Month: August 2009

http://www.rhodesfamily.org/rev_war.php

Below are solider from Rhode Island that served in the American Revolution.

Charles Rhodes, Private
James     "     Private
Joseph    "     Surgeon
Peter     "     Private
Robert    "     Captain
Sylvester "     Major
Sylvester "     Private
William   "     Solider

They have been added to the page “Rhodes (all spellings) that served in the American Revolution” at: http://www.rhodesfamily.org/rev_war.php

Thanks to Wayne Rhodes of the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for bringing us this data. Check out their website at www.jmlibrary.org.

Rabie was born in Crawford County, February 27, 1901. His father was William Franklin (Bud) Rhodes, also a native of Crawford County, the latter having been a son of James Rhodes, an earlier settler in north Arkansas. Here is the link: Biography of Rabie Rhodes

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.

“David E. Rhoads, Muhlenburgh County, is the eldest of two children ? one boy and one girl ? born to Christopher and Sarah A. (Downing) Rhoads. He was born November 27, 1842, in Yazoo County, Miss. His parents were born in Muhlenburgh County, Ky., and Northumberland County, Va., respectively. Christopher Rhoads was the son of David and Elizabeth (Vaught) Rhoads, both natives of Virginia. David was a son of Solomon Rhoads, who was born in Germany.” Here is the rest of the article: Biography of David E. Rhoads of Muhlenburgh Co., KY

“Prof. McHenry Rhoads was born July 27, 1858, in Muhlenburg County, Ky., and is the seventh of eight children (two boys and one girl now living) born to Absalom J. and Tabitha R. (Dennis) Rhoads, natives of Muhlenburgh County”. Here is the rest of the article: Biography of McHenry Rhoads of Muhlenburgh Co., KY

“Daniel James Rhoads, Ohio County, is the son of Riley and Nancy (Jones) Rhoads, the former a native of Muhlenburgh County; born in 1807”. Here is the rest of the article: Biography of Daniel James Rhoads of Muhlenburgh Co., KY

Thanks to Pat Duncan for this data! (Note: she is not a Rhodes researcher). Pat writes Loudoun Co., VA references. If you have questions concerning Loudoun Co., VA records, please email Pat directly at gennutldn @ msn.com.
Here is the link: Rhodes’ in the 1782-1820 Fairfax Co., VA Personal Property Tax Lists

Thanks to Pat Duncan for this data! (Note: she is not a Rhodes researcher). Pat writes Loudoun Co., VA references. If you have questions concerning Loudoun Co., VA records, please email Pat directly at gennutldn @ msn.com.
Here are the links:
Rhodes/Roads etc. on the Loudoun Co., VA Tax List from 1758-1781
Rhodes’ on the Loudoun Co., VA Tax List from 1782-1799
Thanks Pat!

Thanks to the folks behind the Queensland Australia Government, and the
Queensland historical index search site for this information. Here are the links to the records:
Rhoades, Rhodes and Roads in the Queensland Australia Marriage Records (1829-1914)
Rhodes ‘in the Queensland Australia Birth Records (1829-1914)
Rhoades, and Roads in the Queensland Australia Birth Records (1829-1914)
Rhoades, Rhodes and Roads in the Queensland Australia Death Records (1829-1914)

Thanks Sloan Mason for brining us this information. Sloan at slomas7 @ comcast.net, is a descendant of Benjamin Rhodes born about 1799. Benjamin was the first settler of RHODES in Onslow Co., NC. The site profiles eight generations of his descendants which is about 240 individuals. Here is the link: Descendants of Benjamin Rhodes, b. 1799, of Onslow Co., NC

A new page featuring Rhodes’s, etc. in the state of Delaware Probate Records. Here’s the address: http://rhodesfamily.org/delaware_probate.php.

The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the midwestern United States.
The war was named for Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo Native Americans, whose British Band fought against the United States Army and militia from Illinois and the Michigan Territory (present-day Wisconsin) for possession of lands in the area. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_War.) Nine thousand militia fought in the war, the following link contains Rhodes/Rodes from Illinois that served in it their militia. http://rhodesfamily.org/IL_Black_Hawk_War_Vets.php

http://rhodesfamily.org/AL_FL_1830_census.php

This census index came from Craig Rhodes’ publication: Rhodes Crossroads Newsletter, SPRING 2006, ISSUE NUMBER 48,(ISSN 1094-1711). The Rhodes Crossroads Newsletter, is a newsletter for Rhodes genealogy researchers. The subscription to the Rhodes Crossroads Newsletter is $12 per year, published quarterly, or $4 per issue. To subscribe to the Rhodes Crossroads Newsletter, download the .pdf order form here: CROSSROADS_order_form.pdf

Again here is the link: http://rhodesfamily.org/AL_FL_1830_census.php