult in Pitt County North Carolina:

Book "O": page 236 - 1 Nov 1798 - JAMES ODOM Sr. & Anne, his wife to s on James Jr. 100A on north side Grindal Creek for 100 pds. Former owner B enjamin Blount, Edward Gatline. Wit: John Jolly, ELIZABETH ODOM (Jam es ODOM Jr is 22 years old)

Book "O": page 253 - 1 Nov 1798 James Odom Sr. & Ann Odom to JAMES OD OM JR 100A for $200 Wit: ELIZABETH ODOM (James ODOM Jr is 24 years old)

Book "O": page 474 Jan 15 1800 Arden Andres of Martin to Edmund Brewer 1 00A for $250 Wit: Warren Andres; JAMES ODOM

Book "O": page 513 - April 27 1801 Edmond Brewer to JAMES ODOM 26 Acr es for $50

Deed Book "P": page 275 Nov 1, 1803 From Edmund Brewr to JAMES ODOM f or $300 - Wit: (brother-in-law) WILLIAM CRISP & Silas Brewer

Deed Book "R": page 148 June 11 1805 (brother) WILLIAM ODOM to Lemuel De berry 140A for $300 Former owner Benjamin May Wit: Benjamin Davis, Arth ur Brown

Deed Book "R": page 263 May 3, 1809 from Joel Truss to(brother) JOHN ODO M, interest in gist mill, bldgs, implements owned with Henry Harris. Ment ions Ann Spruill, Lemuel Deberry Wit: Robert Foreman, Darby Riggen. Sa me day (brother) John Odom deeded interest in this mill to Henry Harris

Deed Book "S" page 105 Feb 28, 1810 JAMES ODOM, Jr. to Singleton Cri sp 100A on north side of Grindal Creek for $425 Wit: Arthur Whitehurs t, Joshua Whitehurst

Deed Book V, page 145-6, 27 May 1812 Power of Attorney from JAMES OD OM to Stapleton Powell "to do all I could if I was personally present" Wi t: (brother-in-law) THOMAS CRISP; Fed Coburn

Deed Book "T": page 252 June 1, 1813 JAMES ODOM Jr. to Eleazer Mobley 1 00A for 50 pd Former owners Benjamin Blount, Edward Gatling, James Odom S r. Wit: Jeremiah Pilgrim

Deed Book "BB": page 187 Aug 2, 1820 James Parker & Salley, his wife to ( brother) JOHN ODOM 76A for $1100 Adj. Washington Tison. Former owner Tho mas Tison, father of Sally Parker, grantor. Wit: Ivy Foreman

Deed Book "CC" Mar 14, 1823 Richard Carson adm. for Thomas Carson to Willi am Whitehurst 100A for $50 Adj: Batson Whitehurst, Malachi Etheridge Jr ., JAMES ODOM Wit: Burel Mathews, John Whitehurst (James Odom is 57)

James married CRISP, Mary in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born about 1783 in Edgecombe, Pender County, North Carolina, USA; died after 1870 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jordan married UNKNOWN, Hannnah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]