Brief Life History of Rhoda
Rhoda was born in 1820, in North Carolina, United States. She married Henry Matthews about 1837, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Hinds, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1860. She died after 1880, in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Rhoda Matthews in household of Henry Matthews, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rhoda Mathews in household of George F Wirtz, "United States Census, 1880"
- Rody Mathews in household of Henry Mathews, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
Children (8)
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World Events (8)
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.
1820
Historical Boundaries 1820: Province of Texas (Mexico) 1836: Republic of Texas 1841: Brazos, Texas, United States
1841
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Navasoto, Republic of Texas 1842: Brazos, Republic of Texas 1845: Brazos, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
From the post-classical Greek name Rhoda, derived either from rhodon ‘rose’, or as an ethnic name meaning ‘woman from Rhodes’ (Greek Rhodos). In the New Testament Rhoda was a servant in the house of Mary the mother of John, where Peter went after his release from prison by an angel (Acts 12:13). In the Scottish Highlands Rhoda is used as a feminine form of Roderick .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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