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Monday, May 16, 2005 1:33 PM Betty

Thanks, Joyce! Ancestry seems to be missing some chunks of different censuses - mostly the ones I want. :)

Alma has to the the child who was listed as Delpha in the birth records. I find a marriage for Alma Gay Rhodes, 21, Roane, to Ralph Raines, 23, Roane, in Roane Co, 15 June 1929. Is this her?

Also one for Inel Rhodes, 19, Roane to Ross Carpenter, 20, Roane in Roane Co, 10 Sept 1929.

1930 Roane Co WV Curtis Dist # 59-59 [all WV]
Carpenter, Ross 20
Ivol, wife 19

Could this be Emma I?

And a marriage in Jackson Co - is this Gordon's or another Ora?
Ronald Woods, 21, Ohio, Columbus Oh
Ora Rhodes, 17, Jackson, Ripley
11/26/1934

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, Joyce Mertens
wrote:
> Here is 1920
>
> 1920 #242 Roane Co Wv Census Curtis WCP
> Gordon M. Rhodes head 46m WV WV WV
> Phebe E. wife 43m WV WV WV
> Willie G. son 20s WV WV WV
> Alma O. dau 16s WV WV WV
> Willard W. son 13 WV WV WV
> Thomas E. son 11 WV WV WV
> Emma I dau 9 WV WV WV
> Ora son 4 WV WV WV
> Otis son 4 WV WVWV
 

Monday, May 16, 2005 11:20 AM Joyce Mertens jormertens

Here is 1920

1920 #242 Roane Co Wv Census Curtis WCP
Gordon M. Rhodes head 46m WV WV WV
Phebe E. wife 43m WV WV WV
Willie G. son 20s WV WV WV
Alma O. dau 16s WV WV WV
Willard W. son 13 WV WV WV
Thomas E. son 11 WV WV WV
Emma I dau 9 WV WV WV
Ora son 4 WV WV WV
Otis son 4 WV WVWV

Betty wrote:
Hi. I'm trying to make my way through all the messages already posted, but found I can add a little data here.

I can't find them in 1920, but here's what I can find:
1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 346
Gorden M 6/1873 m 9y
Phoebe E 9/1875 5-3
Benonia, son, 11/1892
Charles E 5/1894
William G 11/1899

1910 Washington dist Jackson Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon M 36 M1 18y
Phebe E 34 M1 18y 8/6 children
Benoni M 18
Charles E 16
Willie 11
Alma D 6 [Delpha, 8/12/1903]
Willard4
Thomas E 1 10/12 [Thomas Earl, 7/26/1908]

1930 Curtis Dist Roane Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon 56 m age 19
Pheob 53 m age 16
Earl 22
Oris 15
Ora 15

So, Oris was a twin. Roane Co Birth records show Oris was born 3/22/1915 but Ora on 5/22/1915 - obviously a typo or error in transcription. Also shown is
Rhodes, Mary, 3/17/1898, Washington
Gorda 24 Jackson Co
Phoebe Tuttle, 22, Taylor Co.
[Another birth record shows she was born in Calhoun Co]

There is also a birth record:
Rhodes, Donzel (m) 2/18/1906 Washington
Gordon & Corda
Could this be Willard and Phoebe's name just messed up?

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, "Sue Moore" <sue.moore@m...> wrote:
> I have for Gordon and Phoebe Tuttle Rhodes
>
> 1. Benoni Meade b 11/1892
> 2. Charles Edward 5/17/1894
> 3. William Gordon 11/23/1899
> 4. Ores Albert Rhodes 1915
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of shupaula thomas
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:05 PM
> To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes-History] Missing Rhodes
>
> Thank you Joyce, I only have Ores Albert in my files. Do you know of any
> more children for Gordon and Phoebe?
>

Monday, May 16, 2005 9:22 AM Joyce Mertens

Thaks a bunch Betty! You are a great lady. I have an obit for Lake. I have been looking for the 1910 censu for Albert and couldn't find it. :) So brother Daniel went from being with his parents in 1900 to with his brother Albert in 1910. He (Albert) was the brother that my dad said moved to Braxton Co. Lafe came back to Jackson Co in the end. Wonder if Albert & Barbara are buried at Little Birch too?


