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Emmett M. Rhodes
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Rebecca Jane Hawkins
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The updating of the
numbering system used on this page has been
completed. Generation 28
is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my
children, etc. --
John M. Gwin, Aug 2009
An Outline of the Known
Family So Far
*20.00-- Mr. Rhodes, b. abt 1702;
d. abt 1735; bd. unk.; m. bef
1722 to unk. wife. He lived among the foothills of VA with his wife and
three children many years before 1738. He was tomahawked and scalped in
his doorway about 1735 during an Indian uprising. His wife and daughter
were carried into captivity with other women and children; his sons hid
in bushes and escaped to a fort. The women were killed because they
couldn't
keep up with the Indians' flight across the mountains, but a chief took
a fancy to the daughter and adopted her.
*21.02
-- Christopher Rhodes, Sr.
b. abt 1724; d. abt 1839;
m. unk. wives. Christopher escaped the Indians (see above), married,
and
settled in Rockbridge Co., VA, with his family. A widely known marksman
and hunter, he lived to be 115. When Christopher was over 100 he won a
Christmas shooting match, sitting in his doorway and steadying his long
rifle against the doorface. (This is probably Sue Moore's Christian
Rhodes;
b. abt 1730; d. aft 1830 in Botetourt Co., VA; hunter, Indian fighter,
married several times); 12 ch.;
*22.02-- George Rhodes, b. abt
1760; d. bef 1850 in Jackson
Co, VA.; 1836 George moved to Billy's Run, Elk Fork, VA with sons Abe
and
Alec, locating at the John D. Witten (sp?) farm. Greg and Ben followed
later about 1837-8, Ben settled at the Aplin place; m1. _ _ (may be
_ Ashby); m2. Susanna Peters Jan 1 1789 Rockbridge Co VA; 9
children
*23.05-- Alexander Rhodes b. abt 1806-07 Rockbridge Co
VA (age 74 in 1880 census); m. Feb 23 1829 to Mahalia (Mahala) Edens
(b. circa 1811--age 69 in 1880 census; d. ____); 12 children
*24.10--Isaiah Preston Rhodes, b. circa 1846--age 34
in 1880 census--D. Lytton says b. Jun 1844 in VA--now WV; d. unk.; m.
14
Apr 1864 to Amanda J. Tolley (b. circa 1844--age 36 in 1880
census);
8 children in 1880 census
25.01--Agnes V. Rhodes, b. ca. 1866 in WV (age 14 in
1880);
25.02--Manuel C. Rhodes, b. ca. 1868 in WV (age 12 in 1880);
25.03--Cordelia J. Rhodes, b. ca. 1869 in WV (age 11 in 1880);
25.04--Emmet M. Rhodes, b.
ca. 1872 in WV (age 8 in 1880);
25.05--Mary A. Rhodes, b. ca. 1874 in WV (age 6 in 1880);
25.06--Ezra O. Rhodes, b. ca. 1875 in WV (age 5 in 1880);
25.07--Bennet Rhodes, b. ca. 1877 in WV (age 3 in 1880);
25.08--Alfred C. Rhodes, b. ca. 1879 in WV (age 1 in 1880);
And
now, here is Emmett's family again in more detail:
*25.04--Emmett M. Rhodes, b. Jun
1871; d. ; m. (Mar 6 1890?) in Roane Co WV to Rebecca Jane Hawkins
(b. 18 Dec 1868 in Roane Co., WV; d. 23 Nov 19__ at Harmony, WV; d/o Benjamin
Hawkins & Melinda J. Harper) 12 children
26.01--Elva E. Rhodes, b. 11 Sep
1890; d. _____; never married; no children
26.02--Virgie Z. Rhodes, b. 12 Feb
1892; d.
; 1 child, father unk.; m1. to John Droddy; div.;
m2. Jim Nestor
27.01--Wilmer Rhodes, b.
unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; 3 ch.
28.01--Rhodes,
b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
28.02--Rhodes, b. unk.;
d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
28.03--Rhodes, b. unk.;
d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
26.03--Ocie (Osie?) M. Rhodes,
b. 10 Oct 1893 in ;
d. unk.; m1.
Floyd Starcher
(
b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.); 2 ch.; m2.
Guy Dudgeon
(
b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.);
27.01--unnamed stillborn daughter
Starcher, b. 1918; d.
1918
27.02--Mabel Starcher, b.
1920; m. William "Ervin" Chapman;
one child
28.01--Ronald Chapman, b.
