.
Emmett M. Rhodes
and
Rebecca Jane Hawkins
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Updated 29 Dec 2007
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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
Contributors:
Dorothy Raines Stalnaker and
Mabel Starcher Chapman--See red
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!)
An
Outline of the Family
*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. 1 Jan 1789 Rockbridge Co., VA, to Susanna Peters;
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--Emmett 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);
This
Emmett M. Rhodes
family photo, taken about 1942, was in the possession of Stan and
Frances Hamrick of St. Albans, WV. The identification below was
provided to
me, John M. Gwin, by my mother-in-law, Frances M. Hamrick, before she
died in 1996.
Standing, l-r: Emmett M. Rhodes, Rebecca Hawkins Rhodes, Lloyd
Taylor (Cora Rhodes' husband),Virgie Rhodes (Mrs. Jim) Nestor, Dan
Ludwig (Delcie Rhodes' husband), Ralph Raines (Alma Rhodes' husband),
Alma Rhodes (Mrs. Ralph) Raines, Maysel Rhodes (Mrs. Austin B.) Droddy,
Frances Marie Droddy (later Mrs. Stanford Hamrick), Delcie Rhodes (Mrs.
Dan) Ludwig.
Seated,
l-r: Emerson Ludwig, Dorothy Raines (later Mrs. Brooks
Stalnaker), Barbara Raines (later Mrs. Herschel Justice), Robert
Taylor, Nelda Taylor (later Mrs. Denny Young), Carl Raines.
Children
of Emmett and Rebecca not pictured: Elva Rhodes, Ocie
M. Rhodes (Mrs. Floyd Starcher), James H.
Rhodes, Mary Rhodes (Mrs. Willie Carnie),
Alsie Rhodes (Mrs. Lloyd Geiogue),
Naomi Rhodes (Mrs. Herbie Westfall),
Sarah Rhodes, (Mrs. Elmer Fields) Cora
Rhodes (Mrs. Lloyd Taylor).
25.04--Emmett
M. Rhodes, b.
Jun
1871; d. unk.; 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. ; d.
; 3 children
28.01--Rhodes, b. ;
d. ;
28.02--Rhodes, b. ; d. ;
28.03--Rhodes, b. ; d. ;
26.03--Ocie
(Osie?) M. Rhodes, b. 10 Oct
1893;
d. ; m1. Floyd Starcher (b. ; d. ); 2 ch.; m2. Guy Dudgeon
(b. ; d. );
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;
26.04--James
Howard Rhodes b. 23 May
1895; never
m. (but D. Lytton says m. Mary [nee unk.]);
27.01--? (D. Lytton's source
says child born Apr. 1
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; m.
William
"Willy" Carnie;
27.01--Kenneth Carnie; b.
unk.; m1. Bea Perkins,
3 ch., div.; m2. unk.; m3.?
28.01--Michael Carney
28.02--Doris Jean Carnie; m.
Jason Pritt, 2 ch.;
29.01--Stephanie Pritt
29.02--Brian Pritt
28.03--Joyce Carnie; m.
unk., 2 ch.
29.01--unk.
29.02--unk.
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)
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;
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
26.012--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" _______
Some
Pertinent Census Data
From the 23 Apr 1900 Census of Harper Dist.,
Roane Co., WV
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From the 23 Apr 1910 Census
of Harper Dist., Roane Co., WV
Address/
Res/Fam
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Name
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RHoH
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Race
/Sex
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Age
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Est DOB
fr.Age
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MS
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#yrs
md.
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#ch/
#lvg.
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POB
S/F/M
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John M. Gwin Comments
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81/82
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Emmet
M. Rhodes
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head
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wm
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38
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1872
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m1
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20
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WV/WV/WV
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farmer, gen. farm
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Rebecca
J. Rhodes |
wife
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wf
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42
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1868
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m1
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20
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11/11
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WV/WV/WV |
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Elva E.
Rhodes |
daughter
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wf |
19
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1891
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Virgie
I. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
18
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1892
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
hotel cook
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Evidently
Wilmer is not yet born, and none of the daughters is married.
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Ocie M.
Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
16
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1894
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Howard
J. Rhodes |
son
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wm
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14
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1896
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Mary M.
Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
12
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1898
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s
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Delcie
J. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
11
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1899
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Alcie
M. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
9
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1901
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Naomi
P. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
7
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1903
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Macel
B. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
5
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1905
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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Sarah
M. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
3
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1907
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WV/WV/WV |
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Alma G.
Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
1yr./
1mo.
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ca.
Mar 1909
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s
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WV/WV/WV |
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From the 29 Jan 1920 Census of Lynn Camp Pct.,
Roane Co., WV
Address/
Res/Fam
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Name
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RHoH
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Race
/Sex
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Age
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Est DOB
fr.Age
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MS
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att.
sch.
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A.
to
R/W
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POB
S/F/M
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Occ/Trade
Profssn.
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John M. Gwin Comments
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FM/185/185
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Emmit
M. Rhodes
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head
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wm
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48
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1872
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m
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n/n
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WV/WV/WV |
farmer/own farm
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There
were eight pages in this 1920 Lynn Camp census, and in my quick visual
scan of them, I recognized these neighbors with "familiar" last names
whom I may revisit later:
Wm.
H. and Elisa E. Westfall, 156;
Daniel M. and Lola E. Raines, 166;
James N. and Lottie Hawkins, 170;
Andrew J. and Lillie B. Hawkins, 171;
Henry C. and Flossie Hawkins, 176; |
John E. and Mary E. Gandee, 178;
Holly L. and Josephine Rhodes,
205;
Halleni(n?) Rhodes, 206;
Miles S. and Malissa J. Rhodes,
208;
Lenox and Cora Raines, 209;
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Rebecca
J. Rhodes |
wife
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wf
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52
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1868
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m
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y/y
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WV/WV/WV |
none
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This
is Rebecca Jane Hawkins (Mrs. Emmett) Rhodes
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Elva E.
Rhodes |
daughter
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wf |
29
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1891
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s
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y/y |
WV/WV/WV |
none |
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Naomia
P. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
17
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1903
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s
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y
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y/y |
WV/WV/WV |
none |
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Macel
B. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
15
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1905
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s
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y
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y/y |
WV/WV/WV |
none |
This
is Maysel Belle Rhodes who
will marry Austin Bay
Droddy; they will have one child, Frances Marie Droddy, who will marry
Stanford Sherman Hamrick;
they will have two children, Rodger Bruce and Sharon Lynn; Sharon will marry me;
and our daughter Sarah Joy Gwin
will marry Jason Deane Johnson, Sr.,
and name their third son Tate Austin Johnson after his maternal
grandmother's maternal grandfather.
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Sarah
M. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
13
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1907
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s
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y
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y/y |
WV/WV/WV |
none |
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Almie
G. Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
10
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1910
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s
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y
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y/y |
WV/WV/WV |
none |
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Cora E.
Rhodes |
daughter |
wf |
8
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1912
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s
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y
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WV/WV/WV |
none |
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Wilmer
Rhodes |
grandson
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wm
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7
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1913
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s
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y
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WV/WV/WV |
none |
This
is Virgie's son Wilmer, born out of wedlock and raised by her parents.
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From the 22 Apr 1930 Census of Harper Magisterial
Dist., Roane Co., WV
Address/
Res/Fam
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Name
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RHoH
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Race
/Sex
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Age
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Est DOB
fr.Age
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MS
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Age
1stMd.
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A.to
R/W
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POB
S/F/M
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Occ/Trade
Profssn.
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John M. Gwin Comments
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167/168
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Emmit
M. Rhodes
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head
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wm
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58
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m
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19
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no
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WV/WV/WV |
farmer, gen. farm
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Rebecca
J. Rhodes
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wife
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wf
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63
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m
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23
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yes
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WV/WV/WV |
none
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Cora
E. Rhodes
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daughter
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wf
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18
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s
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yes
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WV/WV/WV |
none
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Wilmer
Rhodes
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grandson
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wm
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17
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s
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yes
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WV/WV/WV |
laborer,
gen. farm |
This
is Virgie's son Wilmer, born out of wedlock and raised by her parents. |