Lafe A. Rhodes 88 of Birch River
The Charleston Gazette
6/26/1990
Lafe A. Rhodes, Birch River.
Lafe A. Rhodes, 88 of Birch River, Nicholas County, died June 23, 1990, in United hospital Center, Clarksburg, after a short illness.
He was a native of Jackson County and a retired timberman. He was a member of the Birch River Baptist Church.
Surviving: wife, Belva G. Rhodes, foster daughter Mon Virginia Wiley of Douglasville, Ga.
Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Birch River Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Walker officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Cemetery, Little Birch. Frieds may call after 6 p.m. today at the church. Green-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton is in charge of arrangements.
Betty wrote:
I have one more child - Loke or Lake L, and I'd say it was probably Lake, but you know that writing. And I wonder about Bertha. I see her birth recorded in Jackson Co, but I wonder if it was really Bert? Same year.

1900 JC Ripley Dist l/w John & Martha Litton
Rhodes, Baxter sil, 5/1862, m 4y
Barbara L, da, 2/1873, 1-1
Bert gs 6/1897

1910 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist
Rhodes, Albert B 50 m2 12y WV WV VA
Barbara L 35 m1 12y 6-5 children WVWVWV
Bert B 12
Vilena dau 9
Layfaette 6
Loke L son 6
Vada 1 6/12
Daniel W bro 58 WV WV VA

1930 Holly, Braxton Co, WV
Rhodes, Albert B 71 m age 38
Barbara L 57 m age 24
Lake son 22
Pharis, Jacksons, sil 28 m age 25
Vada dau 21 m age 18

Lafe is in the next house, newly married, and Bert/Burt and family are living with him.

1930 Holly, Braxton Co, WV
Rhodes, Lafe 25 m age 24
Belva wife 21 m age 20
Burt bro 30 m age 21
Blanche sil 30 m age 21
Lulu dau 7
Shirley dau 5
Tressie dau 3
Eulah dau 4/12


> Children of ALBERT RHODES and BARBARA LITTON are:
>
> i. BERT4 RHODES, b. June 1897.
>
> ii. VILENA RHODES, b. July 17, 1900.
>
> iii. LAFE RHODES, b. May 20, 1902; d. June 23, 1990, Nicholas Co.,
WV United Hospital Clarksburg; m. BELVA.
>
> More About LAFE RHODES:
>
> Burial: Jackson Cemetery, Little Birch
>
> iv. BERTHA M. RHODES, b. September 16, 1897.
>
> 2. v. VADA JANE RHODES, b. August 07, 1909; d. July 21, 1932, Waggy,
Braxton Co., WV.
 

Monday, May 16, 2005 9:14 AM Joyce Mertens

Sue,

I don't have a date on the obit or where it is from. Just found it in my parents stuff. I think he was b. Nov. 4, 1910 which would make it 1975. I have an obit for his sister Ava that is where I think I figured it out.

Sue Moore wrote:
Did you get a date on the obit?

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Joyce Mertens
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:05 PM
To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Rhodes-History] Old "Peter" Rhodes/Delbert Rhodes obit

Here is an obit of who I believe is one of Peter Rhodes descendents. He is the s/o of Mattie Lee Rhodes and Oradell Parsons.

Delbert W. Rhodes
Delbert W. Rhodes 65 of 2610 Washington Ave., St. Albans, died Today at Charleston Gernal Hospital.
He was a retired employee of True Temper Corp. and attended the Mountain Mission Chruch.
Surviving: wife, Beulah G. Rhodes; sons, Freddie L. of Sycamore, Ill, James D. of St. Albans; daughters Mrs. Kathleen Guthrie of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Doris Feazell of Charleston; sister, Mrs. Ava Raines of Kenna, Mrs. Amy Stiene of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Ala Skeens of Sissonville, Mrs. Ima Anderson of Charleston, Mrs. Gladys Jones of Gandeeville, Mrs. Geraldine Willard of Charleston, Mrs. Ivy Scritchfield of Canton, Ohio; brothers, Denzil Rhodes of Maumee, Ohio, Denver of Canton.
Friends may call today after 6 p.m. at Cunningham Funeral Home.


