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- !Census-1850, He was found in 1850 census reel #15 -Talladega Co.,Al.
District on page 395 dwelling #639, family #655, occupation listed
-Farmer, Age 17, !Census- 1860, Reel #24, Talladega Co. Sheet # 637, Pg.
#19, Shown as W.J. RHODES, Age 25; Carrage Maker,R.E. 1500; P.P. 500;
Wife Sarah C. Age 26. & a F. kating age 59 .
Found Capt W.J. Rhodes wounded at Kinston and Bentonville with the 31st
Al. Infantry, in the Civil War. His regiment was organized at Talladega in
April of 1862. This was found on pg 239 of "Ancestor Trails to Georgia &
Al." by Dorman Laurez Mcdonald 929.20973 M .
Sheet # 414.
!Census-1880 Al. Talladega Co. Pg.28;S.D. 2;E.D.132; line 21;family # 199.
Shown with wife, Sarah Ann McClane; mother-in-law, E.J. McClane-age
76 & Charles McClane, brother-in-law; William is shown as a merchant
and employee's are shown on this census.
Wm J. Rhodes, Merchant, was born in Mobile Al. Nov. 9, 1832, and was reared &
educated at Talladega Al. He learned the carriage-maker's trade, & was in that
business at the outbreak of the war. In April, 1862, he joined Co. G, 31st
Al.,orginally known as "Alabama Rifles" was made orderly sergeant, was later
Captain of his Co. & remained in service until the close of the
war. He was at the battle of Chattanooga & the siege of Vicksburg; at Kingston,
N.C., and in General Smith's Kentucky campaign. He was promoted to first
lieuentenant, & was a captain at the close of the war. He surrended at
Salisbury, N.C. He returned to Talladega, and from there to Calhoun Co.,where
he farmed for four years. In 1872 he again came to Talladega, & engaged in the
mercantile business with much sucess. He was appointed Tax Collector in 1876
for one year. He married March 22, 1855, to Sarah A. McLean, daughter of
William McLean,Esq. one of the early settlers of Talladega. He was twice
mayor of Talladega and a Mason.
I have deed & estate papers.Talladega Deed bk y pgs 32, 33 & 34, 08 Dec 1898,
Executed by Miss Willie McLane, List heirs as Miss Mary A. Rhodes, Mrs. Fannie
Valentine, Harry Rhodes, all living in Rome, GA, John W.Rhodes in NC,M.G.Rhodes
Jr Birmingham, Thomas Rhodes, Montgomery, all of whom are his brothers &
sisters, he had no direct decendants as his wife died 2 days after him.
His parents were Malachi Green & Mary Ann J. (Arrington) Rhodes and were
natives of Ga. & N.C., respectively.
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The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy
1832 - 1898 (65 years)
