Helena Rhodes

1857 - 1941  (84 years)

• Name	Helena Rhodes
  Born	4 Apr 1857	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Dec 1941	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Ferrell Cemetery, Harmony, Roane Co, WV
  Notes	Hylena (RHODES) RHODES Funeral services for Mrs. Hylena (RHODES) RHODES, 85, who died December 23, (1941) at her home near Vicars were held at the Fairview church and burial was in the church cemetery. She is survived by two sons, H. L. and E. C. RHODES, of Harmony; two brothers, Willie RHODES, of Staats Mills, and Frank RHODES, of Ripley, and two sisters, Miss Minnie RHODES, of Tyler Mountain (Charleston, Kanawha Co.) and Mrs. Cora RAINES of Vicars, (Roane County, WV.) (Jackson Herald, Fri., 9 Jan 1942) Name: Hylena Rhodes Sex: Female Death Date: 23 Dec 1941 Death Place: Vickers, Roane, West Virginia Age at Death: 84y 8m 19d Burial Date: 12/25/1941 Cemetery: Ferrell Cemetery Birth Date: 4/4/1857 Birth Place: Jackson Co Marital Status: widow Spouse: Sylvester Rhodes [something else was erased and this typed over it] Mother: Mary Clarkson Mother's Birth Place: Father: Murphy Rhodes Father's Birth Place: Informant: Lenox Raines, Vicars
  Person ID	I4606	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	Murphy D Rhodes,   b. Jan 1835, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1922  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Mary E Clarkson,   b. Apr 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1901  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1856	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1860 Jackson County, VA pg107 #991-933 Rhodes, Murphy D, 25 VA Margaret E, 22 VA Helena, 3 VA Artanisha, 1 VA 1870 Jackson Co, WV pg 193 Rhodes, Murphy D, 34, farmer, Tug Fork, 600-200, VA Mary E, 30, VA Samantha, 12 VA Tanch (f), 7 VA James, 4 WV Mary, 2 WV 1880 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Murphy RHOADS Self M M W 44 WV Mary RHOADS Wife F M W 43 WV Semantha RHOADS Dau F S W 18 WV Wm. M. RHOADS Son M S W 16 WV Clora RHOADS Dau F S W 10 WV Franklin RHOADS Son M S W 8 WV Minnie M. RHOADS Dau F S W 2 WV 1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 347-359 Murphy D, 1/1835, m35 Mary E., 4/1838, m35, 7-5 Eddy L, gs, 4/1887
  Family ID	F1268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sylvester Rhodes,   b. 1 Oct 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1919  (Age 66 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1873	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	I am not sure if Mazilla is theirs. Probably not. JCMR Silvester Rhodes 21, Jackson & Helena Rhodes 17 Jackson 11/27/1873 JCBR Rhodes, ____ (m)1878, Sylvester & Helen Rhodes, Tug Fork, farmer - probably Earley Rhodes, Holly Lee, 7/3/1881, Sylvester & Helen Rhodes, Jackson Co, farmer 1880 Jackson Co p 101 # 403 Rhodes, Sylvester, 27, fl, Staats Mill, JC Helena, 22, wf, JC Earley C, 2, s Casto, James H, 44, farmer, Jc Sophronia E, 34, wf, WV Louisa L, 17, d, JC Mary F, 15, d Cary B, 12, d (Caroline) Luther B, 5, s Della M, 1, d Carney, Harley W, ss 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 424B Sylvester RHOADS Self M M W 27 WV Highlena RHOADS Wife F M W 22 WV Early C. RHOADS Son M S W 2 WV 1900 Roane Co. WV, Harper District #189 Sylvester Rhodes Head Oct/1852 47 M 26 WV WV WV Hallenia wife Apr/1857 43 M 26 5-4 WV WV WV Holly L. son July/1881 18 S WV WV WV Cora E. Dau Oct/1885 14 S WV WV WV Mary Z. dau Apr/1889 11 S WV WV WV 1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 10-11 Rhodes, Sylvester 56 m1 36 Helena 53 m1 - 36 5-3 children Dennie gs 10 1920 Lynn Camp, Roane, WV #206 Rhodes, Hellenia 62 wd Dennie D gs 19 Ferrell Cemetery Harmony Rhodes, Sylvester 01 Oct 1852 - 09 Jan 1919 Rhodes, Helena 04 Apr 1857 - 23 Dec 1941 Mary Z 4/18/1889 - 9/16/1907
  Children	1. Emma M Rhodes,   b. 12 Dec 1874,   d. 6 May 1879  (Age 4 years)   2. Earley C Rhodes,   b. 1 May 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1952, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. Mazilla A Rhodes,   b. 18 Apr 1879,   d. Between 1910 and 1915  (Age 30 years)   4. Holly Lee Rhodes,   b. 3 Jul 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 May 1957  (Age 75 years)   5. Cora Etta Rhodes,   b. 9 Oct 1885, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1967  (Age 81 years)   6. Mary Zetta Rhodes,   b. 18 Apr 1889, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1907  (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F2022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	George Washington Gandee,   b. 25 May 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1941, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1929	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	RCMR GW Gandee, 75 (w) Roane Lena Rhodes 71 (w) Jackson; Roane 15 Dec 1929 1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 132-133 Gandee, George W 78 Helena 72 [Holly Rhodes is at # 124-125]
  Family ID	F14817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Ferrell Cemetery, Harmony, Roane Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.