Zetta Marie Rhoades

1898 - 1995  (96 years)

• Name	Zetta Marie Rhoades  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	18 Jul 1898	Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Mar 1995	Palm Springs, Riverside County, California
  Burial	Ashes scattered at Alki Beach, Seattle, King County, Washington
  Person ID	I081	Nicholas Rhoades
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Oren Ashford Rhoades,   b. 20 Mar 1871, Sheldon, Sacramento County, California d. 29 Nov 1917, Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Myrta Sisson,   b. 17 Feb 1874, Hawleyville, Page County, Iowa d. Aft 1953, Probably Illinois (Age > 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1 and 10 Dec 1892	Browntown, Wisconsin   [5]
  Notes	Witnesses to the marriage were George Yeazel and Mannie Forsythe, name of person pronouncing the marriage was George Michael.
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from a newspaper clipping, not dated, nor the newspaper noted: Zetta Kohl ANZA, Calif.-Zetta Marie Kohl, 96, of 58670 Red Shank Road, and a former Rockton resident, passed away Wendesday, March 8, 1995, in Riverside, Calif., after a short illness. Until her illness she had lived with and had lovingly been cared for by her daugher and son-in-law, Frances and Elisio Lopez. She was the daughter of Oren Rhoades and Myrta Sisson Rhoades. She had three daughters, Doris, Irene, and Frances Conners. In her earlier years she lived and worked in North Carolina, Arizona, and Seattle, where she was one of the first people hired to work at the Space Needle in the Seattle Expo at the World's Fair. She was well-known for her beautiful flower gardens and lovely paintings. She is survived by her daughter, Frances (Elisio) Lopez; brother, Albert (Kathy Schlien), grandchildren, Jerry Pipitone, Steve Olsen, David and Alan Lopez and Laura Lopez Mock, Mike and Larry Fiese and Sally Fiese Tinder, 10 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her mother and father; her brother, Ken Rhoades; sister, Frey Granger; and daughters Irene Fiese and Doris Straub; husband, Jerry Albright; and husband, Alfred Kohl, who died April 25, 1981 in Seattle. Her remains were cremated. A few family memebers will gather at Pudget Sound in the fall to share memories and bear witness to the life that touched so many. At Pudget Sound her remains will be joined with the beautiful serenity and gentle murmur of the ocean where her daughter Doris was also made one with the waters in previous years. I love you grama. Note that there are a few errors in this obituary: Elisio should be Eliseo. I have no knowledge of her living in North Carolina, but she did live in Charleston, South Carolina. Pudget Sound should be Puget Sound. Also note that later, the ashes of her daughter Frances were also scattered at Puget Sound. On growing old: Taught strings loosen. Knots untie, the fingers open and drop what they have been holding so tightly. The shoulders lighten, freed of what they have been carrying. Go, let go, where the wind sweeps and the tide takes, let go. From a journal of Zetta Rhoades.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7243] 1900 Census, Cadiz Township, Green County, Wisconsin, T623-1789, Broomtown Village, enumeration district 117, sheet 1, line 79. white female, born July 1898, age 1, born in Wisconsin. [S7264] 1920 Census, Cavour Township, Beadle County, South Dakota, Beadle County, South Dakota, microfilm roll T615-1714, Cameron Township, volume 2 Enumeration District 3, sheet 7, line 22. female, white, age 22, married, not in school since Sept. 1, 1919, can read and write, father born in Iowa, mother born in Nebraska, speaks English, not working. Note that the birthplace for the parents is in error, the 1900 census for Oren Rhoades correctly lists his birthplace as California, and his wife as Iowa. [S7260] 1910 Census, Merrillan Village, Jackson County, Wisconsin, T624, 1713, ED 71, page 13A. Zetta Rhoades, daughter of Oren Rhoades, age 11, female, white, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in California, mother born in Wisconsin. [S7268] 1930 Census, South Beloit, Rockton Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, T626, 573, 15B. Zetta M. Albright, wife of Gerald Albright, female, white age 31, age 17 at first marriage, not in school since Sept. 1, 1929, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, father born in California, mother born in Nebraska, able to speak English, not employed. [S7064] Marriage records, Green County, Wisconsin, No. 231, page 129. 1. Full name of husband: Oren Rhoades 2. Name of father of husband: M.P. Rhoades 3. Name of mother of husband before marriage: Julia A. Trickel 4. Occupation of husband: Sawyer 5. Residence of husband: Browntown (Wisconsin) 6. Birthplace of husband: California 7. Full name of wife previous to marriage: Mertie Sisson 8. Name of the father of the wife: William A. Sisson 9. Name of the mother of the wife before marriage: Mardain Rogers 10. Birthplace of wife: State of Iowa 11. Time when marriage was contracted: Dec. 1st 1892 12 The place, town or township, and county, where the marriage was contracted: Browntown, Wis. 13. The color of the parties: White 14. By what ceremony contracted: Civil 15. Names of subscribing witnesses: Geo. Yeazel 16. Name of person pronouncing marriage: Geo. Michael 17. Residence of person last named: Browntown, Wis. 18. Date of certificate or affidavit of marriage: Dec. 1st 1892 19. Date of registration: Dec. 10th 1892 20. Any additional circumstances: (none)