Gordon Mead Rhodes

1873 - 1938  (64 years)

• Name	Gordon Mead Rhodes
  Born	22 Jun 1873	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Mar 1938	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Gordon Rhodes (3-15-1938) Gordon Rhodes, 65, of Gay died Mar 10. He had been in poor health for six years. Rev. F. M. Casto conducted funeral service. Burial in Evans Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Phebe Tuttle Rhodes and Children B. M., Charles E. and Willie G. Gay; Mrs. Alma Holbert, of Parklersburg. Willard W. of Lowell, Ohio; Earl F. of Liverpool, Mrs. Ival Carpenter of Gay; Ora and Orus at home. One sister Mrs. Dave Stanley of Ripley. (Roane Co obits by RCHS) Death Record Name: Gordon M./Rhodes Sex: Male Death Date: 10 Mar 1938 Death Place: Gay, Curtis Dist., Roane, West Virginia Age at Death: 64y 8m 18d Burial Date: 11 Mar 1938 Cemetery: Evans Cem. Birth Date: 22 Jun 1873 Birth Place: Jackson Co., West Virginia Marital Status: M Spouse: Phoebe Rhodes Occupation: Farmer Mother: Rebecca/Rollins Father: William/Rhodes Father's Birth Place: Virginia Informant: Mrs Gay Rhodes, Zanesville, OH
  Person ID	I8636	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	William Leeper Rhodes,   b. Feb 1835, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Jane Rollins,   b. 23 Aug 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Feb 1856	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	JCBR shows: Cordelin Rhodes, 8/1854, Wm L & Rebecca Rhodes, Jackson Co, farmer however, Rebecca would have been about 12 at the time of birth Wm B, 2/3/1867, could be Warwick B? 1860 Jackson County pg 105 #963-908 Wm L Rhodes, 23, farmer, -30, Randolph Co, s/o Christopher & Patience Rebecca J, 18, Jxn (Rollins, d John M & Mary Hoffman, 2/17/1856 Asbury M, 2, Jxn Sophronia, 1, Jxn 1870 Jackson Co, WV p 185 Wm L Rhodes, 34, farmer, Tug Fork, 500-300, Randolph Co Rebecca J, 28, JC [Rollins Asbury M, 12 [kids JC] Sophronia E, 11 Dorothy, 9 William P, 7 Warnick, 4 Eliza D, 1 1880 Jackson Co, WV p 64 # 122 Rhodes, William L, 45, farmer, (Home Gd, CW), Randolph Co Rebecca J, 38, w, JC, [Rollins William P, 17, s, fl Warrick B, 14, s, fl Eliza D, 12, d Gorda M, 8, s Viola E, 3, d 1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV William L 2/1835 m 44y VA VA VA Rebecca J 8/1842 9-7 WV VA PA Alen, Dalie, gs, 5/1898 1910 Ripley, Jackson Co , WV Rhodes, William P 47 M1 25y WV VA WV Emma E 40 M1 25y 8-8 children WV VA WV William C 21 Cyrus A 19 Easter M 17 Stella D 14 Nellie P 11 Thomas H 9 James F 3 Rebecca J mother 69 wd 9-6 children WV VA VA Allen, Darlie A, nephew 12 According to family tradition, William and Rebecca are buried in unmarked graves in the Nesselrotte-Rhodes Cemetery near Gay.
