Brief Life History of Henrietta
Henrietta Rhodes was born on 12 April 1820, in Onslow, North Carolina, United States. She married Richard Sanders on 7 February 1842. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 28 April 1878, in Sneads Ferry, Onslow, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 58.
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Sources (9)
- Henrietta Saunders in household of Richard Saunders, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henrietta Rhodes, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Legacy NFS Source: Henrietta Rhodes - Published information: death: 28 April 1878; Sneads Ferry, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Spouse and Children
1819–1896 Male
1820–1878 Female
Children (10)
1843– Male
1844– Male
1845–1929 Female
1850–1900 Male
1851– Male
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 10
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 16
Name Meaning
English:
either a topographic name for someone who lived by ‘(the) woodland clearings’, plural form of Middle English rode (Old English rod, rodu), or a habitational name for someone who came from a place so named, principally Rhodes in Bury (Lancashire) or possibly from one of the many minor places in Yorkshire similarly named, or Rhodes Minnis (Kent). The Yorkshire name sometimes alternates with the singular form (see Rhode and Rode ). The Rh- spelling was introduced in the 16th and 17th centuries by clerks with a classical education, who associated the name with the Greek island of Rhodes, famous in ancient history and mythology. There is also no connection with modern English road (Old English rād ‘riding’), which was not used to denote a thoroughfare until the 16th century. The surname is particularly common in Yorkshire and Lancashire but occurs with various spellings in smaller numbers widely across England.
variant of Rhode , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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