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Descendants of Jacob Rhodes

5. THOMAS³ RHODES (WILLIAM M.², JACOB¹) was born Abt. 1851 in Georgia. He married E.N. HARVILL 14 February 1871 in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Notes for THOMAS RHODES:
Marriage license listed Thomas Rhodes-E. N. Harvell, Book F, p. 66, Lawrence County, Alabama.

Listed on the 1880 Lawrence County, Pen Hook, Beat 8 Census at age 29, wife
E. N. (30), H. B., female (8), Lou, female (2), and S. A., female (5/12). Have been unable to locate this family since that time, although a Tom P. Rhodes, born February 1851 in Georgia, and Emma, born June 1854 in Georgia were located in Santa Rosa County, Florida on the 1900 census, ED 101 Sheet 10A. They had been married 29 years, she was the mother of 4, 4 living. The information conforms to what we have, but positive proof has not been obtained. They were not found in the censuses of GA, TN, MS, NC, TX, LA or SC in 1900.

1910 Santa Rosa County, Florida ED 101, Family # 210 lists Thomas P. (59), born in Georgia and Emmaline (55) born in Alabama.

1920 Florida census of Santa Rosa County was not available at Clayton Library in Houston, Texas.

Children of THOMAS RHODES and E.N. HARVILL are:

	i.		H. B.⁴ RHODES, b. 1872.
	ii.		LOU RHODES, b. 1878.
	iii.		S. A. RHODES, b. 1879.

6. GEORGE WASHINGTON³ RHODES (WILLIAM M.², JACOB¹) was born 30 August 1854 in Georgia, and died 24 August 1926 in Lawrence County, Alabama. He married MALISSA ANN HAMILTON 16 August 1874 in Lawrence County, Alabama, daughter of JOSEPH HAMILTON and ELIZABETH DARNELL.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON RHODES:
Marriage license listed George Rhodes-Ann Hamilton, Book G, p. 126, Lawrence County, Alabama.

Buried at Bald Knob Cemetery in Lawrence County, Alabama. Death certificate
said he was a farmer, lived at Route 2, Moulton, AL and died of hepatic cyrrhosis. Information was given by son, G.M. Rhodes. Death certificate said born in Alabama, but 1900 and 1910 Lawrence County, Alabama censuses said he was born in Georgia. Census also said George's mother and father were born in North Carolina.

Censuses had Precinct as Oakville, and George and his wife could read and write. He was a farmer, and owned his farm.

1900, Volume 34, ED79, Sheet 10, Line 10

Census lists George W. Rhoads (45), born August 1854 in Georgia, married 25 years, farming own farm which has a mortgage, as head of household, Malissa A. (43), born December 1856, father born in Virginia, mother born in Alabama, mother of 7, 7 living, Rachel (20), born July 1879, Roxanna (14), born June 1885, George M. (9), born April 1889, and John T. (5), born May 1895.

Next door is his son, William (25) farming rented farm, his wife Dora (27), mother of 2, 2 living, and Mary (2).

Several farms down the road are some of the Callahans, one of which is Louisa Elizabeth Callahan (47) widow, farming own farm which has a mortgage. In her household are George's youngest brother, Daniel Webster Rhodes (26), married 8 years, and his wife, Susan Catherine Callahan Rhodes (25) and their four children Monroe W. (7), Rachel E. (6), Lutie W. (2) and Utheard W. (8/12).

1910, Volume 67, ED90, Sheet 5, Line 38

Census lists George W. Rhodes (55), married 34 years, Malissa A. (53), mother of 7, 7 living, Rachel J. (30), George M. (20) and John T. (15).

Next door is his widowed daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Owens,mother of 7, 7 living, with children George C. (10), Thomas E. (8), Aaron L. (6), Edward (5), Clellie (3), Fannie L. (1 8/12) and Frannie B. (1 8/12).

Notes for MALISSA ANN HAMILTON:
Death certificate has Maliza Ann Francis Rhoads

Children of GEORGE RHODES and MALISSA HAMILTON are:

15.	i.	WILLIAM EDWARD⁴ RHODES, b. 22 May 1875, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 10 February 1945, Lawrence County, Alabama.
16.	ii.	JAMES (JIM) RHODES, b. 7 June 1876, Oakville, Lawrence, Alabama; d. 31 January 1944, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama.
17.	iii.	MARGARET ELIZABETH RHODES, b. 19 February 1878, Oakville, Lawrence, Alabama; d. 25 May 1955, Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama.
	iv.	RACHEL RHODES, b. 29 July 1880, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 17 December 1961, Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama.

Notes for RACHEL RHODES:

Never married.