  Family ID	F748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phebe Emeline Tuttle,   b. 23 Sep 1875, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1955, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1891	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	JCMR pg 198 1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 346 Gorden M 6/1873 m 9y Phoebe E 9/1875 5-3 Benonia, son, 11/1892 Charles E 5/1894 William G 11/1899 1910 Washington dist Jackson Co WV Rhodes, Gordon M 36 M1 18y Phebe E 34 M1 18y 8/6 children Benoni M 18 Charles E 16 Willie 11 Alma P 6 Willard 4 Thomas E 1 10/12 1920 #242 Roane Co WV Census Curtis WCP Gordon M. Rhodes head 46m WV WV WV Phebe E. wife 43m WV WV WV Willie G. son 20s WV WV WV Alma O. dau 16s WV WV WV Willard W. son 13 WV WV WV Thomas E. son 11 WV WV WV Emma I dau 9 WV WV WV Ora son 4 WV WV WV Otis son 4 WV WVWV 1930 Curtis Dist Roane Co WV Rhodes, Gordon 56 m age 19 Pheob 53 m age 16 Earl 22 Oris 15 Ora 15 1940 Curtis, Roane, WV Rhodes, Phoebe 60 wd WV 1935: Same house Oris son 23 m WV 1935: Same house Goldie dil 18 m WV 1935: Rural Roane WV Roane Co births show Oris was born in March and Ora in May. Births are recorded in Roane Co, not Jackson, even when they lived in Jackson. Delpha, 12 Aug 1903 to Gardy, 30, and Pheebe (Tuttle) 28 Birth Record Name: Mary Rhodes Birth Date: 17 Mar 1898 Recorded Birth Place: Roane Co, WV Place of Birth: Washington (assume Washington District, Jackson Co Jackson Co, WV Sex: Female 3rd child Father: Gorda Rhodes, born Jackson County, age 24 Mother: Phoebe Tuttle, born Taylor County, age 22 Ora and Ores Rhodes Our maternal great-grandpa was John Tuttle who married Samantha Jane Ice in 1860. John served in the Civil War as a scout in Alpine, Virginia from 1862-1865. Our paternal great-grandpa was William Leeper Rhodes who married Rebecca Jane Rollins of Jackson County in 1856. Our grandpa was Gordon Mead Rhodes and grandma was Phoebe Emeline Tuttle Rhodes, both of Jackson County. Most of this has been documented in the "Jackson County, West Virginia Past and Present” book that was published in 1990. Of the Chidren of Gordon and Phoebe Rhodes, one was my mother, Ora, her twin brother, Ores born in 1915. They were the youngest. The other brothers and sisters in the order of their birth were Benoni Mead 1892, Charles Edward 1894, twin babies 1897 (died at birth) William Gordon 1899, Alma Pearl 1903, Williard Willis 1905, Thomas Earl 1908 and Amy Ivel 1910. There have been entered in some genealogies about a baby Mary b. 1898 that may have belonged to my grandparents. However my Aunt Goldie (and Uncle Ores) who is now 90 years old and still with an impeccable memory, lived with and took care of my Grandma Phoebe until the day she died. She told me the only babies that grandma had who died were the one set of twin babies. Never a mention was ever made of a Mary. So I do believe that must have been in another Rhodes line, and goodness knows there were many. As most people know times back then were very hard and money wasn’t always easy to come by. When repairs were need for the home, sometimes they just had to be let go. One such repair story was recently told to me by one of my cousins, Elmer. He was living with Grandma Phebe Rhodes and his mom and dad. It was a wintery morning and he was very cold and could not get awake enough to realize why. When he did, much to his surprise - he was completely covered by snow!. I guess they had to fix that roof one way or another then. Where Phebe and Gordon’s children were born in Gay, WV, the property still remains in our family today. The home burned down around 1985. The farm is now owned by Macel Rhodes and she has given lifetime right to her mother and brother Albert Russell and his wife Eva. Russell's dad was my mom’s twin. Many years later Russ, Eva and several of his brothers built another home in exactly the same spot as our grandparents home was — just a little bigger. Even the paw paw patch was left intact. Numerous marriages have taken place of the years and “the cousins” have all remained very close to one another to this day. I do believe that because Ora and Ores were twins is the real reason. In fact just this last fall in 2011 Russ and Eva were gracious enough to invite our family to vacation with them on the farm. My son, Barry Allan Myers and my granddaughter, Rachael Nicole, were able to see what my own childhood was like. Barry’s wife Tina, had to remain at home for her job. Having your son and granddaughter