Joyce Mertens wrote:
This is from "The History of Harper District" by M A. C. Hopkins.(b. 1856 written at age 75) It was published in 1929.
"The largest water grist mill in Harper District is the one near the mouth of Trace Fork built by Parrott Ferrell, now know as the Peter Rhodes mill. Peter Rhodes was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1807. He was of German descent. He came to Ripley as a young man and married a Miss Board. He soon came to Harper District and boughnt the Ferrell mill. Here Mr. Rhodes spent the last days of his life. He was a great violinist and enjoyed many old tunes. He died at the age of 116 years. We had the pleasure of visiting Mr. Rhodes a few months before he died and it was very interesting to hear him relate many incidents of his long life."Hopkins was postmaster at Red Knob and wrote many deeds and contracts. Later in the article his goes on to say:
Uncle Peter Rhodes told me a few months before he died that he built a log cabin here in the woods and sold it to a young man by the name of Noah Westfall.


Sue Moore wrote:
I found a note in some of my other notes that old "Peter" Rhodes was in the Rev War which was the line that settled in Jackson co. VA. It must have come from someone in the 60's, but I didn't keep all my sources at that time. It may be something to check into.
 

Monday, May 16, 2005 7:28 AM Sue Moore

Did you get a date on the obit?

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Joyce Mertens
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:05 PM
To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Rhodes-History] Old "Peter" Rhodes/Delbert Rhodes obit

Here is an obit of who I believe is one of Peter Rhodes descendents. He is the s/o of Mattie Lee Rhodes and Oradell Parsons.

Delbert W. Rhodes
Delbert W. Rhodes 65 of 2610 Washington Ave., St. Albans, died Today at Charleston Gernal Hospital.  He was a retired employee of True Temper Corp. and attended the Mountain Mission Chruch. Surviving: wife, Beulah G. Rhodes; sons, Freddie L. of Sycamore, Ill, James D. of St. Albans; daughters Mrs. Kathleen Guthrie of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Doris Feazell of Charleston; sister, Mrs. Ava Raines of Kenna, Mrs. Amy Stiene of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Ala Skeens of Sissonville, Mrs. Ima Anderson of Charleston, Mrs. Gladys Jones of Gandeeville, Mrs. Geraldine Willard of Charleston, Mrs. Ivy Scritchfield of Canton, Ohio; brothers, Denzil Rhodes of Maumee, Ohio, Denver of Canton. Friends may call today after 6 p.m. at Cunningham Funeral Home.


Joyce Mertens wrote:
This is from "The History of Harper District" by M A. C. Hopkins.(b. 1856 written at age 75) It was published in 1929.
"The largest water grist mill in Harper District is the one near the mouth of Trace Fork built by Parrott Ferrell, now know as the Peter Rhodes mill. Peter Rhodes was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1807. He was of German descent. He came to Ripley as a young man and married a Miss Board. He soon came to Harper District and boughnt the Ferrell mill. Here Mr. Rhodes spent the last days of his life. He was a great violinist and enjoyed many old tunes. He died at the age of 116 years. We had the pleasure of visiting Mr. Rhodes a few months before he died and it was very interesting to hear him relate many incidents of his long life."Hopkins was postmaster at Red Knob and wrote many deeds and contracts. Later in the article his goes on to say: Uncle Peter Rhodes told me a few months before he died that he built a log cabin here in the woods and sold it to a young man by the name of Noah Westfall.


Sue Moore wrote:
I found a note in some of my other notes that old "Peter" Rhodes was in the Rev War which was the line that settled in Jackson co. VA. It must have come from someone in the 60's, but I didn't keep all my sources at that time. It may be something to check into.

Monday, May 16, 2005 7:28 AM Sue Moore

Did you get a date on the obit?

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Joyce Mertens
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:05 PM
To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Rhodes-History] Old "Peter" Rhodes/Delbert Rhodes obit

Here is an obit of who I believe is one of Peter Rhodes descendents. He is the s/o of Mattie Lee Rhodes and Oradell Parsons.

