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data.
The Rhodes/Rhoads�
Families Of The Area Of Huntertown Indiana
�
There are several
Rhodes
families living in this area in the early pioneer days, but have not been able
to connect them for sure into a family.�� Perhaps there is someone out there
who has researched this family and can help to put them together for us.���
Here are some of the info on these early Rhodesmen.��� Sometimes
spelled “Rhoads”.��
�
The History of
Spencerville tells of a “Mr. Sanders” who from his family record
says that there were 4 brothers who came to this area from Virginiaabout 1834-1835.��
(Daniel’s daughter, Minerva, married a Sanders.)
�
Possible brothers
might be these early men:
�
William, who married
Betsey in 1839
John, 1796, who
married Hannah or Mary or both
Daniel, 1798, who
married Louisa and Mary
Jeremiah, 1807, who
married Ann Fleming
Jacob, 1817 who
married Sophia Blyler
���� Having found the ancestors of Jacob, it
appears that these are two different families though we find that many of the
first names are the same.
���� See Jacob and his ancestors and
descendants below:��
�
WILLIAM
RHODES
�
William may have
owned land in Spencerville, IN.��
He and Betsey were married in DeKalb Co., IN.
William ran a saloon
and at the time the WCTU was quite active and confronted him.�� He was
converted and quit the saloon business.���
�
1860 Census for
Concord Township, DeKalb Co., IN
�
William
Rhodes |
41 Male
|
Born
Ohio
|
About 1819
|
Elizabeth
Rhodes |
40 Female
|
Born
Ohio
|
About 1820
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
Elijah Rhodes
|
19 Male
|
Born IN
|
About 1841
|
William T.
Rhodes |
15 Male
|
Born IN
|
About 1845
|
Nancy J.
Rhodes |
13 Female
|
Born IN
|
About 1847
|
Mary E.
Rhodes |
11 Female
|
Born IN
|
About 1849
|
John W.
Rhodes |
5 Male
|
Born IN
|
About 1855
|
Mary A.
Rhodes |
83 Female
|
Born VA
|
About 1777
|
Francis A.
Rhodes |
1 Female
|
Born IN
|
About 1859
|
William born in Ohio,
also matches family moves
John apparently
started a hotel when he moved to Spencerville and called it the
“Exchange”.�� Then his brother, Jeremiah, took it over and changed
the name to “Pioneer Hotel”.��� “Grandma Rhodes” was
the cook in his hotel.���
Daniel Rhodes
|
51
M |
Born VA
|
Abt. 1799
|
Mary
Rhodes |
40
F |
Born OH
|
Abt. 1810
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
Mary Ann
Rhodes |
Poss. 19
|
Born OH
|
Abt. 1831
|
Minerva
Rhodes |
14
F |
Born IA��
(prob IN) |
Abt. 1836
|
Milus Rhodes
|
12
M |
Born
IA������� “ |
Abt. 1838
|
Amanda Rhodes
|
10
F |
Born
IA������� “ |
Abt. 1840
|
Matilda
Rhodes |
8 F |
Born
IA������� “ |
Abt. 1842
|
Samantha A.
Rhodes |
4 F |
Born
IA������� “ |
Abt. 1846
|
Daniel W.
Rhodes |
1 M
|
Born
IA������� “ |
Abt.
1849 |
Milas Rhodes
|
22 Male
|
� |
Abt. 1838
|
Mary Rhodes
|
43 Female
|
Prob. mother
|
Abt. 1817
|
Matilda
Rhodes |
18 Female
|
� |
Abt. 1842
|
Samantha A.
Rhodes |
19 Female
|
� |
Abt. 1841
|
Daniel W.
Rhodes |
11 Male
|
� |
Abt. 1849
|
Sarah E.
Rhodes |
�8 Female
|
� |
Abt.
1852 |
Milus Rhodes
|
32 M
|
Born IN
|
Abt.