Buried at Bald Knob Cemetery. Funeral was at Union Grove Methodist Church.

Tombstone inscription: AT REST

Rachel Rhodes helped George M. Rhodes' widow, Virgie Hamilton Rhodes, to raise his children, Leroy, Lillian and Lawson. Julie Pearl died at the age of 1 or 2.

18.	v.	ROXIE ANNA RHODES, b. 14 June 1885, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 16 January 1982, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.
19.	vi.	GEORGE MADISON RHODES, b. 6 April 1889, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 8 January 1933, Lawrence County, Alabama.
20.	vii.	JOHN THOMAS RHOADES, b. 30 May 1894, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 15 May 1952, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida.

7. WILLIAM BRYANT³ RHODES (WILLIAM M.², JACOB¹) was born 2 December 1856 in Georgia, and died 25 April 1944 in RR 3 Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. He married MARTHA (MATTIE) DANIEL 3 December 1882 in Lawrence County, Alabama, daughter of JEFFERSON DANIEL and REBECCA.

Notes for WILLIAM BRYANT RHODES:
William B. Rhoads family first appears on the 1900 Oakville Precinct No. 9, Lawrence County census taken 12 June 1900 by Frank A. Cowan, enumerator, Enumeration District 79 Sheet No. 7.

His household is adjacent to that of his father, William M. and his wife, Mary J. He is listed as head of household, (43), born Dec. 1856 in Georgia, married 17 years, farming own farm, which is free from mortgage. Others in household are Martha (34), wife, mother of 6, 5 living, Columbus S. (16) born Nov. 1883, Virgie (14), born Jan. 1885, Mattie L. (8), born June 1891, Alva (5), born Oct. 1894, and Albert (2) born Nov. 1897.

Thirteenth census of the United States: 1910-Population taken 29 April 1910 by S.A. Swindell, enumerator, Enumeration District 148 Sheet No. 10A, lists William Rhodes as head of household (54) farming, married 27 years, Mattie (44) wife, mother of 9, 8 living, Lumba (25), Virgie (23), Mattie (19), Alva (15), Albert (13), Jesse (10), Forest (6) and Eva (3).

Next door is Ollie Crow (22) with wife Mattie Lou (19), and son Prentis (1/12).

Fourteenth census of the United States: 1920-Population taken 23 January 1920, Kitchen's Beat No. 12, by Paul Nesmith, enumerator, Enumeration District 98, Sheet No. 7B, list William B. Rhoads as head of household (62) farming, Alvie (25), Farris J. (15), and Evie L. (12).

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Marriage license W. B. Rhodes-Mattie Daniel, Book I, p. 165, Lawrence County,
Alabama.

Wednesday, April 26, 1944 issue of the Decatur Daily:

W. B. RHODES IS CLAIMED BY DEATH

Funeral services for W. B. Rhodes, 86, who passed away Tuesday afternoon at his home on Decatur 3, will be held Thursday at two p.m. at the Antioch church with Rev. W. W. Aldrich officiating.

The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mattie Lou Pitts of Hartselle, three sons, Lumby Rhodes of Decatur 3, Alvie Rhodes of Nashville, Tenn., and Forest Rhodes of Decatur 3, a sister, Mrs. Dollie Roberts of Moulton 1 and ten grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will be Edward White, Lucian White, Monroe Alexander, Clyde Graves, Fred Jones, and Jeff Long.

Honorary pallbearers will be Ross McMeans, Will Lamon, Dave Mooney, Cullen Pace, Sam Woodall and Minor Russell.

Interment will be in the Bald Knob Cemetery, Brown directing.

Children of WILLIAM RHODES and MARTHA DANIEL are:

21.	i.	COLUMBUS SICERO⁴ RHODES, b. 10 November 1883, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 14 September 1955, Lawrence County, Alabama.
	ii.	VIRGIE RHODES, b. 30 January 1885, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 1 November 1918, Lawrence County, Alabama.
22.	iii.	MATTIE LOU RHODES, b. 5 June 1889, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 3 June 1978.
	iv.	ALVIE RHODES, b. 3 October 1894, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 7 November 1949, VA Hospital Nashville, Tennessee.
	v.	ALBERT RHODES, b. 12 November 1897, lawrence County, Alabama; d. 31 October 1918, Lawrence County, Alabama.
	vi.	JESSE RHODES, b. 3 September 1900, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 2 November 1918, Lawrence County, Alabama.
23.	vii.	FOREST GENE RHODES, b. 11 February 1904, Lane's Precinct, Lawrence County, Alabama; d. 15 July 1991, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.
	viii.	EVA RHODES, b. 1907, Lane's Precinct, Lawrence County, Alabama.

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