Delbert W. Rhodes
Delbert W. Rhodes 65 of 2610 Washington Ave., St. Albans, died Today at Charleston Gernal Hospital.
He was a retired employee of True Temper Corp. and attended the Mountain Mission Chruch. Surviving: wife, Beulah G. Rhodes; sons, Freddie L. of Sycamore, Ill, James D. of St. Albans; daughters Mrs. Kathleen Guthrie of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs.
Doris Feazell of Charleston; sister, Mrs. Ava Raines of Kenna, Mrs. Amy Stiene of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Ala Skeens of Sissonville, Mrs. Ima Anderson of Charleston, Mrs. Gladys Jones of Gandeeville, Mrs. Geraldine Willard of Charleston, Mrs. Ivy Scritchfield of Canton, Ohio; brothers, Denzil Rhodes of Maumee, Ohio, Denver of Canton. Friends may call today after 6 p.m. at Cunningham Funeral Home.


Joyce Mertens wrote:
This is from "The History of Harper District" by M A. C. Hopkins.(b. 1856 written at age 75) It was published in 1929. "The largest water grist mill in Harper District is the one near the mouth of Trace Fork built by Parrott Ferrell, now know as the Peter Rhodes mill. Peter Rhodes was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1807. He was of German descent. He came to Ripley as a young man and married a Miss Board. He soon came to Harper District and boughnt the Ferrell mill. Here Mr. Rhodes spent the last days of his life. He was a great violinist and enjoyed many old tunes. He died at the age of 116 years. We had the pleasure of visiting Mr. Rhodes a few months before he died and it was very interesting to hear him relate many incidents of his long life."Hopkins was postmaster at Red Knob and wrote many deeds and contracts. Later in the article his goes on to say: Uncle Peter Rhodes told me a few months before he died that he built a log cabin here in the woods and sold it to a young man by the name of Noah Westfall.


Sue Moore wrote:
I found a note in some of my other notes that old "Peter" Rhodes was in the Rev War which was the line that settled in Jackson co. VA. It must have come from someone in the 60's, but I didn't keep all my sources at that time. It may be something to check into.

Monday, May 16, 2005 4:24 AM Betty

> Who is Lydia (Sarah) Rhodes b 1823 d 1856 d/o Joseph Rhodes and Sarah Rhodes
> Md William H King b 1803-1815 d 6/28/1881 Jackson co. WV
> Children Charlotte King b 1838
> Rheuama King 1840
> Ephraim King 10/10/1840 md Susan Hughes
> Diana King

It looks like she was born in PA. Every Rhodes in Mason Co in the 1850 census is on the same page with her, except for one and he's on the page before. There is a Joseph married to a Charlotte, but he was only 45, kind of young to have a child who was 29.

1850 Mason Co VA # 74-75
William King 35 VA
Lydia 29 PA
Ephraim 7 VA
Diana 5 VA
Sharlotte 3 VA
Ruhama 1 VA

There is also a Cornelius King:
1850 Mason Co VA # 71-72
Cornelius King, 25, VA
Mary J, 25 VA
Diana, 70 OA
Elisha 27 VA

Is this William's brothers and Mother and was she Diana Hall who married Cornelius King? That would be so nice and tidy.
 

Monday, May 16, 2005 2:41 AM Betty

I've corrected that, Sue, thanks to the obit posted elsewhere.

The biggest problem with taking someone else's word for truth - you end up with errors in your work. I'm not sure we have enough sourced data to be sure about a lot of these daggones Rhodeses, but if we all contribute bits and pieces, maybe we'll fill in the whole jigsaw puzzle. We may even all get the pieces in the same places. As long as my keyboard has a delete key, I'll be making corrections. :)

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, "Sue Moore" <sue.moore@m...> wrote:
>
> I think I need to go back and really look up my sources on some of the
> Rhodes.
>
> Pioneers Web Site
>
> Has Peter Rhodes as son of Christopher Rhodes b 1792 and Patience
Tolley b
> 1797 and I have Peter as son of Christopher Rhodes b 1772 and Catherine
> Peters.
>
> Peter b 1/24/1807 d 1/30/1922. My grandfather b 1885 had done some
work for
> Peter and everyone called him grandpa because of his age. I
remember back
> in the late 50's when some people would visit my grandparents (I was
there)
> and talked about the Rhodes History since he was around them growing
up. My
> grandfather, grandmother was a Rhodes which I have a vase from her.