1838 |
Elizabeth
Rhodes |
25
F |
Born PA
|
Abt.
1845 |
James Rhodes
|
�2
M |
� |
Abt.
1868 |
Daniel W.
Rhodes |
21 Male
|
Born IN
|
Abt. 1849
|
Mary Rhodes
|
60
|
Born
Ohio
|
Abt. 1810
|
Sarah Rhodes
|
19
|
Born IN
|
Abt.
1851 |
�
1900 Census of
Springfield Township, Allen County, IN
�
Daniel W.
Rhodes |
51 M
|
Born IN
|
Abt. 1849
|
Margaret
Rhodes |
50
F |
� |
Abt. 1850
|
Gertruge
Rhodes |
16
F |
� |
Abt.
1884 |
�
�
�
�
Jeremiah
Rhodes |
53 Male
|
Born
Ohio
|
About 1807
|
Ann Rhodes
|
45 Female
|
Born
Delaware
|
About 1815
|
Jeremiah
Rhodes |
73 Male
|
Born
Ohio
|
About 1807
|
Noteskeeper
? |
Father b: VA
|
Ann Rhodes
|
62 Female
|
Born
DE |
About 1818
|
� |
Father b: DE
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
Thomas
Rorabaugh |
17 Male
Single |
Born IN
|
About 1863
|
Hired Man
|
� |
Rebecca
Keester |
25 Female
Single |
Born IN
|
About 1855
|
Hired Girl
|
� |
�
Jacob Rhodes
|
33 Male
|
Farmer
|
Born
Ohio
|
About 1817
|
Sophia Rhodes
|
33 Female
|
� |
Born
Ohio
|
About 1817
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
Daniell
Rhodes |
11 Male
|
� |
Born
Ohio
|
About 1839
|
Julia A.
Rhodes |
9 Female
|
� |
Born
Ohio
|
About 1841
|
William
Rhodes |
7 Male
|
� |
Born
Ohio
|
About 1843
|
Eliza A.
Rhodes |
5 Female
|
� |
Born
Ohio
|
About 1845
|
Frederick
Rhodes |
3 Male
|
� |
Born IN
|
About 1847
|
Maryette
Rhodes |
2 Female,
twin |
� |
Born IN
|
About 1848
|
Sarahette
Rhodes |
2 Female,
twin |
� |
Born IN
|
About 1848
|
Jacob Rhodes
|
43 Male
|
Born
Ohio
|
Abt 1817
|
Sophia Rhodes
|
43 Female
|
Born PA
|
Abt 1817
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
Daniel Rhodes
|
21 Male
|
Born
Ohio
|
Abt 1839
|
Julia A.
Rhodes |
18 Female
|
� |
Abt 1842
|
William
Rhodes |
16 Male
|
� |
Abt 1844
|
Eliza Rhodes
|
15 Female
|
� |
Abt 1845
|
Sarette
Rhodes |
11 Female
|
� |
Abt 1849
|
Maryett
Rhodes |
11 Female
|
� |
Abt 1849
|
Jacob Rhodes
|
9 Male
|
� |
Abt 1851
|
George Rhodes
|
4 Male
|
� |
Abt 1856
|
1870 Census
of SwanTownship,
Noble County, IN�
�����������
taken on August 5th, 1870
�
Jacob
Rhoades |
56,
Male |
Farmer
|
Born
OH |
Abt
1814� |
Sophiah
Rhoades |
56,
Female |
Keeps
house |
Born
PA |
Abt
1814 |
Sarah
Rhoades |
21,
Female |
No
occupation |
Born
IN |
Abt
1849 |
Jacob
Rhoades |
19,
Male |
Farm
Labor |
Born
IN |
Abt
1851 |
George
Rhoades |
13,
Male |
� |
Born
IN |
Abt
1857 |
John
Rhoades |
9,
Male |
� |
Born
IN |
Abt
1861 |
1870 Census
of SwanTownship,
Noble County, IN
�����������
taken on August 8th, 1870
�
Daniel
Rhoades |
30,
Male |
Farmer
|
Born
OH |
Abt
1840 |
Mary
J. Rhoades |
29,
Female |
Keeps
house |
Born
IN |
Abt
1841 |
Idda
Rhoades |
4,
Female |
� |
Born
IN |
Abt
1866 |
Jacob
Rhoades |
3,
Male |
� |
Born
IN |
Abt
1867 |
Mary
Rhoades |
Less
than a year |
� |
Born
IN |
Abt
1870 |
Rhodes, Jacob
|
January 1812
|
March 1897�
|
Wife, Sophia
|
Rhodes,
Sophia |
December 1812
|
January 1870
|
Jacob
|
Rhodes,
Daniel |
1839
|
1920�
|
Mary
|
Rhodes, Mary
Jane |
1830
|
1898
|
Daniel R.
