Joel W. Odineal born 1815 ca, married Sallie Anthony Gilmore Feb 12, 1856 they had one child. They were separated
or divorced by 1850. In 1860 Sallie and daughter Anna May are listed in Desota Co., MS with, most likely, Sallie's
brother W. W. Gilmore and his family.

The following history was submitted by David Damico, whose wife is a GGG granddaughter of Thomas,through his son Joel.

Joel:

    1850 Franklin Co.,VA census lists a Joel W. Odineal, age 36 as a farmer with 400 acres, living alone. Nearby house lists Thomas Odineal (66)as a farmer with $ 2000 real estate, Mary (55),Nathaniel (29),Martha A.(26),Mark(25) and David(22).
    1860 Franklin Co. census lists Joel (45) as a farmer, living with Tarleton(43), also a farmer, Mariah S.C.(25),Sophia J.(6) and Thomas(2).

He served as a Private with the Pittsylvania Artillery under Capt. Benjamin H. Motley, Va Light Artillery, when he was in his late 40's. Library of Virginia Confederate Roster Vol. 19/122 shows him as a veteran of Bat. B, 13th Batt. under Capt. Timothy H. Stamps. This was a Light Artillery unit known as the "Ringgold Artillery". He is listed as "Joel Ordineal". According to the "Muster Roll Of Pittsylvania Co., Va in the War of Defense of Virginia 1861-1865", this unit enlisted at Danville & entered the service of the CSA on 3/16/1862. This unit participated in the battles of Cloyd's Mt in Pulaski Co & Fayett CH, WV. It was assigned to Hobson's Battery at the end of the war & ordered to return to Danville.
    1870 census shows him in FrCo at age 57, a farmer with $600 of real estate & $400 of personal property. He has a 15 yr old WM, Wm. Slayton, living with him.
    Frank Graves qualified as administrator of Joel's estate in Franklin Co. On February 7, 1887. David L. Odineal, William D. Haynes, William Purcell, Mark Odineal and William Tosh were appointed appraisers of his personal estate, and in March 9, 1887, reported 2 bonds of $50 each in Jack Odineal, 1 bond of $100 in Morgan Newbill & Abram Smith, regarded as valueless, 2 bonds in Labar? (Laban) Odineal for $50 each; 2 certificates of deposit in Franklin Bank for "household & kitchen furniture,plantation tools, grain stock be taken charge of & used by Mrs. Mary Graves, only child of Joel W. Odineal dec'd which she proposes to receipt for or otherwise account for value."

    Joel Odineal bought the following items at the sale of his mother's estate on 11/23/1863:

2 hoes $7.00
1 dagon plow $40.00
1 harrow $19.75
1 wheat fan $205.00
Cabbage $30.50
3 barrels of corn $141.00
1200 boards $24.00
2 lots of flax $10.00
A lot of tops $15.00
1/2 bushel beans $2.00
6 flour bands $9.30
2 lard cans & churn $29.50
1 bucket $2.00
1 tub $1.00
1 yarn counterpin $40.00
1 scythe & cradle $7.10
1 hackle & 1 fork
Tobacco @ $15 per hundred $21.00
Joel bought 229 1/2 acres in Pittsylvania Co from the estate of Peter Hancock for $830 in 1876 (DB 71/41). He sold 100 acres of it to Chas. P. Greer in 1879 (DB 75/66) and 1 acre of it to the Gills Creek School District "for the benefit of the white children of Pigg River & Gills Creek" in 1877 (DB 71/103).
His death record in Franklin Co. lists cause of death as "paralisis" at age 70.

    Sallie Anthony Gilmore Odineal Jackson (Joel's wife):  1850 census shows her living in Campbell Co., VA with her mother, William, Magdalene(22), John(20), Susan(16), Nancy(11) and 18 yr old Mary S.
    1860 census shows her living with brother William in Senatobia, MS at age 28 with her 3 year old daughter, A.M.
    In 1870, she's listed in the DeSoto Co., MS census, Arkabutla P.O., age 38, living with her 59 year old husband, J.G. Jackson, a farmer with $2400 in real estate & $1200 personal estate, and Mary Odin, 14; Jason B. Jackson, 20, farmer & Hannah Brown, a 30 year old black domestic servant.
1880 census shows her living in Pittsylvania Co.,VA with her daughter Anna May and her son-in-law, Frank.
    1900 Pitts. Co. census shows her at age 67, widow, still living with Frank & Anna Mae. 1 child born/1 surviving.
    Sallie filed for divorce in Franklin Co., VA prior to 10/1856, when Joel filed an answer (Chancery Book B/240). A rule (contempt of court) was issued against Joel in 10/21/1856 for failure to appear. Joel was later ordered to pay $200 for Sallie's maintenance. Joel testified that he had recently sold all of his property for about $5000.00. He was ordered to give $1000 security to insure future payments. Thomas A. Odineal was his surety on this bond. (Chancery Book B/255). On 10/20/1857, Sallie's bill of complaint was dismissed and William W. Gilmore, the next friend (her brother) was ordered to pay Joel's costs of defense. (Book B/281).
    Joel refiled in 1866 and a final decree of divorce was granted on 5/22/1868 on the grounds that Sallie had continuously abandoned Joel for more than 5 years without good cause. Joel got service by publication and Sallie apparently did not contest or file an answer. (Chancery Order Book C/90).

Anna May Odineal married Frank Graves they had four children: Ovid Raymond, Menia May, Lota Hunter, and Ava Anthony. Known descendants of the family of Anna May Odineal are currently traced through,

    Ovid married Annie Hite Adams, they had twelve children. Bedford Co farmer. Descendant of Capt Thomas Graves, who landed at Jamestown in 1608. He was one of the original "Adventurers" of the Virginia Colony of London.

                                                                                         
               Ovid Raymond                                                                                                                      Annie Hite

    Menia married William Benjamin Ashworth they had four children.

    Lota married Elmo Yeatts they had eight children.

    Ava Anthony Graves married John Edward Bennett, they had eight children.  Ava (Mother Bennett to the family) was born and grew up on a farm and so was unhappy raising her family in Danville and being away from the farm. In 1923 she and her husband bought a farm so the family could enjoy the serenity of the countryside while husband Eddie was working on the railroad earning a living for his family. When the families lone milk cow started giving more milk than the family could use neighbors were happy to buy the extra. Ava bought two more cows as the neighborhood demand grew. When the manager of Gretna Drug Store asked her to furnish milk she started thinking seriously about the dairy business. Wanting to do something extra to support the family and help the boys through college Mother Bennett built a Grade A milking parlor in 1930 and Bennett Farm Dairy was established. Her husband died in 1947 the family now depended entirely on the income from the dairy. In June 1962 Bennett Farm Dairy became affiliated with Sealtist and has been one of the few small dairies to survive. State wide recognition has been bestowed on her for her achievements in farming and dairying. She sold the farm to her son Floyd and son-in-law Ray Price. No one will ever forget the inspiration that "Mother Bennett" put into the family dairy business, that survived the heavy competition of national dairy distributors and actually forced them into offering her a local distributorship. By 1997 the Dairy was sold and the Bennett Family no longer owns any interest in it.