Monday, May 16, 2005 2:30 AM Betty

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, "teri_life" <tlife@f...> wrote:
> If you go to www.wvpioneers.com and type in the ancestor Rhodes or
> Tolley (with first name also) you are looking for, you could find them
> there. Patience "Pedion" Tolley is also in my family history on the
> Rhodes side. This website shows that Christopher and Patience had nine
> children.
> Teri

Hey Terri,

Christopher and Patience are mine also. I descend from daughter Martha Ann.

And thanks for calling me a lady. :)
Betty

Monday, May 16, 2005 2:28 AM Betty

I have one more child - Loke or Lake L, and I'd say it was probably Lake, but you know that writing. And I wonder about Bertha. I see her birth recorded in Jackson Co, but I wonder if it was really Bert? Same year.

1900 JC Ripley Dist l/w John & Martha Litton Rhodes,
Baxter sil, 5/1862, m 4y
Barbara L, da, 2/1873, 1-1
Bert gs 6/1897

1910 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist
Rhodes, Albert B 50 m2 12y WV WV VA
Barbara L 35 m1 12y 6-5 children WVWVWV
Bert B 12
Vilena dau 9
Layfaette 6
Loke L son 6
Vada 1 6/12
Daniel W bro 58 WV WV VA

1930 Holly, Braxton Co, WV
Rhodes, Albert B 71 m age 38
Barbara L 57 m age 24
Lake son 22
Pharis, Jacksons, sil 28 m age 25
Vada dau 21 m age 18

Lafe is in the next house, newly married, and Bert/Burt and family are living with him.

1930 Holly, Braxton Co, WV
Rhodes, Lafe 25 m age 24
Belva wife 21 m age 20
Burt bro 30 m age 21
Blanche sil 30 m age 21
Lulu dau 7
Shirley dau 5
Tressie dau 3
Eulah dau 4/12


> Children of ALBERT RHODES and BARBARA LITTON are:
>
> i. BERT4 RHODES, b. June 1897.
>
> ii. VILENA RHODES, b. July 17, 1900.
>
> iii. LAFE RHODES, b. May 20, 1902; d. June 23, 1990, Nicholas Co.,
WV United Hospital Clarksburg; m. BELVA.
>
> More About LAFE RHODES:
>
> Burial: Jackson Cemetery, Little Birch
>
> iv. BERTHA M. RHODES, b. September 16, 1897.
>
> 2. v. VADA JANE RHODES, b. August 07, 1909; d. July 21, 1932, Waggy,
Braxton Co., WV.

Monday, May 16, 2005 1:12 AM Betty

Hi. I'm trying to make my way through all the messages already posted, but found I can add a little data here.

I can't find them in 1920, but here's what I can find:
1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 346
Gorden M 6/1873 m 9y
Phoebe E 9/1875 5-3
Benonia, son, 11/1892
Charles E 5/1894
William G 11/1899

1910 Washington dist Jackson Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon M 36 M1 18y
Phebe E 34 M1 18y 8/6 children
Benoni M 18
Charles E 16
Willie 11
Alma D 6 [Delpha, 8/12/1903]
Willard4
Thomas E 1 10/12 [Thomas Earl, 7/26/1908]

1930 Curtis Dist Roane Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon 56 m age 19
Pheob 53 m age 16
Earl 22
Oris 15
Ora 15

So, Oris was a twin. Roane Co Birth records show Oris was born 3/22/1915 but Ora on 5/22/1915 - obviously a typo or error in transcription. Also shown is
Rhodes, Mary, 3/17/1898, Washington
Gorda 24 Jackson Co
Phoebe Tuttle, 22, Taylor Co.
[Another birth record shows she was born in Calhoun Co]

There is also a birth record:
Rhodes, Donzel (m) 2/18/1906 Washington
Gordon & Corda
Could this be Willard and Phoebe's name just messed up?

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, "Sue Moore" <sue.moore@m...> wrote:
> I have for Gordon and Phoebe Tuttle Rhodes
>
> 1. Benoni Meade b 11/1892
> 2. Charles Edward 5/17/1894
> 3. William Gordon 11/23/1899
> 4. Ores Albert Rhodes 1915
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of shupaula thomas
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:05 PM
> To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes-History] Missing Rhodes
>
> Thank you Joyce, I only have Ores Albert in my files. Do you know of any
> more children for Gordon and Phoebe?