|
Rhodes, Jacob
P. |
1867 |
1939
|
With D an MJ
|
Daniel Rhodes
|
1885
|
1969
|
� |
Veda
Rhodes
|
1891
|
19__ |
� |
Dalton Rhodes
|
1906
|
� |
� |
Hazel Rhodes
|
1902
|
� |
� |
George Rhodes
|
1855
|
1932
|
� |
Valara Haag
|
1856
|
1905
|
His wife
|
Warren Rhodes
|
� |
1940
|
� |
After a day visiting,
talks, and music, all present agreed that this reunion was a success and that
these reunions were something worth while and to boost for the next one and try
to make it better.
Another reunion was
announced to take place on Sunday, August 31, 1930.�� The RHODES Family reunion
will be held at the home of FRANK LONGSWORTH, 6 miles south of Ari.�� (No other
information was given on this one)
Jacob Rhodes had land
in Section 27, Township 33 North, Range 11 E.�� This is in Swan Twp in Noble
County, IN.�� Also in the same section we find land belonging to William Rhodes
and Daniel Rhodes, both probably the sons of Jacob.�� Jacob was still living at
the time of this plat map though Sophia would have died a few years earlier.��
Jacob also has land in Section 33.� May be the son, Jacob.�� They are smaller
sections of land.
Jacob Rhodes
|
Married
|
Male, 69
|
Born
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
Abt 1811
|
Anna Rhodes
|
Wife
|
Female, 58
|
Born PA
|
Keeps house
|
Abt 1822
|
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
John Rhodes
|
Son |
Male, 19
|
Born IN
|
� |
Abt
1861 |
� |
Both parents
born OH |
� |
� |
� |
� |
Katy Plank
|
Gr daughter
|
Female, 17
|
Born IN
|
� |
Abt.
