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From the book entitled: History
of Ray County, Mo
Author: Missouri
Historical Company
Publisher: Missouri Historical Co., 1881, p. 740-41
The subject of this sketch was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1828. He received his education in the common schools, and grew up in his native county. At the age of eighteen years he learned the carpentering trade, and pursued that calling, constantly for ten years afterwards.
Mr. Rhodes was married in the year 1856, to Miss Sarah Zigler, a native of Rockingham county, Virginia. In the year, 1858, he partly quit carpentering and engaged in farming, which business he followed, in his native state until 1868. He then left Virginia, and came to his present farm, (section 35, township 53, range 26), in Ray county, Missouri, where he has ever since resided. He owns a neat place of ninety-six acres, of good land, well watered by a running stream and spring. He has a comfortable residence, a conveniently arranged barn, and a fine young orchard.
He is engaged, also, in raising and feeding stock, chiefly cattle. During the war, Mr. Rhodes was living in the " burnt district " of the Shenandoah valley, and in consequence, suffered considerable loss of property.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes became the parents of eight children: Minnie, wife of Samuel A. Sandy; Emily F., wife of John Vantrump; Laura A., wife of Samuel K. Rhodes; Lizzie A., wife of Samuel Hogan;John M., Sydney A., Jacob S. and Iva May. Both Mr. Rhodes and wife, with three of their daughters, are members of the German Baptist Church.