Month: July 2018

Amos A. Rhodes, b: 1841, Shelby Co., IL, of Christian Co., IL

Prior to the Revolutionary war the family was founded in America, for Hezekiah Rhodes, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a member of the Patriot army.  Jesse Rhodes, the grandfather, was born in North Carolina, His son, James M. Rhodes, the father of our subject. . . (James M. Rhodes), joined in wedlock to Miss Pernetty Wakefield..

Source: rhodesfamily.org/Bio_Amos_Rhodes.php

Albert Rhodes, b. 1840, Montgomery Co., OH, of Rush County, IN

He was the son of Lewis and Henrietta Rhodes, who were natives of Montgomery County, Ohio, and Rockingham County, Va., respectively. His father was the son of Philip Rhodes, and his mother was the daughter of Charles Yost. He married in 1862, to Mary Hollinhead, who was born in Hancock County, Ind., November 25, 1844. She was the daughter of Thomas and Leah Hollinhead.

They were they parents of eleven children: Flora B., born January 5, 1863; Sarah M., born June 30, 1864; Emma F., born August 2, 1866, died September 1, 1870; Anna J., born March 31, 1867; James W., born December 24, 1869; Mollie M., born April 9, 1872; Owen W., born August 19, 1873; Mattie M., born July 17, 1875; Eva E., born May 2, 1877; William H., born June 30, 1879, and Iva E., born February 23, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes are the grandparents of two children: Rella F., born June 19, 1882, and Elva G., born August 10, 1885.

Source: rhodesfamily.org/albert-rhodes-rush-co-in.php

Featured page of the day: Albert H. Rhodes, of Fayette Co., TN, b. 1848

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Albert H. Rhodes . . .is of a family of twelve children born to William and Elizabeth (Moore) Rhodes . . he married Mary Lou Johnson, a native of Hardeman County.  Three sons have been born to them, all living:  William Albert, Thomas Whitson, and Gaston Harvey. . . Two of Mr. Rhodes’ brothers, Jno. M. and Benjamin Rhodes, were in the Confederate Army. .  .

Source: rhodesfamily.org/bio_albert_h_rhodes.php