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Cody has many spellings
Archdeacon, Codie, Gody, McCody, etc.
I will begin with what I think, I Do Not believe this line of Cody's are from Buffalo Bill Cody's line.
In 1880 on the census for Chattahoochee Co. Ga. Dist. 10, I found :>>
Benjamin Cody with wife Maddie, son Emett aged 2 born Ga, daughter Mattie/ Maddie aged 3/12 born Ga. I have found Benjamin F. Cody married to Ella unknown in 1870, so am thinking Emmett is by second wife Mattie.
I think this is our Emmitt Cody
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Benjamin Franklin Cody born 1842-44 Chattahoochee Co. Ga, died Sept 21 1916 Texarkana, Bowie Co. TX, buried Wooten Springs Cem. married 15 Nov 1877 Chattahoochee Co Ga. to Madison Hortene Sapp / Martha / Maddie / Mattie Sapp, born 15 Jan 1861-62 Colombus, Ga., died Dec 2 1896 Texarkana, Bowie Co. TX. May have been daughter of Madison H. and Hattie A. Woolridge Sapp [ not proved ]
Children of Benjamin and Maddie [ Sapp ] Cody [ not proved ]
Emmitt / Emmett Cody, born 1878-79 Jamestown , Chattahoochee, Ga, died 26- 28 Dec 1932 Texarkana, Bowie Co. Tx, buried Wooten Springs Cem, married 5 March 1901 to Alice Bell Collins, born 1879-80 Lamar Co. Tx, daughter of Jason Y. and Maddie unknown Collins.
Mattie Cody born March 1880 Jamestown, Ga.
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Children of Emmett and Alice B. Collins Cody
Hazel Pearl Cody, born 8 June 1902 Tx ? died 9 Dec 1961 Texarkana, Miller Co,Ar, buried Silvereno Cem., married to Martin V. Burns
Johnny Cody born 1919-20 Ar.
Buddy Cody married to Esther Adolf
Herman Luther Cody, born Tx 1911-12
Mattie Cody born 1905-06 Ar. married to Jim Will Sims [ See Sims link ]
Mamie Cody born 1913-14 Ar
Margaret Cody born 1917-18 Ar
Bessie Cody born Ar, married to Sherman Rhoden / Roden
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Benjamin F. Cody may be the son of Lawson Cody. As per Census, Benjamin and Lawson Cody was living in same town, same county, close by each other, and ages connects. [ but not proven ] If Ben is son of Lawson Cody, then is Lawson son of David and Polly Sallis Archdeacon / Cody ?
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