19 Oct 1939; m1. Anna Carol
Casdorph, 1 ch., (div); m2. Eunice Joyce Earl; Social
Security
law judge in Charleston, WV (1994)
29.01--Jennifer Karin Chapman, b. 6 Sep 1966; d.
unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
26.04--James Howard Rhodes,
b. 23 May 1895; d. unk.; bd. unk.; never
m. (but D. Lytton says m. Mary [nee unk.]); poss.1
ch.
27.01--child Rhodes? [JMG Note: D.
Lytton's source says child born 1 Apr 1906, but
that would make Howard only 10 or 11 years old when he became the
father--not
a likely scenario, it seems to me.]
26.05--Mary Rhodes,
b. 20 Apr 1897; d. 1936; bd. unk.; m.
William "Willy" Carnie
(b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.); at least one ch.
27.01--Kenneth Carnie;
b. unk.; m1. Bea Perkins,
3 ch.; div.; m2. unk.; m3.?
28.01--Michael Carney, b. unk.;
d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
28.02--Doris Jean
Carnie, b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. Jason Pritt, 2 ch.;
29.01--Stephanie
Pritt, b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
29.02--Brian Pritt, b. unk.; d.
unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
28.03--Joyce Carnie, b. unk.;
d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk., 2 ch.
29.01--unk., b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
29.02--unk., b. unk.; d. unk.;
bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
27.02--Rufus Henry (?) Carnie,
b. unk.; d. in WW2; never married
27.03--Mildred Carnie, b. unk.; m. Mr. Barker;
2 ch.;
28.01--Deborah Barker; m. Mr. Ford
28.02--Diane Barker
26.06--Delcie Rhodes b. 20 Nov
1898; m. Dan
Ludwig; 3 ch.
27.01--Charles Ludwig
27.02--Robert Ludwig
27.03--Emerson Ludwig, m. _____, 2 ch.;
28.01--son Ludwig
28.02--Candy Ludwig; m. unk.; 1 ch.
29.01--
26.07--Alsie Rhodes b.
14 Feb 1901; m1. Thurman
Jones (div); m. Lloyd Geiogue /JEE-og/;
no
children
26.08--Naomi Rhodes b. 22 Dec 1903; m. "Herbie"
Westfall
26.09--Maysel Belle Rhodes,
b. 1 Sep 1904 at Vicars, Roane Co., WV; d. 24 Jan 1972; m1. to Austin
Bay Droddy [b. __; d. __; bd. in Droddy Cemetery
in Walton,
WV; s.o. Daniel M. Droddy and Lydia M. (Droddy); b.o.
Fred H. Droddy, Howard Droddy, and Smirna (sp?) V.
Droddy
(Green)]; 1 child ; m2. Andy Molnar in
1969 or 70
27.01--Frances Marie Droddy
b. 31 Jul 1925; d. 9 Nov 1996 ; m. 20 Jun 1947 to Stanford
Sherman Hamrick (b. 10 Dec. 1922; d. ca. 21 May 2001, ); two
ch.
28.01--Rodger Bruce Hamrick b. ; m5. 1994 to Susan
(Ms. Stricker, b.; d. ; who brought two daughters by a prior marriage
to
the family);
29.01--Tanya Stricker b. 1981;
grad. Marshall University, May 2003;
29.02--Ashley Stricker b. aft.
1981; grad.
Marshall University, May 2006;
28.02--Sharon Lynn Hamrick b. 28 Sep
1951; m. 24 Jul 1976 in St. Albans, WV, to John
McDonald Gwin (b. 29 Oct 1947 in Charleston, WV); they have
lived
since August 1976 in Las Cruces, NM, where both still teach school and
have raised a son and two daughters
29.02--Charity
Elizabeth Gwin b. 11 May 1980; m. July 2002 at
Las Cruces, NM, to Beau Scott Pihlaja
(b. 1979)
30.03--Tate Austin
Johnson, b. 21 Apr 2006 at Las Cruces, NM;
29.03--Sarah Joy Gwin
b. 9 May 1981; m. 30 Dec 2002 at Las Cruces,
NM, to Jason Deane Johnson, Sr.;
30.01--Jason Deane Johnson,
Jr., b. 7 Feb 2003 at Las Cruces, NM;
30.02--Ryan Jonathan Johnson, b. 1 Sep 2004 at Las
Cruces, NM;
30.03--Tate Austin Johnson, b. 21 Apr 2006 at Las
Cruces, NM;
30.04--Zachary Jacob Johnson, b. 2 Apr 2008 at Las
Cruces, NM;
26.10--Sarah Rhodes b. 20 Sep
1906; d. ; m.
