William Elwood Rhodes

31 May 1853–11 June 1931 (Age 78)
Jefferson, Iowa, United States

The Life of William Elwood

When William Elwood Rhodes was born on 31 May 1853, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, Ira Graves Rhodes, was 38 and his mother, Ann Emelia Botts, was 33. He married Sarah Emma Miller on 23 May 1880, in Marengo, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Walnut Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 June 1931, in Linden, Marengo, Alabama, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

William Elwood Rhodes
1853–1931
Sarah Emma Miller
1863–1901
Marriage: 23 May 1880
Roy Gustavius Rhodes
1881–1962
Charles Eugene Rhodes
1884–1963
Ira George Rhodes
1886–
Carrie Alvaretta Rhodes
1889–1891
William Miller Rhodes
1894–1904
Cecil Glenn Rhodes
1897–1900
Emma Lucille Rhodes
1900–1989

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
23 May 1880
Marengo, Alabama, United States
children

(7)

    Roy Gustavius Rhodes

    Male1881–1962Male

    Charles Eugene Rhodes

    Male1884–1963Male

    Ira George Rhodes

    Male1886–Male

    Carrie Alvaretta Rhodes

    Female1889–1891Female

    William Miller Rhodes

    Male1894–1904Male

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

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World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

Age 4

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1861 · Alabama Secedes From Union

Age 8

Alabama became the fourth state to secede from the Union during the Civil War on January 11, 1861. Several days later, they joined the Confederate States of America. Montgomery, Alabama, became the capital for the Confederate States of America.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 22

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (chiefly Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing in woodland ( see Rode 3). This, the most common form of the name, has been influenced in spelling by the English name of the Greek island of Rhodes (Greek Rhodos), with which there is no connection. There is no connection, either, with modern English road (Old English rād ‘riding’), which was not used to denote a thoroughfare until the 16th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • William E Rhodes, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William E Rhodes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Willian E Rhodes in household of Ira G Rhodes, "United States Census, 1860"

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