West Virginia Pioneers
Iva Vesta Bessie Rhodes
1907 - 1998 (91 years)-
Name Iva Vesta Bessie Rhodes Born 14 Jul 1907 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 28 Nov 1998 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Notes
Vesta Harpold
RIPLEY - Vesta Harpold, 91, of Ripley died Nov. 28, 1998, in Camden-Clark Hospital, Parkersburg, after a short illness.
She was a member of Ripley Baptist Temple and Golden Age Fellowship. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: son, Gene of Kenna; daughters, Leona Matheny of Rockport, Geraldine Koontz of Charleston; brother, Ovel Rhodes of Marietta, Ohio; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, with the Rev. Mike Norris officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. (Charleston Newspapers)
Person ID I41614 WVPioneers Last Modified 28 Jun 2013
Father John Armstrong Rhodes, b. 19 Apr 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Aug 1956, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) Mother Anna America Price, b. Sep 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1974 (Age ~ 99 years) Married 2 Sep 1894 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
JCMR
Rhodes, John A, 24, Jackson (Staats Mill)
Price, America, 20, Jackson, res Staats Mills 9/2/94
1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 122 (nest to Ben Price)
John H 4/1872, m 6y
Anna A, 9/1873 3-3 [must be 1874]
Lizzie B 7/1895
Lucy M 1/1898
Cora C, 12/1899
1910 Washington Dist, Jackson Co, WV
Rhodes, John R 40 m 16y
Merica M 36 m 16y 8-6 children
Lizzie B 13
Lucy M 11
Cora C 9
Corda E 7
Iva L 3
Margie L 1 6/12
1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 90
Rhodes, John 50
Merica 44
Lizzie da 21
Lucy da 19
Cora da 18
Corda da 17
Vesta da 12
Verta da 10
Oshel son 8.1
Oval son 6.2
1930 Washingon, Jackson, WV # 68-73 Elk Fork Rd all born WVWVWV
Rhodes, John A 61 m age 26
America M 55 m age 20
Bessie I 22
Margie L 20
Frederic O 18
Edward O 16
1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
all born WV; 1935 - all lived rural Jackson county, WV
Whrodes, John A 72
America 66
Verta M da 25 s
Edward O son 24 s
Family ID F7751 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Folie David Harpold, b. 8 Jul 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Mar 1980 (Age 70 years) Married 28 Jun 1930 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 6/28/1930
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Folie David Harpold, 22, Jackson Co, Gay
Vesta Rhodes, 22, Jackson Co, Gay
1940 Washington, Jackson, WV
all born WV; 1935 - all lived rural Jackson county, WV
Harpold, Folie D 30
Vesta 31
Leona I da 9
Gene A son 7
Geraldine M da 5
Jackson co Births
female, 1/24/1942, dead
Children 1. Leona Eileen Harpold 2. Gene Austin Harpold 3. Geraldine M Harpold Family ID F26210 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Died - 28 Nov 1998 - Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA 
Buried - - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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