Month: June 2007

John Rhodes in Loudoun Co., VA

Thanks to Pat Duncan for this data! (Note: she is not a Rhodes researcher). Pat writes Loudoun Co., VA references and does free lookups in dozen of Loudoun references. If you have questions concerning Loudoun Co., VA records, please email Pat directly at gennutldn @ msn.com.

There is no will for a John Rhodes in the Loudoun Will Books. There is only
this, from my book “Loudoun Co Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z, Dec 1757 –
Jun 1841”:

RHODES, John
Appraisal of 12 Oct 1805: Court order dated Jul 1805; farm and household
items, totaling $393.43. Appraisers: James GRADY, William BLEAKLY, Martin
OVERFIELD. Returned to court 14 Oct 1805. [G:397]

A John Rhodes is mentioned as a witness on several deeds in early Loudoun,
but there are no deeds for him as a purchaser or seller of property.

>From Abstracts of the List of Tithables 1758-1781 by the Sparcios:
Rhodes, John; Negro Sam – 2 tithables List taken by Har. Lane in 1779

Note this is the same year that Tholemiah Rhodes first appears on the lists.

>From the 1782-1810 Loudoun Co Personal Property Tax Lists:
1786 Rhodes, John
1787A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1788C Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1789C Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1790A [Second Battalion] Rhodes, John
1791A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1791B First Battalion Rhodes, John
1792A Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1792B First Battalion Rhodes, John
1793B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1794B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1795B Second Battalion Rhodes, John
1796B Cameron Parish (2nd Battalion) Rhodes, John

Note that Tholemiah Rhodes also had a son named John. The term Battalion was
for both militia and tax purposes and denoted a district. The second
Battalion or Cameron Parish was located in the southeast section of Loudoun.

There just aren’t many records for a John Rhodes in Loudoun.

Thanks Pat!

Biography of William J. Rhodes of Mobile and Talladega, AL, 1888

Once again, thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
William J. Rhodes, was a merchant in Talladega, AL, and born at Mobile, November 9, 1832. He was the son of Malachi Green Rhodes and Mary A. J. (Arrington) Rhodes. Wayne Rhodes has also included census records of Talladega Co., AL. of William J. Rhodes and his family for the years of 1850 & 1860. Here is it’s link: Biography of William J. Rhodes of Mobile AL, 1888 Thanks Wayne!

The Rhodes’ of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
The biographies where taken from: “Book of biographies : the volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.” (Buffalo, N.Y.: Biographical Pub. Co., 1897), pp. 133-134.
Below is some of the name included in the biographies:

Abraham Rhodes
Solomon and Rebecca (Bender) Rhodes
Robert and Jane (Young) Elder
John A. Rhodes
Lorena J. (Rhodes), the wife of Frank Wallace
Irwin Rhodes
David and Helen M. (Shafer) Rhodes
Irwin Rhodes
David Rhodes
Peter S. Rhodes
Charles W. Rhodes
Henry and Caroline (Sutton) Pitzer; Henry Pitzer was a son of John and Elizabeth (Ginter) Pitzer
Clarence Frisbee,
David Ray
J. Wesley Rhodes
Henry and Lydia (Brown) Rhodes
John; Sarah; David; Conrad; Rachael; Henry H.; Samuel, deceased; Thomas; Catherine and J. Wesley Rhodes
Walter W. Rhodes
Sarah E. Rhodes
Fred L. Rhodes
Walter W. Rhodes
The page is located at: http://rhodesfamily.org/rhodes_bios_lawrence_co_pa.php

Descendants John Roades / Rhodes of Fayette Co., PA

Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
The biography of Descendants John Roades / Rhodes of Fayette Co., PA was taken from: Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publ Co., 1912), pp. 332-333.
It is located at: http://rhodesfamily.org/john_roades_fayette_co_pa.php

Rhoads / Rhodes Biographies from Kansas

Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us the following data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.
Rhoads / Rhodes Biographies from Kansas, published in: A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (Chicago: Lewis, 1918), by William Elsey Connelley. The Biographies include some of the following name:
Hiram K. Rhoads
Samuel A. Rhoads
Harry R., Earl R., Fred H., and J. J. Rhodes
Ross Homer Rhoads
John Rothe
Fred H. Rhodes
Christian Rhodes
John M. and Martha (Kuhn) Rhodes.
William H. Rhodes
Among others. The page is located at http://rhodesfamily.org/bio_rhoads_rhodes_history_KS.php