1850 Jackson Co, VA # 79-82 8/1/1850
Rhodes Mathew 41 M Farmer Va
Rhodes Martha 34 F Va
Rhodes Peter 33 [?] M Va
Rhodes Mary J 7 F Va
Rhodes Thomas 4 M Va
[These ages are wrong. Mathew was the son of the family before - brother Joseph's and the age is 2/12. The 2 crosses the bar and makes it look like a 4. Mathias' name was omitted and the ages are off by one person. Should be Mathias 34, Martha 33, Peter 7, Mary J 4, and Thomas would have been about 2]
1860 Roane Co, VA # 632
Rhodes Mathias 46 Farmer Rockbridge Va.
Martha 44, (Parsons); m Mathias. s. Benj. Rhodes 2/24/1840 Mason Co.
Peter 17 Jackson Co.Union Army
Thomas 12 Jackson
Sarah A. 10 Jackson
Martha 6 Jackson
[Mary J died 5/28/1860, so just missed being on the census]
1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 60-66
Rhodes, M 54 June Va
Martha 54 Aug WV
Martha 16 June WV
Alice S 9 Sept WV
Anderson, Wm 9 Dec WV
1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 41C
Mathias RHODS Self M M W 66 VA
Martha RHODS Wife F M W 64 WV
Elijah TAYLOR SonL M M W 23 WV
Frona A. TAYLOR Dau F M W 22 WV
Cora A. TAYLOR GDau F S W 2 WV
Roane Co Blue & Gray by T. A. Cummings has:
Peter Rhodes PVT
Co. E 7 WV Cav 21 Nov 1861 - 09 Feb 1862
b. c1843 d 09 Feb 1862 buried Fields Cemetery #2 at Harmony
Father Mathias Rhodes Mother Marth Parsons
Died in service DIS, at Buffalo, WV 09 Feb 1862