1863 |
� |
Father b: IN
|
Mother b
OH |
� |
� |
� |
If this is the same
Jacob Rhodes, he has remarried after the death of Sophia.�� Though
Jacob’s parents were listed as both being born in PA that may be an error
in transcription or relaying the message to the census taker.���
�
1880 Census
of SwanTownship,
Noble County, IN�� 509A�� Probably Jacob's sons
�
Daniel
Rhodes |
Married
|
Male,
41 |
Born
Ohio |
Farmer
|
Abt
1839 |
� |
Father
b: OH |
Mother
b: OH |
� |
� |
� |
Mary
Rhodes |
Wife
|
Female,
40 |
Born
IN |
Keeps
house |
Abt
1840 |
� |
Father
b: GR |
Mother
b: PA |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
Ida
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
14 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1866 |
Jacob
J. Rhodes |
Son |
Male,
13 |
Born
IN |
At
home |
Abt
1867 |
Mary
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
10 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1870 |
John
Rhodes |
Son
|
Male,
8 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1872 |
Henry
Rhodes |
Son
|
Male,
6 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1874 |
Clara
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
4 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1876 |
�
1880 Census
of SwanTownship,
Noble County, IN�� 509A
�
William
Rhodes |
Married
|
Male,
36 |
Born
OH |
Farmer
|
Abt
1844 |
� |
Father
b: PA |
Mother
b: PA |
� |
� |
� |
Margaret
Rhodes |
Wife
|
Female,
35 |
Born
Oh |
Keeps
house |
Abt
1846 |
� |
Father
b: PA |
Mother
b: GR |
� |
� |
� |
Anna
S. Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
15 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1865 |
Emma
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
12 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1868 |
Amanda
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
10 |
Born
IN |
At
school |
Abt
1870 |
Francina
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
8 |
Born
IN |
� |
Abt
1872 |
Lorena
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
6 |
Born
IN � |
� |
Abt
1874 |
Ella
Rhodes |
Daughter
|
Female,
4 |
Born
IN |
� |
Abt
1876 |
Franklin
Rhodes |
Son
|
Male,
1 |
Born
IN |
� |
Abt
1879 |
�
�
�
�����������������������
2.� Francis M. Rhodes
�
+� Sophia Blyler� b:
Before March 8, 1818 (date Christened) in Lehigh Co., PA���������� .
����������� ������
(dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth Blyler/Bliler/Beiler )� d:� Jan 1870
�
�����������������������
2.� Daniel Rhodes� b: Jan we, 1839 in Ohio� d: 1929
�����������������������
������ married March 9, 1865 in
Allen Co., IN
�����������������������������������
+� Mary Jane Miller� b: Nov 4, 1839 Butler
Twp., DeKalb Co., IN
�����������������������������������
����� d: 1898 in Noble Co., IN
�
�����������������������������������������������
3.� Jacob P. Rhodes� b: April 24, 1867� d:
1939
�����������������������������������������������
3.� Ida Rhodes� b: March 13, 1866� d: 1943
�����������������������������������������������
3.� Mary Rhodes� b: Dec 24, 1869
�����������������������������������������������
3.� John Rhodes� b: March 24, 1871
�����������������������������������������������
3.� Henry Rhodes� b: July 24, 1873 in
LaOtto, Noble Co., IN
�����������������������������������
���� ������ �������d: May 9, 1954 in DeKalb
Co., IN
�����������������������������������������������
3.� Clara Viola Rhodes� b: Jan 23,
1876 in Noble Co., IN
�����������������������������������������������
������ d: Sept 13, 1959 in
DeKalb Co., IN
�
�����������������������
2.� Julia Ann Rhodes� b: abt 1841
�����������������������
2.� William Rhodes� b: abt 1844� d: 1911
�����������������������������������
+� Margaret A.�Harold� � 1846-1932
�
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Anna S. Rhodes� b:
abt 1865
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Emma Rhodes� b:
abt 1868
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Amanda Rhodes� b:
abt 1870
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Francina Rhodes�
b: abt 1872
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Lorena Rhodes� b:
abt 1874
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Ella Rhodes� b:
abt 1876
����������������������������������������������������������� +�
Emrich
����������������������������������������������� 3.� Franklin Rhodes�
b: abt 1879
�
�����������������������
2.� Eliza A. Rhodes� b: abt 1845
�����������������������
2.� Frederick Rhodes� b: abt 1847
�����������������������
2. �Maryette Rhodes� b: abt 1848� (twin)
�����������������������
2.� Sarahette Rhodes� b: abt 1848� (twin)
�����������������������
2.� Jacob Rhodes� 1851-1925
�����������������������������������
+� Josephine� 1858-1938
�����������������������
2.� George Rhodes� b: 1857� or 1855-1932 by cemetery records
�����������������������������������
+� Valera Hagg��� 1856-1905� cemetery, Cedar Chapel, DeKalb Co.
�����������������������
2.� John Rhodes� b: 1859
�����������������������
2.� Job Rhodes� b: 1861