experience something you had as a child and took for granted then actually was a heartwarming experience. Having the freedom of a large family cookout on top of the hill where my grandparents once lived in acres and acres of land was something city people know little about. The little cousins played hide-and-seek with flashlight! Who could do that in a city. It was definitely a first for Rachael. The children of Ores Albert b. 1915 and Goldie Eulala Parsons Rhodes b. 1921 are: Elmer Dorse b. 1940, Gladys Karen b. 1941, Delmer Gordon b. 1944, Darrell Ernest b. 1946 Bernard Weldon b. 1949, Albert Russell b 1951, Macel Emeline b. 1953, Carolyn May b. 1955, Jesse Wayne b. 1956, Kathleen Kay b. 1958, Regina Eulala b. 1961 and Joseph Michael b. 1964. The children of my mom, Ora Alice Rhodes Brown and Elmer Thomas Brown are : Delora Mae b. 1939, Alma Lourie b. 1944, Marsha Kay b. 1953 and George Arnold b. 1955. On of my sisters, Marsha Kay, Bought me a book in 2005. The title was West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmaker by Fawn Valentine and the West Virginia Quilt Search, Inc. She knew I liked and appreciated quilts (I believe everyone from West Virginia does). The book was a ten-year project which illustrated samples of more than four thousand quilts made before 1940. Especially in those times, quilts were always a necessity but also made out of love which showed the quilt maker’s craft, skill and beauty, Marsha had directed me to page 205 of this particular book. When I looked, it seemed like a familiar wedding ring type of quilt with names written all around. She finally had to point it out to me. It was our mother’s name, Ora Rhodes that she had stitched so long ago, along with some other close relative! The quilt book was an unbelievable find. There were four hundred twenty-five names embroidered on this quilt made in 1934 by the Longview Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid. The Longview Church is located south of Evens in Jackson County. When this women’s organization was begun decades ago, it was knows as the Farm Women’s Club. The quilt benefited this organization three times. To stitch your name on the quilt it cost ten cents. Then raffle tickets were sold and the quilt was won by a nurse working in the practice of Dr. Royal Kessel. On this quilt, families are grouped together in blocks or border sections . It is shown annually at the church in early April every year. This provides an opportunity to look for you ancestors and a look into the past at the many hours they spent working on this quilt so many years ago. Dr. Kessel is the doctor who treated by grandparents and countless other residents of Jackson County. My Grandfather, Gordon Mesd, had a heart condition and they could not afford his medicine. That was the real my mom went to Charleston to find work, so she could pay for this. Her twin brother, Ores, was of course needed on the farm. She started working at the Twin Diner and every weekend she would come home and bring her dad’s medicine. That was where she met and married my father, Elmer. Photos for this article were provided by Marsha Kay Brown Puztai Gilliam Submitted by Alam Lurid Brown Myers Jones, Mesa AZ
  Children	1. Benoni Mead Rhodes,   b. 5 Nov 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1964  (Age 71 years)   2. Charles Edward Rhodes,   b. 17 May 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1947, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA  (Age 53 years)   3. Twin Baby Rhodes,   b. 16 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   4. Twin Baby Rhodes,   b. 16 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Mary Rhodes,   b. 17 Mar 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 1 years)   6. William Gordon Rhodes,   b. 28 Nov 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 1968  (Age 68 years)   7. Alma Pearl Rhodes,   b. 12 Aug 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Willard Willis Rhodes,   b. 1905, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Thomas Earl Rhodes,   b. 26 Jul 1908, Gay, Jackson, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Amy Ivel Rhodes,   b. 23 May 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1983  (Age 73 years)   11. Ores Albert Rhodes,   b. 22 Mar 1915, Gay, Jackson, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Aug 2000, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)   12. Ora Alice Rhodes
  Family ID	F2912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.