Mixed up line
by Ron and Marlyne Natali
I'm the gg-granddaughter of Miles Franklin Cody (1818-1903) who married
Minirva Lann (1823-1863). They lived in TN, MS and settled in Marion
County, AL. Miles Franklin's father was Jacob Cody (1765-1858) Married
Elizabeth Gilliland. Jacob's father was James Cody who married Sarah
Womack. This is where my problem begins. Supposedly his father was
James Cody whose father was James Cody. Possibly two of these three
James Cody's are the same person. The list of children are very similar
but birth dates are years apart. Neither the Cody or Womack genealogies
agree on the birthdates and tend to add, subtract and move these
children around in the James Cody families. With some of the
information I have gathered these families can have children with the
exact names but different birthdates. I am very scepticle of the hugh
size of these families but the inconsistencies of the birth dates makes
it hard to know who really belongs in these families. Is anyone else
out there having the same problem? Do you know of any documentation
(wills, court records, etc) that I might check out to determine who is
who? There are just too many differing dates.
Marly