Elmer
Fields;
1 child
27.01--Glenvil (sp?)
Fields, b. __; d. __; m. never
26.11--Alma Rhodes
b. 2 Mar 1909; d. ; m. Ralph
Raines
27.01--Dorothy Raines,
b. 25 Feb 1931; m. unk. date to
Brooks Stalnaker, (b. 25 Oct. 1922; d. ca. 2005); 1 ch.
28.01--Ralph Allen
Stalnaker, M.D., b. 4 Oct 1949; m.
Linda
Strauser, b. 27 Nov 19_ (div.); no ch.
27.02--William Carl Raines, b. 25 Oct 1934; m.
24 Nov 1956 to Mary
Kaiser (b. 20 Nov 1939); 3 ch.
28.01--Debra Raines,
b. 23 Aug 1958; m. 20 Apr 1991 to
Dean Sockman; 1 ch.
29.01--Andrew Raines
Sockman, b. 5 May 1995
28.02--Donna Raines, b. 3 Sep 1960; m. 20 Sep
1986 to Leslie "Les"
Vance; 1 ch.
29.01--William
Curtis Vance, b. 6 Feb 1989
28.03--Michael Raines, b. 9 Feb 1970; m. 24 Oct
1993 to Mona Hayes
27.03--Barbara Jean Raines, b. ___; m. Hershel
Justice (b.
___; d. 7? Jan 1994); 1 ch.
28.01--Connie Justice;
m. to Dennis Zelensnik (sp?)
27.04--Warren "Pug" Raines, ; m. to Betty
Harper; 2 ch.
28.01--Tammy Raines
28.02--Rebecca Raines; m. to Tony Veltri;
1 ch.
29.01--Trevor Veltri,
b. summer 1993
27.05--Carol Louise Raines; m. to Ron
Westfall; 2 ch.
28.01--Lisa Ann
Westfall, b. 1968?
28.02--Tina Lynn Westfall, former Capt., USAF;
m. to unk., Capt.,
USAF
26.12--Cora Rhodes
b. 18 May 1911; d. ; m.
Lloyd
Taylor, 3 ch.
27.01--Orville Ray
Taylor, b. 24 Jun 1931; d. 7 Jul 1933,
age 2 yrs., 13 da.
27.02--Nelda Taylor; m. to Denny Young;
2 ch.
28.01--Sherry Young;
m. unk.; 1 ch.
29.01--Jennifer
(nee unk.)
28.02--Susan Young; m1. unk. (div); m2. Bob
(nee unk.)
27.03--Robert Taylor; m. Vivian McDonald;
2 ch.
28.01--Robert Dale
Taylor, m1. Kathy ______ , 2.
ch. (div); m2. Joann _____
29.01--Robert
"Bobby" Dale Taylor, Jr.
29.02--Brian Taylor
28.02--James Michael "Mike" Taylor; m. Lori
______ (she brought
2 ch. by a former marriage)
29.01--Jacqueline "Jackie" ______
29.02--Damion John "PJ" _______
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Contributors:
Dorothy Raines Stalnaker and Mabel Starcher
Chapman--See
top of page and black-and-green entries, above-- most of the info on
this
page is from these two ladies and the members of the various families
listed
herein. The other contributors (below) are primarily responsible for
the
information on Emmett's ancestors and their families.
Mary Jo Dearing--m_dearing@hocking.net----see Alexander
Rhodes
page
Sue Moore - sue.moore@svis.org----Most of the early family
data
Daryl Lytton - dlytton@primenet.com----Some of the very
early
family data.
Historical notes from John A. House, friend of William
Litton,
see Abraham Litton - a Historical Sketch Karen Borton -
silence@sparticus.bright.net----Most
of the descendants of David Rhodes and Nancy Sinclair Sandy McSpadden -
mcpickle@STC.Net----Joseph Rhodes and Sarah Starcher additions and
corrections
Clark Blake - Additions and corrections Anna Herbertson - Authors
Section.
Additions Ilene Winters - Additions and corrections--Ilene is
gg-grandaughter
of Samuel Rhodes and Parthinia Vandyne
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reformatted from WDC GenWeb Project Home Page
http://www.primenet.com/~dlytton/wdc/z0000015.html
Additions and corroborations by Mary Dearing Send Mail to WDC GenWeb:
dlytton@primenet.com
( And please also send a copy to me, John Gwin, at jmcdgwin@zianet.com
--thanks!)