Monday, May 16, 2005 1:12 AM Betty
Hi. I'm trying to make my way through all the messages already posted, but found I can add a little data here.

I can't find them in 1920, but here's what I can find:
1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 346
Gorden M 6/1873 m 9y
Phoebe E 9/1875 5-3
Benonia, son, 11/1892
Charles E 5/1894
William G 11/1899

1910 Washington dist Jackson Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon M 36 M1 18y
Phebe E 34 M1 18y 8/6 children
Benoni M 18
Charles E 16
Willie 11
Alma D 6 [Delpha, 8/12/1903]
Willard4
Thomas E 1 10/12 [Thomas Earl, 7/26/1908]

1930 Curtis Dist Roane Co WV
Rhodes, Gordon 56 m age 19
Pheob 53 m age 16
Earl 22
Oris 15
Ora 15

So, Oris was a twin. Roane Co Birth records show Oris was born 3/22/1915 but Ora on 5/22/1915 - obviously a typo or error intranscription. Also shown is
Rhodes, Mary, 3/17/1898, Washington
Gorda 24 Jackson Co
Phoebe Tuttle, 22, Taylor Co.
[Another birth record shows she was born in Calhoun Co]

There is also a birth record:
Rhodes, Donzel (m) 2/18/1906 Washington
Gordon & Corda
Could this be Willard and Phoebe's name just messed up?

--- In Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com, "Sue Moore" <sue.moore@m...> wrote:
> I have for Gordon and Phoebe Tuttle Rhodes
>
> 1. Benoni Meade b 11/1892
> 2. Charles Edward 5/17/1894
> 3. William Gordon 11/23/1899
> 4. Ores Albert Rhodes 1915
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of shupaula thomas
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:05 PM
> To: Rhodes-History@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes-History] Missing Rhodes
>
> Thank you Joyce, I only have Ores Albert in my files. Do you know of any
> more children for Gordon and Phoebe?

Sunday, May 15, 2005 8:04 PM Joyce Mertens

Here is an obit of who I believe is one of Peter Rhodes descendents. He is the s/o of Mattie Lee Rhodes and Oradell Parsons.

Delbert W. Rhodes
Delbert W. Rhodes 65 of 2610 Washington Ave., St. Albans, died Today at Charleston Gernal Hospital. He was a retired employee of True Temper Corp. and attended the Mountain Mission Chruch. Surviving: wife, Beulah G. Rhodes; sons, Freddie L. of Sycamore, Ill, James D. of St. Albans; daughters Mrs. Kathleen Guthrie of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Doris Feazell of Charleston; sister, Mrs. Ava Raines of Kenna, Mrs. Amy Stiene of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Ala Skeens of Sissonville, Mrs. Ima Anderson of Charleston, Mrs. Gladys Jones of Gandeeville, Mrs. Geraldine Willard of Charleston, Mrs. Ivy Scritchfield of Canton, Ohio; brothers, Denzil Rhodes of Maumee, Ohio, Denver of Canton. Friends may call today after 6 p.m. at Cunningham Funeral Home.


Joyce Mertens May 15, 2005 wrote:
This is from "The History of Harper District" by M A. C. Hopkins.(b. 1856 written at age 75) It was published in 1929.
"The largest water grist mill in Harper District is the one near the mouth of Trace Fork built by Parrott Ferrell, now know as the Peter Rhodes mill. Peter Rhodes was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1807. He was of German descent. He came to Ripley as a young man and married a Miss Board. He soon came to Harper District and boughnt the Ferrell mill. Here Mr. Rhodes spent the last days of his life. He was a great violinist and enjoyed many old tunes. He died at the age of 116 years. We had the pleasure of visiting Mr. Rhodes a few months before he died and it was very interesting to hear him relate many incidents of his long life."
Hopkins was postmaster at Red Knob and wrote many deeds and contracts. Later in the article his goes on to say:
Uncle Peter Rhodes told me a few months before he died that he built a log cabin here in the woods and sold it to a young man by the name of Noah Westfall.


Sue Moore May 15, 2005 wrote:
I found a note in some of my other notes that old "Peter" Rhodes was in the Rev War which was the line that settled in Jackson co. VA. It must have come from someone in the 60's, but I didn't keep all my  sources at that time. It may be something to check into.

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