John Rhodebeck

Brief Life History of John

When John Rhodebeck was born on 13 April 1814, in Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Rodeback, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Smith, was 40. He married Margaret Mann on 26 September 1842, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 8 June 1891, in Morrow, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Bryn Zion Cemetery, Gilead Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Rhodebeck
1814–1891
Margaret Mann
1828–1905
Marriage: 26 September 1842
Sylvester T Rhodebeck
1844–1922
Chester Martin Rhodebeck
1847–1911
William Rhodebeck
1849–1851
Henry Clinton Rhodebeck
1852–1930
Johnson Mann Rhodebeck
1854–1934
Rebecca Jane Rhodebeck
1858–1941
John Webster Rhodebeck
1861–1937
Addie Rhodebeck
1864–1948
Mary Ella Rhodebeck
1868–1905
Zoa May Rhodebeck
1871–1871

Sources (27)

  • John Rodeback, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Rodeback, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • John Rhodebeck, "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Contracted form of Old French Jo(h)anne, from Latin Io(h)anna ( see Joanna ). In England this was the usual feminine form of John from the Middle English period onwards and was extremely popular, but in the 16th and 17th centuries it steadily lost ground to Jane . It was strongly revived in the first part of the 20th century, partly under the influence of George Bernard Shaw's play St Joan ( 1923 ), based on the life of Joan of Arc ( 1412–31 ). Claiming to be guided by the voices of the saints, she persuaded the French dauphin to defy the occupying English forces and have himself crowned, and she led the French army that raised the siege of Orleans in 1429 . The following year she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, and a year later she was burned at the stake for witchcraft at the age of 18 or 19. Her story has captured the imagination of many writers, and she is variously portrayed as a national and political hero, a model of apolitical straightforwardness and honesty, and a religious heroine. She was canonized in 1920 . More recent influences have included the American film actress Joan Crawford ( 1908–77 , born Lucille le Sueur ), the British actress Joan Collins ( b. 1933 ), the American comedienne Joan Rivers ( b. 1933 ), and the West Indian pop singer Joan Armatrading ( b. 1950 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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John Rhodebeck biographical sketch

History of Morrow County, Ohio, 1989, p.85, FHL #977.1516 H2hm. Submitted by: Daniel L. Rhodebeck, 7750 County Road 97. Bellville, Ohio, 44813. John Rhodebeck Family - Please note that the surname …

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