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Male Obediah Mitchell (Obie) Basham Click to view Obediah Mitchell (Obie) Basham in the family tree

Obediah Mitchell (Obie) was born about 1869 in Kentucky.1   Obediah Mitchell (Obie)'s father was Benajah Anderson Basham and his mother was Nancy E. Turner.  His paternal grandparents were Bartlett Basham and Rachel Mayberry; his maternal grandfather is Reubin Turner. He had eight brothers and two sisters, named Samuel Green, Reuben Bartlett (Bartley), James, James Harrod, Henry, Henry W., Mark A., Samuel 'Green', Margaret E. and Nancy Jane.  He was the youngest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother named Reuben 'Alfred'.  He died after 1900.1 


Obediah Mitchell (Obie)'s first family with Ellen O. J. Gentry

‌Obediah Mitchell (Obie) and Ellen O. J. were married in a religious ceremony on January 5th, 1888 in Kentucky.1   They had a son and four daughters, named William Claud, Polly, Lula, Verda and Uphoma.


Obediah Mitchell (Obie)'s second family with Rosalein Anderson

‌Obediah Mitchell (Obie) and Rosalein were married in a religious ceremony after 1900.1   They had three sons and three daughters, named Christopher C., Johnny W., Reuben A., Anna Pearl, Minnie and Elenor M..

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